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18 U.S.C. 794: Gathering or delivering defense information to aid foreign government

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-399. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 798A, 18 U.S.C. 3681.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–294, §604(b)(2), amended directory language of Pub. L. 103–322, §60003(a)(2). See 1994 Amendment note below. (Economic Espionage Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–294, §607(b), 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 · (d)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–322, as amended by Pub. L. 104–294, §604(b)(2), substituted for period at end ", except that the sentence of death shall not be imposed unless the jury or, if there is no jury, the court, further finds that the offense resulted in the identification by a foreign power (as d… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–359 substituted "(p)" for "(o)" in two places. · (d)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–690 substituted "amounts" for "amount". · (d)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–399 added subsec. (d). · (d)

    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.