Sec. 623. PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
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## 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 have a substantial percentage of their production facilities in the United States. **[**[42 U.S.C. 13293](/us/usc/t42/s13293)**]**
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PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
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