Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces
10 U.S.C. § 8679a: Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition
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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 .
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