SECRETS Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/15/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-15Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2021-06-15Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-15 (00)
Stopping and Excluding Chinese Rip-offs and Exports with United States Trade Secrets Act of 2021 or the SECRETS Act of 2021
This bill expands the authority of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to exclude from the United States the importation of products that contain, were produced using, benefit from, or use trade secrets that were acquired by improper means or misappropriation by a foreign agent or instrumentality. Further, the bill establishes the Interagency Committee on Trade Secrets to review related complaints and submit allegations to the ITC.
Cosponsors (2)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Trade restrictions
- Trade secrets and economic espionage
- U.S. International Trade Commission
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