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Text of Senate Amendment 6625

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On 2026-07-13, Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6625" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6625

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3827] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6625. Mr. SHEEHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following: SEC. 823. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE FOR DELIVERY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER DEFENSE CONTRACTS. (a) Chapter 281 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 3865. Specific performance for delivery of certain information under defense contracts ``(a) Authority.--The Federal Government may bring an action arising under a covered legal instrument entered into by the Department of Defense in an appropriate district court of the United States for an order of specific performance requiring delivery of covered information in such format and manner as the court determines appropriate and necessary. In any such action, the court may determine the scope of the Federal Government's rights in the covered information and may order the correction or removal of any nonconforming or improper markings on such information.''. ``(b) Conditions.--An action under subsection (a) may be brought only if, with respect to covered information required to be delivered under the covered legal instrument, the contractor with which the Federal Government entered into the covered legal instrument has not delivered, or refuses to deliver, the covered information within 30 days of receipt of a final decision issued by a contracting officer under section 7103 of title 41 that requires the delivery of such information to the Federal Government. ``(c) Effect of Appeal.--The pendency of any appeal, claim, or action by the contractor challenging or seeking review of the contracting officer's final decision under section 7103 of title 41, shall not preclude, stay, enjoin, or otherwise affect an action brought by the Federal Government under this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `covered information' means information that is required by a covered legal instrument to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Federal Government, and includes, incorporates, or embodies intellectual property, technical data, computer software, or computer software documentation. ``(2) The term `covered legal instrument' means a contract, agreement, or other legal instrument. ``(3) The terms `deliver', `delivery', and `delivering' include furnishing, providing, or making available in any manner whatsoever.''. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6625 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3827] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6625. Mr. SHEEHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following: SEC. 823. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE FOR DELIVERY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER DEFENSE CONTRACTS. (a) Chapter 281 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 3865. Specific performance for delivery of certain information under defense contracts ``(a) Authority.--The Federal Government may bring an action arising under a covered legal instrument entered into by the Department of Defense in an appropriate district court of the United States for an order of specific performance requiring delivery of covered information in such format and manner as the court determines appropriate and necessary. In any such action, the court may determine the scope of the Federal Government's rights in the covered information and may order the correction or removal of any nonconforming or improper markings on such information.''. ``(b) Conditions.--An action under subsection (a) may be brought only if, with respect to covered information required to be delivered under the covered legal instrument, the contractor with which the Federal Government entered into the covered legal instrument has not delivered, or refuses to deliver, the covered information within 30 days of receipt of a final decision issued by a contracting officer under section 7103 of title 41 that requires the delivery of such information to the Federal Government. ``(c) Effect of Appeal.--The pendency of any appeal, claim, or action by the contractor challenging or seeking review of the contracting officer's final decision under section 7103 of title 41, shall not preclude, stay, enjoin, or otherwise affect an action brought by the Federal Government under this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `covered information' means information that is required by a covered legal instrument to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Federal Government, and includes, incorporates, or embodies intellectual property, technical data, computer software, or computer software documentation. ``(2) The term `covered legal instrument' means a contract, agreement, or other legal instrument. ``(3) The terms `deliver', `delivery', and `delivering' include furnishing, providing, or making available in any manner whatsoever.''. ______