,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbe,mr4  
,h>rigan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,knott1 & ,mr4
 ,baird7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% m&atory m9imum 
p5alties = economic & def5se espionage  
:5 committ$ on behalf ( =eign adv]s>ies4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,=eign ,adv]s>y ,f$]al ,(f5se ,act (
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,economic espionage        
,section #ahca ( title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
subsection 7a71 9 ! matt] foll[+        
p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ except z provid$
 9 subsection 7b71 & ins]t+ except z    
provid$ 9 subsection 7b7 or 7c712 &     
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7    
,special p5alties ,! foll[+ additional  
p5alties %all apply 9 ! case ( an (f5se 
"u subsection 7a73 7#a7 ,:oev] commits  
su* an (f5se to advance ! int]e/s ( a   
cov]$ nation 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9      

section #dhgb ( title #aj7 %all1 except 
z o!rwise provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 be-- 
7,a7 f9$ n m ?an #e1jjj1jjj or imprison$
 n less ?an #aj ye>s & n m ?an #ae ye>s1
 or bo?1 & %all be ineligible = sup]vis$
 release2 or  7,b7 if ! (f5se result$ 9 
sev]e h>m to economic or national       
security f9$ n m ?an #e1jjj1jjj or      
imprison$ n less ?an #aj ye>s & n m ?an 
#bj ye>s1 or bo?1 & %all be ineligible =
 sup]vis$ release4  7#b7 ,9 ! case ( an 
organization t commits su* an (f5se to  
advance ! int]e/s ( a cov]$ nation 7z   
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #dhgb ( title
 #aj71 su* organization %all be f9$ n m 
?an ! great] ( #bj1jjj1jjj or #e times !
 value ( ! /ol5 trade secret to !       
organization1 includ+ exp5ses = rese>* &
 design & o!r co/s ( reproduc+ ! trade  
secret t ! organization has !reby       
avoid$4  7d7 ,sev]e h>m to economic or  
national security ,= purposes (         
subsection 7c71 an (f5se w be consid]$  
to h result$ 9 sev]e h>m to economic or 
national security if ! (f5se 0 relat+ to

 ! transmission ( any nonpublic         
in=mation relat+ to ! security1 design1 
op]ation1 or vuln]ability ( critical    
infra/ructure z def9$ 9 section         
#ajaf7;e7 ( ! ,unit+ & ,/r5g!n+ ,am]ica 
by ,provid+ ,appropriate ,tools ,requir$
 to ,int]cept & ,ob/ruct ,t]rorism      
7,,usa ,,patriot ,,act7 ,act ( #bjja    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaie;c7e77 & :]e su*    
in=mation1 if act$ ^u1 w\ld pose a      
significant ?reat ( ! incapacitation or 
de/ruction ( su* infra/ructure4  4  #c4 
,ga!r+1 transmitt+ or los+ def5se       
in=mation ,section #gic ( title #ah1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$1 9 ! matt]
 foll[+ subsection 7f71 by ins]t+ aft]  
imprison$ n m ?an t5 ye>s1 or bo? !     
foll[+3 1 except t1 if ! violation ( any
 ( ! =ego+ provisions ( ?is section 0   
committ$ to advance ! int]e/s ( a cov]$ 
nation 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section    
#dhgb ( title #aj71 !n ! (f5d] %all be  
f9$ "u ?is title or imprison$ n less ?an
 #ae ye>s & n m ?an any t]m ( ye>s or = 
life1 or bo?4