Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition
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/us/usc/t10/s8679a
Title
10 — Armed Forces
Chapter
STC/PTIV/CH863
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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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.
(Added Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title X, § 1025, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2055; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(36), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1209.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments2025—Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “a covered nation, as defined in section 4872(f) of this title” for “a foreign adversary country (as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code)” in text.
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