premise: Receiving Party will not disclose such information to any third party for the duration of the Confidentiality Period without the prior written approval of Disclosing Party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Proprietary Information provided to Alliance hereunder is subject to inspection by DOE or its designee upon reasonable notice.  Proprietary Information provided to DOE employees is protected against further disclosure under 18 U.S.C. § 1905. c. Receiving Party will provide access to Proprietary Information and NREL Protected Information that is within the Scope and that is disclosed in compliance with Paragraph 2.a, above, only to Receiving Party's employees, agents, and independent contractors who are required to have access specifically related to the Purpose, and, with respect to Alliance, to DOE or its designee for auditing and inspection purposes only. 