10 U.S.C. § 8687
Status of Government rights in the designs of vessels, boats, and craft, and components thereof
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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Government rights in the design of a vessel, boat, or craft, and its components, including the hull, decks, superstructure, and all shipboard equipment and systems, shall be determined solely as follows:
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.
- Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021