PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986
100 STAT. 3951
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"(iii) The interest of the United States in encouraging contractors to develop at private expense items for use by the Government. "(F) A contractor or subcontractor (or a prospective contractor or subcontractor) may not be required, as a condition of being responsive to a soUcitation or as a condition for the award of a contract, to sell or otherwise relinquish to the United States any rights in technical data except— "(i) rights in technical data described in subparagraph (C);or "(ii) under the conditions described in subparagraph (D). "(G) The Secretary of Defense may— "(i) negotiate and enter into a contract with a contractor or subcontractor for the acquisition of rights in technical data pertaining to an item or process developed by such contractor or subcontractor exclusively at private expense if necessary to develop alternative sources of supply and manufacture; or "(ii) agree to restrict rights of the United States in technical data pertaining to an item or process developed entirely or in part with Federal funds if the United States receives a royalty-free license to use, release, or disclose the data for purposes of the United States (including purposes of competitive procurement). "(3) The Secretary of Defense shall define the terms 'developed' and 'private expense' in regulations prescribed under paragraph (1). "(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'Federal Acquisition Regulation' means the single system of Government-wide procurement regulations as defined in section 4(4) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(4)).". (b) VALIDATION OF PROPRIETARY DATA RESTRICTIONS.—Subsections
(a) and (b) of section 2321 of title 10, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: "(a) A contract for supplies or services entered into by the Department of Defense which provides for the delivery of technical data shall provide that a contractor or subcontractor at any tier shall be prepared to furnish to the contracting officer a written justification for any restriction asserted by the contractor or subcontractor on the right of the United States to use such technical data. "(b)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that there is a thorough review of the appropriateness of any restriction on the right of the United States to release or disclose technical data delivered under a contract to persons outside the Government, or to permit the use of such technical data by such persons. Such review shall be conducted before the end of the three-year period beginning on the date on which final payment is made on a contract under which technical data is required to be delivered, or the date on which the technical data is delivered under such contract, whichever is later. "(2)(A) If the Secretary determines, at any time before the end of the three-year period beginning on the date on which final payment is made on a contract under which technical data is required to be delivered, or the date on which the technical data is delivered under such contract, whichever is later, that a challenge to a restriction is warranted, the Secretary shall provide written notice to the contractor or subcontractor asserting the restriction. Such a determination shall be based on a finding by the Secretary that reasonable grounds
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