Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§853 Retention of registration statements; public examination; withdrawal
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - INTERNAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS TRAINED IN FOREIGN ESPIONAGE SYSTEMS › § 853
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The Attorney General must keep one permanent copy of each registration and allow public inspection, unless it is withdrawn for national security or the public interest.
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Title 50, §853
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The Attorney General shall retain in permanent form one copy of all registration statements filed under this subchapter. They shall be public records and open to public examination at such reasonable hours and under such regulations as the Attorney General prescribes, except that the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and public interest, may withdraw any registration statement from public examination.
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Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Internal Security Act of 1950 which comprises subchapters I to III of this chapter.
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50 U.S.C. § 853
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73