Clinton Enacts Law Expanding FOIA
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President Clinton signed into law a bill that ensures the public has electronic access to government documents available under the Freedom of Information Act. The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 update the original one, passed 30 years ago when the government owned only 45 computers and provided information only on paper. The legislation was designed to clarify that the FOIA--used by journalists, researchers, businesses, local governments and public interest groups--also applies to federal records maintained electronically.
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