Freedom of Information Act 1967 (USA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Freedom_of_Information_Act_2000
|
| gptkbp:allows |
citizens to request information
non-citizens to request information |
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Electronic_Freedom_of_Information_Act_Amendments_of_1996
gptkb:FOIA_Improvement_Act_of_2016 gptkb:Freedom_of_Information_Reform_Act_1986 gptkb:OPEN_Government_Act_of_2007 |
| gptkbp:applies_to |
executive branch agencies
government corporations independent regulatory agencies |
| gptkbp:appointed_by |
gptkb:Office_of_Information_Policy
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
July 4, 1967
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:encourages |
open data policies
transparency initiatives citizen oversight |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Police_Department
federal agencies federal courts |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
access to public documents
access to federal records access to agency information |
| gptkbp:has_impact_on |
democratic governance
public trust in government policy-making processes government responsiveness |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Freedom of Information Act 1967 (USA)
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased public access to information
encouraged citizen engagement facilitated investigative journalism promoted government transparency |
| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:legislation
state and local governments federal courts private entities |
| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
gptkb:national_security
gptkb:Police_Department personal privacy trade secrets |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Privacy_Act_of_1974
gptkb:Federal_Records_Act gptkb:Government_in_the_Sunshine_Act gptkb:Open_Government_Directive |
| gptkbp:promotes |
public participation
government accountability freedom of information |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to ensure public access to government records
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
public accountability
government oversight transparency in government |
| gptkbp:requires |
agencies to publish certain information
agencies to respond to requests agencies to disclose records |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
|
| gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:academic_research
civil society organizations journalistic investigations |