under section 7, or (2) there is in effect a final order of the Board requiring such organization to register under section 7.
(b) No organization shall be entitled to exemption from Federal income tax, under section 101 of the Internal Revenue Code53 Stat. 33.
26 U.S.C.§101.
Ante, pp. 953, 959., for any taxable year if at any time during such taxable year (1) such organization is registered under section 7, or (2) there is in effect a final order of the Board requiring such organization to register under section 7.
SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD
Sec. 12. (a) There is hereby established a board, to be known as the Subversive Activities Control Board, which shall be composed of five members, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than three members of the Board shall be members of the same political party. Two of the original members shall be appointed for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of three years each, except that any individual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he shall succeed. Chairman.The President shall designate one member to serve as Chairman of the Board. Any member of the Board may be removed by the President, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause.
Quorum; seal.(b) A vacancy in the Board shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the Board, and three members of the Board shall, at all times, constitute a quorum. The Board shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed.
Report to Congress and President.(c) The Board shall at the close of each fiscal year make a report in writing to the Congress and to the President stating in detail the cases it has heard, the decisions it has rendered, the names, salaries, and duties of all employees of the Board, and an account of all moneys it has disbursed.
Salary, etc.(d) Each member of the Board shall receive a salary of $12,500 a year, shall be eligible for reappointment, and shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment.
Duties of Board.(e) It shall be the duty of the Board
- (1) upon application made by the Attorney General under section 13 (a) of this title, or by any organization under section 13 (b) of this title, to determine whether any organization is a "Communist-action organization" within the meaning of paragraph (3) of section 3Ante, p. 989. of this title, or a Ante, p. 989."Communist-front organization" within the meaning of paragraph (4) of section 3 of this title; and
- (2) upon application made by the Attorney General under section 13 (a) of this title, or by any individual under section 13 (b) of this title, to determine whether any individual is a member of any Communist-action organization registered, or by final order of the Board required to be registered, under section 7 (a)Ante, p. 993. of this title.
63 Stat. 954.
5 U.S.C., Sup. III, §1071 note.
Ante, pp. 232, 262; post, p. 1100.(f) Subject to the civil-service laws and Classification Act of 1949, the Board may appoint and fix the compensation of a chief clerk and such examiners and other personnel as may be necessary for the performance of its functions.
Rules and regulations.(g) The Board may make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this title, as may be necessary for the performance of its duties.
Appropriation authorized.
Post, p. 1229.(h) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Board such sums as may be necessary to carry out its functions.
