About The Freedom of Information Act
Enacted in 1966, and taking effect on July 5, 1967, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides that any person* has a right, enforceable in court, to obtain access to federal agency records, except to the extent that such records (or portions of them) are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions. A FOIA request can be made for any agency record.
* Fugitives from the law excluded.
Requests under the Privacy Act must be sent directly to the appropriate agency. ..Source..
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