From the House Reports Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
 
Union Calendar No. 25
 
105th Congress, 1st Session
 
House Report 105-37
 
A CITIZEN'S GUIDE ON USING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE
PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 TO REQUEST GOVERNMENT RECORDS
 



FIRST REPORT
 
by the
 
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT

 
 
 
 
March 20, 1997.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
 
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT
 
DAN BURTON, Indiana, Chairman
 
BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, California
J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois TOM LANTOS, California
CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut MAJOR R. OWENS, New York
STEVEN H. SCHIFF, New Mexico EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York
CHRISTOPHER COX, California PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida GARY A. CONDIT, California
JOHN M. McHUGH, New York CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York
STEPHEN HORN, California THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin
JOHN L. MICA, Florida ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Washington,
THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia DC
DAVID M. McINTOSH, Indiana CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
JOHN SHADEGG, Arizona DENNIS KUCINICH, Ohio
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois
MARSHALL ``MARK'' SANFORD, South DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois
Carolina JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts
JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire JIM TURNER, Texas
PETE SESSIONS, Texas THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine
MIKE PAPPAS, New Jersey ------
VINCE SNOWBARGER, Kansas BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
BOB BARR, Georgia (Independent)
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Kevin Binger, Staff Director
Daniel R. Moll, Deputy Staff Director
Judith McCoy, Chief Clerk
Phil Schiliro, Minority Staff Director
 
Government Management, Information, and Technology Subcommittee
 
STEPHEN HORN, California, Chairman
 
PETE SESSIONS, Texas CAROLYN MALONEY, New York
TOM DAVIS, Virginia PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania
JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida MAJOR R. OWENS, New York
MARK SANFORD, South Carolina ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois
JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois
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Ex Officio
 
DAN BURTON, Indiana HENRY A. WAXMAN, California
 
J. Russell George, Staff Director and Counsel
Mark Uncapher, Counsel
Andrea Miller, Clerk
Dave McMillen, Minority Professional Staff
 
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
 
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House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, March 20, 1997.
Hon. Newt Gingrich,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: By direction of the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight, I submit herewith the
committee's first report to the 105th Congress. The committee's
report is based on a study conducted by its Subcommittee on
Government Management, Information, and Technology.
Dan Burton,
Chairman.