Title 44 of the U.S. Code § 3558 - Effect on existing law
Full text of § 3558 from Title 44 of the United States Code.
§ 3558. Effect on existing law
Nothing in this subchapter, section 11331 of title 40, or section 20 of the National Standards 1 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) may be construed as affecting the authority of the President, the Office of Management and Budget or the Director thereof, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or the head of any agency, with respect to the authorized use or disclosure of information, including with regard to the protection of personal privacy under section 552a of title 5, the disclosure of information under section 552 of title 5, the management and disposition of records under chapters 2 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, the management of information resources under subchapter I of chapter 35 of this title, or the disclosure of information to the Congress or the Comptroller General of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 113–283, §2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3084.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to this section were contained in sections 3538 and 3549 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 113–283.
1 So in original. Probably should be "National Institute of Standards".
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