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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 · Sec. 405

Sec. 405. RELATIONSHIP TO THE PRIVACY ACT AND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

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## SEC. 405 RELATIONSHIP TO THE PRIVACY ACT AND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT **[**4355**]** ###
(a)Privacy Act Nothing in this title may be construed as requiring the public disclosure of records or portions of records protected under section 552a of title 5, United States Code (relating to the privacy of personal records). ###
(b)Freedom of Information Act ####
(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), no record (or portion thereof) shall be excluded from publication in the FRUS series under section 403, or exempted from the declassification requirement of section 404, solely by virtue of the application of section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code (relating to the exemption of certain matters from freedom of information requirements). ####
(2)Records described in section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (relating to visa records) shall be excluded from publication in the FRUS series under section 403 and, to the extent applicable, exempted from the declassification requirement of section 404.
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