3.0.0 355 2023-01-11T13:20:27Z 2023-01-11T13:20:27Z Senate S S 2011-02-15 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-02-15T21:01:15Z 2011-02-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S755-756) IntroReferral 2011-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S754-755) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Criminal procedure and sentencing Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Jurisdiction and venue Subversive activities U.S. Sentencing Commission Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-04T15:27:52Z Espionage Statutes Modernization Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years on a covered individual who intentionally discloses, delivers, communicates, or transmits classified information, without authorization, knowing or having reason to know that such action is a violation of the terms of the classified information nondisclosure agreement entered into by such individual.  Defines "covered individual" as an officer, employee, contractor, or consultant of a federal agency who agrees to be legally bound by the terms of a classified information nondisclosure agreement.  Exempts from such prohibition disclosures made in accordance with a federal whistleblower protection statute or regulation.

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to a person convicted of an offense under this Act.

]]> Espionage Statutes Modernization Act of 2011 Display Title Espionage Statutes Modernization Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve, modernize, and clarify the espionage statutes contained in chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code, to promote Federal whistleblower protection statutes and regulations, to deter unauthorized disclosures of classified information, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Espionage Statutes Modernization Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s355is/xml/BILLS-112s355is.xml 2011-02-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S755-756) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.