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[CITE: 42USC13293]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 134--ENERGY POLICY
 
                 SUBCHAPTER IV--ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLES
 
   Part B--Electric Motor Vehicle Infrastructure and Support Systems 
                           Development Program
 
Sec. 13293. Protection of proprietary information


(a) 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--
        (1) results from research and development activities conducted 
    under this subchapter; 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 shall apply to such 
information. Nothing in this subsection provides protections against the 
dissemination of such information to Congress.

(b) ``Domestic companies'' defined

    For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, 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.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title VI, Sec. 623, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2904.)
