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Adds a new section 3302 (Espionage offenses) to Title 18, providing that indictments or informations may be brought at any time without limitation for violations or conspiracies to violate sections 951 or 794, and for violations of section 1425 committed to facilitate a violation of section 951.
Conforming amendment to Section 19 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (a note related to 18 U.S.C. 792) that removes a reference to section 794, changing the listed cross-references from including 793 and 794 to including only 793.
Creates a new criminal statute and removes the usual time limit for prosecuting certain espionage- and citizenship-related crimes so that, in specified circumstances, prosecutions for those covered offenses can be started at any time. It also updates the Title 18 table of sections to list the new provision and makes a small wording change to the Internal Security Act of 1950.
The change mainly affects people accused of espionage or of obtaining U.S. citizenship unlawfully, and it affects prosecutors and courts by extending the period during which they may bring charges; it does not authorize new spending or create large new administrative programs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced July 9, 2025 by John Cornyn · Last progress July 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate