NOTE FOR JMM FROM LLM

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• Publication Date: November 14, 1972
• Content Type: NOTES

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14 November 1972
Attached for your information is my
revision in the nature of a substitute to
Security Act amendments concerning
intelligence sources and methods (see
pages 2 and 3).
10 Nov 72 draft National
Also attached are less drastic
changes which I. am recommending for
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Remarks:
Attached is the revision of your 10
November draft which I mentioned to you.
I am also attaching a copy of your 10
November draft (SM) with notations on
recommended changes which are detailed
and more suitable for discussion than a
written paper.
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10 November 1972
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1973
CHAPTER --PUBLIC LAW
An Act to protect the security of the foreign intelligence
activities of the United States
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. This Act may be cited as the National Security
Act Amendments of 1973.
Section 2. Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947,
as amended, is amended by adding a new subsection (g) to read as
follows:
(g) In the interests of the security of the foreign
intelligence activities of the United States and in order
further to implement the proviso of section 102(d)(3) of
this Act that the Director of Central Intelligence shall be
responsible for protecting intelligence sources and methods
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(1) The Director of Central Intelligence shall
have authority to issue rules and regulations for the
protection of intelligence sources or methods from
unauthorized disclosure and shall provide for the
classification as "Sensitive Intelligence Sources and
Methods" of any information of any kind:
a. revealing the existence or nature of either
a source or method for collecting foreign intelligence
information or materials, and
b. the unauthorized disclosure of which could
lead to counteraction jeopardizing the productivitity
of such source or method.
(2) Whoever, being or having been an officer or
employee of the United States Government, or being
or having been a contractor of the United States Govern-
ment, or being or having been an employee of a con-
tractor of the United States Government, and in the
cqurse of such relationship becomes entrusted with
"Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods" information,
knowingly communicates or causes to be communicated
such information or any part thereof to an unauthorized
person shall be fined not more than $10, 000 or imprisoned
not more than ten years, or both.
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(3) The term "unauthorized person" means any
person or agency not authorized by the President or
by the Director of Central Intelligence with the approval
of the President to receive such information classified
"Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods."
(4) Whenever in the judgment of the Director of
Central Intelligence any person has engaged or is about
to engage in any acts or practices which constitute, or
will constitute, a violation of this section, or any
regulation or order issued thereunder, the Attorney
General on behalf of the United States may make appli-
cation to the appropriate court for an order enjoining
such acts or practices, or for an order enforcing
compliance with the provisions of this section or any
regulation or order issued thereunder, and upon a
showing by the Director of Central Intelligence that
such person has engaged or is about to engage in any
such acts or practices, a permanent or temporary
injunction, restraining order, or other order may be
granted.
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November 1972
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1973
CHAPTER --PUBLIC LAW
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An Act to protect the security of the foreign intelligence
activities of the United States
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. This Act may be cited as the National Security Act
Amendments of 1973.
Section 2. Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947,
as amended, ' is amended by adding a new subsection (g) to read as
follows:
(g) In the interests of the security of the foreign
intelligence activities of the United States and in order
further to implement the proviso of section;. 102 (d) (3) of
this Act that the Director of Central Intelligence shall be
responsible for protecting intelligence sources and methods
(1) The Director of Central Intelligence shall
promulgate rules and regulations for the protection
,of intelligence sources and methods 'from unauthorized
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