Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§1155 General standards and limitations; preservation of security classification
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING INFORMATION › § 1155
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Commerce Secretary must keep classified scientific or technical materials the Department has or gets when the President or a designee says that classification is essential for national defense, and this chapter does not change other classification laws.
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Title 15, §1155
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Secretary shall respect and preserve the security classification of any scientific or technical information, data, patents, inventions, or discoveries in, or coming into, the possession or control of the Department of Commerce, the classified status of which the President or his designee or designees certify as being essential in the interest of national defense, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed as modifying or limiting any other statute relating to the classification of information for reasons of national defense or security.
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15 U.S.C. § 1155
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73