,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjba,mr4   
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 & ,mr4 
,"y7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,t>iff   
,act ( #aicj to provide proc$ures =     
national security exclusion f ! ,unit$  
,/ates ( articles or compon5ts (        
articles t conta91 7 produc$ us+1 b5efit
 f1 or use trade secrets misappropriat$ 
or acquir$ ?r\gh improp] means by a     
=eign ag5t or =eign in/rum5tality1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,/opp+ & ,exclud+      
,*9ese ,rip-(fs & ,exports ) ,unit$     
,/ates ,trade ,secrets ,act ( #bjba or !
 ,,secrets ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,national 
security exclusion = articles or        
compon5ts ( articles t conta91 7 produc$
 us+1 b5efit f1 or use trade secrets    
misappropriat$ or acquir$ ?r\gh improp] 
means by a =eign ag5t or =eign          
in/rum5tality  7a7 ,national security   

exclusion ,title ,,iii ( ! ,t>iff ,act (
 #aicj is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#cda 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acda7 ! foll[+3    
#cdb4 ,national security exclusion =    
articles or compon5ts ( articles t      
conta91 7 produc$ us+1 b5efit f1 or use 
trade secrets misappropriat$ or acquir$ 
?r\gh improp] means by a =eign ag5t or  
=eign in/rum5tality  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,^u a 
det]m9ation "u subsection 7c77#a71 &    
subject to ! proc$ures requir$ "u       
subsection 7d71 ! ,commission %all      
direct ! exclusion f ! ,unit$ ,/ates (1 
on ! basis ( national security1 imports 
( articles t conta91 7 produc$ us+1     
b5efit f1 or use any trade secret       
acquir$ ?r\gh improp] means or          
misappropriation by a =eign ag5t or     
=eign in/rum5tality4  7b7 ,int]ag5cy    
,committee on ,trade ,secrets  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,!re is e/abli%$ an ,int]ag5cy    
,committee on ,trade ,secrets 79 ?is    
section ref]r$ to z ! ,committee7 to    
c>ry out ! review & submission (        
allegations "u p>agraph 7#e7 & su* o!r  

duties z ! ,presid5t may designate z    
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 
,memb]%ip  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,committee  
%all be compris$ ( ! foll[+ vot+ memb]s 
7or ! designee ( any su* memb]73 7i7 ,! 
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury4  7ii7 ,!       
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4  7iii7 ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4  7iv7 ,!         
,attorney ,g5]al4  7v7 ,! ,intellectual 
,prop]ty ,en=cem5t ,coord9ator4  7vi7 ,!
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative4   
7vii7 ,! head ( su* o!r ,f$]al ag5cy or 
o!r executive (fice z ! ,presid5t       
det]m9es appropriate1 g5]ally or on a   
case-by-case basis4  7,b7 ,director (   
,national ,intellig5ce  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce %all 
s]ve z an ex (ficio1 nonvot+ memb] ( !  
,committee4  7ii7 ,notice ,! ,director (
 ,national ,intellig5ce %all be provid$ 
) all notices receiv$ by ! ,committee   
reg>d+ allegations "u p>agraph 7#e7 b   
%all s]ve no policy role on ! ,committee
 o!r ?an to provide analysis unless s]v+
 on ! ,committee "u subp>agraph         

7,a77vii74  7#c7 ,*airp]son ,! ,attorney
 ,g5]al %all s]ve z ! *airp]son ( !     
,committee4  7#d7 ,meet+s ,! ,committee 
%all meet ^u ! direction ( ! ,presid5t  
or ^u ! call ( ! *airp]son1 )\t reg>d to
 section #eeb;b ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code 7if o!rwise applicable74   
7#e7 ,unfair trade practice review ,!   
,committee %all-- 7,a7 review ^u        
compla9t "u oa? by ! own] ( a trade     
secret or on its own initiative any     
allegations t an article import$ or to  
be import$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a    
cov]$ article2 &  7,b7 if ! ,committee  
decides to proce$ ) ^? allegations1     
submit to ! ,commission a report includ+
 ^? allegations4  7c7 ,ex p>te prelim9>y
 review1 inve/igation1 & det]m9ation    
7#a7 ,ex p>te prelim9>y review ,n lat]  
?an #cj days aft] receipt ( an          
allegation conta9$ 9 a report "u        
subsection 7b77#e77;,b7 ) respect to an 
article import$ or to be import$ into ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,commission %all       
conduct a confid5tial1 ex p>te1         

