10 U.S.C. § 8679a
Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 8679a, Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/435841
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The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any contract or other agreement with a shipyard determined by the Secretary of Defense to be under the ownership, control, or influence of a covered nation, as defined in section 4872(f) of this title.
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.
- Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026House: 312–112Senate: no recorded tally