Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996
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The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 is a U.S. law that modernized the Freedom of Information Act by extending public access rights to electronic records and setting clearer deadlines and procedures for federal agencies’ responses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 canonical | 2 |
| E-FOIA Amendments of 1996 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T368068 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 Context triple: [Freedom of Information Act, amendedBy, Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996]
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A.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act is a U.S. law that grants the public the right to access records from federal government agencies, promoting transparency and accountability.
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B.
OPEN Government Act of 2007
The OPEN Government Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened and modernized the Freedom of Information Act by improving transparency, clarifying response deadlines, and enhancing the rights and remedies available to requesters.
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C.
Government in the Sunshine Act
The Government in the Sunshine Act is a U.S. federal law that requires meetings of certain government agencies to be open and accessible to the public, promoting transparency and accountability in administrative decision-making.
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D.
Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014
The Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 is a U.S. law that modernized federal and presidential recordkeeping, clarifying the status of electronic communications and strengthening oversight of how official records are managed and preserved.
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E.
Presidential Records Act
The Presidential Records Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the creation, management, and public ownership of official records of presidents and vice presidents.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 Target entity description: The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 is a U.S. law that modernized the Freedom of Information Act by extending public access rights to electronic records and setting clearer deadlines and procedures for federal agencies’ responses.
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A.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act is a U.S. law that grants the public the right to access records from federal government agencies, promoting transparency and accountability.
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B.
OPEN Government Act of 2007
The OPEN Government Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened and modernized the Freedom of Information Act by improving transparency, clarifying response deadlines, and enhancing the rights and remedies available to requesters.
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C.
Government in the Sunshine Act
The Government in the Sunshine Act is a U.S. federal law that requires meetings of certain government agencies to be open and accessible to the public, promoting transparency and accountability in administrative decision-making.
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D.
Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014
The Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 is a U.S. law that modernized federal and presidential recordkeeping, clarifying the status of electronic communications and strengthening oversight of how official records are managed and preserved.
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E.
Presidential Records Act
The Presidential Records Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the creation, management, and public ownership of official records of presidents and vice presidents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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freedom of information law ⓘ |
| affects | FOIA implementation by federal agencies ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve timeliness of FOIA responses
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increase government transparency ⓘ modernize FOIA for the electronic age ⓘ |
| amends | Freedom of Information Act ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal executive branch agencies ⓘ |
| clarifies |
deadlines for federal agency responses
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procedures for processing FOIA requests ⓘ treatment of electronic formats under FOIA ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| establishes |
electronic reading room requirements
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time limits for agency responses to FOIA requests ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
electronic information
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electronic reading rooms ⓘ electronic records ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
electronic records
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federal agency disclosure procedures ⓘ public access to government information ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
information law ⓘ open government law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| provides |
procedures for extending FOIA response times
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provisions for expedited processing of FOIA requests ⓘ rules for multi-track processing of FOIA requests ⓘ statutory deadlines for FOIA processing ⓘ |
| regulates |
disclosure of electronic records
ⓘ
federal agency handling of FOIA requests ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
E-Government Act of 2002
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Government in the Sunshine Act ⓘ Paperwork Reduction Act ⓘ Privacy Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| requires |
agencies to make certain records available electronically
ⓘ
agencies to provide electronic access to frequently requested records ⓘ indexes of records to be available electronically ⓘ |
| shortName | E-FOIA Amendments of 1996 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
freedom of information
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government transparency ⓘ public access to records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 Description of subject: The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 is a U.S. law that modernized the Freedom of Information Act by extending public access rights to electronic records and setting clearer deadlines and procedures for federal agencies’ responses.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996