via LIS-GISIG/gov-info.tumblr.com
CRS:
- CRS: Freedom of Information Act Legislation in the 114th Congress: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side Analysis
- CRS: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background, Legislation, and Policy Issues
CBO Gov Doc: H.R. 653, FOIA Act
- “H.R. 653 would amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). FOIA generally allows any person to obtain records from federal agencies. Specifically, the legislation would: establish a single website for making FOIA requests; direct agencies to make records available in an electronic format; require courts to pay some attorney fees and other litigation costs related to FOIA disputes; reduce the number of exemptions agencies can use to withhold information from the public; clarify procedures for handling frequently requested documents and charging fees; establish the Chief FOIA Officers Council; and require agencies to prepare additional reports for the Congress…. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 653 would cost $22 million over the 2016-2020 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts…”
Agency Reg Updates: CIA & DOJ
- CIA Reviews “Operational Files” Exemptions from FOIA [fas.org overview*]
- Justice Dept. Updates its FOIA Regulations [fas.org overview]
- Updates regulations to lower copying fees, recognize Internet news organizations as representatives of the news media making them exempt from search fees, and increase responsiveness to requests for classified information by determining whether continuing classification is proper**
National Archives
- NARA Special Access and FOIA unit: Second Assessment of the National Archives and Records Administration’s FOIA Program
- Blog: Let’s Make It Easier for Requesters to Use the FOIA Process
House of Representatives [fas.org overview]
- House Defense Bill Seeks Expedited Declassification of POW Records
- House Armed Services Committee instructed the National Nuclear Security Administration to report on “the measures taken to improve the effectiveness of the classification process and related oversight.”
Department of Homeland Security
*CRS reports via fas.org; fas.org overviews by Steven Aftergood– (not gov docs); ** via Alan Zoellner/swemgovdocs; ***h/t beSpacific.com
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