Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 2153


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 2153 - Notes
                                   SOURCE
    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 799; June 30, 1953, ch. 175, Sec.
    2, 67 Stat. 133; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1261, title I, Sec. 102, 68
    Stat. 1217; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept.
    13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
      Based on section 102 of title 50, U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and
    National Defense (Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, Sec. 2, 40 Stat. 534).
      "As herein defined" was deleted as surplusage.
      The conspiracy provisions are new. Their addition to the section
    was strongly urged by the Criminal Division of the Department of
    Justice, considering the gravity of the substantive offense as
    evidenced by the prescribed punishment therefor. The punishment
    provisions of the general conspiracy statute, section 371 of this
    title, are inadequate.
      Words "upon conviction thereof" were omitted as unnecessary since
    punishment cannot be imposed until a conviction is secured.
      Minor changes were made in phraseology.
                   SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS               
      This section is referred to in title 8 section 1101.

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