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PUBLIC LAW 769-SEPT. 1, 1954

Public Law 769 September 1, 1954

[H. R. 9909]

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62 Stat. 683.

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To prohibit payment of annuities to officers and employees of the United States convicted of certain offenses, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall not be paid to any persoii convicted prior to, on, or after the date of Giiactment of this Act of any of the following offenses described in this section, or to the survivor or beneficiary of such person so convicted, for any period subsequent to the date of such conviction or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later, any annuity or retired pay on the basis of the service of such person as an officer or employee of the Government: (1) ^ ^ y offcnse defined in section 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, or 223 of chapter 11 (relating to bribery and graft), section 281, 282, 283, 284, 285,286, or 287 of chapter 15 (relating to claims and services in matters affecting government), section 434, 435, 436, 441, 442, or 443 of chapter 23 (relating to contracts), chapter 37 (relating to espionage and censorship), section 1700, 1702, 1703, 1704, 1705, 1706, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1711, or 1712 of chapter 83 (relating to offenses involving the postal service), chapter 105 (relating to sabotage), or chapter 115 (relating to treason, sedition, and subversive activities) of title 18 of the United ^<^^ates Code or in section 10 or 16 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (42 U.S.C. secs. 1810 and 1816); (2) Any offense (not including any offense within the purview of section 13 of title 18 of the United States Code) which is a felony under the laws of the United States or of the District of Columbia (A) committed in the exercise of his authority, influence, power, or privileges as an officer or employee of the Government, or (B) committed after the termination of his service as an officer or employee of the Government but directly involving, directly resulting from, or directly r-elating to, the improper exercise of his authority, influence, power, or privileges during any period of his service as such an office!" or employee; (3) Perjury committed under the laws of the United States or of the District of Columbia (A) in falsely denying the commission of an act which constitutes any of the offenses described in paragraph (1) or (2) of this section, (B) in falsely testifying before any Federal grand jury or court of the United States with respect to his service as an officer or employee of the Government, or (C) in falsely testifying before any congressional committee in connection with any matter under inquiry before such congressional committee; or subornation of perjury committed in connection with the false denial or false testimony of another person as specified in this paragraph; (4) Any offense defined in section 833, 861, or 862 of the Act entitled "An Act to establisli a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1325. 1330; D. C. Code, 1951 edition, secs. 22-1201, 22-701, 22-703); or in the second paragraph under the subhendinof "FOK EXKCUTIVK OFFICE" under the caption " GENERAL E X P E N S E S " in the first section of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes", approved July 1, 1902 (32 Stat. 591; D. C. Code. 1951 edition, sec. 22-702). SEC. 2. (a) There shall not be paid to any person who has failed or refused, or fails or refuses, prior to, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, upon the ground of self-incrimination, to appear,

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