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Extracts from Espionage Laws and Federal Statutes
Applicable to Information and Personnel Security

• United States Code

  • TITLE 5, SECTION 102. - Military departments

  • TITLE 5, SECTION 105. - Executive agency

  • TITLE 8, SECTION 1401. - Nationals and citizens of United States at birth

  • TITLE 10, SECTION 1034. - Protected communications; prohibition of retaliatory personnel actions

  • TITLE 18, SECTION 641. - Public money, property or records

  • TITLE 18, CHAPTER 37 - Espionage and Censorship

    • TITLE 18, SECTION 792. - Harboring or concealing persons

    • TITLE 18, SECTION 793. - Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information

    • TITLE 18, SECTION 794. - Gathering or delivering defense information to aid foreign government

    • TITLE 18, SECTION 795. - Photographing and sketching defense installations

    • TITLE 18, SECTION 796. - Use of aircraft for photographing defense installations

    • TITLE 18, SECTION 797. - Publication and sale of photographs of defense installations

    • TITLE 18, SECTION 798. - Disclosure of classified information

    • TITLE 18, SECTION 799. - Violation of regulations of National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  • TITLE 18, CHAPTER 45 - Foreign Relations

    • TITLE 18, SECTION 952. - Diplomatic codes and correspondence

  • TITLE 18, CHAPTER 47 - Fraud and False Statements

    • TITLE 18, SECTION 1001. - Statements or entries generally

  • TITLE 50, CHAPTER 15 - National Security

    • TITLE 50, SECTION 403g. - Protection of nature of Agency's functions

    • TITLE 50, SECTION 421. - Protection of identities of certain United States undercover intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources

  • TITLE 50, CHAPTER 23, SUBCHAPTER 1 - Control of Subversive Activities

    • TITLE 50, SECTION 783. - Offenses

    • TITLE 50, SECTION 797. - Security regulations and orders; penalty for violation