§ 8679a - Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition

CHAPTER 863— NAVAL VESSELS

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.

Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2025—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.