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Act of Oct. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91-452, 84 Stat. 922
An Act Relating to the control of organized crime in the United States
Ninety-First Congress, Session II · Approved October 15, 1970
This is an unofficial transcription, prepared by Robert J. Pfister for ease of reading and copying. The authoritative text is the United States Statutes at Large.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the “Organized Crime Control Act of 1970.”
Statement of Findings and Purpose
The Congress finds that (1) organized crime in the United States is a highly sophisticated, diversified, and widespread activity that annually drains billions of dollars from America’s economy by unlawful conduct and the illegal use of force, fraud, and corruption; (2) organized crime derives a major portion of its power through money
[84 Stat. 923–928 omitted (6 pages)]
Sec. 206. (a) Section 16 of the Cotton Research and Promotion Act (80 Stat. 285; 7 U.S.C. § 2115) is amended by striking “(a)” and by striking subsection (b).
(b) The section heading for such section 16 is amended by striking “: Self-Incrimination”.
Sec. 207. Clause (10) of subsection (a) of section 7 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898 (52 Stat. 847; 11 U.S.C. § 25(a)(10)), is amended by inserting after the first use of the term “testimony” the following language: “, or any evidence which is directly or indirectly derived from such testimony,”.
Sec. 208. The fourth sentence of subsection (d) of section 10 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (64 Stat. 882; 12 U.S.C. § 1820(d)), is repealed.
Sec. 209. The seventh paragraph under the center heading “Department of Justice” in the first section of the Act of February 25, 1903 (32 Stat. 904; 15 U.S.C. § 32), is amended by striking “: Provided, That” and all that follows in that paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
Sec. 210. The Act of June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 798; 15 U.S.C. § 33), is repealed.
Sec. 211. The seventh paragraph of section 9 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (38 Stat. 722; 15 U.S.C. § 49), is repealed.
Sec. 212. Subsection (d) of section 21 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 899; 15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)), is repealed.
Sec. 213. Subsection (c) of section 22 of the Securities Act of 1933 (48 Stat. 86; 15 U.S.C. § 77v(c)), is repealed.
Sec. 214. Subsection (e) of section 18 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 831; 15 U.S.C. § 79r(e)), is repealed.
Sec. 215. Subsection (d) of section 42 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 842; 15 U.S.C. § 80a–41(d)), is repealed.
Sec. 216. Subsection (d) of section 209 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 853; 15 U.S.C. § 80b–9(d)), is repealed.
Sec. 217. Subsection (c) of section 15 of the China Trade Act, 1922 (42 Stat. 953; 15 U.S.C. § 155(c)), is repealed.
Sec. 218. Subsection (h) of section 14 of the Natural Gas Act (52 Stat. 828; 15 U.S.C. § 717m(h)), is repealed.
Sec. 219. The first proviso of section 12 of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the interstate distribution and sale of packages of hazardous substances intended or suitable for household use,” approved July 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 379; 15 U.S.C. § 1271), is amended by inserting after “section” the following language: “, or any evidence which is directly or indirectly derived from such evidence,”.
Sec. 220. Subsection (e) of section 1415 of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (82 Stat. 596; 15 U.S.C. § 1714(e)), is repealed.
Sec. 221. Subsection (g) of section 307 of the Federal Power Act (49 Stat. 856; 16 U.S.C. § 825f(g)), is repealed.
Sec. 222. Subsection (b) of section 835 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the third sentence thereof.
Sec. 223. (a) Section 895 of title 18, United States Code, is repealed.
(b) The table of sections of chapter 42 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 895.
Sec. 224. (a) Section 1406 of title 18, United States Code, is repealed.
(b) The table of sections of chapter 68 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1406.
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Title XIII—General Provisions
Sec. 1301. If the provisions of any part of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances be held invalid, the provisions of the other parts and their application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Approved October 15, 1970.