<P> The Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA ) , 5 U.S.C. § 552 , is a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government . The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure , outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and grants nine exemptions to the statute . This amendment was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson , despite his misgivings , on July 4 , 1966 , and went into effect the following year . </P>
<P> The Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA ) , 5 U.S.C. § 552 , is a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government . The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure , outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and grants nine exemptions to the statute . This amendment was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson , despite his misgivings , on July 4 , 1966 , and went into effect the following year . </P>
when was the freedom of information act passed
when was the freedom of information act passed
July 4 , 1966
July 4 , 1966