50 USC § 3350 - Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews

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title: "50 USC § 3350 - Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "3350"
section_name: "Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "SECURITY CLEARANCES AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title III, § 313, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 816.)"
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# § 3350. Maximum amount charged for declassification reviews

In reviewing and processing a request by a person for the mandatory declassification of information pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526, a successor executive order, or any provision of law, the head of an element of the intelligence community—

**(1)** may not charge the person reproduction fees in excess of the amount of fees that the head would charge the person for reproduction required in the course of processing a request for information under section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the “Freedom of Information Act”); and

**(2)** may waive or reduce any processing fees in the same manner as the head waives or reduces fees under such section 552.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title III, § 313, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 816.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Executive Order No. 13526, referred to in text, is Ex. Ord. No. 13526, , 75 F.R. 707, 1013, which is set out as a note under .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definitions

For definition of “intelligence community” as used in this section, see , set out as a note under .