A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for criminal forfeiture of proceeds derived from espionage activities and rewards for informants providing information leading to arrests in espionage cases.

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Introduced

17 September 1985

Last action

17 July 1986 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 730.

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that any person convicted of espionage shall forfeit to the United States any money or other property involved in or obtained as a result of such espionage activities. Provides that where such money or property is unavailable for forfeiture, the person convicted of such crime must forfeit property up to the value of the property gained from the espionage activity. Permits the courts to order the forfeiture of proceeds received or to be received from a contract relating to the depiction of such offense in a movie, book, newspaper, magazine, radio or television production, or live entertainment or presentation of any kind. Authorizes the Attorney General to pay a reward not to exceed $100,000 for information leading to the arrest or conviction of persons committing espionage, or leading to the prevention, frustration, or mitigation of the effect of an act of espionage. Disqualifies an officer or employee of the United States or of any State or local government while performing official duties from receiving such a reward.

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Timeline

17 September 1985
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
17 September 1985
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
20 September 1985
Referred
Committee on Judiciary. Concurrently referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Law and the Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism.
Source: Committee
13 November 1985
Committee
Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
18 November 1985
Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Law discharged from further consideration.
Source: Committee
12 June 1986
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
17 July 1986
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 730.
Source: Calendars
17 July 1986
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
17 July 1986
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee

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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1654
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