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

10 U.S.C. § 8679a

Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition

section 4872(f) of this titleThe 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 .

Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title X, § 1025138 Stat. 2055Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(36)139 Stat. 1209(Added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 119–60section 4872(f) of this titlesection 4872(d)(2) of title 102025— substituted “a covered nation, as defined in ” for “a foreign adversary country (as defined in , United States Code)” in text.