Us Code § 3350 - Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews
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§ 3350. Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews
In reviewing and processing a request by a person for the mandatory declassification of information pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526, a successor executive order, or any provision of law, the head of an element of the intelligence community—
(1) may not charge the person reproduction fees in excess of the amount of fees that the head would charge the person for reproduction required in the course of processing a request for information under section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the "Freedom of Information Act"); and
(2) may waive or reduce any processing fees in the same manner as the head waives or reduces fees under such section 552.
(Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title III, §313, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 816.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Executive Order No. 13526, referred to in text, is Ex. Ord. No. 13526, Dec. 29, 2009, 75 F.R. 707, 1013, which is set out as a note under section 3161 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions
For definition of "intelligence community", referred to in text, see section 2 of div. N of Pub. L. 115–31, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.
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