prelim9>y review to det]m9e :e!r !re is 
a reasonable indication ! article is m  
likely ?an n a cov]$ article4  7#b7     
,inve/igation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #aej days aft] an affirmative          
det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#a71 !         
,commission %all conduct an ex p>te1    
9-dep? inve/igation1 :i* may include a  
he>+ at ! discretion ( ! ,commission1 to
 consid] if t det]m9ation %\ld be ext5d$
 "u p>agraph 7#c74  7,b7 ,analysis by   
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,z "p ( an inve/igation        
conduct$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect  
to an allegation conta9$ 9 a report "u  
subsection 7b77#e77;,b71 ! ,director (  
,national ,intellig5ce1 at ! reque/ ( ! 
,commission1 %all exp$iti\sly c>ry out a
 ?or\gh analysis ( ! allegation & %all  
incorporate ! views ( appropriate       
intellig5ce ag5cies ) respect to !      
allegation4  7ii7 ,tim+ ,n lat] ?an #bj 
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,commission   
beg9s an inve/igation "u subp>agraph    
7,a71 ! ,director ( ,national           

,intellig5ce %all submit to !           
,commission ! analysis reque/$ "u clause
 7i74  7iii7 ,supplem5tation or am5dm5t 
,any analysis submitt$ "u clause 7i7 may
 be supplem5t$ or am5d$ z ! ,director ( 
,national ,intellig5ce consid]s necess>y
 or appropriate or ^u reque/ by !       
,commission = additional in=mation4     
7iv7 ,beg9n+ ( analysis be=e            
inve/igation ,! ,director ( ,national   
,intellig5ce may beg9 an analysis "u    
clause 7i7 ( an allegation conta9$ 9 a  
report "u subsection 7b77#e77;,b7 be=e  
inve/igation by ! ,commission ( !       
allegation "u subp>agraph 7,a71 9       
accordance ) applicable law4  7#c7      
,ext5sion1 modification1 or t]m9ation   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission may ext5d1 
modify1 or t]m9ate a det]m9ation "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 = good cause & z necess>y 
& appropriate1 z det]m9$ by !           
,commission 9 consultation ) !          
,committee & bas$ on ! f9d+s ( !        
inve/igation conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#b74 
7,b7 ,reconsid]ation ,! ,commission %all

 reconsid] any ext5sion1 modification1  
or t]m9ation "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ( a    
det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#a7 ^u ! reque/
 ( ! ,committee4  7#d7 ,consid]ation ,9 
conduct+ a prelim9>y review "u p>agraph 
7#a7 or an inve/igation "u p>agraph 7#b7
 ) respect to an article1 ! ,commission 
may consid] ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,if ! article
 conta9s1 0 produc$ us+1 b5efits f1 or  
uses any trade secret acquir$ ?r\gh     
improp] means or misappropriation by a  
=eign ag5t or =eign in/rum5tality4  7,b7
 ,! national security & policy int]e/s (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z e/abli%$ by !       
,committee = purposes ( ?is section4    
7#e7 ,disclosure ( confid5tial in=mation
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,in=mation submitt$ to !
 ,commission or ex*ang$ among ! int]e/$ 
p]sons 9 connection ) a prelim9>y review
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 or an inve/igation "u 
p>agraph 7#b71 includ+ by ! own] ( !    
trade secret ) respect to :i* ! review  
or inve/igation is connect$1 may n be   
disclos$ 7except "u a protective ord]   
issu$ "u regulations ( ! ,commission t  

au?orizes limit$ disclosure ( su*       
in=mation7 to any p]son o!r ?an a p]son 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7      
,exception ,not)/&+ ! prohibition "u    
subp>agraph 7,a71 in=mation describ$ 9 t
 subp>agraph may be disclos$ to-- 7i7 an
 (fic] or employee ( ! ,commission :o is
 directly conc]n$ )-- 7,i7 c>ry+ out !  
prelim9>y review1 inve/igation1 or      
relat$ proce$+ 9 connection ) :i* !     
in=mation is submitt$2  7,,ii7 !        
adm9i/ration or en=cem5t ( a national   
security exclusion ord] issu$ "u        
subsection 7d72  7,,iii7 a proce$+ = !  
modification or rescission ( a national 
security exclusion ord] issu$ "u        
subsection 7d72 or  7,,iv7 ma9ta9+ !    
adm9i/rative record ( ! prelim9>y       
review1 inve/igation1 or relat$ proce$+2
  7ii7 an (fic] or employee ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,gov]nm5t :o is directly involv$ 
9 ! review "u subsection 7d77#b72 or    
7iii7 an (fic] or employee ( ,u4,s4     
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection :o is      
directly involv$ 9 adm9i/]+ an exclusion

