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<'- Fa111pg to aareguard 1ntorma.t1on ar.tectins national 

detense.-Whoever having been given, or having obtained, or having 

had cuatod7 or, access to, or knowledge or (1) any oftieiall7 

classified document or 1ntormat1on attect1ng the national detense1 

or (2) &D.7 ott1c1&117 olaaa1t1ed device, apparatus, or appliance 

emp107ed in the national detenaeJ or (') the contents ot &llJ' 

ottic1al7 clasaitied message ot the United States Government or 

an7 toreign government, (a) d1aoloaea the document, 1n.tormat1on, 

or message to an7 person not authorized to have it, or (b) uses 

the 1ntormat1on, document, or message in a manner prejudicial 

to the satety or interests or the United States or tor the 

benetit ot any foreign power to the detriment ot the United States, 

or (c) retains an7 document or other matter or the categories 

described under (l), (2), or (3) above, Vb.en he h&a no right to 

retain it or vhen it ia contrar7 to the aatet7 or interests of 

tbe United Btatea tor him to retain it, or (d) falls to comply 

with all directives 1eaued b7 lavtul authority Vith regard to 

the return or dlepoaal thereor, or (e) tails to take reasonable 

care ot, o~ ao conducts himaelt aa to endanger the aatety ot an' 

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document or other matter or the categories described under (l), ,, 

(2), or (3/ above, ab&ll (i) in the case ot matter otticially 

claaa1t1e~ "restricted", be tined not more than $1000 or 1mpr1-

' aoned noj more than tvo 7eara or bothJ (11) in the case of matter 

ort1c1a,l7 o+aaaitied "contidential"• be .tined not more than 

$5000 9r 1mpr1aoned not more than .t1ve years or bothJ and (1i1) 

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~'2- th9r caei or matter ot'ticiall7 claaaitied naecret" or higher, 

be tined ~ot more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten I 

7eara or,hoth. .e 

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The release to the public ot &D.J' claas1t1ed information or matter ot the categories deaoribed under items (l), 

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:mo. 3-0n a prosecution under Seo. 1 o~ 2 above, it shall 

nat be neceaaar7 to ahov that the accused person w111rull7 

violated &DJ' prov1a1ona thereot, and notv1thetand1ng tbat no 

euoh v111tul 1 v1olat1on !a proved asa~nst him, he ma.7 be convicted it, trom the Pl'OVed o1roumetancea ot the case, or his I t \ .. p~oved conduct, it appears that he vaa groaal7 negligent in 

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SEO 2.-Whoever receives a117 ottioiall7 olaaait\ed document 

or i.nf"ormation attect1Df$ the national detenae, or ani ott1cial17 I I \. I < claaa1fied article emplo7ed in the national d~tenae. knov1ng 1 

or having reasonable ground to believe, at the time Vhen he 

\ rece1vea it, th&t the document, 1ntormat1on, or article ia I 

•given to him 1n contravention ot Sec. l ot tbia Act, ~nd having . ~ ~ 

• ao received the claaaitied matter uaea it in a manner p;iaejudicial 

to the aatet7 or interests ot the United States or tor ' the ' . b•netit ot any foreign power to the detriment ot the Vnited -71: - I \ 

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~ates, ah&ll (1) in the case ot matter ott1o1al17 clasa1t1ed ~ l ' 

H~eat~1cted", be tined not more than $1000 or imprisoned not more 

than two years or both; (ii) in the caae or matter ottic~~ll7 "'- = I l ,r iJ 

ofasait1ed ~oontidential", be tined not more than $5000 or 1m- --- I I f prisoned not more than tive 7eara o~ bothJ and (iii) in the 

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tined not more than •10,000 o:r 1mpr1aoned not more than ten 

;rears or both. 

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or matter or the categories described under items (1), (2), or 

(3) ot Section l ahall be in accordance v1th regulations preac~1bed by the President. 

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