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10 U.S.C. § 8687 — Status of Government rights in the designs of vessels, boats, and craft, and components thereof

10 U.S.C. § 8687

Type: Statute
Source: United States Code
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 2025-01-06
Topic: bankruptcy

(a) In General.—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: (1) In the case of a vessel, boat, craft, or component procured through a contract, in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 275 of this title. (2) In the case of a vessel, boat, craft, or component procured through an instrument not governed by subchapter I of chapter 275 of this title, by the terms of the instrument (other than a contract) under which the design for such vessel, boat, craft, or component, as applicable, was developed for the Government. (b) Construction of Superseding Authorities.—This section may be modified or superseded by a provision of statute only if such provision expressly refers to this section in modifying or superseding this section.

Citator

10 U.S.C. § 8687 — Status of Government rights in the designs of vessels, boats, and craft, and components thereof is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.