Public Law 94-409
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Public Law 94-409 is the formal designation of the U.S. Government in the Sunshine Act, a 1976 federal law that mandates greater transparency and open meetings for federal agencies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pub. L. 94-409 | 1 |
| Public Law 94-409 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1870703 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Public Law 94-409 Context triple: [Government in the Sunshine Act, publicLawNumber, Public Law 94-409]
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Public Law 94-469
Public Law 94-469 is the 1976 U.S. federal statute, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), that authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the manufacture, use, and distribution of chemical substances.
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Public Law 93-406
Public Law 93-406 is the formal designation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a landmark U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry.
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C.
Public Law 94-412
Public Law 94-412 is the 1976 federal statute, known as the National Emergencies Act, that established procedures and limits for presidential declarations of national emergencies in the United States.
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D.
Public Law 90-284
Public Law 90-284 is a landmark 1968 U.S. civil rights statute best known for including the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
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E.
Public Law 94-422
Public Law 94-422 is a 1976 U.S. federal statute that updated and expanded the National Historic Preservation Act to strengthen the protection and management of the nation’s historic and cultural resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 94-409 Target entity description: Public Law 94-409 is the formal designation of the U.S. Government in the Sunshine Act, a 1976 federal law that mandates greater transparency and open meetings for federal agencies.
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A.
Public Law 94-469
Public Law 94-469 is the 1976 U.S. federal statute, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), that authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the manufacture, use, and distribution of chemical substances.
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B.
Public Law 93-406
Public Law 93-406 is the formal designation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a landmark U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry.
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C.
Public Law 94-412
Public Law 94-412 is the 1976 federal statute, known as the National Emergencies Act, that established procedures and limits for presidential declarations of national emergencies in the United States.
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D.
Public Law 90-284
Public Law 90-284 is a landmark 1968 U.S. civil rights statute best known for including the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
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E.
Public Law 94-422
Public Law 94-422 is a 1976 U.S. federal statute that updated and expanded the National Historic Preservation Act to strengthen the protection and management of the nation’s historic and cultural resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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open government law ⓘ |
| affects | federal administrative agencies ⓘ |
| aimsTo | increase public oversight of federal agency decision-making ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
collegial bodies of federal agencies headed by two or more members
ⓘ
independent regulatory agencies of the United States ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
Public Law 94-409
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pub. L. 94-409
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| codifiedIn | Title 5 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| codifiedSections | 5 U.S.C. § 552b ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1976-09-13 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 94th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | judicial review in United States federal courts ⓘ |
| establishes |
procedures for closing agency meetings to the public under specified exemptions
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requirements for advance public notice of agency meetings ⓘ |
| goal | to ensure that agency business is conducted in public to the fullest extent consistent with efficient government operations and the protection of individual rights ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Government in the Sunshine Act
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surface form:
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552b(a)-(j)
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| historicalContext | post-Watergate government reform era ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| officialName | Government in the Sunshine Act ⓘ |
| policyArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ government accountability ⓘ |
| provides | exemptions allowing closed meetings for matters such as national security, internal personnel rules, and trade secrets ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 94-409 ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide the public with the fullest practicable information regarding the decision-making processes of federal agencies ⓘ |
| regulates | procedures for federal agency meetings ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Advisory Committee Act
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Freedom of Information Act ⓘ |
| requires |
agencies to keep transcripts, recordings, or minutes of closed meetings
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that meetings of certain federal agencies be open to public observation ⓘ |
| shortName |
Government in the Sunshine Act
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surface form:
Sunshine Act
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| signedAt | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Gerald Ford
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surface form:
Gerald R. Ford
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| signingPresident |
Gerald Ford
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surface form:
Gerald R. Ford
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| statutesAtLargeCitation | 90 Stat. 1241 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
government transparency
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open meetings of federal agencies ⓘ public access to agency meetings ⓘ |
| typeOfTransparencyMeasure | open meetings requirement ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1976 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 94-409 Description of subject: Public Law 94-409 is the formal designation of the U.S. Government in the Sunshine Act, a 1976 federal law that mandates greater transparency and open meetings for federal agencies.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Pub. L. 94-409