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  2. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
  3. Subtitle A - General Military Law
  4. Part VI - ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS
  5. Subpart B - Atomic Energy Defense
  6. Chapter 605 - SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS
  7. Subchapter II - CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
  8. 10 USC § 6231
10 USC § 6231
Review of certain documents before declassification and release
through Public Law 119-88
USC

(a) In General.—The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that, before a document of the Department of Energy that contains national security information is released or declassified, such document is reviewed to determine whether it contains Restricted Data.

(b) Limitation on Declassification.—The Secretary may not implement the automatic declassification provisions of Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) if the Secretary determines that such implementation could result in the automatic declassification and release of documents containing Restricted Data.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2671 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, §3111(b)(1).
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§ 6232 Protection against inadvertent release of restricted data and formerly restricted data

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