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Citizen's Guide to Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974
  • Text of the Freedom of Information Act
    Pub. L. 89-487, July 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 250 (See Title 5, Sec. 552)
    Pub. L. 90-23, Sec. 1, June 5, 1967, 81 Stat. 54
    Pub. L. 93-502, Sec. 1-3, Nov. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 1561
    Pub. L. 94-409, Sec. 5(b), Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1247
    Pub. L. 95-454, title IX, Sec. 906(a)(10), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1225
    Pub. L. 98-620, title IV, Sec. 402(2), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3357
    Pub. L. 99-570, title I, Sec. 1802, 1803, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat.
    3207-48, 3207-49
  • Text of the Privacy Act
    Pub. L. 93-579, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1896 (Title 5, Sec. 552a,
    552a note)
    Pub. L. 94-394, Sept. 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 1198
    Pub. L. 95-38, June 1, 1977, 91 Stat. 179
    Pub. L. 100-503, Sec. 6(c), Oct. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 2513

Civil Rights Act of 1964
Pub. L. 88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241 (Title 28, Sec. 1447; Title 42, Sec. 1971, 1975a-1975d, 2000a et seq.)
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Pub. L. 102-166, Nov. 21, 1991, 105 Stat. 1071
Communications Decency Act of 1996
Pub.L. 104-104, Title V, February 8, 1996
Supreme Court Ruling on Communications Decency Act
Economic Espionage Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104-294, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3488
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95-213, Title I, Dec. 19, 1977, 91 Stat. 1494
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
Public Law 104-208 (Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997)
Taiwan Relations Act - TRA
Pub. L. 96-8, Apr. 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 14
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104-104, Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 56
Trade Act of 1974
Pub. L. 93-618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103-322, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1796
War Powers Resolution
Pub. L. 93-148, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 555 (Title 50, Sec. 1541 et seq.)
Welfare Reform Act of 1996 (Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996)

Pub.L. 104-193, August 22, 1996

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