FOIA/Privacy Act Reference Guide
Access to Department of State Records
-Department of State Information Access Guide/Manual [117 Kb]
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-22 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 171 (Availability of Information to the Public) April 2009 [115 Kb]
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-Validation Checklist for Requests for Personal Information [11 Kb]
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Laws and Amendments
Text of the Freedom of Information Act as amended in 2007 (FOIA)
Text of the Privacy Act
Open Government Act of 2007
Executive Orders
-Executive Order 13392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information (Dec. 14, 2005)
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-Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information (April 17, 1995)
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-Executive Order 12972, Amendment to Executive Order No. 12958 (Sept. 19, 1995)
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-Executive Order 13142, Amendment to Executive Order 12958-Classified National Security Information (Nov. 19, 1999)
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-Executive Order 13292, Further Amendment to Executive Order 12958, as Amended, Classified National Security Information (March 25, 2003)
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-Executive Order 12600, Predisclosure notification procedures for confidential commercial information (June 23, 1987)
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Administrative Guidance
Attorney General's Memorandum Concerning the FOIA (March 19, 2009)
Presidential Memorandum: Freedom of Information Act (January 21, 2009)
Presidential Memorandum: Transparency and Open Government (January 21, 2009)
-Message from the Secretary of State on FOIA
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Records Disposition Schedules
Domestic Records Disposition Schedules
Foreign Records Disposition Schedules
Department of State's Major Information Systems
Department of State's Major Information Systems
Information Collection/System of Records on Individuals
Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
Systems of Records Notices (SORNs)
Other Sites
Department of State Office of the Inspector General (OIG) FOIA
Bureau of Consular Affairs
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Other Federal Agencies' FOIA web sites (DOJ)
Principal FOIA Contacts at Federal Agencies (DOJ)
Additional Resources
GPO Access / Government Information Locator Service Records (GILS)
Department of Justice FOIA Reference Materials
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