31 C.F.R. § 409.1 : Money and Finance: Treasury — REGULATIONS RELATING TO MONEY AND FINANCE — SECRET SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY — STANDARD AND PROCEDURES UTILIZED IN ISSUING A SECURITY CLEARANCE IN CONNECTION WITH AN APPLICATION FOR A PRESS PASS TO THE WHITE HOUSE — Standard

In granting or denying a request for a security clearance made in response to an application for a White House press pass, officials of the Secret Service will be guided solely by the principle of whether the applicant presents a potential source of physical danger to the President and/or the family of the President so serious as to justify his or her exclusion from White House press privileges.