A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes.
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To amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. SPECIFIC CITATIONS IN STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS.
Section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), if that statute--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A)(i) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) if enacted after the date of enactment of the OPEN FOIA Act of 2009, specifically cites to this paragraph.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of S.612 as Introduced in Senate OPEN FOIA Act of 2009
