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10 U.S.C. § 988

Prohibition on ownership or trading of stocks in certain companies by certain officials of the Department of Defense

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 988, Prohibition on ownership or trading of stocks in certain companies by certain officials of the Department of Defense, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433076
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This section shall not apply to the purchase or ownership of a publicly traded stock of a company otherwise described in subsection (a) as follows: In this section: The term “covered official of the Department of Defense” means any of the following: If serving in a key acquisition position (as designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned for purposes of this section), the following:

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