H.R. 9789 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9789 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2026Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 1839 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality for purposes of the prohibition on economic espionage under such section. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026. 2. Providing that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality Section 1839(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking is substantially owned, controlled, sponsored, commanded, managed, or dominated by a foreign government; and inserting the following: is— (A) substantially owned, controlled, sponsored, commanded, managed, or dominated by a foreign government; or (B) domiciled in a covered nation, as defined in section 4872 of title 10; .