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Union Calendar No. 294
114TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 653
[Report No. 114391]
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known
as the Freedom of Information Act), to provide for greater public access
to information, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. QUIGLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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JANUARY 7, 2016
Additional sponsors: Ms. NORTON, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. GUINTA, Mr.
FARENTHOLD, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. FRANKS
of Arizona, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. BYRNE, Mr.
TIPTON, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. HURT of Virginia,
Mr. GOSAR, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ROSS, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. RANGEL,
Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. HONDA,
Mr. FOSTER, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr.
HENSARLING, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. EMMER of Minnesota, Ms. BROWNLEY
of California, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms.
GABBARD, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. POSEY, Mr.
DESAULNIER, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. AMODEI, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. POLIS, Mr. OLSON, Mr.
MESSER, Mr. YOHO, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ABRAHAM, and
Mr. CICILLINE
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JANUARY 7, 2016
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 2, 2015]
A BILL
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To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to
provide for greater public access to information, and
for other purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the FOIA Oversight and
5 Implementation Act of 2015 or the FOIA Act.
6
SEC. 2. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) ELECTRONIC ACCESSIBILITY.Section 552 of title
8 5, United States Code, is amended
9
(1) in subsection (a)
10
(A) in paragraph (2)
11
(i) by striking for public inspection
12
and copying each place it appears and in-
13
serting in an electronic, publicly accessible
14
format;
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(ii) by striking ; and and inserting
16
a semicolon;
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(iii) by striking subparagraph (E) and
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inserting the following new subparagraphs:
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(E) copies of all releasable records, regardless of
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form or format, that have been requested three or
21
more times under paragraph (3); and
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(F) a general index of the records referred to
under subparagraphs (D) and (E);; and
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(iv) in the matter following subpara-
graph (F) (as added by clause (iii) of this
subparagraph)
(I) by striking subparagraph
(D) and inserting subparagraphs
(D) and (E); and
(II) by striking subparagraph
(E) and inserting subparagraph
(F); and
10
(B) in paragraph (7)
11
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
12
that will take longer than ten days to
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process; and
14
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
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automated after provides;
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(2) in subsection (g), by striking make publicly
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available upon request and inserting make avail-
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able in an electronic, publicly accessible format; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
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section:
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(m) ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS.
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(1) CONSOLIDATED
ONLINE
REQUEST
23
TAL.The
24
Budget, in consultation with the Attorney General,
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shall ensure the operation of a consolidated online re-
Director of the Office of Management and
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quest portal that allows a member of the public to
submit a request for records under subsection (a) to
any agency from a single website. The portal may in-
clude any additional tools the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget finds will improve the
implementation of this section.
(2) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.This
subsection
shall not be construed to alter the power of any other
agency to create or maintain an independent online
10
portal for the submission of a request for records
11
under this section. The Director of the Office of Man-
12
agement and Budget shall establish standards for
13
interoperability between the portal required under
14
paragraph (1) and other request processing software
15
used by agencies subject to this section.
16
(3) EMAIL
REQUEST REQUIRED.Each
agency
17
shall accept requests for records under subsection (a)
18
through an email address and shall publish such
19
email address on the website of the agency..
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(b) PRESUMPTION
OF
OPENNESS.Section 552(b) of
21 title 5, United States Code, is amended
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(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting after with
the agency the following: , excluding
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(A) opinions that are controlling interpre-
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tations of law;
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(B) final reports or memoranda created by
an entity other than the agency, including other
Governmental entities, at the request of the agen-
cy and used to make a final policy decision;
(C) guidance documents used by the agen-
cy to respond to the public; and
(D) records or information created 25
years or more before the date on which a request
is made under subsection (a)(3); and
10
(2) in the matter following paragraph (9), by in-
11
serting before Any reasonably segregable portion the
12
following: An agency may not withhold information
13
under this subsection unless such agency reasonably
14
foresees that disclosure would cause specific identifi-
15
able harm to an interest protected by an exemption,
16
or if disclosure is prohibited by law..
17
(c) ASSESSMENT
OF
ATTORNEY FEES
AND
OTHER
18 LITIGATION COSTS.Section 552(a)(4)(E)(i) of title 5,
19 United States Code, is amended by striking The court
20 may and inserting The court shall.
