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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 32 - National Defense |
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Subtitle B - Other Regulations Relating to National Defense |
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Chapter XXI - National Security Council |
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Part 2103 - Regulations to Implement E.O. 12065 - Including Procedures for Public Access to Documents That May Be Declassified |
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Subpart C - Derivative Classification |
§ 2103.21 - Definition and application.
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§ 2103.21 Definition and application.
Derivative classification is the act of assigning a level of classification to information that is determined to be the same in substance as information that is currently classified. Thus, derivative classification may be accomplished by any person cleared for access to that level of information, regardless of whether the person has original classification authority at that level.