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18 U.S.C. § 794

Gathering or delivering defense information to aid foreign government

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 794, Gathering or delivering defense information to aid foreign government, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448965
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Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall forfeit to the United States irrespective of any provision of State law— The provisions of subsections (b), (c) and (e) through (p) of section 413 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 853(b), (c), and (e)–(p)) shall apply to—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 99-399(H.R. 4151)1986-08-27
    Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-690(H.R. 5210)1988-11-18
    Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-322(H.R. 3355)1994-09-13
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
    House: 197–232Senate: 61–38
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-359(H.R. 4299)1994-10-14
    Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
    House: 410–16Senate: 97–2
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-294(H.R. 3723)1996-10-11
    Economic Espionage Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally