15 U.S.C. § 1155 : US Code - Section 1155: General standards and limitations; preservation of security classification

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1155 : US Code - Section 1155: General standards and limitations; preservation of security classification

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the
Secretary shall respect and preserve the security classification of
any scientific or technical information, data, patents, inventions,
or discoveries in, or coming into, the possession or control of the
Department of Commerce, the classified status of which the
President or his designee or designees certify as being essential
in the interest of national defense, and nothing in this chapter
shall be construed as modifying or limiting any other statute
relating to the classification of information for reasons of
national defense or security.