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 56 STAT.] 77'H CONG. , 2D SESS.- CH. 247-APR. 28, 1942 overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or vio- lence: Provided further, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Gov- ernment of the United States by force or violence and accepts employ- ment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. SEC. 403. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term "Depart- ment" means the War Department, the Navy Department, and the Maritime Commission, respectively; in the case of the Maritime Commission, the term "Secretary means the Chairman of such Commission; and the terms "renegotiate" and "renegotiation" include the refixing by the Secretary of the Department of the contract price. For the purposes of subsections (d) and (e) of this section, the term "contract" includes a subcontract and the term "contractor" includes a subcontractor. (b) The Secretary of each Department is authorized and directed to insert in any contract for an amount in excess of $100,000 here- after made by such Department (1) a provision for the renegotiation of the contract price at a period or periods when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the profits can be determined with reasonable certainty; (2) a provision for the retention by the United States or the repayment to the United States of (A) any amount of the contract price which is found as a result of such renegotiation to represent excessive profits and (B) an amount of the contract price equal to the amount of the reduction in the contract price of any subcontract under such contract pursuant to the renegotiation of such subcontract as provided in clause (3) of this subsection; and (3) a provision requiring the contractor to insert in each subcon- tract for an amount in excess of $100,000 made by him under such contract (A) a provision for the renegotiation by such Secretary and the subcontractor of the contract price of the subcontract at a period or periods when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the profits can be determined with reasonable certainty, (B) a provision for the retention by the United States or the repayment to the United States of any amount of the contract price of the subcontract which is found as a result of such renegotiation to represent excessive profits, and (C) a provision for relieving the contractor from any liability to the subcontractor on account of any amount so retained by or repaid to the United States. (c) The Secretary of each Department is authorized and directed, whenever in his opinion excessive profits have been realized, or are likely to be realized, from any contract with such Department or from any subcontract thereunder, (1) to require the contractor or subcontractor to renegotiate the contract price, (2) to withhold from the contractor or subcontractor any amount of the contract price which is found as a result of such renegotiation to represent excessive profits, and (3) in case any amount of the contract price found as a result of such renegotiation to represent excessive profits shall have been paid to the contractor or subcontractor, to recover such amount from such contractor or subcontractor. Such contractor or subcontractor shall be deemed to be indebted to the United States for any amount which such Secretary is authorized to recover from such contractor or subcontractor under this subsection, and such Secretary may bring actions in the appropriate courts of the United States to recover such amount on behalf of the United States. All 245 Penalty. Post, p. 982. "Department." "Secretary." " Renegotiate" and " ren egotiation. " "Contract" and "contractor." Contracts in excess of $100,000. Provisions to be inserted. Renegotiation. Post, p. 982. Excessive profits, etc. Subcontracts. Contracts Involving excessive profits. Post, p. 983. Renegotiation. Withholding of amount found exces- sive. Recovery by IT. S. Court actions.

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