Us Code § 50105 - Confidentiality of information
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§ 50105. Confidentiality of information
Section 10231 of this title shall apply with respect to—
(1) information furnished under this chapter,
(2) criminal history information collected, stored, or disseminated with the support of Federal law enforcement assistance provided under this chapter, and
(3) criminal intelligence systems operating with the support of Federal law enforcement assistance provided under this chapter,
except that the terms "this chapter" and "this section", as such terms appear in such section 10231 of this title, shall be deemed to be references to this chapter and this section, respectively, and a reference to the Office of Justice Programs in such section 10231 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Attorney General.
(Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §609Q, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2105.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 10505 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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