10 USC 8679a: Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition

10 USC 8679a: Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition Text contains those laws in effect on March 31, 2026

From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle C-Navy and Marine CorpsPART IV-GENERAL ADMINISTRATIONCHAPTER 863-NAVAL VESSELS

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

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 .)

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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.