 f entry "u subsection 7d7 result+ f !  
prelim9>y review1 inve/igation1 or      
relat$ proce$+ 9 connection ) :i* !     
in=mation is submitt$4  7#f7            
,publication ( results ,n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] a det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#a7
 or an ext5sion "u p>agraph 7#c71 !     
,commission %all publi% notice ( !      
det]m9ation or ext5sion1 z ! case may   
be1 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4  7#g7           
,designation ( lead ag5cy f committee   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all  
designate1 z appropriate1 a ,f$]al ag5cy
 or ag5cies repres5t$ on ! ,committee to
 be ! lead ag5cy or ag5cies on behalf ( 
! ,committee = ea* action "u p>agraphs  
7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c74  7,b7 ,duties ,! duties
 ( ! lead ag5cy or ag5cies designat$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,a71 ) respect to an action
 "u p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c71 %all     
include assi/+ 9 ! action & coord9at+   
activity betwe5 ! ,committee & !        
,commission4  7#h7 ,consultation  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,9 conduct+ an action "u       
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c71 ! ,commission

 %all consult ) ! heads ( su* o!r ,f$]al
 ag5cies 7or _! designees7 z !          
,commission det]m9es appropriate on !   
basis ( ! facts & circum/ances ( !      
action4  7,b7 ,coop]ation ,! heads (    
,f$]al ag5cies consult$ "u subp>agraph  
7,a7 = an action1 & ! ag5cy or ag5cies  
designat$ "u p>agraph 7#g77;,a71 %all   
coop]ate ) ! ,commission 9 conduct+ !   
action1 includ+ by-- 7i7 produc+        
docum5ts & witnesses = te/imony2 &  7ii7
 assi/+ ) any compla9t or report or any 
analysis by ! ,committee4  7#i7         
,int]action ) intellig5ce community ,!  
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce %all 
ensure t ! intellig5ce community 7z     
def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,national        
,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjjc77 rema9s engag$ 9 ! collection1   
analysis1 & dissem9ation to !           
,commission ( any additional relevant   
in=mation t may become available dur+ ! 
c\rse ( any action conduct$ "u p>agraphs
 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c74  7#aj7 ,rule (        
con/ruction reg>d+ submission (         

additional in=mation ,no?+ 9 ?is        
subsection %all be con/ru$ z prohibit+  
any int]e/$ p]son to an allegation      
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#e7 f submitt+
 additional in=mation conc]n+ !         
allegation :ile an action "u p>agraphs  
7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7 ) respect to !          
allegation is ongo+4  7d7 ,proc$ures =  
national security exclusion  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,if ! ,commission det]m9es "u     
subsection 7c77#a7 t x is m likely ?an n
 t an article to be import$ into !      
,unit$ ,/ates is a cov]$ article1 n lat]
 ?an #cj days aft] receipt ( !          
allegation describ$ 9 t subsection )    
respect to t det]m9ation1 ! ,commission 
%all-- 7,a7 direct ?r\gh an ord] t !    
article conc]n$ be exclud$ f entry into 
! ,unit$ ,/ates "u subsection 7a72 &    
7,b7 notify ! ,presid5t ( t det]m9ation4
  7#b7 ,presid5tial review ,if1 be=e !  
end ( ! #ae-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! day  
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,presid5t is       
notifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 ( !       
det]m9ation ( ! ,commission "u          

subsection 7c77#a71 ! ,presid5t         
disapproves ( t det]m9ation & notifies !
 ,commission ( t disapproval1 effective 
on ! date ( t notice1 t det]m9ation %all
 h no =ce or effect4  7#c7 ,action by   
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury  7,a7           
,notification ,^u expiration ( !        
#ae-;day p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 or notification f ! ,presid5t (        
approval ( ! det]m9ation ( ! ,commission
 "u subsection 7c77#a7 be=e ! expiration
 ( t p]iod1 ! ,commission %all notify ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury & ! ,secret>y ( 
,homel& ,security ( its action "u       
subsection 7a7 to direct ! exclusion (  
cov]$ articles f entry4  7,b7 ,refusal (
 entry ,^u receipt ( notice "u          
subp>agraph 7,a7 reg>d+ ! exclusion (   
cov]$ articles f entry1 ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,treasury & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&       
,security %all refuse ! entry ( ^?      
articles4  7#d7 ,cont9uation 9 effect   
,any exclusion f entry ( cov]$ articles 
"u subsection 7a7 %all cont9ue 9 effect 
until ! ,commission-- 7,a7 det]m9es t ! 

