FOIA Reference Materials...........
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MEMORANDA
Attorney General's Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of Information Act (March 19, 2009)
Attorney General's Memorandum on the 1986 Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act
Attorney General's Memorandum on the 1974 Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act
Attorney General's Memorandum on the Public Information Section of the Administrative Procedure Act, June 1967
FOIA AMENDMENTS
Text of the FOIA (showing changes made by the OPEN Government Act of 2007 and the OPEN FOIA Act of 2009)
OPEN Government Act of 2007 (S. 2488)
Text of the FOIA (showing changes made by the OPEN Government Act of 2007)
FOIA PUBLICATIONS
The Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act (2009 Edition)
The "FOIA Guide" is an extensive discussion of the Act's exemptions and its procedural aspects that is prepared by the Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy.
Your Right to Federal Records (November 2009)
This pamphlet is a joint publication of the Department of Justice, Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration concerning both the FOIA and the Privacy Act.
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A Citizen's Guide to the FOIA (2005)
A guide to both the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act prepared by the House Committee on Government Reform.
FOIA RESOURCES
FOIA Post
An online replacement for FOIA Update, established by the Office of Information Policy in 2001.
FOIA Update
A newsletter containing FOIA information and guidance for federal agencies that was published by the Office of Information Policy from 1979-2000 (all issues compiled and keyword searchable).
PRIVACY ACT RESOURCES
The Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL) has primary responsibility for Department of Justice privacy policy. Accordingly, Privacy Act guidance is no longer published by the Office of Information Policy. Privacy and civil liberties resources, including the text of the Privacy Act and the Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974, are now available on OPCL's website.
Other FOIA Reference materials are accessible in the Archive section of the Department website.
