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S 3276 110th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional oversight Federal advisory bodies Freedom of information Right of privacy Smithsonian Institution

Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2008

Introduced: July 16, 2008 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jul 16, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6873-6875)
Jul 16, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2008 - Makes the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, federal law relating to open meetings of federal agencies, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act applicable to the Smithsonian Institution.

Makes this Act applicable to: (1) all actions taken by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution or any other officer or employee of the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the enactment date of this Act; (2) any record created before, on, or after that date; and (3) any meeting held before, on, or after that date.

Amends the Privacy Act to allow a federal agency, upon request by the chairperson or ranking member of a committee, subcommittee, or joint committee of Congress, to make a disclosure of any record which is contained in a system of records to that chairperson or ranking member.

What's happening now July 16, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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