; and (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ; and and inserting a period. VII Classification reform A Classification Reform Act of 2023 701. Short title This subtitle may be cited as the Classification Reform Act of 2023 . 702. Definitions In this subtitle: (1) Agency The term agency means any Executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, any military department as defined in section 102 of such title, and any other entity in the executive branch of the Federal Government that comes into the possession of classified information. (2) Classify, classified, classification The terms classify , classified , and classification refer to the process by which information is determined to require protection from unauthorized disclosure pursuant to Executive Order 13526 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to classified national security information), or previous and successor executive orders or similar directives, or section 703 in order to protect the national security of the United States. (3) Classified information The term classified information means information that has been classified under Executive Order 13526 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to classified national security information), or previous and successor executive orders or similar directives, or section 703. (4) Declassify, declassified, declassification The terms declassify , declassified , and declassification refer to the process by which information that has been classified is determined to no longer require protection from unauthorized disclosure pursuant to Executive Order 13526 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note