Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the or the Economic and Commercial Opportunities and Networks Act of 2023 . ECON Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Strengthening the Department of State Economic Corps Sec. 101. Duties of Foreign Service economic officers. Sec. 102. Establishment of new award of excellence for economic officers. Sec. 103. Report on chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission by cone. Sec. 104. Report on recruitment, retention, and promotion of Foreign Service economic officers.

Sec. 105. Mandate to revise Department of State metrics for successful economic and commercial diplomacy. TITLE II—Upping America's game in the field Sec. 201. Chief of Mission economic responsibilities. Sec. 202. Direction to embassy deal teams. Sec. 203. Establishment of a Deal Team of the Year award. Sec. 204. Economic defense response teams. TITLE III—Cooperating with allies and partners Sec. 301. Investing in talent in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Sec. 302. Regulatory exchanges with allies and partners.

Sec. 303. Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network. Sec. 304. Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership. TITLE IV—Boosting international trade and investment Sec. 401. Pilot program to audit barriers to trade in developing partner countries. Sec. 402. Promoting adoption of United Nations Convention on Assignment of Receivables in International Trade. TITLE V—Combating anti-competitive behavior Sec. 501. Predatory pricing by entities owned, controlled, or directed by a foreign state.

Sec. 502. Expansion of offense of theft of trade secrets to include unauthorized development of products and digital articles. Sec. 503. Review of petitions related to intellectual property theft and forced technology transfer.