...agency; (6) Personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;...available by law to a party other than an agency; (8) Those dealing with regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or (9) Geological and geophysical...

...of the Freedom of Information Act then provided that its discosure dictates were not applicable to "investigatory files compiled for law enforcement purposes except to the extent available by law to a private party." Pursuant to the terms of exemption (b) (7) in its preamendment state, the IRS...

...specific categories. This new exemption replaced the former, broader exemption which simply covered "investigatory files compiled for law enforcement purposes except to the extent available by the law to a party other than an Agency." In the testimony of Ambassador Silberman, it was made clear...

...agency; 6. personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;...available by law to a party other than an agency; 8. those contained in or related to examination, operating or condition reports prepared by, on behalf...

...agency: "(6) personnel and medical files and similar flies the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted Invasion of personal privacy :...except to the extent available by law to a party other than an agency : "IS) contained In or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared...

...proposal read in full: The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to matters that are. . . (7), investigatory files compiled for law enforcement...except to the extent available by law to a party other than an agency; Provided. That this exemption shall be invoked only while a law enforcement proceeding...

...safety of law enforcement personnel ;" This exemption replaced a broader exemption which simply covered: "(7) investigatory files compiled for law enforcement...except to the extent available by law to a party other than an agency :" As Ambassador Silberman, who formerly served as Deputy Attorney General, testified,...

...Cong. Rec. S 9329 (May 30, 1974). Prior to the 1974 amendments, exemption (7) read simply as follows: "investigatory files compiled for law enforcement...except to the extent available by law to a party other than an agency" and had been construed to permit nondisclosure of any material in an investigatory...

...of a broader nature. Specifically, it provided that its disclosure dictates were not applicable to "investigatory files compiled for law enforcement purposes except to the extent available by law to a private party." However, the 1974 Amendments made investigatory materials more readily available...

...Postal Keri'ice shall be considered to be— (6) investigatory files, whether or not considered closed, compiled for law enforcement purposes except to the extent available by law to a party other than the Postal Service; and (2) an employer, as such term is defined in section 3(5) of such Act (29...