Follow-up Response - limiting search

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005267029
• Release Decision: IPPUB U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2010
• Case Number: F-2010-00666
• Publication Date: May 28, 2008

(b)(3)
May 29, 2008
Mr. Mark S. Zaid
Executive Director
The James Madison Project
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
APPROVED FOR
RELEASE^ DATE:
18-Aug-2010
On 19 May 2008 the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator received
your 19 May 2008 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records concerning the
proposed enactment of an anti-leak provision in the 2001 Intelligence Authorization Act.
The provision, known informally as the Official Secrets Act, would have criminalized
unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information. This request also should
include the following:
1. Testimony by CIA officials delivered verbally or submitted in
writing to any Congressional Committee or Subcommittee
pertaining to the proposed enactment of this anti-leak
provision.
2. Any correspondence between CIA and any member of
Congress, Senator, or Congressional staffer pertaining to the
proposed enactment of this anti-leak provision.
3. Records pertaining to the proposed enactment of this anti-leak
provision and the opinions of the CIA as an institution and of
individual CIA employees regarding the proposed statutory
language.
We have assigned your request the reference number above. Please use this number when
corresponding so that we can identify it easily.
We accept your request and will process it according to the FOIA, 5 U. S.C. ? 552,
as amended, and the CIA Information Act, 50 U. S.C. ? 431, as amended. Unless you
object, we will limit our search to CIA-originated records existing through the date of this
acceptance letter.
Because we believe that fees would be minimal, and as an act of administrative
discretion, there will be no charge for processing your request.
 The large number of FOIA requests CIA receives has created unavoidable delays
making it unlikely that we can respond within the 20 working days the FOIA requires.
You have the right to consider our honest appraisal as a denial of your request and you
may appeal to the Agency Release Panel. Amore practical approach would permit us to
continue processing your request and respond to you as soon as we can. You will retain
your appeal rights and, once you receive the results of our search, can appeal at that time if
you wish. We will proceed on that basis unless you object.
Sincerely,
Delores M. Nelson
Information and Privacy Coordinator