21
(d) THE OFFICE
OF
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
22 SERVICES.Section 552 of title 5, United States Code, is
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23 amended
24
(1) in subsection (a)(4)(A)(i), by striking the
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Director of the Office of Management and Budget
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and inserting the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, in consultation with the Director
of the Office of Government Information Services,;
and
(2) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows:
(h) THE OFFICE
OF
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
8 SERVICES.
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.There is established the
10
Office of Government Information Services within the
11
National Archives and Records Administration. The
12
head of the Office is the Director of the Office of Gov-
13
ernment Information Services.
14
(2) REVIEW
15
COMPLIANCE.The
16
Services shall
17
Office of Government Information
(A) review policies and procedures of agen-
18
cies under this section;
19
(B) review compliance with this section by
20
agencies;
21
(C) identify methods that improve compli-
22
ance under this section that may include
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OF FOIA POLICY, PROCEDURE, AND
(i) the timely processing of requests
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submitted to agencies under this section;
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(ii) the system for assessing fees and
fee waivers under this section; and
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(iii) the use of any exemption under
subsection (b); and
(D) review and provide guidance to agen-
cies on the use of fees and fee waivers.
(3) MEDIATION
SERVICES.The
Office of Gov-
ernment Information Services shall offer mediation
services to resolve disputes between persons making
10
requests under this section and agencies as a non-ex-
11
clusive alternative to litigation and may issue advi-
12
sory opinions at the discretion of the Office or upon
13
request of any party to such mediation services.
14
(4) SUBMISSION
15
(A) IN
OF REPORT.
GENERAL.The
Office of Govern-
16
ment Information Services shall not less than
17
annually submit to the committees described in
18
subparagraph (C) and the President a report on
19
the findings from the information reviewed and
20
identified under paragraph (2), a summary of
21
the Offices activities under paragraph (3) (in-
22
cluding any advisory opinions issued), and legis-
23
lative and regulatory recommendations to im-
24
prove the administration of this section.
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(B) ELECTRONIC
RE-
PORTS.The
port submitted under paragraph (A) in a pub-
licly accessible format.
Office shall make available any re-
(C) CONGRESSIONAL
PORT.The
paragraph are the following:
SUBMISSION OF RE-
committees described in this sub-
(i) The Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform of the House of Rep-
10
resentatives.
11
(ii) The Committees on Homeland Se-
12
curity and Governmental Affairs and the
13
Judiciary of the Senate.
14
(D) DIRECT
SUBMISSION OF REPORTS AND
15
TESTIMONY.Any
report submitted under para-
16
graph (A), any testimony, or any other commu-
17
nication to Congress shall be submitted directly
18
to the committees and the President, without any
19
requirement that any officer or employee outside
20
of the Office of Government Information Serv-
21
ices, including the Archivist of the United States
22
and the Director of the Office of Management
23
and Budget, review such report, testimony, or
24
other communication.
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(5) SUBMISSION
OF
ADDITIONAL
INFORMA-
TION.The
formation Services may submit additional informa-
tion to Congress and the President that the Director
determines to be appropriate.
Director of the Office of Government In-
(6) ANNUAL
MEETING
REQUIRED.Not
less
than once a year, the Office of Government Informa-
tion Services shall hold a meeting that is open to the
public on the review and reports by the Office and
10
permit interested persons to appear and present oral
11
or written statements at such meeting..
12
(e) PUBLIC RESOURCES.Section 552(a)(6)(A) of title
13 5, United States Code, is amended
14
(1) in clause (i), by striking of such determina-
15
tion and the reasons therefor, and of the right of such
16
person to appeal to the head of the agency any ad-
17
verse determination; and and inserting the following:
18
of
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(I) such determination and the reasons
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therefor;
21
(II) the right of such person to seek assist-
22
ance from the agency FOIA Public Liaison; and
23
(III) the right of such person to appeal to
24
the head of the agency any adverse determina-
25
tion, within a period determined by the agency
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that is not less than 90 days after the receipt of
such adverse determination; and; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting the following: and the right of
such person to seek dispute resolution services from
the agency FOIA Public Liaison or the Office of Gov-
ernment Information Services.
(f) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE
QUIREMENTS.Section
OF
INFORMATION RE-
552(a) of title 5, United States
10 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
11 paragraphs:
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(8) DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION
IN-
13
CREASED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOVERN-
14
MENT.Each
agency shall
15
(A) review the records of such agency to
16
determine whether the release of the records
17
would be in the public interest because it is like-
18
ly to contribute significantly to public under-
19
standing of the operations or activities of the
20
Government;
21
(B) for records determined to be in the
22
public interest under subparagraph (A), reason-
23
ably segregate and redact any information ex-
24
empted from disclosure under subsection (b); and
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(C) make available in an electronic, pub-
licly accessible format, any records identified in
subparagraph (A), as modified pursuant to sub-
paragraph (B).
