Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-110
§1010 Availability of Transcripts
Title 5 › PART I — THE AGENCIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 10 — FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES › § 1010
Summary
Government agencies and their advisory committees must give anyone copies of transcripts of agency proceedings (the phrase "agency proceeding" is defined in section 551 of this title), and they may only charge the actual cost to make the copies.
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Title 5, §1010
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Definition of Agency Proceeding.—
In this section, the term “agency proceeding” has the meaning given the term in section 551 of this title.
(b)Availability.—
Agencies and advisory committees shall make available to any person, at actual cost of duplication, copies of transcripts of any agency proceeding or advisory committee meeting.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10105 U.S.C. App. (FACA § 11)Pub. L. 92–463, § 11, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 775. In subsection (b), the words “Except where prohibited by contractual agreements entered into prior to the
Effective Date
of this Act [i.e., 90 days after October 6, 1972]” are omitted as obsolete.
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5 U.S.C. § 1010
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110