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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 37— ESPIONAGE AND CENSORSHIP · § 798A

§ 798A. Temporary extension of section 794

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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.
(Added June 30, 1953, ch. 175, § 4, 67 Stat. 133, § 798; renumbered § 798A, Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3519(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4923.)
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  • 66 Stat. 333
  • June 30, 1953, ch. 175, § 4
  • 67 Stat. 133
  • Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3519(a)
  • 104 Stat. 4923
  • Pub. L. 101–647
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§ 798A
Temporary extension of section 794
U.S.C.×1
Stat.66 Stat. 333
ActJune 30, 1953, ch. 175, § 4
Stat.67 Stat. 133
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3519(a)
Stat.104 Stat. 4923
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