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18 U.S.C. 793: Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-399. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1996Economic Espionage Act of 1996

1994Pub. L. 103-359

1994Pub. L. 103-322

1986Pub. L. 99-399created it

18 U.S.C. 793Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information

(2)The court, in imposing sentence on a defendant for a conviction of a violation…

(3)The provisions of subsections (b), (c), and (e) through (p) of section 413 of…

(4)Notwithstanding section 524(c) of title 28, there shall be deposited in the…

(a)Whoever, for the purpose of obtaining information respecting the national…

(b)Whoever, for the purpose aforesaid, and with like intent or reason to believe,…

(c)Whoever, for the purpose aforesaid, receives or obtains or agrees or attempts…

(d)Whoever, lawfully having possession of, access to, control over, or being…

(e)Whoever having unauthorized possession of, access to, or control over any…

(f)Whoever, being entrusted with or having lawful possession or control of any…

(g)If two or more persons conspire to violate any of the foregoing provisions of…

(h)(1) Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall forfeit to the…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1996

Pub. L. 104–294 inserted at end "For the purposes of this subsection, the term 'State' includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States." (Economic Espionage Act of 1996) Law text · (h)

1994

Pub. L. 103–322 substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $10,000" in undesignated par. after subsec. (f).
Pub. L. 103–359 substituted "(p)" for "(o)" in two places. · (h)

1986

Pub. L. 99–399 added subsec. (h). · (h)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.