OVERVIEW OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974

CONDITIONS OF DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES

B. Twelve Exceptions to the "No Disclosure Without Consent" Rule

6. 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(6) (National Archives)

"to the National Archives and Records Administration as a record which has sufficient historical or other value to warrant its continued preservation by the United States Government, or for evaluation by the Archivist of the United States or the designee of the Archivist to determine whether the record has such value."

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For a discussion of this provision, see OMB Guidelines, 40 Fed. Reg. 28,948, 28,955 (1975).


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