[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 190]
[Revised as of July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR159a.1]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 159a--INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM REGULATION--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A--Policy
 
Sec. 159a.1  Purpose.


    Information of the Department of Defense relating to national 
security shall be protected against unauthorized disclosure as long as 
required by national security considerations. This part establishes a 
system for classification, downgrading and declassification of 
information; sets forth policies and procedures to safeguard such 
information; and provides for oversight and administrative sanctions for 
violations.