# § 1918. Disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the Government
Whoever violates the provision of section 7311 of title 5 that an individual may not accept or hold a position in the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia if he—
**(1)** advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government;
**(2)** is a member of an organization that he knows advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government;
**(3)** participates in a strike, or asserts the right to strike, against the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia; or
**(4)** is a member of an organization of employees of the Government of the United States or of individuals employed by the government of the District of Columbia that he knows asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year and a day, or both.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 3(d), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 609; amended Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)
| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | 5 U.S.C. 118r. | Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 690, § 3, 69 Stat. 625. |
| | [Uncodified.] | June 29, 1956, ch. 479, § 3 (as applicable to the Act of Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 690, § 3, 69 Stat. 625), 70 Stat. 453. |
The section is rewritten to conform to the style of title 18. The statement of the acts prohibited is supplied from the , , which is codified in , United States Code.
The words “From and after ”, appearing in the Act of , are omitted as executed.
The words “shall be guilty of a felony” are omitted as unnecessary in view of the definitive . (See reviser’s note under .)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1996— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000” in concluding provisions.