Stop Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4370
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2020-07-30
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Congressional oversight

Immigration status and procedures

Trade restrictions

Trade secrets and economic espionage

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Stop Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill makes the misappropriation of trade secrets a ground for deporting or barring an alien from entry into the United States.</p> <p>Specifically, an alien may be denied entry into the United States if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the alien has violated, is violating, or is seeking entry to violate any U.S. law relating to the misappropriation of trade secrets or economic espionage. </p> <p>Similarly, an alien may be deported if the alien has violated, is violating, or after admission into the United States violates any U.S. law relating to the misappropriation of trade secrets or economic espionage.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4370 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2020 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To designate any alien who is or has been engaged in economic espionage or the misappropriation of trade secrets inadmissible and deportable.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2020 . 2. Immigration consequences of trade secret theft and economic espionage (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(i)— (A) by striking (I) to violate and inserting that violates ; and (B) by striking or (II) and all that follows and inserting a semicolon; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (H) Theft of sensitive information or trade secrets Any alien who a consular officer, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe— (i) has engaged in, is engaging in, or is seeking admission to the United States to engage in any activity that— (I) violates or evades any law prohibiting the export from the United States of goods, technology, or sensitive information; or (II) violates any law of the United States relating to the theft or misappropriation of trade secrets or economic espionage; or (ii) has been convicted of conspiracy related to an activity described in clause (i), is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking or to violate or evade any law prohibiting the export from the United States of goods, technology, or sensitive information, and inserting a semicolon; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (G) Theft of sensitive information or trade secrets Any alien who— (i) has engaged, is engaged, or at any time after admission engages in any activity that— (I) violates or evades any law prohibiting the export from the United States of goods, technology, or sensitive information; or (II) violates any law of the United States relating to the theft or misappropriation of trade secrets or economic espionage; or (ii) has been convicted of conspiracy related to an activity described in clause (i), is deportable. . 3. Annual report of inadmissible and deportable foreign nationals Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in cooperation with the Attorney General, shall submit a report to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that identifies— (1) the nationality and visa admission category of each of the foreign nationals who was determined, during the reporting period, to be inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 2(a), or deportable pursuant to section 237(a)(4)(G) of such Act, as added by section 2(b); and (2) the research institutions, United States private industries, United States Government agencies, and taxpayer-funded organizations with which such foreign nationals were associated.