(9) INCREASED
TION.Each
DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMA-
agency shall
(A) make information public to the great-
est extent possible through modern technology
to
10
(i) inform the public of the operations
11
and activities of the Government; and
12
(ii) ensure timely disclosure of infor-
13
mation; and
14
(B) establish procedures for identifying
15
categories of records that may be disclosed regu-
16
larly and additional records of interest to the
17
public that are appropriate for public disclosure,
18
and for posting such records in an electronic,
19
publicly accessible format..
20
(g) REPORT
ON
CATEGORIES
OF
INFORMATION
FOR
21 DISCLOSURE.Not later than one year after the date of the
22 enactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the
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23 Director of the Office of Information Policy of the Depart24 ment of Justice, after consultation with agencies selected by
25 the Director, shall submit to the Committee on Oversight
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1 and Government Reform of the House of Representatives
2 and the Committees on Homeland Security and Govern3 mental Affairs and the Judiciary of the Senate a report
4 that identifies categories of records that would be appro5 priate for proactive disclosure, and shall make such report
6 available in an electronic, publicly accessible format.
7
(h) AGENCY FOIA REPORT.Section 552(e) of title 5,
8 United States Code, is amended
9
(1) in paragraph (1)
10
(A) by inserting and to the Director of the
11
Office of Government Information Services after
12
the Attorney General of the United States;
13
(B) in subparagraph (N), by striking ;
14
and and inserting a semicolon;
15
(C) in subparagraph (O), by striking the
16
period and inserting a semicolon; and
17
18
subparagraphs:
19
(P) the number of times the agency invoked a
20
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(D) by adding at the end the following new
law enforcement exclusion under subsection (c);
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(Q) the number of times the agency engaged in
22
dispute resolution with the assistance of the Office of
23
Government Information Services or the FOIA Public
24
Liaison;
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(R) the number of records that were made
available in an electronic, publicly accessible format
under subsection (a)(2); and
(S) the number of times the agency assessed a
search or duplication fee under subsection (a)(4)(A)
and did not comply with a time limit under sub-
section (a)(6).;
8
9
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
10
(3) ELECTRONIC
11
Each agency shall make each such report available in
12
an electronic, publicly accessible format. In addition,
13
each agency shall make the raw statistical data used
14
in its reports available in a timely manner in an
15
electronic, publicly accessible format. Such data shall
16
be
17
(A) made available without charge, license,
18
or registration requirement;
19
(B) capable of being searched and aggre-
20
gated; and
21
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ACCESSIBILITY OF REPORTS.
(C) permitted to be downloaded and
22
downloaded in bulk.;
23
(3) in paragraph (4)
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(A) by striking Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight and inserting Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform;
(B) by striking Governmental Affairs and
inserting Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs; and
(C) by striking April 1 and inserting
March 1;
(4) in paragraph (5)
10
(A) by inserting and the Director of the
11
Office of Government Information Services after
12
the Director of the Office of Management and
13
Budget; and
14
(B) by striking by October 1, 1997; and
15
(5) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol-
16
lows:
17
(6) ATTORNEY
18
(A) IN
GENERAL.The
Attorney General
19
of the United States shall submit to Congress
20
and the President an annual report on or before
21
March 1 of each calendar year which shall in-
22
clude for the prior calendar year
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GENERAL FOIA REPORT.
(i) a listing of the number of cases
24
arising under this section;
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(ii) each subsection under this section,
each paragraph of the subsection, and any
exemption, if applicable, involved in each
case, the disposition of such case, and the
cost, fees, and penalties assessed under sub-
paragraphs (E), (F), and (G) of subsection
(a)(4); and
(iii) a description of the efforts under-
taken by the Department of Justice to en-
10
courage agency compliance with this sec-
11
tion.
12
(B) ELECTRONIC
13
14
(i) shall make each report described
15
under subparagraph (A) available in an
16
electronic, publicly accessible format; and
17
(ii) shall make the raw statistical
18
data used in each report available in an
19
electronic, publicly accessible format, which
20
shall be
(I)
made
available
without
22
charge, license, or registration require-
23
ment;
24
(II) capable of being searched
25
and aggregated; and
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(III)
permitted
to
be
downloaded, including downloaded in
bulk..
