The second kind of crime, as stated in section 1832, describes "theft" of "trade secrets." The section does not use such terminology as "espionage" or "intent to benefit a foreign government," but describes rather typical interstate or international stealing of trade secrets. The penalties for such crimes are much lighter.
經濟間諜法的第二部份﹘﹘第一八三二條條文所謂的「竊取營業秘密罪」，就不再使用「間諜」或是「圖利外國」等字眼，而是涵括一般的美國州際或跨國竊密案件，其刑責也比間諜罪減輕許多。