Part 147 — Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Information
Current through Mar 4, 2026
Authority: E.O. 12968 (60 FR 40245, 3 CFR 1995 Comp., p 391).
Source: 63 FR 4573, Jan. 30, 1998, unless otherwise noted.
Sections
- § 147.1 Introduction.
- § 147.2 Adjudicative process.
- § 147.3 Guideline A—Allegiance to the United States.
- § 147.4 Guideline B—Foreign influence.
- § 147.5 Guideline C—Foreign preference.
- § 147.6 Guidance D—Sexual behavior.
- § 147.7 Guideline E—Personal conduct.
- § 147.8 Guideline F—Financial considerations.
- § 147.9 Guideline G—Alcohol consumption.
- § 147.10 Guideline H—Drug involvement.
- § 147.11 Guideline I—Emotional, mental, and personality disorders.
- § 147.12 Guideline J—Criminal conduct.
- § 147.13 Guideline K—Security violations.
- § 147.14 Guideline L—Outside activities.
- § 147.15 Guideline M—Misuse of Information technology systems.
- § 147.18 Introduction.
- § 147.19 The three standards.
- § 147.20 Exception to periods of coverage.
- § 147.21 Expanding investigations.
- § 147.22 Transferability.
- § 147.23 Breaks in service.
- § 147.24 The national agency check.
- Attachment A to Subpart B of Part 147—Standard A—National Agency Check With Local Agency Checks and Credit Check (NACLC)
- Attachment B to Subpart B of Part 147—Standard B—Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
- Attachment C to Subpart B of Part 147—Standard C—Single Scope Background Investigation Periodic Reinvestigation (SSBI-PR)
- Attachment D to Subpart B of Part 147—Decision Tables
- § 147.28 Introduction.
- § 147.29 Temporary eligibility for access.
- § 147.30 Temporary eligibility for access at the confidential and secret levels and temporary eligibility for “L” access authorization.
- § 147.31 Temporary eligibility for access at the top secret levels and temporary eligibility for “Q” access authorization: For someone who is the subject of a favorable investigation not meeting the investigative standards for access at those levels.
- § 147.32 Temporary eligibility for access at the top secret and SCI levels and temporary eligibility for “Q” access authorization: For someone who is not the subject of a current, favorable personnel or personnel-security investigation of any kind.
- § 147.33 Additional requirements by agencies.