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18 U.S.C. § 1

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/us/usc/t18a/pl/96/456/s1
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) “Classified information”, as used in this Act, means any information or material that has been determined by the United States Government pursuant to an Executive order, statute, or regulation, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security and any restricted data, as defined in paragraph r. of section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)). (b) “National security”, as used in this Act, means the national defense and foreign relations of the United States. (Pub. L. 96–456, § 1, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2025.)

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