32 CFR 2700.21
§ 2700.21 Definition and application.
United States · 32 CFR — National Defense · Status: effective
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- 32 CFR 2700.21, § 2700.21 Definition and application, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/149055
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Derivative classification is the act of assigning a level of classification to information which is determined to be the same in substance as information which is currently classified. Thus, derivative classification may be accomplished by any person cleared for access to that level of information, regardless of whether the person has original classification authority at that level.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.