32 CFR § 1802.22 - Challenges barred by res judicata.

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title: "32 CFR § 1802.22 - Challenges barred by res judicata."
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section_name: "Challenges barred by res judicata."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CENTER"
part_number: "1802"
part_name: "CHALLENGES TO CLASSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS BY AUTHORIZED HOLDERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.9 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 12958"
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authority: "Executive Order 12958, 60 FR 19825, 3 CFR 1996 Comp., p. 333-356 (or successor Orders)."
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# 1802.22 Challenges barred by res judicata.

The Coordinator shall respond on behalf of the Director, NACIC and deny any challenge where the information in question has been the subject of a classification review within the previous two (2) years or is the subject of pending litigation in the federal courts.