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The sine qua non element of a violation of either § 1831 or § 1832 is that the misappropriated information must fit the definition of a trade secret contained in 18 U.S.C. § 1839. See Criminal Resource Manual 1127.
[updated May 1999] [cited in JM 9-59.100]