Other Statutory Protections

Other Statutory Protections

Learn about other laws intended to promote agency openness and accountability, such as the Privacy Act, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the Equal Access to Justice Act.

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Besides FOIA, a variety of laws grant the public access to government information or protect the public from unjust agency actions. The four major laws in this area are the Government in the Sunshine Act; the Federal Advisory Committee Act, or FACA; the Privacy Act; and the Equal Access to Justice Act, or EAJA.

I.              The Government in the Sunshine Act

The Government in the Sunshine Act, or Sunshine Act for short,...