Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · U.S. Code · Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS · CHAPTER 21— NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION · § 9

§ 9. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

235 words·~1 min read·/usc/title-44/section-9

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Precedence Over Other Law.— In general .— Subject to paragraph (2), when this Act requires transmission of a record to the Archivist or public disclosure, it shall take precedence over any other law (except section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [ 26 U.S.C. 6103 ]), judicial decisions construing such law, or common law doctrine that would otherwise prohibit such transmission or disclosure with the exception of deeds governing access to or transfer or release of gifts and donations of records to the United States Government.
Personnel and medical files .— This Act shall not require the public disclosure of information that is exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(6) of title 5 , United States Code. Freedom of Information Act .— Nothing in this Act shall be construed to eliminate or limit any right to file any requests with any executive agency or seek judicial review of the decisions under section 552 of title 5 , United States Code. Judicial Review .— Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude judicial review, under chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, of final actions taken or required to be taken under this Act.
Existing Authority .— Nothing in this Act revokes or limits the existing authority of the President, any executive agency, the Senate, the House of Representatives, or any other entity of the Government to publicly disclose records in its possession.
Connectionstraces to 1
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 9
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.