# 10 U.S.C. § 4871: Contracts: consideration of national security objectives

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 U.S.C. § 4871
- **Heading:** Contracts: consideration of national security objectives
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle A—General Military Law > PART V—ACQUISITION > Subpart I—Defense Industrial Base > CHAPTER 385—OTHER TECHNOLOGY BASE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER III—LIMITATIONS ON PROCUREMENT FROM CERTAIN FOREIGN SOURCES

## Text

The head of an agency shall require a firm or a subsidiary of a firm that submits a bid or proposal in response to a solicitation issued by the Department of Defense to disclose in that bid or proposal any significant interest in such firm or subsidiary (or, in the case of a subsidiary, in the firm that owns the subsidiary) that is owned or controlled (whether directly or indirectly) by a foreign government or an agent or instrumentality of a foreign government, if such foreign government is the government of a country that the Secretary of State determines under section 6(j)(1)(A)  1 1
See References in Text note below. of the Export Administration Act of 1979 ( 50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A) ) has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.

(Added Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title X, § 951(a)(1)] , Oct. 18, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1783–82 , 1783–164, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 951(a)(1)] , Oct. 30, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3341–82 , 3341–164, § 2327; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX , formerly title IV, § 951(a)(1), Nov. 14, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3944 , renumbered title IX, Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5) , Apr. 21, 1987 , 101 Stat. 273 ; amended Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1231(8) , Dec. 4, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1160 ; Pub. L. 100–224, § 5(b)(2) , Dec. 30, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1538 ; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VIII, § 843 , Nov. 18, 1997 , 111 Stat. 1844 ; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1031(a)(16) , Nov. 24, 2003 , 117 Stat. 1597 ; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, § 1081(b)(3)(C) , Dec. 23, 2016 , 130 Stat. 2418 ; renumbered § 4871, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1870(d)(2) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4286 ; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(t)(2)(B) , (C), Dec. 27, 2021 , 135 Stat. 2150 .)

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