50 USC § 3163 - Exceptions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s3163"
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title: "50 USC § 3163 - Exceptions"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "3163"
section_name: "Exceptions"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VIII, § 804, formerly § 803, as added Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, § 802(a), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3437; renumbered § 804, Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6605(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2213.)"
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# § 3163. Exceptions

Except as otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to the President and Vice President, Members of the Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and Federal judges appointed by the President.

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**Source Credit**: (July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VIII, § 804, formerly § 803, as added Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, § 802(a), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3437; renumbered § 804, Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVI, § 6605(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2213.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 804 of , was renumbered section 805 and is classified to .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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