US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

50 U.S.C. § 3346

Compilation and organization of previously declassified records

(a)

, (b) Omitted

(c)

Compilation and organization of records

The Department of Defense may not be required, when conducting a special search, to compile or organize records that have already been declassified and placed into the public domain.

(d)

Special searches

For the purpose of this section, the term “special search” means the response of the Department of Defense to any of the following:
(1)
A statutory requirement to conduct a declassification review on a specified set of agency records.
(2)
An Executive order to conduct a declassification review on a specified set of agency records.
(3)
An order from the President or an official with delegated authority from the President to conduct a declassification review on a specified set of agency records.

Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]114 Stat. 1654 (, title X, § 1075], , , 1654A–280.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1 of Pub. L. 106–398114 Stat. 1654 This section, referred to in subsec. (d), is section 1075 of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on , and as enacted into law by , , . See Codification note below.

Codification

section 435 of this titleSection was formerly classified as a note under prior to editorial reclassification as this section.

section 1 of Pub. L. 106–398114 Stat. 1654 section 230 of Title 10Section is comprised of section 1075 of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on , and as enacted into law by , , . Subsec. (a) of section 1075 amended former , Armed Forces and subsec. (b) of section 1075 was not classified to the Code.