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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

(B) section 2274 (communication of restricted data), 2275 (receipt of restricted data), or 2276 (tampering with restricted data) of title 42; or (C) section 783 (conspiracy and communication or receipt of classified information), 822 (conspiracy or evasion of apprehension during internal security emergency), or 823 (aiding evasion of apprehension during internal security emergency) of title 50. (2) An offense within the purview of a current article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of title 10) or an earlier article on which the current article is based, as the case may be, on the basis of charges and specifications describing a violation of a statute named by paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of this subsection, if the executed sentence includes death, dishonorable discharge, or dismissal from the service, or if the defendant dies before execution of that sentence as finally approved. (3) Perjury committed under the statutes of the United States or the District of Columbia in falsely denying the commission of an act which constitutes an offense within the purview of a statute named by paragraph (1) of this subsection. (4) Subornation of perjury committed in connection with the false denial of another individual as specified by paragraph (3) of this subsection. § 8313. Absence from the United States to avoid prosecution (a) A n individual, or his survivor or beneficiary, may not be paid annuity or retired pay on the basis of the service of the individual which is creditable toward the annuity or retired pay, subject to the exceptions in section 8311(2) and (3) of this title, if the individual— (1) is under indictment, or has outstanding against-him charges preferred under the Uniform Code of Military Justice— (A) after July 31, 1956, for an offense named by section 8312(b) of this title; or (B) after September 26, 1961, for an offense named by section 8312(c) of this title; and (2) willfully remains outside the United States, or its territories and possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, for more than 1 year with knowledge of the indictment or charges, as the case may be. (b) The prohibition on payment of annuity or retired pay under subsection (a) of this section applies to the period after the end of the 1-year period and continues until— (1) a nolle prosequi to the entire indictment is entered on the record or the charges are dismissed by competent authority; (2) the individual returns and thereafter the indictment or charges is or are dismissed; or (3) after trial by court or court-martial, the accused is found not guilty of the offense or offenses. § 8314. Refusal to testify (a) An individual, or his survivor or beneficiary, may not be paid annuity or retired pay on the basis of the service of the individual which is creditable toward the annuity or retired pay, subject to the exceptions in section 8311(2) and (3) of this title, if the individual, before, on, or after September 1, 1954, refused or refuses, or knowingly and willfully failed or fails, to appear, testify, or produce a book, paper, record, or other document, relating to his service as an em-

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