Legislation Subcommittee
Co-Chairs
Kel McClanahan, National Security Counselors and Patricia Weth, National Labor Relations Board
Mission Statement
The Legislation Subcommittee’s mission is to focus on aspects of FOIA and government transparency that are most appropriate for action by Congress, whether through statutory changes, appropriations, or oversight. Those aspects include, but are not limited to, avenues for potential improvements in:
- the transparency regimes of portions of the legislative and judicial branches;
- the design and authority of OGIS;
- the funding for and resource allocation of agency FOIA programs; and
- the assessment of fees for FOIA services.
Due to the Subcommittee's greater focus on the form of solutions rather than any specific subject matter, the scope of matters reviewed by the Legislative Subcommittee will by necessity overlap with the areas of interest of other subcommittees. As a result, the Subcommittee will collaborate with other subcommittees of the 2020-22 FOIA Advisory Committee on these matters. The end goal of any Subcommittee inquiry is anticipated to be the proposal of specific legislative action (or inaction).
Legislation Subcommittee Report for the FOIA Advisory Committee 2020-2022 Term
Related Resources
- FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendations Dashboard
- The text of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552
FOIA Fees
- Office of Management and Budget. Final Revisions to Uniform Freedom of Information Act Fee Schedule and Guidelines. 85 FR 81955 (Dec 17, 2020).
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy. Fees and Fee Waivers. Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act. (Sep 2020).
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy. Template for Agency FOIA Regulations, X. Fees. (Feb 22, 2017).
- Freedom of Information Act Advisory Committee, 2014-2016 term. Fees Subcommittee. (Apr 28, 2016).
- Kwoka, Margaret B., FOIA, Inc. (Nov 2, 2015). 65 Duke Law Journal 1361 (2016), U Denver Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-57.
- Office of Management and Budget. The Freedom of Information Reform Act of 1986; Uniform Freedom of Information Act Fee Schedule and Guidelines52 Fed. Reg. 10,012 (Mar. 27, 1987).
- Office of Government Information Services. FOIA Fees. The FOIA Ombudsman Blog. (Various Dates).