,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 
,harrigan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,knott1 and
 ,mr4 ,baird7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to establish mandatory minimum   
penalties for economic and defense      
espionage when committed on behalf of   
foreign adversaries4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,foreign 
,adversary ,federal ,offense ,act of    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,economic espionage ,section
 #ahca of title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7a71 in the matter following paragraph  
7#e71 by striking except as provided in 
subsection 7b71 and inserting except as 
provided in subsection 7b7 or 7c712 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7c7 ,special penalties ,the following 
additional penalties shall apply in the 
case of an offense under subsection 7a73

 7#a7 ,whoever commits such an offense  
to advance the interests of a covered   
nation 7as such term is defined in      
section #dhgb of title #aj7 shall1      
except as otherwise provided in         
paragraph 7#b71 be--  7,a7 fined not    
more than #e1jjj1jjj or imprisoned not  
less than #aj years and not more than   
#ae years1 or both1 and shall be        
ineligible for supervised release2 or   
7,b7 if the offense resulted in severe  
harm to economic or national security   
fined not more than #e1jjj1jjj or       
imprisoned not less than #aj years and  
not more than #bj years1 or both1 and   
shall be ineligible for supervised      
release4  7#b7 ,in the case of an       
organization that commits such an       
offense to advance the interests of a   
covered nation 7as such term is defined 
in section #dhgb of title #aj71 such    
organization shall be fined not more    
than the greater of #bj1jjj1jjj or #e   
times the value of the stolen trade     
secret to the organization1 including   

expenses for research and design and    
other costs of reproducing the trade    
secret that the organization has thereby
 avoided4  7d7 ,severe harm to economic 
or national security ,for purposes of   
subsection 7c71 an offense will be      
considered to have resulted in severe   
harm to economic or national security if
 the offense was relating to the        
transmission of any nonpublic           
information relating to the security1   
design1 operation1 or vulnerability of  
critical infrastructure as defined in   
section #ajaf7;e7 of the ,uniting and   
,strengthening ,america by ,providing   
,appropriate ,tools ,required to        
,intercept and ,obstruct ,terrorism     
7,,usa ,,patriot ,,act7 ,act of #bjja   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaie;c7e77 and where    
such information1 if acted upon1 would  
pose a significant threat of the        
incapacitation or destruction of such   
infrastructure4  4  #c4 ,gathering1     
transmitting or losing defense          
information ,section #gic of title #ah1 

,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 in   
the matter following subsection 7f71 by 
inserting after imprisoned not more than
 ten years1 or both the following3 1    
except that1 if the violation of any of 
the foregoing provisions of this section
 was committed to advance the interests 
of a covered nation 7as such term is    
defined in section #dhgb of title #aj71 
then the offender shall be fined under  
this title or imprisoned not less than  
#ae years and not more than any term of 
years or for life1 or both4