May 11, 2016
On Wednesday, May 11, 2016, the President signed into law:
S. 1890, the "Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016," which amends the Economic Espionage Act to allow private parties to seek civil remedies in Federal court for trade secret misappropriation.
Barack Obama, Statement by the Press Secretary on S. 1890 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/319369