50 USC § 834 - “Classified information” defined

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s834"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 834 - “Classified information” defined"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "834"
section_name: "“Classified information” defined"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "INTERNAL SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL SECURITY PROCEDURES IN NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, title III, § 304, as added Pub. L. 88–290, Mar. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 170.)"
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# § 834. “Classified information” defined

For the purposes of this section, the term “classified information” means information which, for reasons of national security, is specifically designated by a United States Government agency for limited or restricted dissemination or distribution.

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**Source Credit**: (Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, title III, § 304, as added Pub. L. 88–290, Mar. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 170.)