An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, entitled ""Crimes and Criminal Procedure,"" with respect to continuing the effectiveness of certain statutory provisions until 6 months after the termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the President on December 16, 1950
PL 83-99 (H.R.3853), enacted 06/30/1953

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determined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of 
Congress and who was discharged or released therefrom on conditions 
other than dishonorable. 
'Deceased servicemen' shall mean persons 
who served in the military forces of the United States during any 
war between the United States and any other nation or during the 
period beginning June 27, 1950, and ending on such date as shall be 
determined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of 
Congress and who died in service before the termination of such war 
or such period." 
Approved June 30, 1953. 
"Deceased serv-
icemen". 
Public Law 99 
CHAPTER 175 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, entitled "Crimes and Criminal Procedure", 
with respect to continuing the effectiveness of certain statutory provisions 
until six months after the termination of the national emergency proclaimed 
by the President on December 16, 1950. 
June 30, 1953 
[H. R. 3853] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 105 
of title 18, United States Code, is hereby amended by inserting at the 
end of the chapter analysis preceding section 2151 of such title the 
following new item: 
•'2157. Temporary extension of sections 2153 and 2154." 
SEC. 2. Title 18, United States Code, is hereby amended by insert-
ing in chapter 105 thereof, immediately after section 2156, a new 
section, to be designated as section 2157, as follows: 
"§ 2157. Temporary extension of sections 2153 and 2154 
"(a) The provisions of sections 2153 and 2154 of this title, as 
amended and extended by section 1 (a) (29) of the Emergency Powers 
Continuation Act (66 Stat. 333), as further amended by Public Law 
12, Eighty-third Congress, in addition to coming into full force and 
effect in time of war shall remain in full force and effect until six 
months after the termination of the national emergency proclaimed 
by the President on December 16, 1950 (Proc. 2912, 3 C. F. R., 1950 
Supp., p. 71), or such earlier date as may be prescribed by concurrent 
resolution of the Congress, and acts which would give rise to legal 
consequences and penalties under any of these provisions when per-
formed during a state of war shall give rise to the same legal conse-
quences and penalties when they are performed during the period 
above provided for. 
"(b) Effective in each case for the period above provided for, title 
18, United States Code, section 2151, is amended by inserting the 
words 'or defense activities' immediately before the period at the end 
of the definition of 'war material', and said sections 2153 and 2154 are 
amended by inserting the words 'or defense activities' immediately 
after the words 'carrying on the war' wherever they appear therein." 
SEC. 3. Chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code, is hereby 
amended by inserting at the end of the chapter analysis preceding 
section 791 of such title the following new item: 
•'798. Temporary extension of section 794." 
SEC. 4. Title 18, United States Code, is hereby amended by insert-
ing in chapter 37 thereof immediately after section 797 a new section, 
to be designated as section 798, as follows: 
Title 18, u. s. 
C ode, amendments. 
62 Stat. 797. 
S a b o t a g e : war 
material. 
62 Stat. 799. 
67 Stat. 18. 
64 Stat. A454. 
62 Stat. 798. 
62 Stat. 799. 
62 Stat. 736. 
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Espionage: 
d e -
fense information. 
62 Stat. 737. 
67 Stat. 18. 
64 Stat. A454. 
50 u s e app. note 
prec. 1. 
62 Stat. 807. 
Subversive 
a c -
t i v i t i e s : 
armed 
forces. 
62 Stat. 811. 
67 Stat. 18. 
64 Stat. A454. 
Repeal. 
"§ 798. Temporary extension of section 794 
"The provisions of section 794 of this title, as amended and extended 
by section 1 (a) (29) of the Emergency Powers Continuation Act 
(66 Stat. 333), as further amended by Public Law 12, Eighty-third 
Congress, in addition to coming into full force and effect in time of 
war shall remain in full force and effect until six months after the 
termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the President 
on December 16, 1950 (Proc. 2912, 3 C. F. R , 1950 Supp., p. 71), or 
such earlier date as may be prescribed by concurrent resolution of 
the Congress, and acts which would give rise to legal consequences 
and penalties under section 794 when performed during a state of 
war shall give rise to the same legal consequences and penalties when 
they are performed during the period above provided for." 
SEC. 5. Chapter 115 of title 18, United States Code, is hereby 
amended by inserting at the end of the chapter analysis preceding 
section 2391 of such title the following new item: 
"2391. Temporary extension of section 2388." 
SEC. 6. Title 18, United States Code, is hereby amended by insert-
ing in chapter 115 thereof, immediately after section 2390, a new sec-
tion, to be designated as section 2391, as follows: 
"§ 2391. Temporary extension of section 2388 
"The provisions of section 2388 of this title, as amended and 
extended by section 1 (a) (29) of the Emergency Powers Continu-
ation Act (66 Stat. 333), as further amended by Public Law 12, 
Eighty-third Congress, in addition to coming into full force and effect 
in time of war shall remain in full force and effect until six months 
after the termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the 
President on December 16, 1950 (Proc. 2912, 3 C. F. R., 1950 Supp., 
p. 71), or such earlier date as may be prescribed by concurrent reso-
lution of the Congress, and acts which would give rise to legal conse-
quences and penalties under section 2388 when performed during a 
state of war shall give rise to the same legal consequences and penalties 
when they are performed during the period above provided for." 
SEC. 7. Section 1 (a) (29) of the Emergency War Powers Contin-
uation Act (66 Stat. 333), is hereby repealed. 
Approved June 30, 1953. 
June 30, 1953 
[H. R. 4126] 
Public Law 100 
CHAPTER 176 
AN ACT 
To continue the effectiveness of tlie Act of December 2, 1942, as amended, and 
the Act of .July 28, 1945, relating to war-risk hazard and detention benefits, 
until July 1, 1954. 
•War risk" be 
fits. 
42 u s e 1711. 
Extension. 
Definitions. 
42 u s e 1701. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 201 of 
the Act of December 2, 1942 (ch. 668, 56 Stat. 1033), as amended, is 
amended by— 
(a) Deleting the words "the end of the present war" and substitut-
ing in lieu thereof "July 1,1954"; 
(b) Adding the following new paragraphs at the end thereof: 
"(c) The term 'enemy' means any nation, government, or force 
engaged in armed conflict with the Armed Forces of the United States 
or of any of its allies. 
" (d) The term 'allies' as used in this Act and as used in the statutory 
provisions referred to in section 101 (a) (1) of this Act, means any