18 USC § 1838 - Construction with other laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s1838"
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title: "18 USC § 1838 - Construction with other laws"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1838"
section_name: "Construction with other laws"
chapter_number: 90
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–294, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3490; amended Pub. L. 114–153, § 7(b), May 11, 2016, 130 Stat. 385.)"
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# § 1838. Construction with other laws

section 552 of title 5

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  (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–294, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3490; amended Pub. L. 114–153, § 7(b), May 11, 2016, 130 Stat. 385.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2016— substituted “Except as provided in section 1833(b), this chapter” for “This chapter”.