H.R. 3387 · 114th Congress

Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2015

Stage
Reported from committee
Introduced
2015-07-29
Latest action
2016-12-12 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-864.

Summary

Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill applies to the Smithsonian Institution the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, and current law relating to open meetings of government agencies.

(Sec. 3) This bill shall apply:

with respect to the FOIA and the Privacy Act, to any records created by the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the enactment of this bill; and with respect to current law relating to open meetings of government agencies, to any meetings held by the Smithsonian Institution on or after the enactment of this bill.