[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR197.5]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
        CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 197_HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN THE FILES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 
 
Sec. 197.5  Responsibilities.

    (a) The Director of Administration and Management, Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, (DA&M, OSD), or designee shall, according to the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum dated August 25, 1993, be the 
approval authority for access to DoD classified information in OSD 
Component files and in files at the National Archives, Presidential 
libraries, and other similar institutions.
    (b) The Heads of the OSD Components, when requested, shall:
    (1) Determine whether access is for a lawful and authorized 
Government purpose or in the interest of national security.
    (2) Determine whether the specific records requested are within the 
scope of the proposed historical research.
    (3) Determine the location of the requested records.
    (4) Provide a point of contact to the OSD Records Administrator.
    (c) The OSD Records Administrator shall:
    (1) Exercise overall management of the Historical Research Program.
    (2) Maintain records necessary to process and monitor each case.
    (3) Obtain all required authorizations.
    (4) Obtain, when warranted, the legal opinion of the General Counsel 
of the Department of Defense regarding the requested access.
    (5) Perform a mandatory declassification review on documents 
selected by the researchers for use in unclassified projects.
    (6) Provide to prospective researchers the procedures necessary for 
requesting access to OSD Component files.
    (d) The Researcher shall provide any information and complete all 
forms necessary to process a request for access.