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22 U.S.C. § 4355 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 22. Foreign Relations and Intercourse § 4355. Relationship to Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)Privacy Act

Nothing in this chapter may be construed as requiring the public disclosure of records or portions of records protected under section 552a of Title 5 (relating to the privacy of personal records).

(b)Freedom of Information Act

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no record (or portion thereof) shall be excluded from publication in the FRUS series under section 4353 of this title, or exempted from the declassification requirement of section 4354 of this title, solely by virtue of the application of section 552(b) of Title 5 (relating to the exemption of certain matters from freedom of information requirements).

(2) Records described in section 1202(f) of Title 8 (relating to visa records) shall be excluded from publication in the FRUS series under section 4353 of this title and, to the extent applicable, exempted from the declassification requirement of section 4354 of this title.

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