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What is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?

April 26, 2017ACT FOIA Freedom

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What is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?

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The FOIA is the statute that requires federal agencies to disclose agency records to the public, except to the extent that either the record or a portion of the record is protected from disclosure by one of FOIAs nine exemptions.

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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552) establishes a presumption that records in the possession of agencies and departments of the executive branch of the federal government are accessible to the people. FOIA, as amended, provides that the public has a right of access to federal agency records, except for those records that are protected from disclosure by nine stated exemptions. One of these exemptions allows the federal government to withhold information about individuals in personnel and medical files and similar files when the disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

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The Freedom of information Act (FOIA) was enacted in 1966, and it generally provides that any person has a right of access to Federal agency records. This right of access is enforceable in court except for those records that are protected from disclosure by the nine exemptions stated in FOIA.