10 U.S.C. § 3781 — Technical data: contractor justification for restrictions; review of restrictions

(a) Contracts Covered by Subchapter .— This subchapter applies to any contract for supplies^* or services entered into by the Department of Defense that includes provisions for the delivery of technical data. (b) Contractor Justification for Restrictions .— A contract subject to this subchapter must provide that a contractor under the contract and any subcontractor under the contract at any tier must be prepared to furnish to the contracting officer^* a written justification for any use or release restriction (as defined in section 3786 of this title ) asserted by the contractor or subcontractor. (c) Review of Restrictions.— (1) The Secretary of Defense must ensure that there is a thorough review of the appropriateness of any use or release restriction asserted about technical data by a contractor or subcontractor at any tier under a contract subject to this subchapter. (2) The review of an asserted use or release restriction under paragraph (1) must be conducted before the end of the three-year period beginning on the later of— (A) the date on which final payment is made on the contract under which the technical data is required to be delivered; or (B) the date on which the technical data is delivered under the contract.