| 词条 | FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 |
| 释义 |
| name = FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 | fullname = To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to provide for greater public access to information, and for other purposes. | acronym = FOIA Act | nickname = Previously called the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2013 | introduced in the = 113th | sponsored by = Rep. Darrell E. Issa (R, CA-49) | number of co-sponsors = 2 | public law url = | cite public law = | cite statutes at large = | acts affected = Freedom of Information Act, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 | acts repealed = | title affected = | sections created = | sections affected = {{USC|5|552}}, {{USC|5|75}}, {{USC|12|5211}} et seq. | agenciesaffected = United States Congress, Government Accountability Office, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, United States Department of Justice, General Services Administration, National Archives and Records Administration | authorizationsofappropriations = | appropriations = | leghisturl = | introducedin = House | introducedbill = {{USBill|113|hr|1211}} | introducedby = Rep. Darrell E. Issa (R, CA-49) | introduceddate = March 15, 2013 | committees = United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | passedbody1 = House | passeddate1 = February 25, 2014 | passedvote1 = Roll Call Vote 63: 410-0 | passedbody2 = | passedas2 = | passeddate2 = | passedvote2 = | conferencedate = | passedbody3 = | passeddate3 = | passedvote3 = | agreedbody3 = | agreeddate3 = | agreedvote3 = | agreedbody4 = | agreeddate4 = | agreedvote4 = | passedbody4 = | passeddate4 = | passedvote4 = | signedpresident = | signeddate = | unsignedpresident = | unsigneddate = | vetoedpresident = | vetoeddate = | overriddenbody1 = | overriddendate1 = | overriddenvote1 = | overriddenbody2 = | overriddendate2 = | overriddenvote2 = | amendments = | SCOTUS cases = }} The FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 ({{USBill|113|hr|1211}}) is a bill that would amend the Freedom of Information Act in order to make it easier and faster to request and receive information.[1][1] The bill would require the Office of Management and Budget to create a single FOIA website for people to use to make FOIA requests and check on the status of their request.[1] The bill would also create a Chief FOIA Officers Council charged with reviewing compliance and recommending improvements.[1] This bill would also require the federal agency to release the information it disclosed to the person who requested it publicly afterwards.[1] The bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress. Background{{main|Freedom of Information Act (United States)}}The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), {{USC|5|552}}, is a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government. The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and grants nine exemptions to the statute.[2][3] It was originally signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, despite his misgivings,[4][5] on July 4, 1966, and went into effect the following year.[6] The existing FOIA request process can take weeks or even months to complete and often requires those making a request to deal with multiple agencies and offices.[1] There are millions of FOIA requests that get completed every year.[7] Existing FOIA requests have been criticized as "daunting".[8] Provisions of the billThis summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.[9]The FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 or the FOIA Act would amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to:[9]
The bill would also require: (1) OMB to establish a three-year pilot program to review the benefits of FOIAonline (the electronic online portal FOIAonline.regulations.gov) to process requests and release information as required by FOIA, (2) OMB to establish a plan to evaluate FOIAonline at no less than three agencies that have not previously participated in FOIAonline, and (3) the head of each federal agency participating in the pilot program to report to Congress on the impact of the program on agency processes under FOIA and whether the agency will continue to participate in FOIAonline.[9] The bill would also require the Inspector General of each federal agency to: (1) periodically review compliance with FOIA disclosure requirements, including the timely processing of requests, assessment of fees and fee waivers, and the use of disclosure exemptions; and (2) make recommendations to the head of an agency, including recommendations for disciplinary action. The bill would make the improper withholding of information under FOIA a basis for disciplinary action.[9] Congressional Budget Office reportThis summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Budget Office, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 20, 2013. This is a public domain source.[10]H.R. 1211 would amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). FOIA generally allows any person to obtain federal agency records. Specifically, the legislation would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a single FOIA website for making requests and checking on the status of those requests; establish a Chief FOIA Officers Council to review compliance with the act and to recommend improvements; and require additional reports from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and other agencies.[10] The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that implementing H.R. 1211 would cost $20 million over the 2014-2018 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. The legislation also could affect direct spending by agencies not funded through annual appropriations (such as the Tennessee Valley Authority). Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. CBO estimates, however, that any net increase in spending by those agencies would not be significant. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues.[10] H.R. 1211 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.[10] Procedural historyThe FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on March 15, 2013 by Rep. Darrell E. Issa (R, CA-49).[11] It was referred to the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It was reported (amended) alongside House Report 113-155 on July 16, 2013.[11] House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced on February 21, 2014 that the bill would be considered under a suspension of the rules on February 25, 2014.[12] On February 25, 2014, the House voted in Roll Call Vote 63 to pass the bill 410-0, but was defeated on Dec. 11, 2014, when a nearly identical version of the measure called [https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2520/BILLS-113s2520es.pdf FOIA Improvement Act] ([https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s2520 S.R. 2520]; 113th Congress)[13] was tabled by Speaker John Boehner and "the House of Representatives failed to hold a vote on the plan before adjourning for the year."[14] Debate and discussionAccording to Hadas Gold of Politico, the bill "puts into action" a pre-existing executive memo from President Barack Obama that ordered all federal agencies to "have a 'presumption of disclosure' to all FOIA decisions."[1] The Washington Examiner editorial board called FOIA "the essential building block in making sure every citizen has access to all federal documents."[7] They believe that the law makes "it possible for taxpayers to know things that are essential to their ability to hold public officials accountable."[7] The editorial board believes that the most important reforms in the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 are the creation of a single portal website, increased power and independence for the Office of Government Information Services, and the creation of the Open Government Advisory Committee in the National Archives and Records administration.[7] Rep. Issa argued in favor of the bill because it "shifts the burden of proof from the public requestor seeking information about a government agency...to the government being open and transparent unless it has a good reason to withhold."[15] See also
Notes/References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last=Gold|first=Hadas|title=House unanimously passes FOIA bill|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/02/house-unanimously-passes-foia-bill-184049.html|accessdate=27 February 2014|newspaper=Politico|date=26 February 2014}} 2. ^{{cite book| last = Branscomb| first = Anne| title = Who Owns Information?: From Privacy To Public Access| publisher = BasicBooks| year= 1994| location =}} 3. ^{{uscsub|5|552|a|4|F}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=FOIA Legislative History|url=http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/foialeghistory/legistfoia.htm|work=The National Security Archive|publisher=The National Security Archive|accessdate=24 September 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Lyndon B. Johnson: "Statement by the President Upon Signing the "Freedom of Information Act.", July 4, 1966.|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=27700|work=The American Presidency Project.|publisher=The American Presidency Project.|accessdate=24 September 2013|author=Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley}} 6. ^{{cite conference |url=http://www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/webdav/site/mySite/shared/Documents/EDPS/Publications/Speeches/2006/06-05-23_ICIC_2006_Manchester_EN.pdf |title=The Presidential Executive Order on the Freedom of Information Act |first=Daniel J. |last=Metcalfe |date=23 May 2006 |conference=4th International Conference of Information Commissioners |conferenceurl= |volume= |edition= |booktitle= |publisher= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |location= |pages=54–74 |format=PDF |accessdate=20 June 2013 }} 7. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last=Washington Examiner Editorial Board|title=Examiner Editorial: FOIA reform a step forward for government transparency|url=http://washingtonexaminer.com/foia-reform-a-step-forward-for-government-transparency/article/2544763|accessdate=27 February 2014|newspaper=Washington Examiner|date=27 February 2014}} 8. ^{{cite news|title=House passes bill to ease Freedom of Information Act requests|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/02/26/House-passes-bill-to-ease-Freedom-of-Information-Act-requests/UPI-11761393438061/|accessdate=27 February 2014|newspaper=UPI|date=26 February 2014}} 9. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=H.R. 1211 - Summary|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1211|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=26 February 2014}} 10. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|title=H.R. 1211 - CBO|url=http://cbo.gov/publication/44264|publisher=Congressional Budget Office|accessdate=26 February 2014}} 11. ^1 {{cite web|title=H.R. 1211 - All Actions|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1211/all-actions/|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=26 February 2014}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Leader's Weekly Schedule Week of February 24, 2014|url=http://majorityleader.gov/floor/2-24-14.pdf|publisher=House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's Office|accessdate=26 February 2014}} 13. ^{{cite news|author1=Mario Trujillo|title=enate Judiciary approves FOIA reform|url=http://thehill.com/policy/technology/224840-senate-judiciary-approves-foia-reform-bill|accessdate=5 January 2015|work=The Hill|date=20 November 2014}} 14. ^{{Cite episode| publisher = PBS| credits = Robert Collins (Director)| title = Push to Reform the Freedom of Information Act Collapses in House| work = Media - FRONTLINE| accessdate = 2014-12-14| date = 2014-12-12| url = https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/media/push-to-reform-the-freedom-of-information-act-collapses-in-house/}} 15. ^{{cite news|last=Marks|first=Joseph|title=House passes bill to put more FOIA processing online|url=http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2014/02/house-passes-bill-put-more-foia-processing-online/79447/?oref=ng-dropdown|accessdate=27 February 2014|newspaper=NextGov.com|date=26 February 2014}} External links{{wikisource|Portal:Acts of the United States Congresses/Acts of the 113th United States Congress}}
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