The Economic Espionage Act
A)allows the World Court in The Hague to adjudicate trade disputes on behalf of United Nations' members and requires the home country to impose any penalties.
B)imposes a personal fine on a convicted U.S. citizen of up to $10 million.
C)targets espionage activities that are commonplace in any industry that holds governmental contracts.
D)makes the theft of trade secrets by foreign entities a federal crime in the U.S.
E)is well-intended in theory, but is virtually impossible to enforc

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The Economic Espionage Act (1996) makes the theft of trade secrets by foreign entities a federal crime in the U.S. This law targets industrial espionage activities that are commonplace in any industry that holds governmental contracts. Its purpose is to protect trade secrets and proprietary information from being stolen by foreign competitors.