32 CFR § 197.2 - Applicability.

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title: "32 CFR § 197.2 - Applicability."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "197.2"
section_name: "Applicability."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "197"
part_name: "HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN THE FILES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (OSD)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, Executive Order 13526, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and Pub. L. 102-138."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 65935, Oct. 28, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 197.2 Applicability.

This part applies to:

(a) The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities in the National Capital Region that are serviced by Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) (referred to collectively in this part as the “WHS-Serviced Components”).

(b) All historical researchers as defined in § 197.3.

(c) Cabinet Level Officials, Former Presidential Appointees (FPAs) to include their personnel, aides and researchers, seeking access to records containing information they originated, reviewed, signed, or received while serving in an official capacity.