Records maintained in accordance with § 214.36 are subject to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq. and, thus, are available for public inspection and copying pursuant to A.I.D. Regulation 12—Public Information (22 CFR part 212), subject to the general oversight of the A.I.D. Advisory Committee Management Officer.

Terms Used In 22 CFR 214.37

  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

(Sec. 621, Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. § 2381); sec. 8(a) Federal Advisory Committee Pub. L. 92-463; E.O. 11686)[40 FR 54778, Nov. 26, 1975]