Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 5.djvu/416

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110 STAT. 3490 PUBLIC LAW 104-294—OCT. 11, 1996 taking into consideration the nature, scope, and proportionality of the use of the property in the offense, "(b) Property subject to forfeiture under this section, any seizure and disposition thereof, and any administrative or judicial proceeding in relation thereto, shall be governed by section 413 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 853), except for subsections (d) and (j) of such section, which shall not apply to forfeitures under this section.

    • § 1835. Orders to preserve confidentiality

"In any prosecution or other proceeding under this chapter, the court shall enter such orders and take such other action as may be necessary and appropriate to preserve the confidentiality of trade secrets, consistent with the requirements of the Federal Rules of Criminal and Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and all other applicable laws. An interlocutory appeal by the United States shall lie from a decision or order of a district court authorizing or directing the disclosure of any trade secret. '*§ 1836. Civil proceedings to ei^oin violations "(a) The Attorney General may, in a civil action, obtain appropriate injunctive relief against any violation of this section. "(b) The district courts of the United States shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of civil actions under this subsection. ^'§1837. Applicability to conduct outside the United States This chapter also applies to conduct occurring outside the United States if— "(1) the offender is a natural person who is a citizen or permanent resident alien of the United States, or an organization organized under the laws of the United States or a State or political subdivision thereof; or "(2) an act in furtheremce of the offense was committed in the United States.

    • § 1838. Construction with other laws

"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). ' '§ 1839. Definitions "As used in this chapter— "(1) the term 'foreign instrumentality means any agency, bureau, ministry, component, institution, association, or any legal, commercial, or business organization, corporation, firm, or entity that is substantially owned, controlled, sponsored, commanded, managed, or dominated by a foreign government; "(2) the term 'foreign agent' means any officer, employee, proxy, servant, delegate, or representative of a foreign government; "(3) the term 'trade secret' means all forms and types of financial, business, scientific, technical, economic, or engineering information, including patterns, plans, compila-