Under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3)(E), Intelligence Community agencies are prohibited from disclosing records in response to FOIA requests made by any foreign government or international governmental organization, directly or through a representative.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by statutory text (5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3)(E)) and multiple independent federal agency and DOJ sources describing the 2002 Intelligence Authorization Act amendment. [tier=gold indep_score=0.753 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Using FOIA to Access Intelligence Community Records (seed:conspiracy_and_investigation)
- https://www.justice.gov/archives/oip/blog/foia-post-2002-foia-amended-intelligence-authorization-act (corroboration)
- https://www.justice.gov/oip/freedom-information-act-5-usc-552 (corroboration)
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/552 (corroboration)
- https://www.dea.gov/foia/about-foia (corroboration)
- https://home.treasury.gov/footer/freedom-of-information-act/foia-faq (corroboration)