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Freedom of Information Act (United States): Difference between revisions
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=== 2001 Executive Order limiting the FOIA === | === 2001 Executive Order limiting the FOIA === | ||
[[Executive Order 13233]], drafted by [[Alberto R. Gonzales]] and issued by President | [[Executive Order 13233]], drafted by [[Alberto R. Gonzales]] and issued by President George W. Bush on November 1, 2001, restricted access to the records of former presidents. | ||
This order was revoked on January 21, 2009, as part of President [[Barack Obama]]'s {{ExecutiveOrder|13489}}.<ref>''Executive Order no. 13489, Presidential Records'', {{Federal Register|74|4669}} (January 21, 2009)</ref> Public access to presidential records was restored to the original extent of five years (12 for some records) outlined in the [[Presidential Records Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fas.org/sgp/obama/presidential.html|title=Executive Order 13489 on Presidential Records|work=fas.org|access-date=January 1, 2016|archive-date=January 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126201113/http://fas.org/sgp/obama/presidential.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | This order was revoked on January 21, 2009, as part of President [[Barack Obama]]'s {{ExecutiveOrder|13489}}.<ref>''Executive Order no. 13489, Presidential Records'', {{Federal Register|74|4669}} (January 21, 2009)</ref> Public access to presidential records was restored to the original extent of five years (12 for some records) outlined in the [[Presidential Records Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fas.org/sgp/obama/presidential.html|title=Executive Order 13489 on Presidential Records|work=fas.org|access-date=January 1, 2016|archive-date=January 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126201113/http://fas.org/sgp/obama/presidential.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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=== OPEN Government Act of 2007 === | === OPEN Government Act of 2007 === | ||
President | President George W. Bush signed the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007, {{USPL|110|175}}, on December 31, 2007. This law, also known as the "OPEN Government Act of 2007", amended the federal FOIA statute in several ways.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ175.110 |title=Public Law 110-175 OPENNESS PROMOTES EFFECTIVENESS IN OUR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 2007 |publisher=Government Printing Office |access-date=2010-06-13 |date=2007-12-31 |archive-date=January 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111204852/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ175.110 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to a White House press release, it does so by: | ||
#establishing a definition of "a representative of the news media;" | #establishing a definition of "a representative of the news media;" | ||
#directing that required attorney fees be paid from an agency's own appropriation rather than from the Judgment Fund; | #directing that required attorney fees be paid from an agency's own appropriation rather than from the Judgment Fund; | ||