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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 837

Sec. 837. SAFEGUARDING DEFENSE-SENSITIVE UNITED STATES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER DATA AND INFORMATION

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## SEC. 837 SAFEGUARDING DEFENSE-SENSITIVE UNITED STATES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER DATA AND INFORMATION **[**[10 U.S.C. 113 note](/us/usc/t10/s113)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with relevant departments and agencies— ####
(1)identify policies and procedures protecting defense-sensitive United States intellectual property, technology, and other data and information, including hardware and software, from acquisition by the government of China; and ####
(2)to the extent that the Secretary determines that such policies and procedures are insufficient to provide such protection, develop additional policies and procedures. ###
(b)Matters Considered In developing the policies and procedures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take the following actions: ####
(1)Establish and maintain a list of critical national security technology that may require certain restrictions on current or former employees, contractors, or subcontractors (at any tier) of the Department of Defense that contribute to such technology. ####
(2)Review the existing authorities under which employees of the Department of Defense may be subject to post-employment restrictions with foreign governments and with organizations subject to foreign ownership, control, or influence. ####
(3)Identify additional measures that may be necessary to enhance the authorities described in paragraph (2). ###
(c)Post-employment Matters The Secretary shall consider mechanisms to restrict current or former employees of contractors or subcontractors (at any tier) of the Department of Defense that contribute significantly and materially to a technology referred to in subsection (b)(1) from working directly for companies wholly owned by the government of China, or for companies that have been determined by a cognizant Federal agency to be under the ownership, control, or influence of the government of China.
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