32 CFR 1700.1 – Authority and purpose
(a) This part is issued under the authority of the Freedom of Information Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. § 552; the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C. §§ 3023–3025; and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Public Law 108-458, 118 Stat. 3638.
Terms Used In 32 CFR 1700.1
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
(b) This part prescribes procedures for:
(1) ODNI administration of the FOIA;
(2) Requesting records from ODNI pursuant to the FOIA; and
(3) Filing an administrative appeal with ODNI of an initial adverse decision under the FOIA.
(c) This part contains the rules that ODNI follows in processing requests for records under the FOIA. The rules in this part should be read in conjunction with the text of the FOIA and the Uniform Freedom of Information Fee Schedule and Guidelines published by the Office of Management and Budget.