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We hope you will find this site informative and useful and that it will give you a better understanding of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its implementation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA FOIA site covers the range of information that you need to know about the FOIA.

The FOIA is found in Title 5 of the United States Code, Section 552. FOIA was enacted in 1966 and gives any person the right to request access to almost any federal agency record, except those protected from disclosure by legal exemptions and exclusions (e.g., classified national security, business proprietary, personal privacy, and investigative documents.)

On October 2, 1996, President Clinton signed into law the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (E-FOIA). E-FOIA will make it possible for individuals to have electronic access to certain USDA information without making a formal FOIA request.

• Guide for FOIA Requestors
• Agency Mission Areas
• Agency FOIA Contacts
• Electronic Reading Room     (Reports)
• USDA FOIA Regulations
• Text of the Freedom of Information Act
• USDA Privacy Policy Statement
• U.S. Department of Justice Freedom of Information Act Home Page

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