Each contract for the construction, alteration, furnishing, or equipping of a naval vessel is subject to chapter 65 of title 41 unless the President determines that this requirement is not in the interest of national defense.
Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VIII, § 815(a)110 Stat. 396Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(52)124 Stat. 3846Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2)132 Stat. 1836(Added , , , § 7299; amended , , ; renumbered § 8669, , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–232section 7299 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 111–35041 U.S.C. 352011— substituted “chapter 65 of title 41” for “Walsh-Healey Act” in section catchline and for “the Walsh-Healey Act ( et seq.)” in text.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .