### Question
How is the "proprietary information" defined?


### Answer
The term **proprietary information** is defined in *50 U.S.C. § 1708* as follows -

> competitive bid preparations, negotiating strategies, executive emails, internal financial data, strategic business plans, technical designs, manufacturing processes, source code, data derived from research and development investments, and other commercially valuable information that a person has developed or obtained if—


(A) the person has taken reasonable measures to keep the information confidential

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 1708*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 35-INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS**

