32 CFR § 1806.2 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s1806.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 1806.2 - Definitions."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1806.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CENTER"
part_number: "1806"
part_name: "PROCEDURES GOVERNING ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 104; Presidential Decision Directive/NSC 24 “U.S. Counterintelligence Effectiveness”, dated May 3, 1994; 50 U.S.C. 403g; E.O. 12333."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 49895, Sept. 14, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1806"
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# 1806.2 Definitions.
*NACIC* means the National Counterintelligence Center and include all staff elements of NACIC.
*Process* means a summons complaint, subpoena, or other official paper (except garnishment orders) issued in conjunction with a proceeding or hearing being conducted by a federal, state, or local government entity of competent jurisdiction.
*Employee* means any NACIC officer, any staff, contract, or other employee of NACIC, any person including independent contractors associated with or acting for or on behalf of NACIC, and any person formerly having such a relationship with NACIC.
*NACIC Counsel* refers to the NACIC employee designated by NACIC to manage legal issues and regulatory compliance.