conditions t l$ to su* exclusion f entry
 d n exi/2 &  7,b7 notifies ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,treasury & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security ( t det]m9ation4  7#e7        
,modification or rescission  7,a7 ,9    
g5]al ,an int]e/$ p]son may petition !  
,commission = a modification or         
rescission ( an exclusion ord] "u       
subsection 7a74  7,b7 ,revisitation (   
exclusion ,! ,commission may modify or  
resc9d ! exclusion at any "t at !       
discretion ( ! ,commission4  7,c7 ,burd5
 ( pro( ,! burd5 ( pro( 9 any proce$+   
be=e ! ,commission reg>d+ a petition    
made by an int]e/$ p]son "u subp>agraph 
7,a7 %all be on ! int]e/$ p]son4  7,d7  
,relief ,a modification or rescission = 
:i* a petition is made "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 may be grant$ by ! ,commission--   
7i7 on ! basis ( new evid5ce or evid5ce 
t c\ld n h be5 pres5t$ at ! prior       
proce$+2 or  7ii7 on gr\nds t w\ld p]mit
 relief f a judgm5t or ord] "u ! ,f$]al 
,rules ( ,civil ,proc$ure4  7,e7        
,evid5ti>y /&>d ,a modification or      

rescission may be made "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 if an int]e/$ p]son provides to !  
,commission cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce t su*
 a modification or rescission %\ld be   
made4  7e7 ,civil actions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,a civil action *all5g+ a det]m9ation  
by ! ,commission "u subsection 7a7 may  
be br\ght only-- 7,a7 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,f$]al ,circuit2 & 
7,b7 n lat] ?an #fj days aft] a petition
 = modification or rescission "u        
subsection 7d77#e7 ) respect to t       
det]m9ation has be5 conclusively decid$4
  7#b7 ,proc$ures = review ( privileg$  
in=mation ,if a civil action *all5g+ an 
det]m9ation "u subsection 7a7 is br\ght 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 & ! c\rt det]m9es t    
protect$ in=mation 9 ! adm9i/rative     
record1 includ+ classifi$ or o!r        
in=mation subject to privilege or       
protections "u law1 is necess>y to      
resolve ! *all5ge1 t in=mation %all be  
submitt$ ex p>te & 9 cam]a to ! c\rt & !
 c\rt %all ma9ta9 t in=mation "u seal4  
7#c7 ,applicability ( use ( in=mation   

provisions ,! use ( in=mation provisions
 ( sections #ajf1 #cje1 #dje1 & #gjf ( !
 ,=eign ,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act 
( #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjf1 #ahbe1    
#ahde1 & #ahha;e7 %all n apply 9 a civil
 action *all5g+ an inve/igation or      
det]m9ation "u ?is subsection4  7f7     
,inapplicability ( ! ,adm9i/rative      
,proc$ure ,act  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
requirem5ts ( sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #e (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n  
apply to-- 7,a7 an action conduct$ by ! 
,commission "u p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7
 ( subsection 7c72 or  7,b7 ! proc$ures 
= exclusion "u p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e7 (  
subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,adjudication ,any
 adjudication "u ?is section %all n be  
subject to ! requirem5ts ( sections     
#eed1 #eef1 & #eeg ( title #e1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code4  7g7 ,fre$om ( ,in=mation 
,act exception ,section #eeb ( title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to
 z ! ,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act71 %all n 
apply to ! activities conduct$ "u ?is   
section4  7h7 ,exclusion ,any exclusion 

"u ?is section %all n be subject to     
section #aeha ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7i7 ,regulations ,! ,commission
 may prescribe su* regulations z !      
,commission consid]s necess>y &         
appropriate to c>ry out ?is section4    
7j7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums 
z may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is       
section4  7k7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,article ,! t]m article   
includes any article or compon5t ( an   
article4  7#b7 ,cov]$ article ,! t]m    
cov]$ article means an article subject  
to exclusion f ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u       
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,=eign ag5t2 =eign
 in/rum5tality2 improp] means2          
misappropriation2 own]2 trade secret ,! 
t]ms =eign ag5t1 =eign in/rum5tality1   
improp] means1 misappropriation1 own]1 &
 trade secret h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 
section #ahci ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#d7 ,int]e/$ p]son ,! t]m     
int]e/$ p]son1 ) respect to an          
allegation "u subsection 7b77#e71 means 

a p]son nam$ 9 ! allegation or o!rwise  
id5tifi$ by ! ,commission z hav+ a      
mat]ial int]e/ ) respect to !           
allegation4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! 
table ( cont5ts = ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to
 section #cda ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #cdb4    
,national security exclusion = articles 
or compon5ts ( articles t conta91 7     
produc$ us+1 b5efit f1 or use trade     
secrets misappropriat$ or acquir$ ?r\gh 
improp] means by a =eign ag5t or =eign  
in/rum5tality4  4