No member of the Board of Control or executive officer of the University shall have access to the classified security information of the United State's government, Department of Defense, until such member or officer has received a security clearance at the level necessary for access to such information.

No employee of the University shall have access to classified information of the United States Government, Department of Defense, until such person has received security clearance at the level necessary for access to such information. The Vice President for Governmental Relations-Secretary of the Board of Control shall make all recommendations for security clearance for employees.

There is hereby established an Executive Committee of the Board to be known as the Classified Contracts and Information Executive Committee.

The Committee shall be comprised of the following persons:

The University President, ex-officio.

Two additional members of the Board of Control to be designated by the Board Chair.

The Board of Control Secretary, ex-officio.

A member to be appointed by the President.

All members of the above committee shall obtain and maintain approved national security clearance at the highest level determined necessary by the secretary of the Board of Control in accordance with applicable Department of Defense requirements so as to be appropriately informed on all matters regarding classified projects or research conducted by the university. Such committee members with the appropriate national security clearance will be responsible for informing the board of any necessary university operating information in an unclassified manner. No Committee member lacking the appropriate clearance shall have access to classified security information.

The above Executive Committee shall be responsible for and shall have full authority to exercise management control and supervision over, and the negotiation, execution and administration of classified contracts including responsibility over all matters involving the security of classified matter in the possession of the University.