44 U.S.C. § 3510

Cooperation of agencies in making information available

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(a) The Director may direct an agency to make available to another agency, or an agency may make available to another agency, information obtained by a collection of information if the disclosure is not inconsistent with applicable law.(b)(1) If information obtained by an agency is released by that agency to another agency, all the provisions of law (including penalties) that relate to the unlawful disclosure of information apply to the officers and employees of the agency to which information is released to the same extent and in the same manner as the provisions apply to the officers and employees of the agency which originally obtained the information.(2) The officers and employees of the agency to which the information is released, in addition, shall be subject to the same provisions of law, including penalties, relating to the unlawful disclosure of information as if the information had been collected directly by that agency.(Added Pub. L. 104–13, § 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 180.)Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

A prior section 3510, added Pub. L. 96–511, § 2(a), Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2822, related to cooperation of agencies in making information available prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–13.

Another prior section 3510, Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1305, authorized promulgation of rules and regulations, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 96–511. See section 3516 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1995, except as otherwise provided, see section 4(a) of Pub. L. 104–13, set out as a note under section 3501 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1981–1999 · leading case: Applicability of Trade Secrets Act to Intra-Governmental Exch. of Regulatory Info. (OLC 1999).

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Applicability of Trade Secrets Act to Intra-Governmental Exch. of Regulatory Info. (OLC 1999). · cites it 5× “2812 ( “ PRA” ), see 44 U.S.C. § 3510 (a) (Supp. I 1995), or by any other federal statute, either explicitly or implicitly.”

Disclosure of Info. Collected Under the Exp. Admin. Act (OLC 1981). · cites it 3× “at 2822, 44 U.S.C. §3510 (Supp. IV 1980). Thus, the Department of Commerce is authorized by the Paperwork Reduction Act to share information with other federal agencies, including law enforcement and intelligence agencies, when the following conditions are present: 1) The…”

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