In General .—
The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that, before a document of the Department of Energy that contains national security information is released or declassified, such document is reviewed to determine whether it contains Restricted Data.
Limitation on Declassification .—
50 U.S.C. 3161The Secretary may not implement the automatic declassification provisions of Executive Order No. 13526 ( note) if the Secretary determines that such implementation could result in the automatic declassification and release of documents containing Restricted Data.
Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a)139 Stat. 1409(Added , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
section 2671 of Title 50Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1)Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .