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Freedom of Information Act

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002238

A federal law, abbreviated as FOIA, that grants the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. It establishes a presumption that government records are accessible to the public, with certain exemptions for sensitive information such as national security, personal privacy, or trade secrets. The act requires agencies to respond to requests within a specified timeframe, typically 20 business days.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002238
FieldLaw
AbbreviationFOIA
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002238",
  "term": "Freedom of Information Act",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A federal law, abbreviated as FOIA, that grants the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. It establishes a presumption that government records are accessible to the public, with certain exemptions for sensitive information such as national security, personal privacy, or trade secrets. The act requires agencies to respond to requests within a specified timeframe, typically 20 business days.",
  "abbreviation": "FOIA",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/freedom-of-information-act/"
}

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