The U.S. Constitution makes no specific allowance for any one of the co-equal branches of government to have access to information held by the others and contains no provision expressly establishing a procedure for, or a right of, public access to government information. Nonetheless, Congress has legislated various public access laws, including: * Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) * Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) * Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b) * Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a)