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114TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 653
AN ACT
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to
provide for greater public access to information, and
for other purposes.
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(F); and
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serting a semicolon;
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and; and
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received.;
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and
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(1) CONSOLIDATED
TAL.The
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tion.
(3) EMAIL
the agency..
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tations of law;
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sion;
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REQUEST REQUIRED.At
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tion; and
(9)
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closure..
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(2) RULES
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OF CONSTRUCTION.
(A) INTELLIGENCE
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ODS.Nothing
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such section; or
(B) PERSONAL
PRIVACY.For
purposes of
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(3) EXEMPTION
DECISION TRANSPARENCY.
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1 gress for information, an agency may not assert that infor2 mation may be withheld from Congress under this sec3 tion..
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(d) ASSESSMENT
OF
ATTORNEY FEES
AND
OTHER
(e) OFFICE
ICES.Section
OF
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and
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(h) OFFICE
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(2) REVIEW
AND COMPLIANCE.The
by agencies;
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(3) MEDIATION
SERVICES.The
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(4) SUBMISSION
(A) IN
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Office of Govern-
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(B) ELECTRONIC
AVAILABILITY OF RE-
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PORTS.The
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OF REPORT.
(C) CONGRESSIONAL
SUBMISSION OF RE-
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(D) DIRECT
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(5) SUBMISSION
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TION.The
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determines to be appropriate.
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SUBMISSION OF REPORTS
(6) ANNUAL
MEETING REQUIRED.Not
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sons therefor;
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Liaison; and
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ices.;
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(v); and
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prohibited by law.
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lowing:
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not received.
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(cc)
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consultation schedule.
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OF
INFORMATION RE-
(8) DISCLOSURE
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OF THE
GOVERNMENT.Each
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(B).
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mat..
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(h) REPORT
ON
CATEGORIES
OF
INFORMATION
FOR
23 sight and Government Reform of the House of Represent24 atives and the Committees on Homeland Security and
25 Governmental Affairs and the Judiciary of the Senate a
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1 report that identifies categories of records that would be
2 appropriate for proactive disclosure, and shall make such
3 report available in an electronic, publicly accessible for4 mat.
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OF
REPORTS.
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(C)
to
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downloaded
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form;
March 1;
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(A) IN
GENERAL.The
Attorney General of
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calendar year
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as applicable
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aggregated; and
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SEARCH
OR
DUPLICATION
FEES.Section
8 agency shall not assess any search fees (or in the case
9 of a requester described under clause (ii)(II) of this sub10 paragraph, duplication fees) under this subparagraph if
11 the agency fails to comply with any time limit described
12 in paragraph (6).
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23 cumstances apply and more than 3,000 pages are nec24 essary to respond to the request, an agency may charge
25 search fees (or in the case of a requester described under
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1 clause (ii)(II) of this subparagraph, duplication fees) if the
2 agency has provided a timely written notice to the re3 quester in accordance with paragraph (6)(B) and the
4 agency has discussed with the requester via written mail,
5 electronic mail, or telephone (or made not less than 3
6 good-faith attempts to do so) how the requester could ef7 fectively limit the scope of the request in accordance with
8 paragraph (6)(B)(ii).
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(II) citations to the fee schedule for each category of fee assessed; and
such estimate..
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(D) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY OF COUNCIL
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1 been identified that the agency determines are not subject
2 to the requirements of this section under paragraph (1),
3 (2), or (3) and shall provide the Department of Justice
4 with a detailed justification for such determination for
5 each such instance. The Department of Justice shall main6 tain records of each notification and justification received.
7 An agency may treat records created under this paragraph
8 as not subject to the requirements under this section..
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(1) IN
552 of title 5,
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(1) PERFORMANCE
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GENERAL.Section
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action.
CIES.The
FOR
CERTAIN AGEN-
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Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.
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