# 32 CFR § 2102.3: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 32 CFR § 2102.3
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 32—National Defense > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to National Defense > CHAPTER XXI—NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL > PART 2102—RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974

## Text

As used in these regulations:
(a) Individual. A citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
(b) Maintain. Includes maintain, collect, use or disseminate. Under the Act it is also used to connote control over, and, therefore, responsibility for, systems of records in support of the NSC statutory function (50 U.S.C. 401, et seq.).
(c) Systems of Records. A grouping of any records maintained by the NSC from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some other identifying particular assigned to the individual.
(d) Determination. Any decision made by the NSC or designated official thereof which affects the individual's rights, opportunities, benefits, etc. and which is based in whole or in part on information contained in that individual's record.
(e) Routine Use. With respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of such a record in a manner which is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected.
(f) Disclosure. The granting of access or transfer of a record by any means.

## Nearby sections

- [32 CFR § 2102.1 § 2102.1 Introduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.1.md)
- [32 CFR § 2102.2 § 2102.2 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.2.md)
- [32 CFR § 2102.3 § 2102.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.3.md)
- [32 CFR § 2102.4 § 2102.4 Procedures for determining if an individual is the subject of a record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.4.md)
- [32 CFR § 2102.13 § 2102.13 Requirements for access to a record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.13.md)
- [32 CFR § 2102.15 § 2102.15 Requirements for requests to amend records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.15.md)
- [32 CFR § 2102.21 § 2102.21 Procedures for appeal of determination to deny access to or amendment of requested records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.21.md)
- [32 CFR § 2102.31 § 2102.31 Disclosure of a record to persons other than the individual to whom it pertains.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.31.md)
- [32 CFR § 2102.41 § 2102.41 Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.41.md)
- [32 CFR § 2102.51 § 2102.51 Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.51.md)
- [32 CFR § 2102.61 § 2102.61 Exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-2102.61.md)

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