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Am.ended version of 

s.1019 

A BILL 

To enhance furthe~ the security of the Uhited States by preventing disclosures of information concerning the cryptographic 

systems and the comm.wi1cat1on intelligence activities of the 

Uhited States. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou.se of Representatives 

of the Uhited States of America in Congress assembled, 

That whoever shall communicate, furnish, transmit, or otherwise make available to an unauthorized person, or publish, . or use in any manner ~reJudicial to the safety or interest 

of the Uhited State~r for the benefit of any foreign 

government to the detriment of the Uhited States"J:!l any \ ,, classified information concerning the nature, preparation, 

"" or use of any code, cipher, or cryptographic system of the 

Dhited States or any foreign government, or {2} any cl.ass:U'i.e~ 

*nfor.ma.tion co.ncerning. the design, construction, use, .maintenance, or repair of any device, apparatus, or appliance 

used or prepared or planned for use by the United States or 

any foreign government for cryptographic or co.mmunication 

intelligence purposes; or (3) any classified information concerning the communication intalligence activities ot the 

United States or any foreign government; or (4) any classified 

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3 September 1947 

s.1019-.Amended 

------------- information obtained from the communications of the united 

States or any foreign government by the p~ocesses of communication intelligence, shall be fined not more than $10,000 

or imprisoned not more than ten years or both. 

Sec. 2. (a) The term 91 classified information" as used 

herein shall be construed to mean information which, e~ the 

tJ.ID.e of a violation under this Act, is, for reasons of 

national security, specifically designated by a united states 

government agency for limitation or restriction in dissemination or distribution. The term "classified procedures and 

methods" as used herein shall be construed accordingly. 

(b) The terms "code", ''cipher", and "cryptographic system" as used herein shall be construed to include 

in their meaning any metnod of secret writing and any mechanical or electrical device or method used for the purpose of 

disguising or concealing the contents or the meanings of 

communications. The term "cryptographic purposes" as used 

herein is correspondingly extended in the scope of its meaning. 

(c) The term "foreign government" as useC. !l.erein 

shall be construed to include in its meaning any person or 

persons acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of any 

faction, party, department, agency, bureau, or military force 
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3 September 1947 

s.1019-Amended 

of or within a foreign country, or for or on behalf of any 

government or any person or persons purporting to act as a 

government within a fore!gn country, whether or not such 

government is recognized by the Uhited states. 

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(d) The term "comm.wu.ca.tion intelligence" as 

used herein shall be construed to mean{; ~ield of endeavor 

~h1ch incl ude~a11Q:-e1assif1ed ?] procedures and methods 

used in the interception of co!Jll1lunications and tho obtu_ning 

of information from such co~71ll'.lunications by other than the 

intended recipients. The terms "communication intelligence 

activities" and "communication intelligence purposes" as used 

herein shall be construed accordingly. 

( G) Tho term "u..'lauthorized person" as used herein 

shall be construed to mean any person or agency who, or which, 

is not authorized, by the head of a department or asency of 

the Uhited States Government which is ~xpressly designated by 

the President to engage in c~"1lmun1cat1on intelligence activities for ~he Uh1tcd States, to receive information of the 

categories set forth in Section 1 of this Act. 

Sec. J. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit tho furnishing, upon lawful demand, of information to any regularly constituted committee of the Senate or House ot Representa~ives 

of the United States of .America, or Joint committee thereof.