Subpart A Procedures for Requests for Disclosure of Records Under the Freedom of Information Act

Terms Used In 22 CFR Part 1304 - Production or Disclosure of Information

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • 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
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Markup: The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • you: as used in this part 4290 means a RBIC unless otherwise noted. See 7 CFR 4290.40