The Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the Department of Defense, before selecting a contractor for the engineering and manufacturing development of a major weapon system, production of a major weapon system, or sustainment of a major weapon system, negotiates a price for technical data to be delivered under a contract for such development, production, or sustainment.
(Added Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VIII, § 835(a)(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1471; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 867, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1901.)