(i)
SEARCH
OR
DUPLICATION
FEES.Section
5 552(a)(4)(A)(viii) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
6 by adding at the end the following new sentence: Any agen7 cy that does assess search or duplication fees after failing
8 to comply with a time limit under paragraph (6) shall pro9 vide written notice to the requester of the circumstance that
10 justifies the fees. If an agency fails to provide such notice,
11 the agency may not assess search or duplication fees..
12
(j) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.Sub-
13 section (i) of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, is
14 amended to read as follows:
15
(i) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.The
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16 Government Accountability Office shall
17
(1) conduct audits of administrative agencies
18
on compliance with and implementation of the re-
19
quirements of this section and issue reports detailing
20
the results of such audits;
21
(2) catalog the number of exemptions under
22
subsection (b)(3) and agency use of such exemptions;
23
and
24
(3) review and prepare a report on the proc-
25
essing of requests by agencies for information per-
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taining to an entity that has received assistance
under title I of the Emergency Economic Stabiliza-
tion Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.) during any
period in which the Government owns or owned more
than 50 percent of the stock of such entity..
(k) CHIEF FOIA OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES; COUN-
CIL;
REVIEW.Section 552 of title 5, United States Code,
8 is amended
9
(1) by striking subsections (j) and (k); and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (i), the following
11
new subsections:
12
(j) CHIEF FOIA OFFICER.
13
(1) DESIGNATION.Each agency shall des-
14
ignate a Chief FOIA Officer who shall be a senior of-
15
ficial of such agency (at the Assistant Secretary or
16
equivalent level).
17
(2) DUTIES.The Chief FOIA Officer of each
18
agency shall, subject to the authority of the head of
19
the agency
20
(A) have agency-wide responsibility for ef-
21
ficient and appropriate compliance with this sec-
22
tion;
23
(B) monitor implementation of this section
24
throughout the agency and keep the head of the
25
agency, the chief legal officer of the agency, and
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the Attorney General appropriately informed of
the agencys performance in implementing this
section;
(C) recommend to the head of the agency
such adjustments to agency practices, policies,
personnel, and funding as may be necessary to
improve its implementation of this section;
(D) review and report to the Attorney
General, through the head of the agency, at such
10
times and in such formats as the Attorney Gen-
11
eral may direct, on the agencys performance in
12
implementing this section;
13
(E) facilitate public understanding of the
14
purposes of the statutory exemptions of this sec-
15
tion by including concise descriptions of the ex-
16
emptions in both the agencys handbook issued
17
under subsection (g), and the agencys annual re-
18
port on this section, and by providing an over-
19
view, where appropriate, of certain general cat-
20
egories of agency records to which those exemp-
21
tions apply;
22
(F) serve as the primary agency liaison
23
with the Office of Government Information Serv-
24
ices and the Office of Information Policy; and
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(G) designate one or more FOIA Public
Liaisons.
(3)
REVIEW
REQUIRED.The
Chief FOIA Officer of each agency shall
(A) review, not less than annually, all as-
pects of the agencys administration of this sec-
tion to ensure compliance with the requirements
of this section, including
(i) agency regulations;
10
(ii) disclosure of records required
11
under paragraphs (2), (8), and (9) of sub-
12
section (a);
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(iii) assessment of fees and deter-
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mination of eligibility for fee waivers;
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(iv) the timely processing of requests
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for information under this section;
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(v) the use of exemptions under sub-
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(vi) dispute resolution services with
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the assistance of the Office of Government
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Information Services or the FOIA Public
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Liaison; and
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(B) make recommendations as necessary to
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improve agency practices and compliance with
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this section.
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(k) CHIEF FOIA OFFICERS COUNCIL.
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.There is established in
the executive branch the Chief FOIA Officers Council
(in this subsection, referred to as the Council).
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(2) MEMBERS.The Council shall consist of the
following members:
(A) The Deputy Director for Management
of the Office of Management and Budget.
(B) The Director of the Office of Informa-
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tion Policy at the Department of Justice.
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(C) The Director of the Office of Govern-
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ment Information Services at the National Ar-
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chives and Records Administration.
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(D) The Chief FOIA Officer of each agen-
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cy.
