Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§3350 Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 45— - MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SECURITY CLEARANCES AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION › § 3350
Summary
When someone asks for mandatory declassification under Executive Order 13526, a later order, or any law, the head of an intelligence agency must not charge copy fees higher than the reproduction fees they would charge under section 552 of title 5 (the Freedom of Information Act). They may also waive or reduce processing fees the same way they do under that FOIA rule.
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Title 50, §3350
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In reviewing and processing a request by a person for the mandatory declassification of information pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526, a successor executive order, or any provision of law, the head of an element of the intelligence community—
(1)may not charge the person reproduction fees in excess of the amount of fees that the head would charge the person for reproduction required in the course of processing a request for information under section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the “Freedom of Information Act”); and
(2)may waive or reduce any processing fees in the same manner as the head waives or reduces fees under such section 552.
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References in Text
Executive Order No. 13526, referred to in text, is Ex. Ord. No. 13526, Dec. 29, 2009, 75 F.R. 707, 1013, which is set out as a note under section 3161 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions For definition of “intelligence community” as used in this section, see section 2 of div. N of Pub. L. 115–31, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.
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50 U.S.C. § 3350
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73