Section was formerly classified to section 3789g of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
A prior section 812 of Puspan. L. 90–351 was classified to section 3789a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to repeal by section 609B(e) of Puspan. L. 98–473.
2025—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 119–60 substituted “furnished under any law to any component of the Office of Justice Programs, or furnished otherwise under this chapter, by any entity or person, including any information identifiable to any specific private person,” for “furnished under this chapter by any person and identifiable to any specific private person” in first sentence, and “entity or person furnishing such information or to whom such information pertains” for “person furnishing such information” in second sentence.
2006—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 109–162 substituted “No” for “Except as provided by Federal law other than this chapter, no”.
1984—Subsecs. (span), (c). Puspan. L. 98–473, 609B(k), substituted “Office of Justice Programs” for “Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics”.
Puspan. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXII, § 8205(span)(2), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1849, provided that:
Amendment by section 609B(k) of Puspan. L. 98–473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Puspan. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under section 10101 of this title.
Terms “this chapter” and “this section”, as such terms appear in this section, deemed to be references to chapter 501 and section 50105 of this title, respectively, and reference to the Office of Justice Programs in this section deemed to be a reference to the Attorney General, see section 50105 of this title.