Review of certain documents before declassification and release
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Title
10 — Armed Forces
Chapter
STA/PTVI/SPTB/CH605
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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(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.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1409.)
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsProvisions 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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