28 CFR 17.45

§ 17.45 Need-to-know.

United States · 28 CFR — Judicial Administration · Status: effective

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Citation: 28 CFR 17.45, § 17.45 Need-to-know, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/120141
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No person shall be granted access to specific classified information unless that person has an actual need-to-know that classified information, pursuant to section 2.5 of Executive Order 12968.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.