No, the FOIA applies only to the records of the executive branch of the Federal Government and certain Presidential and Vice Presidential records:
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| (a) Records of executive branch agencies | This CFR part and parts 1254 through 1260 of this chapter. FOIA applies to these records.
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| (b) Records of the Federal courts and judicial branch agencies | Parts 1254 through 1260 of this chapter. FOIA does not apply to these records.
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| (c) Records of Congress and legislative branch agencies | Parts 1254 through 1260 of this chapter. FOIA does not apply to these records.
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| (d) Presidential records (created by Presidents and Vice Presidents holding office since 1981) | This part and parts 1254 through 1270 of this chapter. FOIA applies to these records five years after the President and Vice President leave office.
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| (e) Documents created by Presidents holding office before 1981 and housed in a NARA Presidential library | The deed of gift under which they were given to NARA. These documents are not agency records and FOIA does not apply to these materials.
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| (f) Nixon Presidential materials | Part 1275 of this chapter. FOIA does not apply to these materials. |
authority: 44 U.S.C. 2104(a) and 2204 (3)(c)(1);
5 U.S.C. 552; Public Law 114-185; E.O. 13526; E.O. 12600; 52 FR 23781; 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235
source: 79 FR 56504, Sept. 22, 2014, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 36 CFR 1250.6