,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gicj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,tlaib 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,garca of    
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mrs4         
,ramirez1 and ,mr4 ,thanedar7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to increase the mens rea 
requirements for offenses under the     
,espionage ,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,daniel       
,ellsberg ,press ,freedom and           
,whistleblower ,protection ,act of      
#bjbf4  #b4 ,espionage ,act reform  7a7 
,gathering1 transmitting1 or losing     
defense information ,section #gic of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking with intent or reason to       
believe and inserting with specific     
intent2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7  
by striking or reason to believe2  7,b7 

by inserting that has been properly     
classified that is after of anything2   
and  7,c7 by striking ,whoever and      
inserting ,an individual who1 while a   
covered person2  7#c7 in subsection     
7c7-- 7,a7 by inserting that has been   
properly classified that is after of    
anything2 and  7,b7 by striking ,whoever
 and inserting ,a foreign agent who2    
7#d7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by        
inserting after willfully each place it 
appears the following3 1 and with       
specific intent to injure the ,united   
,states or advantage any foreign        
nation12 and  7,b7 by striking ,whoever 
and inserting ,an individual who1 while 
a covered person12  7#e7 in subsection  
7e7-- 7,a7 by inserting after willfully 
each place it appears the following3 1  
and with specific intent to injure the  
,united ,states or advantage any foreign
 nation12 and  7,b7 by striking ,whoever
 and inserting ,an individual who1 while
 a covered person12 and  7#f7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7i7          

,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered person ,the term covered person
 means an individual who-- 7,a7 receives
 official access to classified          
information granted by the ,united      
,states ,government2  7,b7 signs a      
nondisclosure agreement with regard to  
such classified information2 and  7,c7  
is authorized to receive documents1     
writings1 code books1 signal books1     
sketches1 photographs1 photographic     
negatives1 blue prints1 plans1 maps1    
models1 instruments1 appliances1 or     
notes of anything connected with the    
national defense by-- 7i7 the           
,president2 or  7ii7 the head of a      
deparment or agency of the ,united      
,states ,government which is expressly  
designated by the ,president to engage  
in activities relating to the national  
defense4  7#b7 ,foreign agent ,the term 
foreign agent-- 7,a7 has the meaning    
given the term #8agent of a foreign     
power' under section #aja of the        
,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance    

,act of #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja72 and
  7,b7 does not include a person who is 
an agent of a foreign power 7as so      
defined7 with respect to a foreign power
 described in section #aja7;a77#e7 of   
the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance
 ,act of #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4           
#ahja7;a77#e774  4  7b7 ,disclosure of  
classified information ,section #gih of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
by inserting after knowingly and        
willfully the following3 1 and with     
specific intent to injure the ,united   
,states or advantage any foreign        
nation12 and  7,b7 by striking ,whoever 
and inserting ,any individual who1 while
 a covered person12 and  7#b7 in        
subsection 7b71 by adding at the end the
 following3  ,the term covered person   
means an individual who-- 7,a7 receives 
official access to classified           
information granted by the ,united      
,states ,government2  7,b7 signs a      
nondisclosure agreement with regard to  

such classified information2 and  7,c7  
is authorized to receive documents1     
writings1 code books1 signal books1     
sketches1 photographs1 photographic     
negatives1 blue prints1 plans1 maps1    
models1 instruments1 appliances1 or     
notes of anything connected with the    
national defense by-- 7i7 the           
,president2 or  7ii7 the head of a      
deparment or agency of the ,united      
,states ,government which is expressly  
designated by the ,president to engage  
in activities relating to the national  
defense4  4  7c7 ,testimony of purpose  
7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #cg of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#gii;,a4 ,testimony of purpose ,a       
defendant charged with an offense under 
section #gic or #gih shall be permitted 
to testify about their purpose for      
engaging in the prohibited conduct4     
#gii;,b4 ,affirmative defense ,it is an 
affirmative defense to a charge under   
section #gic or #gih that the defendant 

engaged in the prohibited conduct for   
the purpose of disclosing to the        
public-- 7#a7 any violation of any law1 
rule1 or regulation1 including any      
obligation under the ,constitution1 a   
treaty or customary international law   
7including international human rights   
law and international humanitarian law72
 or  7#b7 gross mismanagement1 a gross  
waste of funds1 an abuse of authority1  
or a substantial and specific danger to 
public health or safety4  4  7#b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #cg of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#gii;,a4 ,testimony of purpose4 #gii;,b4
 ,affirmative defense4  4