Freedom of Information Act (as it relates to national security)

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy federal agencies
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:OPEN_Government_Act_of_2007
gptkb:Electronic_Freedom_of_Information_Act_Amendments_of_1996
gptkbp:appliesTo executive branch agencies
gptkbp:codifiedIn 5 U.S.C. § 552
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:United_States_Congress
federal courts
state governments
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1966
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Exemption_1
gptkb:Exemption_3
gptkbp:exemptionBasis gptkb:Executive_Order_13526
gptkbp:exemptionCovers information exempted by other statutes
classified national defense and foreign relations information
gptkbp:exemptionPurpose protect national security interests
prevent unauthorized disclosure of classified information
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freedom of Information Act (as it relates to national security)
gptkbp:purpose to provide public access to federal government records
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Classified_Information_Procedures_Act
gptkb:Privacy_Act_of_1974
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:Office_of_Information_Policy_(OIP)
federal courts
gptkbp:sometimesResultsIn redacted documents
withholding of information
gptkbp:subject judicial review
gptkbp:subjectOf litigation regarding national security exemptions
public interest debates
transparency advocacy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_federal_defense_and_national_security_legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6