Under FOIA, intelligence-community agencies may not make records available under the standard request provision to a foreign government entity, only to a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or district.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by statutory text (5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3)(E)), DOJ OIP guidance, National Archives OGIS explanation, and independent case reporting from Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Multiple consistent, authoritative sources including primary legal text. [tier=silver indep_score=0.735 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - National Archives (seed:conspiracy_and_investigation)
- https://www.justice.gov/archives/oip/blog/foia-post-2002-foia-amended-intelligence-authorization-act (corroboration)
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/552 (corroboration)