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1 “DISCLOSURE OF DATA 
2 “Sec. 480. (a) (1) Any information reported to. or 
3 otlicnvise obtained by, the Secretary (or any representative 
4 of the Secretary) or any local bioliazaids committee under 
5 this part, which is exempt from disclosure pursuant to sub- 
6 section (a) of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, by 
7 reason of subsection (b) (4) of such section, shall not be 
8 disclosed, except that such information — 
9 “(A) shall be disclosed by the Secretary to any 
10 officer or employee of the United States — 
11 “(i) in connection with the official duties of 
12 such officer or employee under any law for the pro- 
13 tection of health or the environment, or 
14 “ (ii) for specific law enforcement purposes; 
15 “ (B) shall be disclosed by the Secretary if the Sec- 
16 retary determines it necessary to protect health or the 
17 environment against an unreasonable risk of injury; or 
18 “ (C) may be disclosed by the Secretary when role- 
19 vant in any proceeding under this part, except that dis- 
20 closure in - such a proceeding shall be made in such 
21 manner as to preserve confidentiality to the extent 
22 practicable without impairing the proceeding. 
23 A research hypothesis, design, or protocol shall, for purposes 
24 of this paragraph, be considered to be information which is 
25 exempt from disclosure pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
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