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Am.ended version of 

s.1019 

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Subcommittee c_. I .. o.nd s. 

11 September 1947 

To enhance further the security of the Uh.ited States by preventing disclosures of 1.ntorm.ation concerning the cryptographic 

systems and the communication intelligence activities of the 

Ub.ited States. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 

of the tlb.ited States of .America in Congress assembled, 

That whoever shall communicate, furnish, transmit,-;.0r otherwise .make available to an unauthorized person, or publish, 

or use l..ll. any manner prejud1ol.al to tne safety or interest 

of the tlb.ited States or for the benefit of any foreign ~overnm.ent to the detrJ.ID.ent of the Uhited states any classified 

inf'orms.tion (1) concerning the nature, preparation, or use of 

any code, cipher, or cryptographic system of tne Uhited states 

or any foreign. government. or (2) concerning the design, 

construction, use, maintenance, or repair ot any device, 

apparatus, or appliance used or prepared or planned for use 

by the tlb.ited States or any foreign govern.men~ for cryptographic or communication intelligence purposes; or (3) concerning the co.mmun1cat1on l.ll.tell1gence aot1v1t1es of the 

tlb.ited States or any foreign government; or (4) obtained from 

the oo.mm.unioat1ons of the "Oh.1ted States or a.ny foreign govern-

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ment by the processes of comm.unicat10.n intelligence, shall be 

fined not .mere than t10,ooo or ll1lprisoned .not more than ten 

years or both. 

Sec. 2. (a) Tne term "olassit'ied information" as used 

herein shall be con,strued to mean information which, at the 

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ti.me of a violation under this Act, is, for reasons of 

national security, specifically designated by a Uhited states 

goverhment agency for 11I11J.ted or restricted dissemination or 

distribution. 

( b) The terms "code", "cipher", and ••cryptographic system" as used herein shall be construed to in.elude 

J.n their meanwgs, in addition to their usual meanings, any 

method of secret \'ll"J.ting and any mechaJJ.1cal or electrical 

device or method used for the purpose of disguising or concealing the contents or the meanings of commun1ostions. The 

term "cryptographic purposes" as used herein is oor:respon.dJ.n.gl.y extended in the scope of its moanl.ng. 

(o) The term "foreign government" as used herein 

shall be construed to include in its meanwg any person or 

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

faction, party, department, agency, bureau, or military force 

ot or WJ.thi.n a foreign. country, or for or on beh.al:f' of nny 

IGVernment or any person or poreons purpo~tins to act as a 

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governm.Gnt within a foreign country, whether or not such 

government is recognized by the United States. 

(d) The term ttcom.m.un1cat1on intelligence" as 

used herein shall be construed to mean all procedures and methods 

used in the interception of communications and the obtaining 

of information from such comm.unications by other than the 

intended recipients, The tor.ms "co.mmunicat;ion 1ntell1gcncc 

act1v1tJ cs" and "commwiicat1on intelligence pu::.."'J?oSeS" as used 

herein shall be construed accordingly. 

(o) The term nunauthorized person'' as used herel.11 

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

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

the Uhited States Government which 1s expressly designated by 

the President to engage in comm.un1cation intelligence act1v1-

t1cs for the United St~tes, to rccc1vo 1nfor.mat1on of the 

categories set forth in Section l of this Act. 

Soc. J. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit tne furnishing, upon lavvf ul demand, of i.nf orm.ation to any regularly constituted committao of the Senat~ or House of Rc~rcscntat1ves 

of the United States of America, or JOJ.nt committee thereof.