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18 U.S.C. § 1838

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About This Law
/us/usc/t18/s1838
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTI/CH90
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Except as provided in section 1833(b), this chapter shall not be construed to preempt or displace any other remedies, whether civil or criminal, provided by United States Federal, State, commonwealth, possession, or territory law for the misappropriation of a trade secret, or to affect the otherwise lawful disclosure of information by any Government employee under section 552 of title 5 (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act). (Added Pub. L. 104–294, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3490; amended Pub. L. 114–153, § 7(b), May 11, 2016, 130 Stat. 385.) Editorial Notes Amendments2016—Pub. L. 114–153 substituted “Except as provided in section 1833(b), this chapter” for “This chapter”.

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