5 CFR 732.201
§ 732.201 Sensitivity level designations and investigative requirements.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 732.201, § 732.201 Sensitivity level designations and investigative requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/7509
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(a) For purposes of this part, the head of each agency shall designate, or cause to be designated, any position within the department or agency the occupant of which could bring about, by virtue of the nature of the position, a material adverse effect on the national security as a sensitive position at one of three sensitivity levels: Special-Sensitive, Critical-Sensitive, or Noncritical-Sensitive.
(b) Investigative requirements for each sensitivity level are provided in OPM issuances.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.