[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR17.16]

[Page 392]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 17_CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED 
 
                        Subpart A_Administration
 
Sec. 17.16  Violations of classified information requirements.

    (a) Any person who suspects or has knowledge of a violation of this 
part, including the known or suspected loss or compromise of national 
security information, shall promptly report and confirm in writing the 
circumstances to the Department Security Officer. Any person who makes 
such a report to the Department Security Officer shall promptly furnish 
a copy of such report:
    (1) If the suspected violation involves a Department attorney 
(including an Assistant United States Attorney or Special Assistant 
United States Attorney) while engaged in litigation, grand jury 
proceedings, or giving legal advice, or a law enforcement officer 
assisting an attorney engaged in such activity, to the Office of 
Professional Responsibility;
    (2) If the suspected violation involves an employee of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration, 
other than a law enforcement officer in paragraph (a)(1) of this 
section, to the Office of Professional Responsibility in that component; 
or
    (3) In any other circumstance, to the Office of the Inspector 
General.
    (b) Department employees, contractors, grantees, or consultants may 
be reprimanded, suspended without pay, terminated from classification 
authority, suspended from or denied access to classified information, or 
subject to other sanctions in accordance with applicable law and 
Department regulation if they:
    (1) Knowingly, willfully, or negligently disclose to unauthorized 
persons information classified under Executive Order 12958 or 
predecessor orders;
    (2) Knowingly, willfully, or negligently classify or continue the 
classification of information in violation of Executive Order 12958 or 
its implementing directives; or
    (3) Knowingly, willfully, or negligently violate any other provision 
of Executive Order 12958, or knowingly and wilfully grant eligibility 
for, or allow access to, classified information in violation of 
Executive Order 12968, or its implementing directives, this part, or 
security requirements promulgated by the Department Security Officer.