whether contiguous thereto, or not and offenses under this Act when committed upon or over the high seas or elsewhere within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States and outside the territorial limits thereof shall be punishable hereunder. Approved, January 12, 1938.

93242-52-4

[PUBLIC NO. 583-75TH CONGRESS]

[CHAPTER 327-3D SESSION]

[H. R. 1591]

AN ACT

To require the registration of certain persons employed by agencies to disseminate propaganda in the United States and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That as used in this Act

(a) The term "person" means an individual, partnership, association, or corporation;

(b) The term "United States" includes the United States and any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof;

(c) The term "foreign principal" means the government of a foreign country, a political party of a foreign country, a person domiciled abroad, or any foreign business, partnership, association, corporation, or political organization;

(d) The term "agent of a foreign principal" means any person who acts or engages or agrees to act as a public-relations counsel, publicity agent, or as agent, servant, representative, or attorney for a foreign principal or for any domestic organization subsidized directly or indirectly in whole or in part by a foreign principal. Such term shall not include a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government who is so recognized by the Department of State of the United States, nor a person, other than a publicrelations counsel, or publicity agent, performing only private, nonpolitical, financial, mercantile, or other activities in furtherance of the bona fide trade or commerce of such foreign principal;

(e) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of State of the United States.

SEC. 2. Every person who is now an agent of a foreign principal shall, within thirty days after this Act takes effect, and every person who shall hereafter become an agent of a foreign principal shall forthwith file with the Secretary a registration statement, under oath, on a form prescribed by the Secretary which shall set forth (a) The name, business address, and residence address of the registrant;

(b) The name of the foreign principal or other person or organization for which such person is acting as agent;

(c) A copy of all contracts of employment under which such person acts or agrees to act as such agent, if written, or a full statement of the terms and conditions thereof, if oral;

(d) The date when each such contract was made, the date of commencement of activity thereunder, and the period during which such contract is to be in effect;

(e) The compensation to be paid, if any, and the form and time of payment, under such contract;

(f) The name of every foreign principal, or other person or organization which has contributed or which has promised to contribute to the compensation provided in such contract; and

(g) If the registrant be a partnership, association, or corporation, a true and complete copy of its charter, articles of incorporation, copartnership, association, constitution, and bylaws, and any other instrument or instruments relating to its organization, powers, and purposes.

SEC. 3. Every person who has filed a registration statement required by section 2 shall, within thirty days after the expiration of such period of six months succeeding the first filing, file with the Secretary à statement, under oath, on a form prescribed by the Secretary, which shall set forth with respect to such preceding six months' period(a) Such facts as may be necessary to make the information required under section 2 hereof accurate and current with respect to such period;

(b) The amount and form of compensation received by such person for acting as agent for a foreign principal which has been received during such six months' period either directly or indirectly from any foreign principal; and

(c) A statement containing such details required under this Act as the Secretary shall fix, of the activities of such persons as agent of a foreign principal during such six months' period.

SEC. 4. The Secretary shall retain in permanent form all statements filed under this Act, and such statements shall be public records and open to public examination and inspection at all reasonable hours, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.

SEC. 5. Any person who willfully fails to file any statement required to be filed under this Act, or in complying with the provisions of this Act, makes a false statement of a material fact, or willfully omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.

SEC. 6. The Secretary is authorized and directed to prescribe such rules, regulations, and forms as may be necessary to carry out this Act. SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after the date of its enactment.

Approved, June 8, 1938.

[PUBLIC-No. 443-76TH CONGRESS]

[CHAPTER 72-3D SESSION]

[S. 1398]

AN ACT

To amend the Act entitled "An Act to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations, the neutrality, and the foreign commerce of the United States, to punish espionage, and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes", approved June 15, 1917, as amended, to increase the penalties for peacetime violations of such Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of title I of the Act entitled "An Act to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations, the neutrality, and the foreign commerce of the United States, to punish espionage, and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes", approved June 15, 1917, as amended, is amended by striking out "shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years and may, in the discretion of the court, be fined not more than $10,000".

SEC. 2. Section 5 of title I of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 5. Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe or suspect, has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under this title shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years and may, in the discretion of the court, be fined not more than $10,000."

SEC. 3. (a) Section 2 of title II of such Act, as amended, is amended by striking out "shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years and may, in the discretion of the court, be fined not more than $10,000.".

(b) Section 3 of title II of such Act, as amended, is amended by striking out "shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years and shall, in the discretion of the court, be fined not more than $10,000.".

SEC. 4. Section 1 of title IV of such Act, as amended, is amended by striking out "shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than twenty years and may, in the discretion of the court, be fined not more than $10,000.".

SEC. 5. Section 6 of title V of such Act, as amended, is amended by striking out "shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years and may, in the discretion of the court, be fined not more than $10,000.”.

SEC. 6. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of title VIII of such Act, as amended, are amended by striking out of each of such sections "shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.", and inserting in lieu of the matter stricken out the following: "shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years and may, in the discretion of the court, be fined not more than $5,000.”.

SEC. 7. Sections 2, 3, and 4 of title IX of such Act, as amended, are amended by striking out of each of such sections "shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years and may, in the discretion of the court, be fined not more than $2,000.”.

SEC. 8. Section 22 of title XI of such Act, as amended, is amended by striking out "shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years and may, in the discretion of the court, be fined not more than $1,000.".

SEC. 9. Section 3 of title XII of such Act, as amended, is amended by striking out "shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years and may, in the discretion of the court, be fined not more than $5,000.".

Approved, March 28, 1940.