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Agency Regulations, Directives, and Other Documents

I. Executive Branch Agencies and Departments

Numerous federal departments and agencies make regulations and policies related to national security. The most important of these agencies and departments are listed here, along with the locations of their home pages, some regulations within the Code of Federal Regulations (where applicable) or laws within the United States Code (where applicable), and other publications (where applicable).

A. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Regulations: 32 C.F.R. pts. 1900-1911 (Westlaw: CIA Regulations) (Lexis: CIA Regulations)
Director of Central Intelligence Directives (selected)

B. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) The Director of National Intelligence serves as the head of the U.S. intelligence community and as principal adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council on intelligence matters.

C. Department of Defense (DOD)

Grants and Agreements: 2 C.F.R. pts. 1100-1199 (Westlaw: Grants and Agreements Regulations) (Lexis: Grants and Agreements Regulations)
Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for DOD Employees: 5 C.F.R. pt. 3601 (Westlaw: Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for DOD Employees Regulations) (Lexis: Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for DOD Employees Regulations)
National Defense: 32 C.F.R. pts. 1-999 (Westlaw: National Defense Regulations) (Lexis: National Defense Regulations)
Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces: 40 C.F.R. pt. 1700 (Westlaw: Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces Regulations) (Lexis: Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces Regulations)
DOD Internal Operating Procedures and Issuances (e.g., Directives, Manuals, Instructions, Directive-Type Memorandums, and Administrative Instructions)

— Joint Chiefs of Staff

Laws: 10 U.S.C. §§ 151-156 (Westlaw: Joint Chiefs of Staff Laws) (Lexis: Joint Chiefs of Staff Laws)

— U.S. Air Force

Regulations: 32 C.F.R. pts. 800-999 (Westlaw: U.S. Air Force Regulations) (Lexis: U.S. Air Force Regulations)
Laws: 10 U.S.C. §§ 9001-9999 (Westlaw: U.S. Air Force Laws) (Lexis: U.S. Air Force Laws)
Internal Operating Procedures and Directives

— U.S. Army

Regulations: 32 C.F.R. pts. 400-699 (Westlaw: U.S. Army Regulations) (Lexis: U.S. Army Regulations)
Laws: 10 U.S.C. §§ 7001-7999 (Westlaw: U.S. Army Laws) (Lexis: U.S. Army Laws)
Internal Operating Procedures and Directives

— U.S. Coast Guard See Department of Homeland Security (below)
— U.S. Marines

Regulations: See Navy (below)
Internal Operating Procedures and Directives

— U.S. Navy

Regulations: 32 C.F.R. pts. 700-799 (Westlaw: U.S. Navy Regulations) (Lexis: U.S. Navy Regulations)
Laws: 10 U.S.C. §§ 8001-8999 (Westlaw: U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Laws) (Lexis: U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Laws)
Internal Operating Procedures and Directives

— National Security Agency (NSA) / Central Security Service (CSS) The NSA is the United States' cryptologic organization. It coordinates, directs, and performs highly specialized activities to protect U.S. information systems and produce foreign intelligence information.

D. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Regulations: 6 C.F.R. pts. 1-115 (Westlaw: DHS Regulations) (Lexis: DHS Regulations)
Key Documents Highlighting Creation of DHS

— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of Citizenship and Immigration Services provides all services formerly provided by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, including asylum and refugee processing, naturalization, and document issuance and renewal.

Regulations: 8 C.F.R. pts. 1-499 (Westlaw: USCIS Regulations) (Lexis: USCIS Regulations)

— U.S. Coast Guard

Regulations: 33 C.F.R. pts. 1-199 (Westlaw: U.S. Coast Guard Regulations, 33 C.F.R. pts 1-199) (Lexis: U.S. Coast Guard Regulations, 33 C.F.R. pts. 1-199), 46 C.F.R. pts. 1-199 (Westlaw: U.S. Coast Guard Regulations, 46 C.F.R. pts. 1-199) (Lexis: U.S. Coast Guard Regulations, 46 C.F.R. pts. 1-199), 49 C.F.R. pts. 400-453 (Westlaw: U.S. Coast Guard Regulations, 49 C.F.R. pts. 400-453) (Lexis: U.S. Coast Guard Regulations, 49 C.F.R. pts 400-453)
Internal Operating Procedures

— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CBP is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). CBP combined the inspectional workforces and broad border authorities of U.S. Customs, U.S. Immigration, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the entire U.S. Border Patrol.

Regulations: 19 C.F.R. pts. 0-199 (Westlaw: U.S. Customs & Border Protection Regulations) (Lexis: U.S. Customs & Border Protection Regulations)

— Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FEMA leads the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration.

