§ 3510. — Cooperation of agencies in making information available.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC3510]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
Sec. 3510. Cooperation of agencies in making information
available
(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, Sec. 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 180.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3510, added Pub. L. 96-511, Sec. 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.
