§6231 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§6231 Review of Certain Documents Before Declassification and Release

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part VI— ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart B— Atomic Energy Defense › Chapter 605— SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS › Subchapter II— CLASSIFIED INFORMATION › § 6231

Last updated Apr 18, 2026|Official source

Summary

Before the Energy Department declassifies or releases a document with national security information, the Secretary of Energy must check whether it contains Restricted Data. If using the automatic declassification rules in Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) would lead to releasing documents with Restricted Data, the Secretary must not use those automatic rules.

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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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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).

§6231 Review of Certain Documents Before Declassification and Release

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Title 10, §6231

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