Chapter 580 1st Session S. 2375 AN ACT All 69 Stat. 539. To provide for five-year terms of office for members of the Subversive Activities Control Board Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 12 (a) Subversive of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 is amended by strik- Activities ing out the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Tenure Act. "The terms of office of the members of the Board in office on the date 64 Stat. 997. of enactment of the Subversive Activities Control Board Tenure Act 50 USC 791. shall expire at the time they would have expired if such Act had not been enacted. The term of office of each member of the Board appointed after the date of enactment of the Subversive Activities Control Board Tenure Act shall be for five years from the date of expiration of the term of his predecessor, except that (1) the term of office of that member of the Board who is designated by the President and is appointed to succeed one of the two members of the Board whose terms expire on August 9, 1955, shall be for four years from the date of expiration of the term of his predecessor, and (2) the term of office of any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be for the remainder of the term of his predecessor. Upon the expiration of his term of office a member of the Board shall continue to serve until his successor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified." SEC. 2. This Act may be cited as the "Subversive Activities Control Board Tenure Act". Approved August 5, 1955. Chapter 690 1st Session H. R. 6590 AN ACT To prohibit the employment by the Government of the United States of persons who are disloyal or who participate in or assert the right to strike against the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no person shall Government emaccept or hold office or employment in the Government of the United ployment. Disloyalty proStates or any agency thereof, including wholly owned Government hibition, etc. corporations, who (1) advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government in the United States; (2) is a member of an organization that advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government in the United States, knowing that such organization so advocates; (3) participates in any strike or asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States or such agency; or (4) is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States or such agencies, knowing that such organization asserts such right. SEC. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every person who Affidavit. accepts office or employment in the Government of the United States after the date of enactment of this Act, shall, not later than sixty days after he accepts such office or employment, execute an affidavit that his acceptance and holding of such office or employment does not or (if the affidavit is executed prior to acceptance of such office or employment) 69 Stat. 624. will not constitute a violation of the first section of this Act. Such 69 Stat. 625. affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the acceptance and holding of office or employment by the person executing the affidavit does not or will not constitute a violation of such section. (b) An affidavit shall not be required from a person employed by Emergency work. the Government of the United States for less than sixty days for sudden emergency work involving the loss of human life or the destruction of property. This subsection shall not relieve any person from liability for violation of the first section of this Act. SEC. 3. Any person who violates section 1 of this Act shall be guilty Penalty. of a felony, and shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year and a day, or both. SEC. 4. The following parts of Acts are hereby repealed: Repeals. (1) Section 612 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S. C., sec. 1445); 63 Stat. 444. (2) Section 9A of the Act entitled "An Act to prevent pernicious political activities”, approved August 2, 1939 (5 Ú. S. C., sec. 118j); 53 Stat. 1148. and (3) Section 305 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U. S. C., sec. 188). Approved August 9, 1955. 61 Stat. 160. Chapter 177 2d Session H. R. 3233 AN ACT All 70 Stat. 100. To amend title 18 of the United States Code, so as to make it a criminal offense to move or travel in interstate commerce with intent to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for arson. 62 Stat. 755. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1073 Arson. of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by inserting “arson punishable as a felony," after "weapon,". SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall Effective date. take effect on the thirtieth day after the date of enactment of this Act. Approved April 6, 1956. To amend title 18 of the United States Code, so as to provide for the punishment of persons who assist in the attempted escape of persons in Federal custody. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 70 Stat, 216, United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 75270 Stat. 217. of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 62 Stat. 735. word "escape" in line 2 thereof the phrase ", or attempt to escape,". Approved May 28, 1956. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 2314 of title 18, United States Code, be, and it is hereby, amended 62 Stat. 806. by inserting therein immediately after the first paragraph thereof, a new paragraph to read as follows: "Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transports or causes to be transported, or induces any person to travel in, or to be transported in interstate commerce in the execution or concealment of a scheme or artifice to defraud that person of money or property having a value of $5,000 or more; or”. Approved July 9, 1956. (390) 70 Stat. 507. 70 Stat. 508. Chapter 595 2d Session S. 2972 AN ACT To punish the willful damaging or destroying of aircraft or motor vehicles, and their facilities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 18 of the Title 18, U. S. United States Code is amended by inserting immediately after section Code, amendment. 14 thereof the following new chapter: "CHAPTER 2.-AIRCRAFT AND MOTOR VEHICLES 62 Stat. 686. 70 Stat. 538. 70 Stat. 539. "Sec. "31. Definitions. "32. Destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities. "33. Destruction of motor vehicles or motor vehicle facilities. "34. Penalty when death results. 35. Imparting or conveying false information. "8 31. Definitions "When used in this chapter the term "Aircraft engine', 'air navigation facility', 'appliance', 'civil aircraft', 'foreign air commerce', 'interstate air commerce', 'landing area', 'overseas air commerce', 'propeller', and 'spare part shall have the meaning ascribed to those terms in the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 973. as amended. "Motor vehicle' means every description of carriage or other contrivance propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used for commercial purposes on the highways in the transportation of passengers, passengers and property; or 65 'Destructive substance' means any explosive substance, flammable material, infernal machine, or other chemical, mechanical, or radioactive device or matter of a combustible, contaminative, corrosive, or explosive nature; and "Used for commercial purposes' means the carriage of persons or property for any fare, fee, rate, charge or other consideration, or directly or indirectly in connection with any business, or other undertaking intended for profit. "§ 32. Destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities "Whoever willfully sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks any civil aircraft used, operated, or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce; or "Whoever willfully sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks any aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or spare part with intent to damage, destroy, disable, or wreck any such aircraft; or "Whoever, with like intent, willfully places or causes to be placed any destructive substance in, upon, or in proximity to any such aircraft, or any aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, spare part, fuel, lubricant, hydraulic fluid, or other material used or intended to be used in connection with the operation of any such aircraft, or any cargo carried or intended to be carried on any such aircraft, or otherwise makes or causes to be made any such aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, spare part, fuel, lubricant, hydraulic fluid, or other material unworkable or unusable or hazardous to work or use; or "Whoever, with like intent, willfully sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks, or places or causes to be placed any destructive substance in, upon, or in proximity to any shop, supply, structure, station, depot, terminal, hangar, ramp, landing area, air-navigation facility or other facility, warehouse, property, machine, or apparatus used or intended to be used in connection with the operation, loading, or unloading of any such aircraft or making any such aircraft ready 49 USC 681. |