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 88 STAT. 1

PUBLIC LAW 93-579-DEC. 31, 1974

proposal on the privacy and other personal or property rights of individuals or the disclosure of information relating to such individuals, and its effect on the preservation of the constitutional principles of federalism and separation of powers. " (p) ANNUAL REPORT.—The President shall submit to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, by June 30 of each calendar year, a consolidated report, separately listing for each Federal agency the number of records contained in any system of records which were exempted from the application of this section under the provisions of subsections (j) and (k) of this section during the preceding calendar year, and the reasons for the exemptions, and such other information as indicates efforts to administer fully this section. (q) EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS.—No agency shall rely on any exemption contained in section 552 of this title to withhold from an individual any record which is otherwise accessible to such individual under the provisions of this section.". SEC. 4. The chapter analysis of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting:

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"552a. Records about individuals." immediately below: "552. Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, and proceedings.".

SEC. 5. (a)(1) There is established a Privacy Protection Study ^^^^l^^''Ja'°' Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") which commission. shall be composed of seven members as follows: Establishment. (A) three appointed by the President of the United States, note. (B) two appointed by the President of the Senate, and Membership. (C) two appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Members of the Commission shall be chosen from among persons who, by reason of their knowledge and expertise in any of the following areas—civil rights and liberties, law, social sciences, computer technology, business, records management, and State and local government—are well qualified for service on the Commission. (2) The members of the Commission shall elect a Chairman from among themselves. (3) Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission, as long as vacancies. there are four members in office, shall not impair the power of the Commission but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (4) A quorum of the Commission shall consist of a majority of the members, except that the Commission may establish a lower number as a quorum for the purpose of taking testimony. The Commission is authorized to establish such committees and delegate such authority to them as may be necessary to carry out its functions. Each member of the Commission, including the Chairman, shall have equal responsibility and authority in all decisions and actions of the Commission, shall have full access to all information necessary to the performance of their functions, and shall have one vote. Action of the Commission shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present. The Chairman (or a member designated by the Chairman to be acting Chairman) shall be the official spokesman of the Commission in its relations with the Congress, Government agencies, other persons, and the public, and, on behalf of the Commission, shall see to the faithful execution of the administrative policies and decisions of the Commission, and shall report thereon to the Commission from time to time or as the Commission may direct.

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