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§ 8314. Refusal to testify

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Release point 119-102not101 · current through 07/12/2026

Current through Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026), except 119-101.

§ 8314.

Refusal to testify

(a)

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—

(1)

his past or present relationship with a foreign government; or

(2)

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.

(b)

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.

Source(Pub. L. 89–554,
Sept. 6, 1966
, 80 Stat. 561.)
Notes
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U.S. Code
Revised Statutes and
Statutes at Large
 
5 U.S.C. 2283(a).
Sept. 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–299, § 1 “Sec. 2(a)”, 75 Stat. 642.
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