Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§1838 Construction with Other Laws
Title 18 › Part I— CRIMES › Chapter 90— PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS › § 1838
Summary
It doesn't replace federal or state legal remedies for trade-secret theft, except as section 1833(b) allows, nor stop disclosures under 5 U.S.C. §552 (FOIA).
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Title 18, §1838
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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).
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2016—Pub. L. 114–153 substituted “Except as provided in section 1833(b), this chapter” for “This chapter”.
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18 U.S.C. § 1838
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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