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Legal-procedural exemption mechanism under federal freedom of information law. NOT a classification marking or a person. Often confused with Exemption (b)(1) which directly protects classified national security information; (b)(3) instead protects information withheld under OTHER federal statutes.
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Concept
Federal statutory provision (5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3)) permitting agencies to withhold information protected by other federal laws from FOIA disclosure.
Disposição estatutária federal (5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3)) que permite às agências reterem informações protegidas por outras leis federais da divulgação conforme a FOIA.
Enrichment
- 5 U.S. Code § 552 - Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedingsCornell Law School / Legal Information Institute▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Statutory exemption for records withheld under other federal statutes
- Requires no agency discretion OR particular criteria for withholding
- Post-2009 statutes must explicitly cite 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3)
- Exemption 3 - FOIA.WikiFOIA.Wiki (collaborative legal resource)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Exemption operates as gateway mechanism for other federal secrecy statutes
- Requirements for qualifying statutes clearly defined
- Courts enforce strict statutory language requirement
- FOIA Exemption 3 Statutes - WikipediaWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Hundreds of federal statutes qualify as Exemption 3 statutes
- No single authoritative master list exists
- Both DOJ and academic registries maintain competing lists
FOIA Exemption (b)(3)
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 5 time(s) across 5 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 5 vez(es) em 5 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.