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S. Rept. 114-4 1 (2015-02-23)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxsnh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP Calendar No. 17 114TH CONGRESS 1st Session SENATE I REPORT 114-4 FOIA IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2015 FEBRUARY 23, 2015.-Ordered to be printed Mr. GRASSLEY, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS [To accompany S. 337] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill (S. 337), the FOIA Improvement Act of 2015, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon, without amendment, and rec- ommends that the bill do pass. CONTENTS I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. Page Background and Purpose of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2015 ............. 1 History of the Bill and Committee Consideration ..................................... 6 Section-by-Section Summary of the Bill ..................................................... 7 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ............................................... 12 Regulatory Impact Evaluation ..................................................................... 14 C onclusion ..................................................................................................... 14 Additional Views from Senator Sessions ..................................................... 15 Changes to Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .......................... 18 I. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE FOIA IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2015 A. BACKGROUND AND THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION In 1966, the Federal Government established a policy of open- ness toward information within the control of the Executive Branch, and a presumption that such records should be accessible 49-010

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