{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-4236","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 4236","heading":"Negotiation of price for technical data before development, production, or sustainment of major weapon systems","body":"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.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 322—MAJOR SYSTEMS AND MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"da45b01772b1fb153cc2fb6babcb2083c080c8e0bb1fde421dda08263ef8f2ae","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-4232","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-4251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}