Executive Order 13526
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Executive Order 13526 is a U.S. presidential directive that establishes the modern system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States executive order
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legal instrument → |
| amends |
system for classifying national security information
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| appliesTo |
United States federal agencies
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executive branch of the United States government → |
| assignsResponsibilityTo |
Information Security Oversight Office
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| classificationLevel |
Confidential
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Secret → Top Secret → |
| codifiedIn |
3 C.F.R., 2010 Comp.
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| country |
United States of America
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| creates |
National Declassification Center
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| dateSigned |
2009-12-29
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| defines |
automatic declassification
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classification levels → derivative classification → mandatory declassification review → original classification authority → systematic declassification review → |
| effectiveDate |
2010-06-25
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| establishes |
procedures for classifying information
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procedures for declassifying information → procedures for safeguarding classified information → sanctions for unauthorized disclosure of classified information → standards for access to classified information → |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| language |
English
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| legalStatus |
in force (as of 2024)
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| oversightBy |
Information Security Oversight Office
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| prohibits |
classification to conceal violations of law
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classification to delay release of information that does not require protection → classification to prevent embarrassment → classification to restrain competition → |
| providesFor |
automatic declassification at 25 years with exemptions
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exemptions from automatic declassification for specified categories → |
| publishedIn |
Federal Register
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| replaces |
Executive Order 12958
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| requires |
agency self-inspections of classification programs
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classification guides for derivative classification → identification of a specific damage to national security for classification → training for personnel with classification authority → use of portion markings on classified documents → written justification for original classification → |
| setsMaximumClassificationDuration |
25 years for most classified information
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| signedBy |
Barack Obama
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| subjectMatter |
classification
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declassification → national security information → safeguarding of classified information → |
| successorTo |
Executive Order 12958 as amended
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| title |
Classified National Security Information
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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ISOO
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Information Security Oversight Office → |
legalBasis |
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Executive Order 12829
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Executive Order 13556 → |
relatedTo |