§ 2M3.4.
Losing National Defense Information
(a) Base Offense Level:
(1) 18, if top secret information was lost; or
(2) 13, otherwise.
Historical note
Effective November 1, 1987.
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Commentary
Statutory provisions
Statutory Provision: 18 U.S.C. § 793(f).
Application Note:
1. See Commentary to §2M3.1.
Background
Background: Offenses prosecuted under this statute generally do not involve subversive conduct on behalf of a foreign power, but rather the loss of classified information by the gross negligence of an employee of the federal government or a federal contractor.