NSDD 84 Safeguarding National Security Information

2. Each agency of the Executive branch internal that originates procedures or to handles classified information and investigation shall adopt of unauthorized disclosures of govern such information. the reporting Such procedures shall at a minimum provide that: a. All such disclosures that the agency responsibilities considers to be seriously be evaluated to ascertain the nature of the information damaging to its mission and disclosed shall and the extent to which it had been disseminated. b. The agency shall conduct a preliminary internal investigation prior to or concurrently with seeking investigative assistance from other agencies. C. The agency shall maintain records of disclosures so evaluated and investigated. Agencies in the possession of classified with information the originating d. with another agency shall cooperate originating agency by conducting internal information. investigations of the unauthorized disclosure of such Persons determined by the agency to have knowingly with made investigations of such unauthorized disclosures will be to denied e. such disclosures or to have refused cooperation further access to classified information and subjected other administrative sanctions as appropriate. 3. Unauthorized disclosures of classified and the Information information shall be to the Department of Justice Executive Security The Department of Justice shall continue information to reported Oversight Office, as required by statute and review orders. unauthorized disclosures of classified Interested to reported whether FBI investigation is warranted. determine and agencies shall be consulted in developing criteria should departments for evaluating such matters and in determining authorized which cases to receive investigative priority. constitute The FBI potential is violations of investigate sought federal instead criminal such of matters law, criminal even as prosecution. though administrative sanctions may be 4. interagency Nothing in this agreements directive between is intended FBI and other to modify criminal for or preclude agencies regarding their responsibility conducting investigative investigations within their own agencies or departments. 5. The with Office employees of Personnel having Management access to and classified all departments information as are necessary, so that employees may be required to submit investigations polygraph of and agencies directed to revise existing regulations and policies, to examinations, disclosures when appropriate, of classified in the course information. of As a minimum, unauthorized such regulations shall permit an agency to decide that appropriate NCLASSIFIED