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[81 STAT. 765]
PUBLIC LAW 90-000—MMMM. DD, 1968
[81 STAT. 765]

81

STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 90*237-JAN. 2, 1968

765

Public Law 90-237 AN ACT

January 2, 1968

To amend the Snbversh'e Activities Control Act of 10r>0 so as to accord with ^__I£liiIi;2 certain decisions of the courts.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of ^^^^^^l^^^^u^y' the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 is amended by adding Act ^oi^x^sQ^^ immediately after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph: amendment. " (16) The findings of fact contained in paragraphs (1) through j j u|c 781.' (15) of this section are reiterated. Recent court decisions involving the registration provisions of this Act make it necessary to enact legislation to accomplish the purposes of such Act without the requirements of registration. Disclosure of Communist organizations and of the members of Communist-action organizations as provided in this Act is essential to the protection of the national welfare." SEC. 2. (a) Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 3 of such Act are so use 782. amended to read as follows: "(3) The term 'Communist-action organization* means any organi- "Communi«tzation in the United States (other than a diplomatic representative tion!" °'^^"'^^ or mission of a foreign government accredited as such by the Department of State) which (i) is substantially directed, dominated, or controlled by the foreign government or foreign organization controlling the world Communist movement referred to in section 2 of this title, and (ii) operates primarily to advance the objectives of such world Communist movement referred to in section 2 of this title. "(4) The term 'Communist-front organization' means any organi- "communistzation in the United States (other than a Communist-action organiza- uon!""*^^^"'^ tion as defined in paragraph (3) of this section) which (A) is substantially directed, dominated, or controlled by a Communist-action organization, or (B) is substantially directed, dominated, or controlled by one or more members of a Communist-action organization, and (C) is primarily operated for the purpose of giving aid and support to a Communist-action organization, a Cottimunist foreign government, or the world Communist movement referred to in section 2 of this title." (b) Paragraph (12) of section 3 is amended by inserting "or 13A" immediately after "section 13". SEC. 3. Subsection (f) of section 4 of such Act is amended by strik- ^° "^^ ^^^• ing the last sentence. SEC. 4. Section 5(a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: orgai^^^tion^s. "SEC. 5. (a) When there is in eifect a final order of the Board deter- Employment of mining any organization to be a Communist-action organization or a ^^"^^'•^' P'"'"*Communist-f ront organization, it shall be unlawful—

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"(1) For any member of such organization, with knowledge or notice of such final order of the Board— " (A) in seeking, accepting, or holding any nonelective office or employment under the United States, to conceal or fail to disclose the fact that he is a member of such organization; or " (B) to hold any nonelective office or employment under the United States; or " (C) in seeking, accepting, or holding employment in any defense facility, to conceal or fail to disclose the fact that he is a member of such organization; or " (D) if such organization is a Communist-action organization, to engage in any employment in any defense facility; or