### Question
Can you define what classified information means?


### Answer
**Classified information** is defined as the following in *50 U.S.C. § 438*:

> any information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12356 of April 2, 1982, or successor orders, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 438*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15-NATIONAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER VI-ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION**

