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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 1245 (Introduced in Senate) — To combat the theft of trade secrets by China, and for other purposes. · Sec. 101

Sec. 101. Manufacture, distribution, possession, and advertising of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices prohibited

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Section 2512 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Any person who violates this section with the intent to benefit any government of a foreign country (as defined in section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 611 )), agency or instrumentality of a foreign state (as defined in section 1603(b) of title 28, United States Code), or agent of a foreign principal (as defined in section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 611 )) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both. .
Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to ensure that the guidelines provide an additional penalty increase of not fewer than 4 offense levels if the defendant violated section 2512 of title 18, United States Code, with the intent to benefit any government of a foreign country, agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, or agent of a foreign principal.
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