§ 1831. — Economic espionage.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1831]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 90--PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS
Sec. 1831. Economic espionage
(a) In General.--Whoever, intending or knowing that the offense will
benefit any foreign government, foreign instrumentality, or foreign
agent, knowingly--
(1) steals, or without authorization appropriates, takes,
carries away, or conceals, or by fraud, artifice, or deception
obtains a trade secret;
(2) without authorization copies, duplicates, sketches, draws,
photographs, downloads, uploads, alters, destroys, photocopies,
replicates, transmits, delivers, sends, mails, communicates, or
conveys a trade secret;
(3) receives, buys, or possesses a trade secret, knowing the
same to have been stolen or appropriated, obtained, or converted
without authorization;
(4) attempts to commit any offense described in any of
paragraphs (1) through (3); or
(5) conspires with one or more other persons to commit any
offense described in any of paragraphs (1) through (3), and one or
more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the
conspiracy,
shall, except as provided in subsection (b), be fined not more than
$500,000 or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
(b) Organizations.--Any organization that commits any offense
described in subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $10,000,000.
(Added Pub. L. 104-294, title I, Sec. 101(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat.
3488.)
