Title 50 — War and National Defense
Chapter 45 — Miscellaneous Intelligence Community Authorities
§ 3350. Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews
Statutory text
In reviewing and processing a request by a person for the mandatory declassification of information pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526, a successor executive order, or any provision of law, the head of an element of the intelligence community—
may not charge the person reproduction fees in excess of the amount of fees that the head would charge the person for reproduction required in the course of processing a request for information under section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the “Freedom of Information Act”); and
may waive or reduce any processing fees in the same manner as the head waives or reduces fees under such section 552.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Pub. L. 115–31 div. N title III § 313 · 131 Stat. 135
Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3350
(Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title III, § 313, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 816.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title III, § 313, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 816.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 313. MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED FOR DECLASSIFICATION REVIEWS. In reviewing and processing a request by a person for the mandatory declassification of information pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526, a successor executive order, or any provision of law, the head of an element of the intelligence community— (1) may not charge the person reproduction fees in excess of the amount of fees that the head would charge the person for reproduction required in the course of processing a request for information under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Freedom of Information Act”); and (2) may waive or reduce any processing fees in the same manner as the head waives or reduces fees under such section 552.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Executive Order No. 13526, referred to in text, is Ex. Ord. No. 13526, , 75 F.R. 707, 1013, which is set out as a note under section 3161 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions
For definition of “intelligence community” as used in this section, see section 2 of div. N of Pub. L. 115–31, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.
Credits
(Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title III, § 313, , 131 Stat. 816.)