§2170b. Reports on foreign industrial espionage
(a) In general
(1) Submission and contents
In order to assist Congress in its oversight functions with respect to this Act and to improve the awareness of United States industry of foreign industrial espionage and the ability of such industry to protect against such espionage, the President shall submit to Congress a report that describes, as of the time of the report, the following:
(A) The respective policy functions and operational roles of the agencies of the executive branch of the Federal Government in identifying and countering threats to United States industry of foreign industrial espionage, including the manner in which such functions and roles are coordinated.
(B) The means by which the Federal Government communicates information on such threats, and on methods to protect against such threats, to United States industry in general and to United States companies known to be targets of foreign industrial espionage.
(C) The specific measures that are being or could be undertaken in order to improve the activities referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B), including proposals for any modifications of law necessary to facilitate the undertaking of such activities.
(D) The threat to United States industry of foreign industrial espionage and any trends in that threat, including-
(i) the number and identity of the foreign governments conducting foreign industrial espionage;
(ii) the industrial sectors and types of information and technology targeted by such espionage; and
(iii) the methods used to conduct such espionage.
(2) Date of submission
The President shall submit the report required under this subsection not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 14, 1994].
(b) Biennial report
(1) Requirement to submit
Not later than February 1, 2011, and once every two years thereafter, the President shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and congressional leadership a report updating the information referred to in subsection (a)(1)D).1
(2) Definitions
In this subsection:
(A) Congressional intelligence committees
The term "congressional intelligence committees" has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a).
(B) Congressional leadership
The term "congressional leadership" means the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate.
(c) Form of reports
To the maximum extent practicable, the reports referred to in subsections (a) and (b) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified appendix.
(d) Omitted
(e) Definition
For the purposes of this section, "foreign industrial espionage" means industrial espionage conducted by a foreign government or by a foreign company with direct assistance of a foreign government against a private United States company and aimed at obtaining commercial secrets.
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References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is
Codification
Section is comprised of section 809 of
Section was enacted as part of the Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act of 1994 and also as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, and not as part of the Defense Production Act of 1950 which comprises sections 2061 to 2170, 2171, and 2172 of this Appendix.
Amendments
2010-Subsec. (b).
2002-Subsec. (b).
Delegation of Functions
For delegation of congressional reporting functions of President under subsec. (b) of this section, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 13313, July 31, 2003, 68 F.R. 46075, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.