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1 ernment of the United States or the government of any

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State, Territory, District or possession thereof, or the

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government of any political subdivision therein, by

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force or violence, or by the assassination of any officer of any such government; or".

(b) Section 2385 of title 18 of the United States Code 7 is amended by inserting therein, immediately after the first 8 paragraph thereof, the following new paragraph:

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"Whoever, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, in any way or by

any means advocates, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying any such government by force or violence; or".

(c) The last paragraph of section 2385 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows:

"As used in this section, the term 'organize' with respect to any society, group, or assembly of persons, includes encouraging recruitment or the recruiting of new or additional

members, and the forming, regrouping, or expansion of new

or existing units, clubs, classes, or sections of such society,

group, or assembly of persons."

SEC. 103. PROHIBITING AID TO FOREIGN GOVERN

MENT ENGAGING OUR ARMED FORCES IN COMBAT.— (a)

Chapter 115 of title 18 of the United States Code (relating to

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1 treason, sedition, and subversive activities) is hereby

2 amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 3 section:

4 "82392. Aid to foreign government engaging our Armed Forces in combat

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“(a) Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, 7 knowingly and willfully gives aid or comfort to an adversary

8 of the United States by an overt act, within the United States

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or elsewhere, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or im

10 prisoned not more than ten years, or both.

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"(b) As used in this section the term 'adversary of 12 the United States' means any foreign nation or armed group 13 which is engaged in open hostilities against the United States

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or with which the Armed Forces of the United States are 15 engaged in open

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hostilities."

(b) The analysis of chapter 115 of such title is amended 17 by adding at the end thereof the following new item:

"2392. Aid to foreign government engaging our Armed Forces in combat." 18 TITLE II-AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL

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SECURITY ACT OF 1950

SEC. 201. SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD.—

21 (a) Section 12 of the Subversive Activities Control Act, as

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amended (50 U.S.C. 791), is further amended—

(1) by inserting in subsection (a), immediately

after the third sentence thereof, the following new sen

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tence: "The term of office of each member of the Board appointed after January 1, 1969, shall be for seven years

from the date of expiration of the term of his prede

cessor, except that the term of office of any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be for the remainder of the term of his predecessor.";

(2) by inserting in subsection (a), immediately preceding the last sentence thereof, a new sentence as follows: "The Chairman shall function as the chief

executive and administrative officer of the Board with respect to (1) the appointment and supervision of personnel employed under the Board, except such personnel employed regularly and full time in the immediate offices of members of the Board other than the Chairman,

and (2) the use and expenditure of funds, except that the Board shall have the functions of preparing and

revising budget estimates and determining upon the dis

tribution of appropriated funds according to major programs and purposes."; and

(3) by repealing subsection (i) thereof.

(b) Subchapter II (relating to Executive Schedule pay

rates) of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is

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1 (1) Section 5314 is amended by inserting at the end

2 thereof the following new item:

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"(53) Chairman of the Subversive Activities Con

trol Board."

(2) Section 5315 is amended by inserting at the end

6 thereof the following new item:

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"(90) Members, Subversive Activities Control Board."

(3) Section 5316 is amended by striking out items 10 (34) and (92).

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SEC. 202. REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS OF THE

12 BOARD.-Section 14 of the Subversive Activities Control 13 Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 793), is further amended by 14 adding at the end of subsection (a) thereof the following 15 new sentence: "In any appeal or review pursuant to this 16 subsection, the sole question to be decided shall be the valid17 ity of the decision and order of the Board at the time of 18 issuance thereof.”

19 SEC. 203. FINDINGS OF FACT.-The Congress finds and 20 declares that because of the totalitarian nature of the world 21 Communist conspiracy, the fact that a major objective of 22 such conspiracy is the overthrow of the Government of the 23 United States by force and violence, the obligation imposed in 24 Communist discipline upon members of Communist organiza25 tions to take advantage of opportunities to act in furtherance

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1 of the aforesaid objective, and the likelihood that an individ2 ual who willfully and knowingly chooses to be a member of a 3 Communist organization (and thereby subject to Communist 4 discipline) will act in furtherance of the aforesaid objective if 5 given opportunity to do so, it is per se a clear and present 6 danger to the national security to have employed in a defense 7 facility an individual who, after the expiration of ninety days 8 following an order of the Subversive Activities Control 9 Board designating an organization as a Communist-action 10 organization, and with knowledge or notice of such order, 11 has elected to remain or to become a member of such 12 organization.

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SEC. 204. COMMUNISTS BANNED FROM DEFENSE 14 FACILITIES.-(a) Section 3 of the Internal Security Act

15 of 1950 is amended by striking out "For the purpose of this

16 title", and inserting in lieu thereof: "For the purposes of

17 this title, unless otherwise provided-".

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(b) Subsection (a) (1) of section 5 of the Internal 19 Security Act of 1950 is amended (1) by striking out 20 "United States; or" in paragraph (B), and inserting in lieu 21 thereof "United States.", and (2) by striking out para22 graphs (C) and (D).

23 (c) Subsection (a) (2) of section 5 of such Act is 24 amended by striking out "or of any defense facility”.

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