An Act to provide for continuation of authority for regulation of exports, and for other purposes
PL 89-63 (H.R.7105), enacted 06/30/1965

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Public Law 89-63 
AN ACT 
June 30, 1965 
To provide for continuation of authority for regulation of exports, and for other 
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purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 12 of Aft'?f°i949'"*'°^ 
the Export Control Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. App. 2032) is amended by amendment.' 
changing "1965" to read "1969". 
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SEC. 2. Section 5 of the Export Control Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. App. 
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2025) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
subsections: 
"(c) The head of any department or agency exercising any func- penLufes!"'' 
tions under this Act, or any officer or employee of such department or 
agency specifically designated by the head thereof, may impose a civil 
penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation of this Act or any regu-
lation, order, or license issued under this Act, either in addition to or 
in lieu of any other liability or penalty which may be imposed. 
"(d) The payment of any penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 
(c) may be made a condition, lor a period not exceeding one year after 
the imposition of such penalty, to the granting, restoration, or con-
tinuing validity of any export license, permission, or privilege granted 
or to be granted to the person upon whom such penalty is imposed. 
"(e) Anv amount paid in satisfaction of any penalty imposed pur-
suant to subsection (c) shall be covered into the Treasury as a miscel-
laneous receipt. The head of the department or agency concerned 
may, in his discretion, refund any such penalty, within two years after 
payment, on the ground of a material error of fact or law in the 
imposition. Notwithstanding section 1346 (a) of title 28 of the United 
States Code, no action for the refund of any such penalty may be gg^stat.^^ssy^^' 
maintained in any court. 
"(f) In the event of the failure of any person to pay a penalty 
imposed pursuant to subsection (c), a civil action for the recovery 
thereof may, in the discretion of the head of the department or agency 
concerned, be brought in the name of the United States. In any 
such action, the court shall determine de novo all issues necessary 
to the establishment of liability. Except as provided in this sub-
section and in subsection (d), no such liability shall be asserted, 
claimed, or recovered upon by the United States in any way unless 
it has previously been reduced to judgment. 
"(g) Nc^thing in subsection (c), (d), or (f) shall limit— 
"(1) the availability of other administrative or judicial rem-
edies with respect to violations (
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f this Act or any regulation, order, 
or license issued under this Act, 
"(2) the authority to compromise and settle administrative 
proceedings brought with respect to violations of this Act or any 
regulation, order, ^or license issued under this Actj or 
"(3) the authority to compromise, remit, or mitigate seizures 
and forfeitures pursuant to section 1(b) of title VI of the Act of 
June 15,1917 (22 U.S.C. 401 (b))." 
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SEC. 3. (a) Section 2 of the Export Control Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2022) is amended (1) by redesignating clauses (a), (b), and (c) 76^|tat^\*27' 
in the first sentence as (A), (BJ, and (C), (2) by inserting "(1)" at 
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the beginning of the first, "(2)" at the beginning of the second, and 
"(3)" at the beginning of the third typographical paragraph thereof, 
and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(4) The Congress further declares that it is the policy of the 
United States (A) to oppose restrictive trade practices or boycotts 
fostered or imposed by foreign countries against other countries 
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friendly to the United States and (B) to encourage and request do-
mestic concerns engaged in the export of articles, materials, supplies, 
or information, to refuse to take any action, including the furnishing 
of information or the signing of agreements, which has the effect of 
furthering or supporting the restrictive trade practices or boycotts 
fostered or imposed by any foreign country agamst another country 
friendly to the United States." 
(b) Section 3(c) of such Act is amended by changing "clause (b) 
or clause (c) of section 2 hereof" to read "section 2(1)(B) or2(l)(C) 
of this Act'\ 
SEC. 4. (a) The first and last sentences of section 3(a) of such Act 
(50 U.S.C. App. 2023(a)) are amended by inserting immediately after 
"technical data" the following: "or any other information". 
(b) Section 4(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2024(a)) is amended 
(1) by changing "which articles, materials, or supplies" to read "what*' 
and (2) by striking out "thereof". 
(c) Section 5(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2025 (b)) is amended 
by changing "any material" to read "anything". 
(d) Section 3(a) of such Act is further amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new sentence: "Such rules and regulations 
shalHmplement the provisions of section 2(4) of this Act and shall 
require that all domestic concerns receiving requests for the furnish-
ing of information or the signing of agreements as specified in section 
2(4) must report this fact to the Secretary of Commerce for such 
action as he may deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of 
section 2(4)." 
Publication in 
(e) Rulcs and regulations required to be promulgated pursuant 
to the amendment made by subsection (d) of this section shall be 
promulgated as expeditiously as practicable, and shall be published 
m the Federal Register within ninety days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
Approved June 30, 1965. 
Public Law 89-64 
July 7. 1965 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 6848] 
rjQ amend section 35 of title 18 of the United States Code relating to the 
imparting or conveying of false information. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) 
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of section 35 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(a) Whoever imparts or conveys or causes to be imparted or 
conveyed false information, knowing the information to be false, 
concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made, to 
do any act which would be a crime prohibited by this chapter or 
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chapter 97 or chapter 111 of this title shall be subject to a civil penalty 
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of not more than $1,000 which shall be recoverable in a civil action 
brought in the name of the L^nited States." 
Approved July 7, 1965. 
Federal Register,