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PUBLIC LAW 90-351-JUNE 19, 1968

SEC. 907. The amendments made by this title shall become effective one hundred and eighty days after the date of its enactment; except that repeal of the Federal Firearms Act shall not in itself terminate any valid license issued pursuant to that Act and any such license shall be deemed valid until it shall expire according to its terms unless it be sooner revoked or terminated pursuant to applicable provisions of law. ^~-~—

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TITLE V—DISQUALIFICATION FOR ENGAGING IN RIOTS AND CIVIL DISORDERS SEC. 1001. (a) Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding immediately after section 7312 the following new section: "§ 7313. Riots and civil disorders ''(a) An individual convicted by any Federal, State, or local court of competent jurisdiction of— " (1) inciting a riot or civil disorder; "(2) organizing, promoting, encouraging, or participating in a riot or civil disorder; "(3) aiding or abetting any person in committing any offense specified in clause (1) or (2); or "(4) any offense determined by the head of the employing agency to have been committed in furtherance of, or while participating in, a riot or civil disorder; shall, if the offense for which he is convicted is a felony, be ineligible to accept or hold any position in the Government of the United States or in the government of the District of Columbia for the five years immediately following the date upon which his conviction becomes final. x\ny such individual holding a position in the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia on the date his conviction becomes final shall be removed from such position. "(b) For the purposes of this section, 'felony' means any offense for which imprisonment is authorized for a term exceeding one year." (b) The analysis of chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, immediately preceding section 7301 of such title, is amended by striking out the analysis of subchapter II and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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"SUBCHAPTER II — P: M P L O Y M P: X T L I M I T A T I O N S

"Sec. "7311. Loyalty and striking. '•7312. Employment and clearance; individuals removed from national security. "7313. Riots and civil disorders."

(c) The heading of subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, immediately preceding section 7311 of such title, is amended to read as follows: "SUBCHAPTER II — EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS".

SEC. 1002. The provisions of section 1001(a) of this title shall apply only with respect to acts referred to in section 7313(a)(l) - (4) of title 5, United States Code, as added by section 1001 of this title, which are committed after the date of enactment of this title.

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