Sec. 809. Improvement in government classification and declassification
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Not less frequently than once every five years, the head of each agency and department of the United States shall complete a fundamental classification guidance review for such agency or department— to ensure the classification guidance of such agency or department reflects current circumstances, to include standards for classification; and to identify classified information that no longer requires protection and may be declassified. The head of each agency or department required to conduct a review under this subsection shall— submit a report summarizing the results of each such review to the President and congressional intelligence committees; and release to the public an unclassified version of each report required by subparagraph (A).
The Director of National Intelligence shall certify annually to the congressional intelligence committees the creation, validation, or substantial modification, to include termination, for all existing and proposed controlled access programs, and the compartments and subcompartments within each. Each certification pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall include— the rationale for the revalidation, validation, or substantial modification, to include termination, of each controlled access program, compartment and subcompartment; the identification of a control officer for each controlled access program; and a statement of protection requirements for each controlled access program.