[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 8, 1994)]
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                        COHEN AMENDMENT NO. 1479

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. COHEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill S. 4, supra; as follows:

       On page 167, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:

     SEC. 309. REPORTS ON FOREIGN INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE.

       (a) In General.--(1) In order to assist Congress in its 
     oversight functions with respect to this Act and to improve 
     the awareness of United States industry of foreign industrial 
     espionage and the ability of such industry to protect against 
     such espionage, the President shall submit to Congress a 
     report that describes, as of the time of the report, the 
     following:
       (A) The respective policy functions and operational roles 
     of the agencies of the executive branch of the Federal 
     Government in identifying and countering threats to United 
     States industry of foreign industrial espionage, including 
     the manner in which such functions and roles are coordinated.
       (B) The means by which the Federal Government communicates 
     information on such threats, to United States industry in 
     general and to United States companies known to be targets of 
     foreign industrial espionage.
       (C) The specific measures that are being or could be 
     undertaken in order to improve the activities referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), including proposals for any 
     modifications of law necessary to facilitate the undertaking 
     of such activities.
       (D) The threat to United States industry of foreign 
     industrial espionage and any trends in that threat, 
     including--
       (i) the number and identity of the foreign governments 
     conducting foreign industrial espionage;
       (ii) the industrial sectors and types of information and 
     technology targeted by such espionage; and
       (iii) the methods used to conduct such espionage.
       (2) The President shall submit the report required under 
     this subsection not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Annual Update.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     referred to in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), and on the 
     expiration of each year thereafter, the President shall 
     submit to Congress a report updating the information referred 
     to in paragraph (1)(D) of that subsection.
       (c) Form of Reports.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
     the reports referred to in subsections (a) and (b) shall be 
     submitted in an unclassified form, but may be accompanied in 
     an unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified 
     appendix.
       (d) Report Under Defense Production Act.--Section 
     721(k)(1)(B) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 217(k)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ``or directly 
     assisted'' after ``directed''.
       (e) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, 
     ``foreign industrial espionage'' means industrial espionage 
     conducted by a foreign government or by a foreign company 
     with direct assistance of a foreign government against a 
     private United States company and aimed at obtaining 
     commercial secrets.

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