{"type":"documents","slug":"2013-classified-information-nondisclosure-agreement","title":"Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement SF 312","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2013-classified-information-nondisclosure-agreement","description":"Form SF 312 details obligations for U.S. personnel with classified access, stressing legal penalties for unauthorized disclosure","date":"2013-07-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Form"],"updated":"2025-07-04T03:20:00.000Z","disclosureRating":8,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"Form SF 312 is the United States Government's standard nondisclosure agreement for employees or contractors granted access to classified material. Signatories acknowledge criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure and agree to return all classified property upon separation.[^1][^2][^3]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Standard_Form_312_2013-7.pdf\" />\n\nCLASSIFIED INFORMATION NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT\nAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN\n\nAND THE UNITED STATES\n\n(Name of Individual - Printed or typed)\n1. Intending to be legally bound, I hereby accept the obligations contained in this Agreement in consideration of my being granted\naccess to classified information. As used in this Agreement, classified information is marked or unmarked classified information,\nincluding oral communications, that is classified under the standards of Executive Order 13526, or under any other Executive order or\nstatute that prohibits the unauthorized disclosure of information in the interest of national security; and unclassified information that\nmeets the standards for classification and is in the process of a classification determination as provided in sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and\n1.4(e) of Executive Order 13526, or under any other Executive order or statute that requires protection for such information in the\ninterest of national security. I understand and accept that by being granted access to classified information, special confidence and\ntrust shall be placed in me by the United States Government.\n2. I hereby acknowledge that I have received a security indoctrination concerning the nature and protection of classified information,\nincluding the procedures to be followed in ascertaining whether other persons to whom I contemplate disclosing this information have\nbeen approved for access to it, and that I understand these procedures.\n3. I have been advised that the unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized retention, or negligent handling of classified information by me\ncould cause damage or irreparable injury to the United States or could be used to advantage by a foreign nation. I hereby agree that I\nwill never divulge classified information to anyone unless: (a) I have officially verified that the recipient has been properly authorized by\nthe United States Government to receive it; or (b) I have been given prior written notice of authorization from the United States\nGovernment Department or Agency (hereinafter Department or Agency) responsible for the classification of information or last granting\nme a security clearance that such disclosure is permitted. I understand that if I am uncertain about the classification status of\ninformation, I am required to confirm from an authorized official that the information is unclassified before I may disclose it, except to a\nperson as provided in (a) or (b), above. I further understand that I am obligated to comply with laws and regulations that prohibit the\nunauthorized disclosure of classified information.\n4. I have been advised that any breach of this Agreement may result in the termination of any security clearances I hold; removal from\nany position of special confidence and trust requiring such clearances; or termination of my employment or other relationships with the\nDepartments or Agencies that granted my security clearance or clearances. In addition, I have been advised that any unauthorized\ndisclosure of classified information by me may constitute a violation, or violations, of United States criminal laws, including the\nprovisions of sections 641, 793, 794, 798, *952 and 1924, title 18, United States Code; *the provisions of section 783(b}, title 50,\nUnited States Code; and the provisions of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982. I recognize that nothing in this Agreement\nconstitutes a waiver by the United States of the right to prosecute me for any statutory violation.\n5. I hereby assign to the United States Government all royalties, remunerations, and emoluments that have resulted, will result or may\nresult from any disclosure, publication, or revelation of classified information not consistent with the terms of this Agreement.\n6. I understand that the United States Government may seek any remedy available to it to enforce this Agreement including, but not\nlimited to, application for a court order prohibiting disclosure of information in breach of this Agreement.\n7. I understand that all classified information to which I have access or may obtain access by signing this Agreement is now and will\nremain the property of, or under the control of the United States Government unless and until otherwise determined by an authorized\nofficial or final ruling of a court of law. I agree that I shall return all classified materials which have, or may come into my possession or\nfor which I am responsible because of such access: (a) upon demand by an authorized representative of the United States\nGovernment; (b) upon the conclusion of my employment or other relationship with the Department or Agency that last granted me a\nsecurity clearance or that provided me access to classified information; or (c) upon the conclusion of my employment or other\nrelationship that requires access to classified information. If I do not return such materials upon request, I understand that this may be\na violation of sections 793 and/or 1924, title 18, United States Code, a United States criminal law.