Section 1804.1 - Authority and purpose(a)Authority. This part is issued under the authority of and in order to implement § 4.5 of Executive Order 12958 (or successor Orders); and Presidential Decision Directive/NSC 24, U.S. Counterintelligence Effectiveness, dated May 3, 1994.(b)Purpose.(1) This part prescribes procedures for:(i) Requesting access to NACIC records for purposes of historical research, or(ii) Requesting access to NACIC records as a former Presidential appointee.(2) Section 4.5 of Executive Order 12958 and this part do not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies, officers, or employees.