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Proposed amended version ot 

s.1019 

A BILL 

To insure turther the security ot the United States b7 preventing 

disclosures or information concerning the cryptographic systems 

and the communication intelligence activities ot the United 

States and or foreign governments. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House or Representatives 

ot the United States or Allerica in Congress assembled, That 

vhoever having obtained or having bad custody or, access to, 

or knowledge of (1) any classitied information concerning the 

nature, preparation, or use ot any code, cipher, or cryptographic 

a7stem or the United States or an7 foreign government; or (2) . aD.1' classified information concerning the design, construction, 

uae, maintenance, or repair or any device, apparatus, or appliance used or prepared or planned tor use by the United States or 

any foreign government tor cryptographic or communication intelligence purposes; or (3) any classified information concerning the communication intelligence activities of the United 

States or &llJ' foreign government; or (4) any class1t1ed 1ntormat1on obtained from the communications ot the United States or 

&Df foreign government by the processes ot communication intelligence, shall w1lltull7 coBD.unicate, furnish, transmit, or 

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otherw1ae make available to a person not authorized to receive 

such intorma.tion, or publish, any such classitied information 

shall be tined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more 

tban ten years or both. 

Sec. 2. The term "classified information" aa used herein 

shall, tor the purposes ot this Act, be construed to mean inrorma tion segregated, and limited or restricted in dissemination or distribution tor purposes of national security, by a 

United States government agency, and marked with or designated 

by a marking or designation signifying such segregation, limitation, and l'estriction. The term "claasitied procedures and 

methods" as used herein shall be construed accordingly. • 

Sec. 3. 'l'he terms "code", "cipher", and "cryptographic 

system" as used herein shall, tor the purposes of this Act, be 

construed to include in their meaning any method ot secret 

writing and any mechanical or electrical device or method used 

tor the purpose ot disguising or concealing the contents or the 

meaning ot coJllDlunicationa. The tel'Dl "cryptographic purposes" 

as used herein is correspondingly extended in the scope ot its 

meaning. 

Sec. 4. The term "toreign government" as used herein shall, 

tor the purposes of this Act, be construed to include in its 

meaning any person or persons acting or purporting to act tor 

or on behalf ot an7 faction, party, department, agency, bureau, 

or military torce of or within a toreign country, or tor or on 

behalf of any government or an7 person or persons purporting 

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to act as a government within a toreign country# whether or 

not such government is recognized by the United States. 

Sec. 5. The term "colllllunication intelligence" as used 

herein shall# tor the purposes ot this Act# be construed to 

mean a tield ot endeavor which includes all classitied procedUl'es and methods used in the interception ot communications# 

and the obtaining ot information trom such communications# by 

other th&n the intended recipients. The terms "communication 

intelligence activities" and "communication intelligence 

purposes" as used herein shall be construed accordingly. 

Sec. 6. The phrase "a person not authorized to receive 

such information" as used herein shall# tor the purposes of 

this Act# be construed to mean any person or agency which is 

not so authorized by the bead or a department or agency of the, 

United States Government which is expressly designated by the 

President to engage in communication intelligence activities 

tor the United States. 

Sec. 7. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the :furnishing# 

upon lawtul demand# ot information to any regularly constituted 

committee of the Senate or House of Representatives of the 

United States ot America, or joint connnittee thereof.