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5 U.S.C. § 552b

Open meetings

United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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5 U.S.C. § 552b, Open meetings, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426458
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For purposes of this section— Except in a case where the agency finds that the public interest requires otherwise, the second sentence of subsection (b) shall not apply to any portion of an agency meeting, and the requirements of subsections (d) and (e) shall not apply to any information pertaining to such meeting otherwise required by this section to be disclosed to the public, where the agency properly determines that such portion or portions of its meeting or the disclosure of such information is likely to— disclose information the premature disclosure of which would— Each agency subject to the requirements of this section shall annually report to the Congress regarding the following:

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-409(S. 5)1976-09-13
    Government in the Sunshine Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-66(S. 790)1995-12-21
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally