§ 1503.10 - Disclosure of a record to a person other than the individual to whom it pertains.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the Board shall not disclose by any means of communication any record contained in a system of records to any person or agency except with the prior written consent of the individual to whom the record pertains or of his or her guardian.

(b) The restrictions on disclosure in paragraph (a) of this section do not apply to disclosure:

(1) To those officers and employees of the Board who have a need for the record in the performance of their duties;

(2) Required under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552;

(3) For a routine use;

(4) To the Bureau of the Census for purposes of planning or carrying out a census or survey or related activity pursuant to the provisions of title 13, United States Code;

(5) To a recipient who has provided the Board with advance adequate written assurance that the record will be used solely as a statistical research or reporting record, the record to be transferred in a form that is not individually identifiable;

(6) To the National Archives and Records Administration as a record which has sufficient historical or other value to warrant its continued preservation by the United States Government, or for evaluation by the Archivist of the United States or the designee of the Archivist to determine whether the record has such value;

(7) To another agency or to an instrumentality of any governmental jurisdiction within or under the control of the United States for a civil or criminal law enforcement activity if the activity is authorized by law, and if the head of the agency or instrumentality has made a written request to the Board specifying the particular portion desired and the law enforcement activity for which the record is sought;

(8) To a person pursuant to a showing of compelling circumstances affecting the health or safety of an individual if, upon such disclosure, notification is transmitted to the last known address of such individual;

(9) To either House of Congress, or, to the extent of matter within its jurisdiction, any committee or subcommittee thereof, any joint committee of Congress, or subcommittee of any joint committee;

(10) To the Comptroller General, or any of his authorized representatives, in the course of the performance of the duties of the General Accounting Office;

(11) Pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(12) To a consumer reporting agency in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3711(f).