H. R. 1579

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00818R000100060015-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 21
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 2005
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: January 9, 1973
• Content Type: REGULATION

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93D CONGRESS
18T SE9pION
. R. 1579
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 9) 1973
Mr. HOWARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To protect the civilian employees of the executive branch of the
United States Government in the enjoyment of their con-
stitutional rights and to prevent unwarranted governmental
invasions of their privacy.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen'ta-
2 Lives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. It ghaal1 be unlawful for any officer of any
4 executive department or any executive agency of the United
5 States Government, or for any person acting or purporting
6 to act under his authority, to do any of the following things :
7 (a) To require or request, or to attempt to require or
8 request, any civilim employee of the United States serving
9 in the department or agency, or any person seeking employ-
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1 tnent in the executive branch of th( United States Govern-
2 went, to disclose his race, religion or national origin, or
3 the race, religion, or national origin of any of his fore-
4 bears : Provided, however, That no hing contained in this
5 subsection shall be construed to pro] ibit inquiry concerning
6 the citizenship of any such employee or person if his citizen-
7 ship is a statutory condition of his oh aining or retaining his
8 employment : Provided further, Tha nothing contained in
9 this subsection shall be construed to prohibit inquiry concern-
10 ing the national origin or citizenship o . any such employee or
11 person or of his forebears, when siieh inquiry is deemed
12 necessary or advisable to determine sty Lability for assignment
13 to activities or undertakings related to 'the national security
14 within the United States or to activil es or undertakings. of
15 any nature outside the United States.
16 (b) To state or intimate, or to at empt to state or inti-
17 mate, to any civilian- employee of the Tnited States serving
J8., in the dgpartin.ennt or agency; that any r