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# 42 U.S.C. § 19136 - Rule of construction

## Text

Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to require public disclosure of information that is exempt from mandatory disclosure under section 552 of title 5.

(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title IV, § 10407, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1609.)