22 CFR § 9.1 - Basis.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s9.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "22 CFR § 9.1 - Basis."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "9.1"
section_name: "Basis."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "9"
part_name: "SECURITY INFORMATION REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "E.O. 13526 (75 FR 707, January 5, 2010); Information Security Oversight Office Directive 32 CFR part 2001 (75 FR 37254, June 28, 2010)."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 35936, June 25, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
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# 9.1 Basis.

The regulations in this part, taken together with 32 CFR part 2001 and Volume 5 of the Department's Foreign Affairs Manual, provide the basis for the security classification program of the U.S. Department of State (“the Department”) implementing Executive Order 13526 on Classified National Security Information (“the Executive Order” or “the Order”).