§2454. Access to information

(a) Information obtained or developed by the Administrator in the performance of his functions under this chapter shall be made available for public inspection, except (A) information authorized or required by Federal statute to be withheld, (B) information classified to protect the national security, and (C) information described in subsection (b) of this section: Provided, That nothing in this chapter shall authorize the withholding of information by the Administrator from the duly authorized committees of the Congress.

(b) The Administrator, for a period of up to 5 years after the development of information that results from activities conducted under an agreement entered into under section 2473(c)(5) and (6) of this title, and that would be a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5 if the information had been obtained from a non-Federal party participating in such an agreement, may provide appropriate protections against the dissemination of such information, including exemption from subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.

( Pub. L. 85–568, title III, §303, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 433 ; Pub. L. 102–588, title V, §509, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5129 .)

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 85–568, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 426 , as amended, known as the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2451 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1992-Pub. L. 102–588 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted "(B)" for "and (B)", inserted cl. (C), and added subsec. (b).