Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§6231 Review of certain documents before declassification and release
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Summary
Energy Secretary must check any DOE document with national-security information for Restricted Data before it is released, and must not use automatic declassification if doing so would release Restricted Data.
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Title 10, §6231
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(a)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)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.
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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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10 U.S.C. § 6231
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73