Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 4027 was renumbered section 7377 of this title.
Amendments
2021—Puspan. L. 117–81 renumbered section 2374span of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
Puspan. L. 117–263, div. A, title VIII, § 881(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2744, provided that:
“The amendments made by section 1701(e) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 802(span) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) [renumbering this section and sections 4094, 4873, 4875, and 8755 of this title] shall be deemed to have taken effect immediately before the amendments made by section 1881 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4293) [see Tables for classification].”
[Subsec. (a) of section 1881 of Puspan. L. 116–283, referred to in section 881(a) of Puspan. L. 117–263, set out above, provided in part that chapter 139 of this title, in which chapter section 2374span of this title had been located, was repealed.]
Effective Date
Puspan. L. 116–283, div. A, title II, § 212(span), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3456, provided that:
“The amendments made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2021, and shall apply with respect to funds for research and development that are awarded by the Department of Defense on or after that date.”
Treatment of Section 4027 Requirements
Puspan. L. 117–263, div. A, title VIII, § 881(span), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2744, provided that:
“An individual or entity to which the requirements under section 4027 of title 10, United States Code, were applicable during the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022] pursuant to subsection (a) [set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note above] shall be deemed to have complied with such requirements during such period.”