---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 1803.1"
title: "32"
number: "1803.1"
heading: "Authority and purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/1803.1"
---

# §1803.1. Authority and purpose.

- (a) **Authority.** This part is issued under the authority of and in order to implement [§ 3.6](/cfr/32/3.6.md) of Executive Order (E.O.) 12958 (or successor Orders); and Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended ([50 U.S.C. 403](/usc/50/403.md)).
- (b) **Purpose.** This part prescribes procedures, subject to limitations set forth below, for members of the public to request a declassification review of information classified under the various provisions of this or predecessor Orders. [Section 3.6](/cfr/32/3.6.md) of E.O. 12958 and these regulations do not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies, officers, or employees.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 3.6 of Executive Order 12958 (or successor Orders) and Section 102 of the National Security Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 403).

### Source

Source: 64 FR 49890, Sept. 14, 1999, unless otherwise noted.