2020 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 53B - Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series
Sec. 4355 - Relationship to Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act

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Citation 22 U.S.C. § 4355 (2020)
Section Name §4355. Relationship to Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act
Section Text (a) Privacy Act

Nothing in this chapter may be construed as requiring the public disclosure of records or portions of records protected under section 552a of title 5 (relating to the privacy of personal records).

(b) Freedom of Information Act

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no record (or portion thereof) shall be excluded from publication in the FRUS series under section 4353 of this title, or exempted from the declassification requirement of section 4354 of this title, solely by virtue of the application of section 552(b) of title 5 (relating to the exemption of certain matters from freedom of information requirements).

(2) Records described in section 1202(f) of title 8 (relating to visa records) shall be excluded from publication in the FRUS series under section 4353 of this title and, to the extent applicable, exempted from the declassification requirement of section 4354 of this title.

Source Credit

(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title IV, §405, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, §198(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 688.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 53B - FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES HISTORICAL SERIES
Sec. 4355 - Relationship to Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act
Contains section 4355
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 105 Stat. 688
Public Law References Public Law 102-138
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