Public Law 87-306 87th Congress, S. 1990 September 26, 1961 An Act 75 STAT. 669. To amend section 1362 of title 18 of the United States Code so as to further protect the internal security of the United States by providing penalties for malicious damage to certain communications facilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1362 Communications of title 18 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: " 1362. Communication lines, stations or systems. facilities. Penalties for malicious damage. "Whoever willfully or maliciously injures or destroys any of the 62 Stat. 764. works, property, or material of any radio, telegraph, telephone or cable, line, station, or system, or other means of communication, operated or controlled by the United States, or used or intended to be used for military or civil defense functions of the United States, whether constructed or in process of construction, or willfully or maliciously interferes in any way with the working or use of any such line, or system, or willfully or maliciously obstructs, hinders, or delays the transmission of any communication over any such line, or system, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. "In the case of any works, property, or material, not operated or controlled by the United States, this section shall not apply to any lawful strike activity, or other lawful concerted activities for the purposes of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection which do not injure or destroy any line or system used or intended to be used for the military or civil defense functions of the United States." Approved September 26, 1961. (135) To amend sections 1 and 3 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (56 Stat. 248), is amended by adding thereto a new paragraph (6) to read as follows: "(6) A domestic partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of individuals, supervised, directed, controlled, or financed, in whole or in substantial part, by any foreign government or foreign political party;". SEC. 2. Section 3(d) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(d) Any person engaging or agreeing to engage only in private and nonpolitical financial or mercantile activities in furtherance of the bona fide trade or commerce of such foreign principal or in the soliciting or collecting of funds and contributions within the United States to be used only for medical aid and assistance, or for food and clothing to relieve human suffering, if such solicitation or collection of funds and contributions is in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Act of November 4, 1939, as amended (54 Stat. 48), and such rules and regulations as may be prescribed thereunder;". Approved October 4, 1961. Public Law 87-369 87th Congress, H. R. 2730 October 4, 1961 An Act 75 STAT. 795. To repeal section 791 of title 18 of the United States Code so as to extend the application of chapter 37 of title 18, relating to espionage and censorship. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 791 of title 18, United States Code, is repealed. SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 37 of such title is amended by deleting the following: "791. Scope of chapter." Approved October 4, 1961. (137) Espionage and censorship. 62 Stat. 736. Public Law 87-474 87th Congress, H. R. 9753 May 31, 1962 An Act 76 STAT. 91. To amend sections 3(7) and 5(b) of the Internal Security Act of 1950, relating to employment of members of Communist organizations in certain defense facilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the sec- Internal Securond sentence of paragraph (7) of section 3 of the Internal Security ity Act of 1950, Act of 1950 (50 U.S.Č. 782(7)) is amended to read as follows: "The amendment. term 'defense facility' means any facility designated by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 5(b) of this title and which is in compliance with the provisions of such subsection respecting the posting of notice of such designation." 64 Stat. 989. (b) Subsection (b) of section 5 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 784(b)) 64 Stat. 992. is amended to read as follows: "(b) The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to desig- Designation. nate facilities, as defined in paragraph (7) of section 3 of this title, Posting of nowith respect to the operation of which he finds and determines that tice. the security of the United States requires the application of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary shall promptly notify the management of any facility so designated, whereupon such management shall immediately post conspicuously notice of such designation in such form and in such place or places as to give notice thereof to all employees of, and to all applicants for employment in, such facility. Such posting shall be sufficient to give notice of such designation to any person subject thereto or affected thereby. Upon the request of the Secretary, the management of any facility so designated shall require each employee of the facility, or any part thereof, to sign a statement that he knows that the facility has, for the purposes of this title, been designated by the Secretary under this subsection." Approved May 31, 1962. Public Law 88-290 88th Congress, H. R. 950 March 26, 1964 An Act To amend the Internal Security Act of 1950. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Internal Security Act of 1950 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: "TITLE III-PERSONNEL SECURITY PROCEDURES IN NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY “REGULATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT SECURITY "SEC. 301. Subject to the provisions of this title, the Secretary of Defense (hereafter in this title referred to as the ‘Secretary') shall prescribe such regulations relating to continuing security procedures as he considers necessary to assure "(1) that no person shall be employed in, or detailed or assigned to, the National Security Agency (hereafter in this title referred to as the 'Agency'), or continue to be so employed, detailed, or assigned; and "(2) that no person so employed, detailed, or assigned shall have access to any classified information; unless such employment, detail, assignment, or access to classified information is clearly consistent with the national security. "FULL FIELD INVESTIGATION AND APPRAISAL Internal Seou rity Act of 1950. Amendment. 64 Stat. 987. 50 USC 781 note. Conditional 78 STAT. 168. "SEC. 302. (a) No person shall be employed in, or detailed or assigned to, the Agency unless he has been the subject of a full field investigation in connection with such employment, detail, or assignment, and is cleared for access to classified information in accordance with the provisions of this title; excepting that conditional employment with out access to sensitive cryptologie information or material may be employment. tendered any applicant, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, pending the completion of such full field investigation: And provided further, That such full field investigation at the discretion of the Secretary need not be required in the case of persons assigned or detailed to the Agency who have a current security clearance for access to sensitive cryptologic information under equivalent standards of 78 STAT. 169. investigation and clearance. During any period of war declared by the Congress, or during any period when the Secretary determines that a national disaster exists, or in exceptional cases in which the Secretary (or his designee for such purpose) makes a determination in writing that his action is necessary or advisable in the national interest, he may authorize the employment of any person in, or the detail or assignment of any person to, the Agency, and may grant to any such person access to classified information, on a temporary basis, pending the completion of the full field investigation and the clearance for access to classified information required by this subsection, if the Secretary determines that such action is clearly consistent with the national security. "(b) To assist the Secretary and the Director of the Agency in carrying out their personnel security responsibilities, one or more boards of appraisal of three members ench, to be appointed by the Director of the Agency, shall be established in the Agency. Such a board shall appraise the loyalty and suitability of persons for access to classified information, in those cases in which the Director of the Boards of appraisal. |