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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 2810 (EAS) — 115 HR 2810 EAS: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 · Sec. 881

Sec. 881. Rights in technical data

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(4)of section 2302 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The term technical data — means recorded information (regardless of the form or method of the recording) of a scientific or technical nature relating to supplies procured by an agency; with respect to software, includes everything required to reproduce, build/recompile, test, and deploy working system binaries on system hardware, including all source code, revision histories, build scripts, build/compilation/modification instructions/procedures, documentation, test cases, expected test results, compilers, interpreters, test harnesses, specialized build and test hardware, connectors, cables, and library dependencies; and does not include computer software incidental to contract administration or financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management data or other information incidental to contract administration. . Section 2320(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: The Secretary of Defense shall require the following with respect to software delivery: Software shall be delivered in native electronic format. Builds must not be dependent upon pre-defined build directories. In the case of licensing restrictions that do not allow library dependency inclusion, verified accessible repositories and revision history shall be documented and included. Commercial Off-The Shelf/Non-Development Item (COTS/NDI) shall be delivered on original Licensed Media. If firmware is part of the delivery, then a Firmware Support Manual should be included as an Appendix. .
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