[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.73]

[Page 854-855]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 159a--INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM REGULATION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart K--Security Education
 
Sec. 159a.73  Termination briefings.

    (a) Upon termination of employment, administrative withdrawal of 
security clearance, or contemplated absence from duty or employment for 
60 days or more, DoD military personnel and civilian employees shall be 
given a termination briefing, return all classified

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material, and execute a Security Termination Statement. This statement 
shall include:
    (1) An acknowledgment that the individual has read the appropriate 
provisions of the Espionage Act, other criminal statutes, DoD 
regulations applicable to the safeguarding of classified information to 
which the individual has had access, and understands the implications 
thereof;
    (2) A declaration that the individual no longer has any documents or 
material containing classified information in his or her possession;
    (3) An acknowledgement that the individual will not communicate or 
transmit classified information to any unauthorized person or agency; 
and
    (4) An acknowledgement that the individual will report without delay 
to the FBI or the DoD Component concerned any attempt by any 
unauthorized person to solicit classified information.
    (b) When an individual refuses to execute a Security Termination 
Statement, that fact shall be reported immediately to the security 
manager of the cognizant organization concerned. In any such case, the 
individual involved shall be debriefed orally. The fact of a refusal to 
sign a Security Termination Statement shall be reported to the Director, 
Defense Investigative Service who shall assure that it is recorded in 
the Defense Central Index of Investigations.
    (c) The security termination statement shall be retained by the DoD 
Component that authorized the individual access to classified 
information for the period specified in the Component's record retention 
schedules, but for a minimum of 2 years after the individual is given a 
termination briefing.