,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjai,ms4 ,harris introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to make     
certain changes with respect to bringing
 a civil action for the misappropriation
 of a trade secret1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,deterring          
,espionage by ,foreign ,entities through
 ,national ,defense ,act of #bjai or the
 ,,defend ,act4  #b4 ,protection of     
trade secrets ,chapter #ij of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in section #ahcf--  7,a7 in        
subsection 7b77#c77;,c71 by striking #b 
times and inserting #c times2 and  7,b7 
in subsection 7d71 in the first         
sentence1 by striking #c years and      
inserting #e years2 and  7#b7 in section
 #ahcg-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by     

striking or at the end2  7,b7 in        
paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#c7 the offense causes substantial     
economic harm in the ,united ,states4  4