資訊自由法 (美國)

**資訊自由法**
縮寫（通俗）	FOIA
俗稱	Public Information Act of 1966; Public Information Availability;
立法機構	第89th屆美國國會
生效日期	July 5, 1967
引用文獻
公法	89-487
法律匯編	80 Stat. 250
法典編纂
修訂法令	Administrative Procedure Act
修訂法編	5 U.S.C.: Government Organization and Employees
創建章節	美國法典第5編（英語：Title 5 of the United States Code）第5之II章 § 552
立法歷程
	Senate提案：S. 1160， Edward Long (D–MO)， October 4, 1965; 委員會審核：Committee on the Judiciary and Committee on Government Operations; Senate通過：October 13, 1965（passed）; House通過：June 20, 1966（306–0）; 總統簽署生效：Lyndon B. Johnson，July 4, 1966;
主要修正案
	Privacy Act of 1974, PL 93–579, 88 Stat 1896; Government in the Sunshine Act, PL 94–409, 90 Stat 1241; Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, PL 99–570, 100 Stat 3207; Electronic Freedom of Information Act of 1996; The Intelligence Authorization Act of 2002, PL 107-306, 116 Stat 2383; OPEN Government Act of 2007, PL 110-175, 121 Stat 2524; Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; FOIA Improvement Act of 2016;
美國最高法院案例
	Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Department of Justice v. Landano; Scott Armstrong v. Executive Office of the President

《資訊自由法》（Freedom of Information Act 簡稱FOIA，也譯作情報自由法、美國資訊自由法案）是美國關於聯邦政府資訊公開化的行政法規，頒佈於1967年。^[1]^[2]

主要內容

《資訊自由法》的主要內容是規定民眾在獲得行政情報方面的權利和行政機關在向民眾提供行政情報方面的義務：

這項法律還規定了行政、司法部門處理有關申請和訴訟的時效。

《資訊自由法》是美國人民爭取新聞出版自由鬥爭的重要成果之一。該法律雖然是面對一般公民的，實際上真正查閱資料的是記者，此使記者有了更大的採訪權利。

FOIA.gov （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館） – U.S. Department of Justice FOIA complete reference
FOIA Legislative History （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館） - The National Security Archive at George Washington University
Stanford Libraries FOIA archive （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館） – Preserved collection of sites that deal with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and documents. This includes government sites that receive and distribute FOIA documents (aka "FOIA reading rooms") as well as non-profit organizations and government watchdogs that request large numbers of FOIA documents on specific topics like national security and civil rights.
Freedom of Information Act Resources （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館） – compiled by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.
FOIA Wiki – wiki maintained by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press with explanatory entries on various aspects of FOIA, including caselaw, agency information, and recent FOIA decisions
FOIA Mapper （頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館） – project analyzing the most frequent filers of FOIA requests (2017)
Freedom of Information Act. Amend section 3 of the Administrative Procedure Act. Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, compiled 1789–2008. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. July 4, 1966 [2020-02-22]. （原始內容存檔於2014-02-22）.