!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] of [1974|Year 1974] is an [Act of Congress] codified in 5 [U.S.C.] § 552a is a [Privacy Law] that establishes a Code of Fair Information Practice that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of [personally identifiable|Personally Identifiable Information] information about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by [United States Federal Agency]. A system of records is a group of records under the control of an agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifier assigned to the individual.

The primary statement:
"''No agency shall disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any [person], or to another [agency|United States Federal Agency], except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written [consent] of, the individual to whom the record pertains..''"

[{$pagename}] exceptions:
Twelve Exceptions to the "No Disclosure Without [Consent]" Rule
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(1) ("[Need to know]" within agency)
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(2) (required [FOIA] disclosure)
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(3) (routine uses)
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(4) (Bureau of the Census)
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(5) (statistical research)
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(6) (National Archives)
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(7) ([law enforcement|Law Enforcement Agency] request)
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(8) (health or safety of an individual)
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(9) ([Congress|United States Congress])
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(10) ([United States Government Accountability Office] ([GAO]))
* 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) (court order)
* 5 [U.S.C.] § 552a(b)(12) (Debt Collection Act)!! More Information
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:
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* [#1] - [Privacy_Act_of_1974|Wikipedia:Privacy_Act_of_1974|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2015-07-27- 
* [#2] - [OVERVIEW OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 (2015 EDITION)|https://www.justice.gov/opcl/overview-privacy-act-1974-2015-edition|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-09-16