original source

For the purposes of subsection (a)(5), the term “original source” means a person who has direct and independent knowledge of the information contained in the declaration and who voluntarily provided the information to the government prior to the disclosure.

Source

12 USC § 4224(b)

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Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (subchapter II) of this section.

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