Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-110

§929 National Security and Other Sensitive Information

Title 47 › CHAPTER 8 — NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER II — TRANSFER OF AUCTIONABLE FREQUENCIES › § 929

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the head of an Executive agency to tell the Assistant Secretary before releasing any information in reports or notifications under sections 923 or 928 that would show classified national security material or other legally protected information whose release could harm national security, homeland security, public safety, or a law enforcement investigation. That information must go in a separate annex. The annex may be given only to the congressional subcommittee with primary jurisdiction and only under appropriate security rules. It must not be made public or given to unauthorized people. Executive agency — a federal agency (see 5 U.S.C. §105).

Full Legal Text

Title 47, §929

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(a)Determination
If the head of an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5) determines that public disclosure of any information contained in a notification or report required by section 923 or 928 of this title would reveal classified national security information, or other information for which there is a legal basis for nondisclosure and the public disclosure of which would be detrimental to national security, homeland security, or public safety or would jeopardize a law enforcement investigation, the head of the Executive agency shall notify the Assistant Secretary of that determination prior to the release of such information.
(b)Inclusion in annex
The head of the Executive agency shall place the information with respect to which a determination was made under subsection (a) in a separate annex to the notification or report required by section 923 or 928 of this title. The annex shall be provided to the subcommittee of primary jurisdiction of the congressional committee of primary jurisdiction in accordance with appropriate national security stipulations but shall not be disclosed to the public or provided to any unauthorized person through any means.

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Citation

47 U.S.C. § 929

Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110