# 22 C.F.R. § 212.19 (2026): Privacy definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 C.F.R. § 212.19 (2026)
- **Heading:** Privacy definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 22 CFR: Foreign Relations / Chapter II: AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT / Part 212: PUBLIC INFORMATION / Subpart M: Privacy Act Provisions / § 212.19: § 212.19   Privacy definitions.

## Text

As used in this subpart, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)
Individual
means a citizen or a legal permanent resident alien (LPR) of the United States.
(b)
Maintain
includes maintain, collect, use, or disseminate.
(c)
Record
means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by the agency and that contains the individual's name or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or photograph.
(d)
System of records
means a group of any records under the control of the agency from which information is retrieved by the name of an individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to an individual.

## Nearby sections

- [22 C.F.R. § 212.18 (2026) § 212.18   Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P212_S212_18.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 212.19 (2026) § 212.19   Privacy definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P212_S212_19.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 212.20 (2026) § 212.20   Request for access to records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P212_S212_20.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 212.21 (2026) § 212.21   Request to amend or correct records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P212_S212_21.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 212.22 (2026) § 212.22   Request for accounting of record disclosures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P212_S212_22.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 212.23 (2026) § 212.23   Appeals from denials of PA amendment requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P212_S212_23.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 212.24 (2026) § 212.24   Specific exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P212_S212_24.md)

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