HR 4862 · 99th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1986
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.(1986-09-24)
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Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act to require agencies to promulgate regulations with regard to the procedures for: (1) designating certain business information confidential; and (2) handling requests for such confidential information. Provides for de novo judicial review by a U.S. district court of an agency decision to withhold or disclose records. Directs the court to assess attorney's fees against a submitter where the submitter's reasons for withholding information were not substantially justified.…
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1 Democrat3 Republicans