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Economic Espionage Act of 1996
Long title
An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect proprietary economic information, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)
EEA, NIIPA
Nicknames
National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996
Enacted by
the 104th United States Congress
Effective
October 11, 1996
Citations
Public law
104-294
Statutes at Large
110 Stat. 3488
Codification
Titles amended
18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections amended
18 U.S.C. ch. 47 § 1030
18 U.S.C. ch. 90 §1831 et seq.
18 U.S.C. ch. 227, subch. A § 3552
18 U.S.C. ch. 313 § 4243
42 U.S.C. ch. 136, subch. II § 13751 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 3723 by Bill McCollum (R–FL) on June 26, 1996
Committee consideration by House Judiciary
Passed the House on September 17, 1996 (399-3, Roll call vote 416, via Clerk.House.gov)
Passed the Senate on September 18, 1996 (passed unanimous consent) with amendment
House agreed to Senate amendment on September 28, 1996 (agreed without objection) with further amendment
Senate agreed to House amendment on October 2, 1996 (agreed unanimous consent)
Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 11, 1996
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