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50 USC 781 note. 42 USC 1801 note. 8 USC 1182(a), 1251(a), 1424(a).

Perjury tempt.

PUBLIC LAW 601-AUG. 20, 1954

Alexander Hamilton B i c e n t e n n i a l Commission. Establishment. Members,

Duties.

ST A T.

the national security or defense of the United States by treason, sabotage, espionage, sedition, seditious conspiracy, violations of chapter 115 of title 18 of the United States Code, violations of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 987), violations of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 755), as amended, violations of sections 212(a) (27), (28), (29) or 241 (a)(6), (7) or 313 (a) of the Immigration and Naticjnality Act (66 Stat. 182-186; 204-206; 240-241), and conspiracies involving any of the foregoing, is necessary to the public interest, he, upon the approval of the Attorney General, shall make application to the court that the witness shall be instructed to testify or produce evidence subject to the provisions of this section, and upon order of the court such witness shall not be excused from testifying or from producing books, papers, or other evidence on the ground that the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture. But no such witness shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, nor shall testimony so compelled be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding (except prosecution described in subsection (d) hereof) against him in any court. " (d) No witness shall be exempt under the provision of this section from prosecution for perjury or contempt committed while giving testimony or producing evidence under compulsion as provided in this section." SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 223 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out "3486. Testimony before Congress; immunity." and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "3486. Compelled testimony tending to incriminate witness; immunity." Approved August 20, 1954. Public Law 601

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CHAPTER 770

JOINT RESOLUTION To establish a commission for the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Alexander Hamilton. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby established a commission to be known as the "Alexander Hamilton Bicentennial Commission" (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") which shall be composed of nineteen Commissioners as follows: The President of the United States, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, all ex officio; and eight persons to be appointed by the President of the United States, four Senators to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and four Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. SEC. 2. I t shall be the duty of the Commission to prepare plans and a program for signalizing the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Alexander Hamilton. In preparing such plans and program the Commission shall give due consideration to any plan or plans which may be submitted to it, and to take such steps as may be necessary to coordinate and correlate its plans with those prepared by State or civic bodies. If the participation of other nations in

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