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10 U.S.C. § 8679a — Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition

10 U.S.C. § 8679a

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2026-10-22

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.

Citator

10 U.S.C. § 8679a — Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

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.