[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR4.402]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 4_ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart 4.4_Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry
 
Sec.  4.402  General.

    (a) Executive Order 12829, January 6, 1993 (58 FR 3479, January 8, 
1993), entitled ``National Industrial Security Program'' (NISP), 
establishes a program to safeguard Federal Government classified 
information that is released to contractors, licensees, and grantees of 
the United States Government. Executive Order 12829 amends Executive 
Order 10865, February 20, 1960 (25 FR 1583, February 25, 1960), entitled 
``Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry,'' as amended by 
Executive Order 10909, January 17, 1961 (26 FR 508, January 20, 1961).
    (b) The National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual 
(NISPOM) incorporates the requirements of these Executive Orders. The 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with all affected agencies and 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy, the Chairman of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Director of Central Intelligence, 
is responsible for issuance and maintenance of this Manual. The 
following DOD publications implement the program:
    (1) National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) 
(DOD 5220.22-M).
    (2) Industrial Security Regulation (ISR) (DOD 5220.22-R).
    (c) Procedures for the protection of information relating to foreign 
classified contracts awarded to U.S. industry, and instructions for the 
protection of U.S. information relating to classified contracts awarded 
to foreign firms, are prescribed in Chapter 10 of the NISPOM.
    (d) Part 27, Patents, Data, and Copyrights, contains policy and 
procedures for safeguarding classified information in patent 
applications and patents.

[48 FR 42113, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 61 FR 31617, June 20, 1996]