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10 U.S.C. 3771: Rights in technical data: regulations

Created in 2021 by the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (a), (b)

How it got here

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(1), (2)(A), transferred subsec. (a) of section 2320 of this title to this section, effectively redesignated par. (1) as subsec. (a), and redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as subsecs. (b) and (c), respectively. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(2)(A), (B)(i), after redesignation of par. (1) of section 2320(a) of this title as subsec. (a) of this section, inserted subsec. heading and, in existing provisions, designated first two sentences as par. (1) and the remainder as par. (2) and inserted par. hea… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(2)(B), substituted "Regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may not" for "Such regulations may not", inserted dash after "impair", reorganized remainder of text into designated subpars. (A) and (B), and, at end of subpar. (A), substituted "by law; or" fo… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(A), (B), after redesignation of par. (2) of section 2320(a) of this title as subsec. (b) of this section, inserted heading, substituted "Regulations prescribed under subsection (a)" for "Such regulations" in introductory provisions, and redesignated subpars… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(C), redesignated cls. (i) and (ii) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(D), substituted "paragraphs (3), (4), and (7)" for "subparagraphs (C), (D), and (G)". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(E), substituted "paragraph (2)" for "subparagraph (b)" in heading and "Paragraph (2) does not" for "Subparagraph (B) does not" in introductory provisions and redesignated cls. (i) to (iv) as subpars. (A) to (D), respectively. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(F), substituted "paragraph (2)" for "subparagraph (b)" in heading and "Notwithstanding paragraph (2)" for "Notwithstanding subparagraph (B)" in introductory provisions and redesignated cl. (i), its subcls. (I) to (III), cl. (ii), and cl. (iii) as subpar.… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(G), in existing provisions, designated first sentence as subpar. (A), inserted heading, and substituted "Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7)," for "Except as provided in subparagraphs (F) and (G)," and designated second sentence as subpar. (B), … (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(H), substituted "paragraph (5)" for "subparagraph (E)". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(I), in existing provisions, designated first sentence as subpar. (A) and substituted "Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (5)" for "Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (E)" and "section 4401" for "section 2446a" and designated second and third sentences… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(J)(i), (ii), inserted heading and redesignated cls. (i) and (ii) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(J)(iii)–(vi), redesignated subcl. (I) as cl. (i) and substituted "paragraph (1)" for "subparagraph (A)", redesignated subcl. (II) as cl. (ii) and substituted "paragraph (3)" for "subparagraph (C)", and redesignated subcl. (III) as cl. (iii) and substi… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(J)(vii), substituted "paragraph (2)" for "subparagraph (B)". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(3)(K), inserted heading, redesignated cl. (i) as subpar. (A) and substituted "paragraph (3) or (4)" for "subparagraph (C) or (D)", redesignated cl. (ii) as subpar. (B) and substituted "this subchapter" for "this section", and redesignated cl. (iii) as subpa… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1833(b)(4), inserted heading, substituted "subsection (a)" for "paragraph (1)" and "this subsection" for "this paragraph", inserted dash after "terms, the Secretary", and reorganized remainder of text into designated pars. (1) and (2). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (c)

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