5 CFR 1400.203
§ 1400.203 Periodic reinvestigation requirements.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 1400.203, § 1400.203 Periodic reinvestigation requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/9897
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(a) The incumbent of a national security position requiring eligibility for access to classified information is subject to the reinvestigation requirements of E.O. 12968.
(b) The incumbent of a national security position that does not require eligibility for access to classified information is subject to periodic reinvestigation at least once every five years. Such reinvestigation must be conducted using a national security questionnaire, and at a frequency and scope that will satisfy the reinvestigation requirements for both national security and public trust positions.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.