18 U.S.C. § 1837 : CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — CRIMES — PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS — Applicability to conduct outside the United States TEXT PDF This chapter also applies to conduct occurring outside the United States if- (1) the offender is a natural person who is a citizen or permanent resident alien of the United States, or an organization organized under the laws of the United States or a State or political subdivision thereof; or (2) an act in furtherance of the offense was committed in the United States. 18 U.S.C. § 1837 Added Pub. L. 104-294, title I, §101(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3490.