Regulations: 44 C.F.R. pts. 0-399 (Westlaw: Federal Emergency Management Agency Regulations) (Lexis: Federal Emergency Management Agency Regulations)

— Secret Service Recognized for its central role in the protection of the nation’s leaders and the financial and critical infrastructure of the United States, the Secret Service contributes to the Department of Homeland Security’s common mission of protecting the American people from harm.

Establishing Authority: 18 U.S.C. § 3056 (Westlaw: Secret Service Establishing Authority) (Lexis: Secret Service Establishing Authority)
Relevant Regulations: 31 C.F.R. pts. 401-413 (Westlaw: Secret Service Regulations) (Lexis: Secret Service Regulations)

— Transportation Security Administration (TSA) The TSA regulates and manages airport security screening and the air marshal program.

Regulations: 49 C.F.R. pts. 1500-1599 (Westlaw: Transportation Security Administration Regulations) (Lexis: Transportation Security Administration Regulations)

E. Department of Justice (DOJ) The mission of the DOJ is to enforce federal law and to defend the interests of the United States according to law.

Regulations: 28 C.F.R. pts. 0-200 (Westlaw: DOJ Regulations) (Lexis: DOJ Regulations)

— Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)

Regulations: 27 C.F.R. pts. 400-799 (Westlaw: ATF Regulations) (Lexis: ATF Regulations)

— Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Regulations: 28 C.F.R. §§ 0.85-.089a (Westlaw: FBI Regulations) (Lexis: FBI Regulations)

F. Department of State

Regulations: 22 C.F.R. pts. 1-199 (Westlaw: Department of State Regulations) (Lexis: Department of State Regulations)

G. Executive Office of the President

Executive Orders and Presidential Documents - 3 C.F.R. (e-CFR: Title 3, The President)
Directives related to National Security (FAS)
- For more information on Presidential Directives, see the CRS Report, Presidential Directives: An Introduction (2019)

H. Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) of the National Archives & Records The ISOO is responsible to the President for policy and oversight of the government-wide security classification system and the National Industrial Security Program.

Regulations: 32 C.F.R. pts. 2000-2099 (Westlaw: Information Security Oversight Office Regulations) (Lexis: Information Security Oversight Office Regulations)

I. National Security Council The National Security Council is the President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials. The function of the Council is to advise and assist the President on national security and foreign policies.

Regulations: 32 C.F.R. pts. 2100-2199 (Westlaw: National Security Council Regulations) (Lexis: National Security Council Regulations)

J. Department of the Treasury

Regulations: 31 C.F.R. (Westlaw: Department of Treasury Regulations) (Lexis: Department of Treasury Regulations)

— Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) Terrorism and Financial Intelligence develops and implements U.S. government strategies to combat terrorist financing domestically and internationally, develops and implements the National Money Laundering Strategy as well as other policies and programs to fight financial crimes.

Establishing Authority: 31 U.S.C. § 312 (Westlaw: Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Establishing Authority) (Lexis: Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Establishing Authority)

— Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) The OFAC administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and other threats to the national security, foreign policy or economy of the United States.

Regulations: 31 C.F.R. pts. 500-599 (Westlaw: Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations) (Lexis: Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations)

Where to Find Federal Regulations

For a guide to the federal executive-branch regulatory process and the process of conducting federal administrative law research in general, see the Law Library's Administrative Law Research Guide. Federal agencies' regulations appear in the following publications:

Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) - Westlaw
Index available in the right-hand menu.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) - Lexis
The CFR Index is available here.
Code of Federal Regulations - HeinOnline
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) - Free Web (GovInfo) Available via the U.S. GPO's GovInfo.gov. Coverage: 1996 to the Present.
List of CFR Sections Affected (L.S.A.) - Free Web (GovInfo) Lists proposed, new, and amended Federal regulations that have been published in the Federal Register since the most recent revision date of a CFR title. Available via the U.S. GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys). Coverage: 1997 to the Present.
eCFR - Free Web A currently-updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); not an official legal edition of the CFR.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) - In Print Call Number: KF70 .A3. Microfiche: 1938 - date (Media Services, Cabinets B13-B14)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.) - Westlaw
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.) - Lexis
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.) - Free Web (GovInfo) Available via the U.S. GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys). Coverage: 1960 to Present
"Federal Register 2.0" - Free Web An unofficial web edition of the Federal Register (also known as “Federal Register 2.0″ or “FR2″), provided by the Office of the Federal Register. Includes links to related material. Coverage: 1994-present.
Federal Register Library - HeinOnline

National Security Law Research Guide

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Agency Regulations, Directives, and Other Documents

I. Executive Branch Agencies and Departments

Where to Find Federal Regulations