HouseH.R. 9789119th Congress

Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9789 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9789

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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2026

Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 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;''.
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