Go with the Flowchart: FOIA and Privacy Act Requests

This easy-to-follow flowchart outlines the steps and interaction between the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, when first and third parties seek Privacy Act records. 

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