{"identifier":"/us/usc/t50/s3355c","title":50,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3355c.","heading":"Protection of national security information and other information","text":"\u00a7\u202f3355c.\nProtection of national security information and other information\n(a)\nIn general\nNothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the head of an agency to classify information or to continue the classification of information previously classified by that agency.\n(b)\nSpecial access programs\nNothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the head of an agency to grant or deny access to a special access program.\n(c)\nAuthorities of Director of National Intelligence\nNothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authorities of the Director of National Intelligence as the head of the intelligence community, including the Director\u2019s responsibility to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure as required by 3024(h)\n1\n1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by \u201csection\u201d.\n(d)\nExemptions to release of information\nNothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit any exemption or exception to the release to the public under this subchapter of information that is protected under subsection (b) of\nsection 552 of title 5\nsection 552a of title 5\n(e)\nWithholding information from Congress\nNothing in this subchaper shall be construed to authorize the withholding of information from Congress.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t50/s3355c.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3355c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3355c."},{"t":"heading","text":"Protection of national security information and other information"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3355c/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the head of an agency to classify information or to continue the classification of information previously classified by that agency.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3355c/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Special access programs"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the head of an agency to grant or deny access to a special access program.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3355c/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authorities of Director of National Intelligence"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authorities of the Director of National Intelligence as the head of the intelligence community, including the Director\u2019s responsibility to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure as required by 3024(h)\u202f","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSo in original. Probably should be preceded by \u201csection\u201d."},{"t":"text","text":"\u202fSo in original. Probably should be preceded by \u201csection\u201d.","tail":" of this title."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3355c/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Exemptions to release of information"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit any exemption or exception to the release to the public under this subchapter of information that is protected under subsection (b) of ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 552 of title 5","href":"/us/usc/t5/s552","tail":" (commonly referred to as the \u201cFreedom of Information Act\u201d), or "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 552a of title 5","href":"/us/usc/t5/s552a","tail":" (commonly referred to as the \u201cPrivacy Act\u201d)."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3355c/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Withholding information from Congress"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Nothing in this subchaper shall be construed to authorize the withholding of information from Congress.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}