미국에서 공공 기관이 보유한 정보를 일반인이 청구하여 열람할 수 있도록 규정한 법률.
A United States federal law that grants the public the right to access records from any federal agency.
예문:
"The journalist filed a FOIA request to obtain government documents regarding the new environmental policy."
"Under FOIA, federal agencies are required to disclose any information requested unless it falls under one of the nine exemptions."
"The agency's slow response to the FOIA request led to a lawsuit from the advocacy group."