3.0.0 3743 2023-01-11T13:40:40Z 2023-01-11T13:40:40Z Senate S 2018-12-12 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-12-12T19:59:20Z 2018-12-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2018-12-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Crime victims Trade secrets and economic espionage Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-12-12 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-21T22:35:48Z Deterring Espionage by Foreign Entities through National Defense Act of 2018 or the DEFEND Act

This bill makes changes to provisions governing federal civil claims for trade secret misappropriation.

Specifically, it does the following:

  • increases punitive damages for a victim,
  • extends the statute of limitations for filing a claim, and
  • allows claims for conduct that occurs outside the United States if the offense causes substantial economic harm in the United States.
]]> DEFEND Act Display Title DEFEND Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make certain changes with respect to bringing a civil action for the misappropriation of a trade secret, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced DEFEND Act Short Titles as Introduced Deterring Espionage by Foreign Entities through National Defense Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3743is/xml/BILLS-115s3743is.xml 2018-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.