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Proposed am.ended vera!on o~ 

s~1019 

A BILL 

~o insure .further the aecur1ty or the United States bf preventing 

d!saloaures or information concerning the cryptograpb1o systems 

and the col!Jmunioation intelligence act1v1t1ea of the United 

States. 

Be it enacted bT the Senate and House of Representat1v•s 

of the United States ot America in Oongre~s aeaembled, That 

'Whoever having obtained or having had cuetodJ or. access to,, 

or knowledge or (1) any currentlJ classified information concerning the nature, preparation. or use or any code, cipher, 

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or cryptographic system of the United Statee or any foreign 

government; or (2) any currently classified 1ntorme.t1on concerning the design, construction, use, ms.1ntenance, or repair ot ' 

any device, apparatus, or appliance used or prepared or planned , 

tor use by the United States or any foreign govermnent for 

cryptographic or comm.un1cat!on 1ntell1gence purposesJ or (3) 

any eurrentl1 classified 1ntormat1on concerning the oommWJ.ieation intelligence aot1v1t1es or tho United StatesJ or (4) any 

currently olaaa1t1ed inf'ormet1on obtained trom the communications 

ot any tore1gn government by any communication intelligence 

authority or the United Statea, ahall willfully communicate, 

furnish, transmit, publish, or otherwise make available to an7 

perl6n-J).O.t ..entitled to have such 1nfor.mat1on, ahall (1) 1n the ----

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caee or matter ott1c1ally ola••1t1ed "reatr1ctedn, be tined 

aot more than •1000 or tm.priaoned not more than two 7eara or 

bothJ (11) 1n the ca1e or matter otf1c1&lly claae1t1ed 

"confidential", b• fined not more than t5000 or imprisoned 

not more than tivo years or bothJ and (111) 1n the case of 

matter ort101ally cl&as1t1ed "aeoret" or h1ghel', be tined not 

more than •10,000 or 1Jllpr1aoned not more than ten year• or both. 

SEO. 2. The term rrel&ss1f"1ed information" aa used herein 

ab.all, f"or the pul'poaee or this Act~ be construed to mean in ... 

formation segregated. and limited or reatrioted in d1saem1nat1on or distribution tor pUl'poaea or national eeour1ty, by a 

United States government agency, and marked vith or designated 

by a mark1118 or dea1gnat1on signifying such segregation, 11mitat1on, &.nd restriction. The tezsm 11 claaa1.f1ed prooedtll"es and 

methods" aa used herein shall be construed acco:rd1ngly. 

SEC. '. The terma 11 code II I ''cipher" I and 11cryptographic 

a7atem" as used herein aball, ror the purposes or tb1a Aot. be 

con8trued to include ~n their meaning any method or secret 

vr1t1ng and any meohan1cal or eleatr1cal device or meth9d used 

• tor the purpose or disgu1a1.tJg or concealing the contents or the 

meaning of." aommun1cat1ons. The term "cryptographic pUl'poeee" 

&a used herein 1s cor1•espond1ngly extended 1n the acope or 1 ta 

meaning. 

SEC. 4. The term ".fo1•eign government 11 aa uaed herein •ball , 

ror the purposes of this Act, be construed to 1nolude in 1te 

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meaning - any peraon o~ persona aot1ng or pllt'porting to aot tor 

or on behalf or any :ract1on, part7,. department, agency, bureau, 

or military torce ot or vitbin a fore1an oount~y1 or tor ~ on 

behalf ot anr government or an1 person o~peraone pw_.porting 

to act aa a government ~1tb1n a tore1gn c~unt17', Whether or 

not suoh government is recognized bJ the 1+1ted Sta.tea. 

SEC. 5. The term "oommun1cat1on intJ.l1gence" as used 

herein aball, tor the pu~poses or th1a Act, be construed to 

~ean the 1ntel11gence resulting fl'om operat:bne in that field 

of endeavo~ Vbich includes all claesif"ied pr~edUl'ea .!Uld 

methods used in the interception of communice.\19na. and the 

obtaining or 1ntormat1on from auch commun1cat1\na 1 by other 

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than the intended reo1p1ents. The te:rma ~comm\lfd.o&t~on. 1ntel11genoe act1 vi ties" and "ootDl1lun1ca t1on 1nte111g91ce purposes n 

as used herein sh.all be construed aoaordingl7. 

SEC. 6. Regulations governing the olass1t'1.eat1on.. ~e-

-- Cl&891~1~at10n 1 de~la8Bi~icat1on 1 And pub11cat1on of mat~~ial 

ot the DAture of that described in Bee. 1 of thi, Act ahall 

be preeoribed by the President. 

SEC. 7. Nothing 1n th1a Act shall prohibit tile :rul'n1eh1ng, 

upon lavful demand, of 1nformat1on to any regular}Y conatituted 

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committee of the Senate or House or Repreaentativea of the 

United St&tea or America, or joint committee the~eor. 

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