10 U.S.C. § 8687 — Status of Government rights in the designs of vessels, boats, and craft, and components thereof

submitted 18 years ago by Pub. L. 110-417 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 151 words · no verdicts yet

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Who owns the government's rights to a vessel's or component's design depends on how it was built. If a contract created the design, chapter 275's rules decide; otherwise the funding instrument's own terms decide. Only a law that specifically names this section can change or override it.

(a) In General — The government's rights in the design of a vessel, boat, or craft — including its hull, decks, superstructure, and all shipboard equipment and systems — are decided only as follows: (1) if a contract procured the item, the rules in subchapter I of chapter 275 apply; (2) if some other instrument (not a contract covered by that subchapter) procured it, the terms of that instrument decide who owns the design rights. (b) Construction of Superseding Authorities — Another statute can only change or override this section if it specifically says it is modifying or superseding this section.

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(a)In General.—

Government rights in the design of a vessel, boat, or craft, and its components, including the hull, decks, superstructure, and all shipboard equipment and systems, shall be determined solely as follows:

(1)

In the case of a vessel, boat, craft, or component procured through a contract, in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 275 of this title.

(2)

In the case of a vessel, boat, craft, or component procured through an instrument not governed by subchapter I of chapter 275 of this title, by the terms of the instrument (other than a contract) under which the design for such vessel, boat, craft, or component, as applicable, was developed for the Government.

(b)Construction of Superseding Authorities.—

This section may be modified or superseded by a provision of statute only if such provision expressly refers to this section in modifying or superseding this section.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VIII, § 825(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4534, § 7317; renumbered § 8687, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1833(p), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4234.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2008Enacted · Pub. L. 110-417 · 122 Stat. 4534
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1836
2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 4234

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 110-417 on 2008-10-14.

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