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34 U.S.C. § 41310

Report on theft of trade secrets occurring abroad

United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective

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34 U.S.C. § 41310, Report on theft of trade secrets occurring abroad, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470657
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In this section: The term “Director” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The terms “foreign instrumentality”, “foreign agent”, and “trade secret” have the meanings given those terms in section 1839 of title 18. The term “State” includes the District of Columbia and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. The term “United States company” means an organization organized under the laws of the United States or a State or political subdivision thereof. Not later than 1 year after May 11, 2016, and biannually thereafter, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, the Director, and the heads of other appropriate agencies, shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make publicly available on the Web site of the Department of Justice and disseminate to the public through such other means as the Attorney General may identify, a report on the following: Recommendations of legislative and executive branch actions that may be undertaken to—

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