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On June 30, 2016 President Obama signed into law the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.  The Act addresses a range of procedural issues, including requirements that agencies establish a minimum of 90 days for requesters to file an administrative appeal and that they provide dispute resolution services at various times throughout the FOIA process.  NEH intends to update its regulations implementing FOIA to incorporate these amendments.

Overall Description of Deadline: Section 3 of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 requires, that not later than 180 days after the date of its enactment, the head of each agency review and revise the agency's regulations to incorporate the Improvement Act's amendments. It specifically requires that the regulations of each agency include procedures for engaging in dispute resolution through the FOIA Public Liaison and the Office of Government Information Services.