Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§4606 Protection of information

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 72— - SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM › § 4606

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Keeps certain information given to the federal government under section 4602(b)(5) out of public records requests. In other words, the law that lets people ask for government files does not apply to that confidential information. Even if other laws say otherwise, Department of Defense staff must not reveal ideas and creations protected by law, secret business information, or technical documents that belong to Sematech or its members, unless the memorandum of understanding under section 4602(b)(5) specifically allows it.

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Title 15, §4606

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(a)Section 552 of title 5 shall not apply to information obtained by the Federal Government on a confidential basis under section 4602(b)(5) of this title.

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, intellectual property, trade secrets, and technical data owned and developed by Sematech or any of the participants in Sematech may not be disclosed by any officer or employee of the Department of Defense except as provided in the provision included in the memorandum of understanding pursuant to section 4602(b)(5) of this title.

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15 U.S.C. § 4606

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73