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[CITE: 49USC33116]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
            PART C--INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS
 
                      CHAPTER 331--THEFT PREVENTION
 
Sec. 33116. Confidentiality of information

    (a) General.--Information obtained by the Secretary of 
Transportation under this chapter related to a confidential matter 
referred to in section 1905 of title 18 may be disclosed only--
        (1) to another officer or employee of the United States 
    Government for use in carrying out this chapter; or
        (2) in a proceeding under this chapter (except a proceeding 
    under section 33104(a)(3)).

    (b) Withholding Information From Congress.--This section does not 
authorize information to be withheld from a committee of Congress 
authorized to have the information.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1093.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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33116.................................  15:2029.                         Oct. 2
0, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, 86 Stat.
                                                                          947, 
Sec.  612; added Oct. 25, 1984,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 98-547, Sec.  101(a), 98 Stat.
                                                                          2763;
 Oct. 25, 1992, Pub. L. 102-519,
                                                                          Sec. 
 306(a), 106 Stat. 3397.
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    In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words ``reported to, or 
otherwise'' and ``or the Secretary's representative'' are omitted as 
surplus. The words ``related to a confidential matter referred to'' are 
substituted for ``contains or relates to a trade secret or other matter 
referred to'' to eliminate unnecessary words and for consistency in the 
revised title. The words ``or in section 552(b)(4) of title 5'' are 
omitted as surplus because the language in 18:1905 is broader than the 
language in 5:552(b)(4) and for consistency with similar provisions in 
other chapters in this part. The words ``shall be considered 
confidential for the purpose of the applicable section of this 
subchapter'' are omitted as surplus. In clause (1), the words ``for use 
in carrying out'' are substituted for ``concerned with carrying out'' 
for consistency with similar provisions in other chapters in this part. 
In clause (2), the words ``when relevant'' are omitted as surplus. The 
cross-reference to 15:2023(a)(3) is omitted. The text of 15:2023(a)(3), 
originally enacted as section 603(a)(3) of the Motor Vehicle Information 
and Cost Savings Act (Public Law 92-513, 86 Stat. 947), was repealed by 
section 303(2) of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-519, 
106 Stat. 3396). Section 303(2) also redesignated subsection (a)(4) as 
subsection (a)(3). However, a corresponding amendment to correct the 
cross-reference in the source provisions restated in this section was 
not made.
    In subsection (b), the words ``authorized to have the information'' 
are added for clarity and consistency with similar provisions in other 
chapters in this part.
