2017 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 23 - Dissemination of Technical, Scientific and Engineering Information
Sec. 1155 - General standards and limitations; preservation of security classification

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 1155 (2017)
Section Name §1155. General standards and limitations; preservation of security classification
Section Text

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Secretary shall respect and preserve the security classification of any scientific or technical information, data, patents, inventions, or discoveries in, or coming into, the possession or control of the Department of Commerce, the classified status of which the President or his designee or designees certify as being essential in the interest of national defense, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed as modifying or limiting any other statute relating to the classification of information for reasons of national defense or security.

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(Sept. 9, 1950, ch. 936, §5, 64 Stat. 824.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 23 - DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING INFORMATION
Sec. 1155 - General standards and limitations; preservation of security classification
Contains section 1155
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
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Statutes at Large References 64 Stat. 824
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