---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1606.3"
title: "29"
number: "1606.3"
heading: "The national security exception."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1606.3"
---

# §1606.3. The national security exception.


It is not an unlawful employment practice to deny employment opportunities to any individual who does not fulfill the national security requirements stated in [section 703(g)](/cfr/29/703.md?p=g) of title VII. 1


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 85635, Dec. 29, 1980, unless otherwise noted.