109 HR 1513 IH: To exempt from the Freedom of Information Act certain photographic images of deceased persons that are taken by or for medical examiners. U.S. House of Representatives 2005-04-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1513 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2005 Mr. Frelinghuysen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform A BILL To exempt from the Freedom of Information Act certain photographic images of deceased persons that are taken by or for medical examiners.

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Exemption from the Freedom of Information Act of certain photographic images of deceased persons taken by or for medical examiners

Section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1)in paragraph (8), by striking or at the end; (2)in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and (3)by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10)copies, reproductions, or facsimiles of any photograph, negative, or print, including instant photographs and videotapes, of the body, or any portion of the body, of a deceased person, taken by or for a medical examiner at the scene of the person’s death or in the course of a post mortem examination or autopsy of the person made by or caused to be made by a medical examiner..