<Tr> <Th> Titles amended </Th> <Td> 5 U.S.C.: Government Organization and Employees </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S.C. sections created </Th> <Td> 5 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. II § 552 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the Senate as S. 1160 by Edward Long (D--MO) on October 4, 1965 </Li> <Li> Committee consideration by Committee on the Judiciary and Committee on Government Operations </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on October 13, 1965 (passed) </Li> <Li> Passed the House on June 20, 1966 (306--0) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1966 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

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