Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
law
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| gptkbp:allows |
fee waivers
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:FOIA_Amendments_of_2007
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
federal agencies
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:encourages |
public participation
|
| gptkbp:governedBy |
gptkb:Office_of_Information_Policy
|
| gptkbp:hasImpactOn |
public trust
government transparency civil society media access |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
government accountability
citizen rights |
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
exemptions
lack of enforcement delays in responses |
| gptkbp:isInvolvedIn |
court
|
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
federal agencies
|
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
U.S._federal_law
|
| gptkbp:isSimilarTo |
gptkb:Freedom_of_Information_Act_(UK)
gptkb:Access_to_Information_Act_(Canada) |
| gptkbp:isSubjectTo |
judicial review
|
| gptkbp:isSupportedBy |
journalists
civil rights organizations transparency advocates |
| gptkbp:isUsedBy |
researchers
activists citizens lawyers |
| gptkbp:mandates |
law enforcement
national security personal privacy trade secrets |
| gptkbp:provides |
financial information
classified information law enforcement records deliberative process geological information inter-agency_communications |
| gptkbp:providesAccessTo |
government records
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to promote transparency in government
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
transparency
public records open government |
| gptkbp:requires |
20 business days
publish certain information |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1966
|