§ 4. GROUNDS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS.

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“Disclosure of civil rights cold case records or particular information within a civil rights cold case record to the public may be postponed subject to the limitations of this Act if disclosure would clearly and demonstrably be expected to— cause identifiable or describable damage to national security, military defense, law enforcement, intelligence operations, or the conduct of foreign relations that is of such gravity that it outweighs the public interest in disclosure; or reveal information described in paragraphs

(1)through

(9)of section 3.3(b) of Executive Order 13526 (75 Fed. Reg. 707; relating to classified national security information); reveal the name or identity of a living individual who provided confidential information to the United States; and pose a substantial risk of harm to that individual; constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; compromise the existence of an understanding of confidentiality currently requiring protection between a Government agent and a cooperating individual or group; and be so harmful that the understanding of confidentiality outweighs the public interest; endanger the life or physical safety of any individual; or interfere with ongoing law enforcement proceedings.

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