Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 8670

Contracts for nuclear ships: sales of naval shipyard articles and services to private shipyards

section 2208(j)(1)(B) of this titlesection 2563 of this titleThe conditions set forth in and subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1)(A) of shall not apply to a sale by a naval shipyard of articles or services to a private shipyard that is made at the request of the private shipyard in order to facilitate the private shipyard’s fulfillment of a Department of Defense contract with respect to a nuclear ship. This section does not authorize a naval shipyard to construct a nuclear ship for the private shipyard, to perform a majority of the work called for in a contract with a private entity, or to provide articles or services not requested by the private shipyard.

Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1016(a)113 Stat. 744Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]114 Stat. 1654Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2)132 Stat. 1836(Added , , , § 7300; amended , title X, § 1033(c)(3)], , , 1654A–261; renumbered § 8670, , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7300 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 106–3982000— substituted “section 2563” for “section 2553”.

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 .