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or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or shall willfully obstruct the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the service or of the United States, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both. Sec. 3, id., 219. 13171e. Conspiracy to violate two preceding sections; punishment.-If two or more persons conspire to violate the provisions of sections two or three of this title, and one or more of such persons does any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the partics to such conspiracy shall be punished as in said sections provided in the case of the doing of the act the accomplishment of which is the object of such conspiracy. Sec. 4, id.

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13171f. Punishment for other conspiracies committed under this title. Except as above provided conspiracies to commit offenses under this title shall be punished as provided by section thirty-seven of the Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and nine. Id.

13171g. Пarboring or concealing persons violating provisions of title, punishment.-Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe or suspect, has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under this title shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. Sec. 5, id.

1317th. Designation by proclamation of prohibited places under title.-The President in time of war or in case of national emergency may by proclamation designate any place other than those set forth in subsection (a) of section one hereof in which anything for the use of the Army or Navy is being prepared or constructed or stored as a prohibited place for the purposes of this title: Provided, That he shall determine that information with respect thereto would be prejudicial to the national defense. Sec. 6, id.

131711. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial, etc., not limited by title.-Nothing contained in this title shall be deemed to limit the jurisdiction of the general courts-martial, military commissions, or naval courts-martial under sections thirteen hundred and forty-two, thirteen hundred and forty-three, and sixteen hundred and twentyfour of the Revised Statutes as amended. Sec. 7, id.

1317j. Places subject to provisions of title. The provisions of this title shall extend to all Territories, possessions, and places subject to the jurisdiction of the United States whether or not cont'guous thereto, and offenses under this title when committed upon the high seas or elsewhere within the admiralty and maritime juris

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diction of the United States and outside the territorial limits thereof shall be punishable hereunder. Sec. 8, id.

13174k. Repeal of national defense secrets Act of March 3, 1911.— The Act entitled "An Act to prevent the disclosure of national defense secrets," approved March third, nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby repealed. Sec. 9, id.

(For general provisions of this act applicable to this title see paragraphs 1475r-1475u.)

131711. Possession or control of property or papers in aid of foreign government designed or intended, etc., for violating penal statutes, treaty rights or obligations of United States, or rights, etc., under law of nations; punishment.-Whoever, in aid of any foreign Government, shall knowingly and willfully have possession of or control over any property or papers designed or intended for use or which is used as the means of violating any penal statute, or any of the rights or obligations of the United States under any treaty or the law of nations, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. Title XI, Sec. 22, id., 230.

(For preceding section of this title sec paragraph 1449u, and for the ensuing section see paragraph_1449v.)

'Paragraphs 1317†, 1317), and 1317} repealed.

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