48 CFR § 824.203 - 824.203 Policy.

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title: "48 CFR § 824.203 - 824.203   Policy."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "824.203"
section_name: "824.203   Policy."
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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subchapter_name: "SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS"
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part_name: "PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a; 38 U.S.C. 5723-5724, 5725(a)-(c); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1121(c), 1702; 38 CFR 1.550 through 1.562 and 1.575 through 1.584; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304."
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# 824.203 824.203   Policy.

(a) VA rules implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) are in 38 CFR 1.550 through 1.562.

(b) Upon receipt of a request, the contracting officer shall provide the requester with the name of the cognizant VA FOIA Service Office. The VA FOIA Service Office (see *http://www.oprm.va.gov/foia/*) is the focal point for all FOIA requests and official information may only be released through the cognizant FOIA Service or their authorized designee.

[84 FR 45681, Aug. 30, 2019]