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This page will provide the updated Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which was recently amended by Public Law 104-231. The new amendments stress agency responsibilities for making available electronic records and electronic communications, providing records in electronic form, and creating indices of records to assist the public in finding records. Please note the following summary of these major changes and a complete marked up version of the new FOIA in three different formats: 1) HTML, 2) Adobe Acrobat PDF, and 3) Word Perfect 5.1. For the Adobe Acrobat PDF format you will need the free Acrobat Reader available for easy downloading on the Internet at Free Acrobat Reader.
Go to Internet Law Library: Privacy and Information Access
Go to FOIA Questions and Answers from the U.S. Department of Justice