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Code of Federal Regulations › Title 6 › Part 7

Part 7 — Classified National Security Information

Current through Jul 6, 2026

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Pub. L. 107-296; E.O. 13526; 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 333; E.O. 13142, 64 FR 66089, 3 CFR, 1999 Comp., p. 236; 32 CFR part 2001.

Source: 79 FR 44095, July 30, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

Sections

  • § 7.1 Purpose.
  • § 7.2 Scope.
  • § 7.3 Definitions.
  • § 7.10 Authority of the DHS Chief Security Officer.
  • § 7.11 Components' responsibilities.
  • § 7.12 Violations of classified information requirements.
  • § 7.13 Judicial proceedings.
  • § 7.20 Classification and declassification authority.
  • § 7.21 Classification of information, limitations.
  • § 7.22 Classification pending review.
  • § 7.23 Emergency release of classified information.
  • § 7.24 Duration of classification.
  • § 7.25 Identification and markings.
  • § 7.26 Derivative classification.
  • § 7.27 Declassification and downgrading.
  • § 7.28 Automatic declassification.
  • § 7.29 National Declassification Center.
  • § 7.30 Documents of permanent historical value.
  • § 7.31 Classification challenges.
  • § 7.32 Mandatory declassification review.
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