The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), enacted in 1967, allows the public to request federal government records. It is designed to require disclosure of US government records in the absence of any of its 9 exemptions for things like privacy, national security, and law enforcement.

Now, the Department of War (DoW) has asked Congress for additional exemptions to disclosing documents under (FOIA). DoW has submitted a legislative proposal to create an exemption for controlled unclassified information (CUI).