{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-147.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 147.6","heading":"Guidance D—Sexual behavior.","body":"(a) The concern. Sexual behavior is a security concern if it involves a criminal offense, indicates a personality or emotional disorder, may subject the individual to coercion, exploitation, or duress, or reflects lack of judgment or discretion. 1 Sexual orientation or preference may not be used as a basis for or a disqualifying factor in determining a person's eligibility for a security clearance.\n(b) Conditions that could raise a security concern and may be disqualifying include: (1) Sexual behavior of a criminal nature, whether or not the individual has been prosecuted;\n(2) Compulsive or addictive sexual behavior when the person is unable to stop a pattern or self-destructive or high-risk behavior or that which is symptomatic of a personally disorder;\n(3) Sexual behavior that causes an individual to be vulnerable to coercion, exploitation, or duress;\n(4) Sexual behavior of a public nature and/or that which reflects lack of discretion or judgment.\n(c) Conditions that could mitigate security concerns include: (1) The behavior occurred during or prior to adolescence and there is no evidence of subsequent conduct of a similar nature;\n(2) The behavior was not recent and there is no evidence of subsequent conduct of a similar nature;\n(3) There is no other evidence of questionable judgment, irresponsibility, or emotional instability;\n(4) The behavior no longer serves as a basis for coercion, exploitation, or duress.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER D—PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN","PART 147—ADJUDICATIVE GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION","Subpart A—Adjudication"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"ce7ae8503d0ac0b5ae3362c1bb876af46eb4f6562f744ec575cf27cddf6d263f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-147.5","next":"us/32-cfr-147.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}