32 CFR § 1907.01 - Authority and purpose.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s1907.01"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 1907.01 - Authority and purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1907.01"
section_name: "Authority and purpose."
chapter_name: "CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY"
part_number: "1907"
part_name: "CHALLENGES TO CLASSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS BY AUTHORIZED HOLDERS PURSUANT TO SEC. 1.8 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13526"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Executive Order 13526 75 FR 707, 3 CFR 2010 Comp., P. 298-327; section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947; section 6 of the CIA Act of 1949."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 32494, June 16, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1907"
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# 1907.01 Authority and purpose.
(a) *Authority:* This Part is issued under the authority of and in order to implement section 1.8 of E.O. 13526, section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947, and section 6 of the CIA Act of 1949.
(b) *Purpose:* This part prescribes procedures for non-Agency personnel who are authorized holders of CIA information, to challenge the classification status, whether classified or unclassified, based on a good faith belief that the current status of CIA information is improper. This part and section 1.8 of Executive Order 13526 confer no rights upon members of the general public or individuals who are not authorized holders of CIA information.
[76 FR 59031, Sept. 23, 2011]