Freedom of Information Act (United States)

This article is about the U.S. law. For freedom of information in other countries, see freedom of information legislation.The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the implementation of freedom of information  legislation in the United States. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1966 (Amended 2002), and went into effect the following year. This act allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the U.S. Government. The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and grants nine exemptions to the statute.
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