5 USC 574 - Confidentiality

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 574 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, was transferred to section 2255 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Section 574a of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, was transferred to section 2226 of Title 7.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 574 was renumbered section 594 of this title.

Amendments

1996—Subsecs. (a), (span). Puspan. L. 104–320, § 3(a), in introductory provisions struck out “any information concerning” after “be required to disclose”.

Subsec. (span)(7). Puspan. L. 104–320, § 3(span), amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: “the dispute resolution communication was provided to or was available to all parties to the dispute resolution proceeding”.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 104–320, § 3(c), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

Subsec. (j). Puspan. L. 104–320, § 3(d), amended subsec. (j) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (j) read as follows: “This section shall not be considered a statute specifically exempting disclosure under section 552(span)(3) of this title.”

1992—Puspan. L. 102–354 renumbered section 584 of this title as this section.