§ 8314. Refusal to testify

Statutory text

An individual, or his survivor or beneficiary, may not be paid annuity or retired pay on the basis of the service of the individual which is creditable toward the annuity or retired pay, subject to the exceptions in section 8311(2) and (3) of this title, if the individual, before, on, or after September 1, 1954, refused or refuses, or knowingly and willfully failed or fails, to appear, testify, or produce a book, paper, record, or other document, relating to his service as an employee, before a Federal grand jury, court of the United States, court-martial, or congressional committee, in a proceeding concerning—

his past or present relationship with a foreign government; or

a matter involving or relating to an interference with or endangerment of, or involving or relating to a plan or attempt to interfere with or endanger, the national security or defense of the United States.

The prohibition on payment of annuity or retired pay under subsection (a) of this section applies to the period after the date of the failure or refusal of the individual, or after September 1, 1954, whichever is later.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1966
Pub. L. 89–554 · 80 Stat. 378
Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 8314
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 561.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 561.)

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Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
Derivation	U.S. Code	Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large
	5 U.S.C. 2283(a).	Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–299, § 1 “Sec. 2(a)”, 75 Stat. 642.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Credits

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 561.)