10 U.S.C. § 4236
Negotiation of price for technical data before development, production, or sustainment of major weapon systems
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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The Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the Department of Defense, before selecting a contractor for the engineering and manufacturing development of a major weapon system, production of a major weapon system, or sustainment of a major weapon system, negotiates a price for technical data to be delivered under a contract for such development, production, or sustainment.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021