Title: Defense Maintenance Data Transparency Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Defense Maintenance Data Transparency Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense to consult with stakeholders to develop guidelines for the acquisition of intellectual property (e.g., technological processes), to include model forms and definitions of key terms.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3313 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3313

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
   Defense to develop guidelines and resources on the acquisition or 
      licensing of intellectual property, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2019

Ms. Foxx of North Carolina (for herself and Ms. Speier) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
   Defense to develop guidelines and resources on the acquisition or 
      licensing of intellectual property, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Maintenance Data 
Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES ON THE ACQUISITION OR LICENSING OF 
              INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

    Section 2322 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Guidelines and Resources.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
        the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 
        shall develop guidelines and resources on the acquisition or 
        licensing of intellectual property, including--
                    ``(A) model forms for specially negotiated licenses 
                described under section 2320(f) (as appropriate); and
                    ``(B) an identification of definitions, key terms, 
                examples, and case studies that resolve ambiguities in 
                the differences between--
                            ``(i) detailed manufacturing and process 
                        data;
                            ``(ii) form, fit, and function data; and
                            ``(iii) data required for operations, 
                        maintenance, installation, and training.
            ``(2) Consultation.--In developing the guidelines and 
        resources described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
        regularly consult with appropriate stakeholders, including 
        large and small businesses, traditional and non-traditional 
        contractors (including subcontractors), and maintenance repair 
        organizations.''.
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