[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1099 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1099

   To clarify the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act to 
    certain federally established entities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2025

   Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Min, and Mr. Mfume) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To clarify the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act to 
    certain federally established entities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consistent Legal Expectations and 
Access to Records Act'' or the ``CLEAR Act.''

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT TO CERTAIN 
              FEDERALLY ESTABLISHED ENTITIES.

    (a) Section 552(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``in the Executive Office of the President'' the 
following: ``, and any entity established under section 3161 of this 
title''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any request 
made under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act, regardless of when the records requested 
were created.
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