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(E) Any other officer or employee of the
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United States as designated by the Co-Chairs.
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(3) CO-CHAIRS.The Director of the Office of
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Information Policy at the Department of Justice and
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the Director of the Office of Government Information
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Services at the National Archives and Records Ad-
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(4) SUPPORT
SERVICES.The
Administrator of
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General Services shall provide administrative and
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other support for the Council.
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(5) CONSULTATION.In performing its duties,
the Council shall consult regularly with members of
the public who make requests under this section.
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(6) DUTIES.The duties of the Council include
the following:
(A) Develop recommendations for increas-
ing compliance and efficiency under this section.
(B) Disseminate information about agency
experiences, ideas, best practices, and innovative
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approaches related to this section.
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(C) Identify, develop, and coordinate ini-
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tiatives to increase transparency and compliance
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with this section.
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(D) Promote the development and use of
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common performance measures for agency com-
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pliance with this section.
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(7) MEETINGS.
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(A) REGULAR
MEETINGS.The
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shall meet regularly and such meetings shall be
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open to the public unless the Council determines
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to close the meeting for reasons of national secu-
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rity or to discuss information exempt under sub-
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section (b).
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(B) ANNUAL
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MEETINGS.Not
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once a year, the Council shall hold a meeting
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that shall be open to the public and permit inter-
ested persons to appear and present oral and
written statements to the Council.
(C) NOTICE.Not later than 10 business
days before a meeting of the Council, notice of
such meeting shall be published in the Federal
Register.
(D) PUBLIC
RECORDS.Except
OF
as provided in subsection (b),
the records, reports, transcripts, minutes, appen-
11
dixes, working papers, drafts, studies, agenda, or
12
other documents that were made available to or
13
prepared for or by the Council shall be made
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publicly available.
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(E) MINUTES.Detailed minutes of each
16
meeting of the Council shall be kept and shall
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contain a record of the persons present, a com-
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plete and accurate description of matters dis-
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cussed and conclusions reached, and copies of all
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reports received, issued, or approved by the
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Council..
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(l) REGULATIONS.
(1) REVISION
OF REGULATIONS.Not
later than
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180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
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the head of each agency shall review the regulations
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of such agency and shall issue regulations on proce-
dures for the disclosure of records under section 552
of title 5, United States Code, in accordance with the
amendments made by this section. The regulations of
each agency shall include
(A) procedures for engaging in dispute reso-
lution; and
(B) procedures for engaging with the Office
of Government Information Services.
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(2) OFFICE
GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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SERVICES REPORT.Not
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date of the enactment of this Act, the Office of Govern-
13
ment Information Services shall submit to Congress a
14
report on agency compliance with the requirements of
15
this subsection.
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(3) REPORT
later than 270 days after the
ON NONCOMPLIANCE.The
any agency that does not meet the requirements of
18
paragraph (1) shall submit to Congress a report on
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the reason for noncompliance not later than 270 days
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after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(4) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
REVIEW
FOR
NON-
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COMPLIANCE.Any
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the requirements of this subsection shall be reviewed
24
by the Office of Inspector General of such agency for
agency that fails to comply with
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compliance with section 552 of title 5, United States
Code.
(5) AGENCY
this section, the term
agency has the meaning given such term in section
552(f) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 3. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW; ADVERSE ACTIONS.
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DEFINED.In
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.
(1) IN
agency shall
GENERAL.The
Inspector General of each
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(A) periodically review compliance with the
11
requirements of section 552 of title 5, United
12
States Code, including the timely processing of
13
requests, assessment of fees and fee waivers, and
14
the use of exemptions under subsection (b) of
15
such section; and
16
(B) make recommendations the Inspector
17
General determines to be necessary to the head of
18
the agency, including recommendations for dis-
19
ciplinary action.
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(2) AGENCY
DEFINED.In
this subsection, the
21
term agency has the meaning given that term
22
under section 552(f) of title 5, United States Code.
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(b) ADVERSE ACTIONS.The withholding of informa-
24 tion in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of sec25 tion 552 of title 5, United States Code (including any rules,
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3 disciplinary action in accordance with subchapter I, II, or
4 V of chapter 75 of such title, as the case may be.
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SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the
7 requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this
8 Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts
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Union Calendar No. 294
H. R. 653
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114TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
[Report No. 114391]
A BILL
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States
Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to provide for greater public access
to information, and for other purposes.
JANUARY 7, 2016
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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