Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part B · Chapter 134 — Energy Policy
§ 13293. Protection of proprietary information
Statutory text
In general
In the case of activities, including joint venture activities, under this subchapter, and in the case of any existing or future activities, including joint venture activities, related primarily to battery technology for electric motor vehicles under other provisions of law, where the knowledge resulting from research and development activities conducted pursuant to such activities, including joint venture activities, is for the benefit of the participants (particularly domestic companies) that provide financial resources to a project under this subchapter, the Secretary, for a period of up to 5 years after the development of information that—
results from research and development activities conducted under this subchapter; and
would be a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential if the information had been obtained from a participant,
shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, provide appropriate protections against the dissemination of such information to the public, and the provisions of section 1905 of title 18 shall apply to such information. Nothing in this subsection provides protections against the dissemination of such information to Congress.
“Domestic companies” defined
For purposes of subsection (a), the term “domestic companies” means entities which are substantially involved in the United States in the domestic production of motor vehicles for sale in the United States and have a substantial percentage of their production facilities in the United States.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Energy Policy Act of 1992
Pub. L. 102–486 title VI § 623 · 106 Stat. 2776
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 13293
(Pub. L. 102–486, title VI, § 623, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2904.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 102–486, title VI, § 623, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2904.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 623. PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. (a) In General.— In the case of activities, including joint venture activities, under this title, and in the case of any existing or future activities, including joint venture activities, related primarily to battery technology for electric motor vehicles under other provisions of law, where the knowledge resulting from research and development activities conducted pursuant to such activities, including joint venture activities, is for the benefit of the participants (particularly domestic companies) that provide financial resources to a project under this title, the Secretary, for a period of up to 5 years after the development of information that— (1) results from research and development activities conducted under this title; and (2) would be a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential if the information had been obtained from a participant, shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, provide appropriate protections against the dissemination of such information to the public, and the provisions of section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, shall apply to such information. Nothing in this subsection provides protections against the dissemination of such information to Congress. (b) Definition.— For purposes of subsection (a), the term “domestic companies” means entities which are substantially involved in the United States in the domestic production of motor vehicles for sale in the United States and nave a substantial percentage of their production facilities in the United States.
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