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FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014
The FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 (H.R. 1211) is a bill that would amend the Freedom of Information Act in order to make it easier and faster to request and receive information. The bill would require the Office of Management and Budget to create a single FOIA website for people to use to make FOIA requests and check on the status of their request. The bill would also create a Chief FOIA Officers Council charged with reviewing compliance and recommending improvements. This bill would also require the federal agency to release the information it disclosed to the person who requested it publicly afterwards.
The bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government. The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and grants nine exemptions to the statute. It was originally signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, despite his misgivings, on July 4, 1966, and went into effect the following year.
The existing FOIA request process can take weeks or even months to complete and often requires those making a request to deal with multiple agencies and offices. There are millions of FOIA requests that get completed every year. Existing FOIA requests have been criticized as "daunting".
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.
The FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 or the FOIA Act would amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to:
The bill would also require: (1) OMB to establish a three-year pilot program to review the benefits of FOIAonline (the electronic online portal FOIAonline.regulations.gov) to process requests and release information as required by FOIA, (2) OMB to establish a plan to evaluate FOIAonline at no less than three agencies that have not previously participated in FOIAonline, and (3) the head of each federal agency participating in the pilot program to report to Congress on the impact of the program on agency processes under FOIA and whether the agency will continue to participate in FOIAonline.
The bill would also require the Inspector General of each federal agency to: (1) periodically review compliance with FOIA disclosure requirements, including the timely processing of requests, assessment of fees and fee waivers, and the use of disclosure exemptions; and (2) make recommendations to the head of an agency, including recommendations for disciplinary action. The bill would make the improper withholding of information under FOIA a basis for disciplinary action.
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FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014
The FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 (H.R. 1211) is a bill that would amend the Freedom of Information Act in order to make it easier and faster to request and receive information. The bill would require the Office of Management and Budget to create a single FOIA website for people to use to make FOIA requests and check on the status of their request. The bill would also create a Chief FOIA Officers Council charged with reviewing compliance and recommending improvements. This bill would also require the federal agency to release the information it disclosed to the person who requested it publicly afterwards.
The bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government. The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and grants nine exemptions to the statute. It was originally signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, despite his misgivings, on July 4, 1966, and went into effect the following year.
The existing FOIA request process can take weeks or even months to complete and often requires those making a request to deal with multiple agencies and offices. There are millions of FOIA requests that get completed every year. Existing FOIA requests have been criticized as "daunting".
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.
The FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 or the FOIA Act would amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to:
The bill would also require: (1) OMB to establish a three-year pilot program to review the benefits of FOIAonline (the electronic online portal FOIAonline.regulations.gov) to process requests and release information as required by FOIA, (2) OMB to establish a plan to evaluate FOIAonline at no less than three agencies that have not previously participated in FOIAonline, and (3) the head of each federal agency participating in the pilot program to report to Congress on the impact of the program on agency processes under FOIA and whether the agency will continue to participate in FOIAonline.
The bill would also require the Inspector General of each federal agency to: (1) periodically review compliance with FOIA disclosure requirements, including the timely processing of requests, assessment of fees and fee waivers, and the use of disclosure exemptions; and (2) make recommendations to the head of an agency, including recommendations for disciplinary action. The bill would make the improper withholding of information under FOIA a basis for disciplinary action.