10 USC § 6231 - Review of certain documents before declassification and release

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s6231"
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title: "10 USC § 6231 - Review of certain documents before declassification and release"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "6231"
section_name: "Review of certain documents before declassification and release"
chapter_number: 605
chapter_name: "SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "CLASSIFIED INFORMATION"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1409.)"
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# § 6231. Review of certain documents before declassification and release

**(a)** **In General.—** The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that, before a document of the Department of Energy that contains national security information is released or declassified, such document is reviewed to determine whether it contains Restricted Data.

**(b)** **Limitation on Declassification.—** The Secretary may not implement the automatic declassification provisions of Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) if the Secretary determines that such implementation could result in the automatic declassification and release of documents containing Restricted Data.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1409.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .