Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026

John Cornyn

Republican · TX · Senator

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• Tom Cotton (R-AR)Original· 2026-07-16

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-16

Source: Congress.gov

The bill would expand the definition of what counts as a "foreign instrumentality" under U.S. espionage laws to include any company or organization based in countries considered U.S. adversaries, making it easier to prosecute cases where these entities steal American trade secrets or confidential business information. This change would affect companies, researchers, and individuals who work with or for organizations from adversary nations, potentially increasing legal consequences for economic espionage. The measure aims to strengthen protections for American intellectual property and proprietary information against foreign competitors.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5024 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5024 To amend 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 16, 2026 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cotton) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend 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. 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. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN INSTRUMENTALITY FOR PURPOSES OF ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE PROHIBITION. Section 1839(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``that is substantially owned'' and inserting the following: ``that is-- ``(A) substantially owned''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``or ``(B) domiciled in a covered nation, as defined in section 4872 of title 10;''. <all>

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