Sec. 9. Definitions
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In this Act: The term agency has the meaning given the term Executive agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. The term classified information means information that has been determined pursuant to Executive order 12958 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to classified national security information), or successor order, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and is marked to indicate its classified status when in documentary form. The term classification means the act or process by which information is determined to be classified information.
The term declassification means the authorized change in the status of information from classified information to unclassified information. The term document means any recorded information, regardless of the nature of the medium or the method or circumstances of recording. The term downgrade means a determination by a declassification authority that information classified and safeguarded at a specified level shall be classified and safeguarded at a lower level. The term information means any knowledge that can be communicated or documentary material, regardless of its physical form or characteristics, that is owned by, is produced by or for, or is under the control of the United States Government.
The term originate , originating , and originated , with respect to classified information and an authority, means the authority that classified the information in the first instance. The term records means the records of an agency and Presidential papers or Presidential records, as those terms are defined in title 44, United States Code, including those created or maintained by a government contractor, licensee, certificate holder, or grantee that are subject to the sponsoring agency’s control under the terms of the contract, license, certificate, or grant.
The term security clearance means an authorization to access classified information. The term unauthorized disclosure means a communication or physical transfer of classified information to an unauthorized recipient. The term unclassified information means information that is not classified information.
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