\n8. Unless and until I am released in writing by an authorized representative of the United States Government, I understand that all\nconditions and obligations imposed upon me by this Agreement apply during the time I am granted access to classified information,\nand at all times thereafter.\n9. Each provision of this Agreement is severable. If a court should find any provision of this Agreement to be unenforceable, all other\nprovisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.\n10. These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or\nliabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the\nreporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of\nauthority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions,\nrequirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are\nincorporated into this agreement and are controlling.\n(Continue on reverse.)\nNSN 7540-01-280-5499\nPrevious edition not usable.\n\nSTANDARD FORM 312 (Rev. 7-2013)\nPrescribed by ODNI\n32 CFR PART 2001.80 E.O. 13526\n\n\f11. These restrictions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or\nliabilities created by Executive Order No. 13526 (75 Fed. Reg. 707), or any successor thereto section 7211 of title 5, United States\nCode (governing disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by the Military Whistleblower\nProtection Act (governing disclosure to Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b) (8) of title 5, United States Code, as\namended by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (governing disclosures of illegality, waste, fraud , abuse or public health or\nsafety threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that could expose\nconfidential Government agents); sections 7(c) and 8H of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) (relating to disclosures to\nan inspector general, the inspectors general of the Intelligence Community. and Congress); section 103H(g)(3) of the National Security\nAct of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3h(g)(3) (relating to disclosures to the inspector general of the Intelligence Community); sections 17(d)(5)\nand 17(e)(3) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403g(d)(5) and 403q(e)(3)) (relating to disclosures to the\nInspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency and Congress); and the statutes which protect against disclosure that may\ncompromise the national security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, *952 and 1924 of title 18, United States Code, and *section 4\n(b) of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. section 783(b)). The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights,\nsanctions, and liabilities created by said Executive Order and listed statutes are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.\n12. I have read this Agreement carefully and my questions, if any, have been answered. I acknowledge that the briefing officer has\nmade available to me the Executive Order and statutes referenced in this agreement and its implementing regulation (32 CFR Part\n2001 , section 2001 .80(d)(2) ) so that I may read them at this time, if I so choose.\n* NOT APPLICABLE TO NON-GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.\nSIGNATURE\n\nDATE\n\nSOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (See Notice below)\n\nORGANIZATION (IF CONTRACTOR, LICENSEE, GRANTEE OR AGENT, PROVIDE: NAME, ADDRESS, AND, IF APPLICABLE, FEDERAL SUPPLY CODE\nNUMBER) (Type or print)\n\nWITNESS\n\nACCEPTANCE\n\nTHE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT WAS WITNESSED\nBY THE UNDERSIGNED.\n\nTHE UNDERSIGNED ACCEPTED THIS AGREEMENT\nON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.\n\nSIGNATURE\n\nSIGNATURE\n\nNAME AND ADDRESS\n\nDATE\n\n(Type or print)\n\nNAME AND ADDRESS\n\nDATE\n\n(Type or print)\n\nSECURITY DEBRIEFING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT\nI reaffirm that the provisions of the espionage laws, other federal criminal laws and executive orders applicable to the safeguarding of classified\ninformation have been made available to me; that I have returned all classified information in my custody; that I will not communicate or transmit\nclassified information to any unauthorized person or organization; that I will promptly report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation any attempt by an\nunauthorized person to solicit classified information, and that I (have) (have not) (strike out inappropriate word or words) received a security debriefing.\nSIGNATURE OF EMPLOYEE\n\nNAME OF WITNESS (Type or print)\n\nDATE\n\nSIGNATURE OF WITNESS\n\nNOTICE: The Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, requires that federal agencies inform individuals, at the time information is solicited from them, whether the\ndisclosure is mandatory or voluntary, by what authority such information is solicited, and what uses will be made of the information. You are hereby\nadvised that authority for soliciting your Social Security Number (SSN) is Public Law 104-134 (April 26, 1996). Your SSN will be used to identify you\nprecisely when it is necessary to certify that you have access to the information indicated above or to determine that your access to the information\nindicated has been terminated. Furnishing your Social Security Number, as well as other data, is voluntary, but failure to do so may delay or prevent you\nbeing granted access to classified information.\nSTANDARD FORM 312 BACK (Rev. 7-2013)\n\n\f\n[^1]: [Standard Form 312 July 2013 PDF](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Standard_Form_312_2013-7.pdf)\n[^2]: [ISOO Notice 2013-05: Revision of the Standard Form 312](https://www.archives.gov/files/isoo/notices/notice-2013-05.pdf)\n[^3]: [32 CFR § 2001.80 prescribed standard forms](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2023-title32-vol6/pdf/CFR-2023-title32-vol6-sec2001-80.pdf)","readingTime":"9 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2013-classified-information-nondisclosure-agreement","title":"Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement SF 312","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2013-classified-information-nondisclosure-agreement","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}