[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1181 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1181


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2005

             Referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                                 AN ACT


 
To ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that 
 any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of 
  title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of 
   Information Act) be stated explicitly within the text of the bill.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SPECIFIC CITATIONS IN EXEMPTIONS.

    Section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute 
        (other than section 552b of this title), provided that such 
        statute--
                    ``(A) if enacted after July 1, 2005, specifically 
                cites to this section; and
                    ``(B)(i) requires that the matters be withheld from 
                the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion 
                on the issue; or
                    ``(ii) establishes particular criteria for 
                withholding or refers to particular types of matters to 
                be withheld;''.

            Passed the Senate June 24, 2005.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.