CFR > Title 32 - National Defense > SUBTITLE B—Other Regulations Relating to National Defense > CHAPTER XVII—OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE (parts 1700 to 1703) > PART 1700—PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT > 1700.1—Authority and purpose.

1700.1—Authority and purpose.

(a) Authority. This part is issued under the authority of and in order to implement the Freedom of Information Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552; the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 401-442; and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-458, 118 Stat. 3638.
(b) Purpose in general. This part prescribes procedures for:
(1) ODNI administration of the FOIA;
(2) Requesting records pursuant to the FOIA; and
(3) Filing an administrative appeal of an initial adverse decision under the FOIA.