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[88 STAT. 1898]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1975
[88 STAT. 1898]

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maintains the record specifying the particular portion desired and the law enforcement activity for which the record is sought; "(8) to a person pursuant to a showing of compelling circumstances affecting the health or safety of an individual if upon such disclosure notification is transmitted to the last known address of such individual; "(9) to either House of Congress, or, to the extent of matter within its jurisdiction, any committee or subcommittee thereof, any joint committee of Congress or subcommittee of any such joint committee; "(10) to the Comptroller General, or any of his authorized representatives, in the course of the performance of the duties of the General Accounting Office; or "(11) pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction. "(c) ACCOUNTING OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURES.—Each agency, with respect to each system of records under its control, shall— "(1) except for disclosures made under subsections (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section, keep an accurate accounting of— " (A) the date, nature, and purpose of each disclosure of a record to any person or to another agency made under subsection (b) of this section; and " (B) the name and address of the person or agency to whom the disclosure is made; "(2) retain the accounting made under paragraph (1) of this subsection for at least five years or the life of the record, whichever is longer, after the disclosure for which the accounting is made; "(3) except for disclosures made under subsection (b)(7) of this section, make the accounting made under paragraph (1) of this subsection available to the individual named in the record at his request; and "(4) inform any person or other agency about any correction or notation of dispute made by the agency in accordance with subsection (d) of this section of any record that has been disclosed to the person or agency if an accounting of the disclosure was made. " (d) ACCESS TO RECORDS,—Each agency that maintains a system of records shall— " (1) upon request by any individual to gain access to his record or to any information pertaining to him which is contained in the system, permit him and upon his request, a person of his own choosing to accompany him, to review the record and have a copy made of all or any portion thereof in a form comprehensible to him, except that the agency may require the individual to furnish a written statement authorizing discussion of that individual's record in the accompanying person's presence; "(£) permit the iudividual to request amendment of a record pertaining to him and— " (A) not later than 10 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) after the date of receipt of such request, acknowledge in writing such receipt; and " (B) promptly, either— "(i) make any correction of any portion thereof which the individual believes is not accurate, relevant, timely, or complete; or "(ii) inform the individual of its refusal to amend the record in accordance with his request, the reason