119 S5024 IS: Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026 U.S. Senate 2026-07-16 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.

II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 5024IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 16, 2026Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cotton) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

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

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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;.