Defense Maintenance Data Transparency Act

I 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. 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 A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Sec- retary 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defense Maintenance 4 Data Transparency Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:50 Jun 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3313.IH H3313 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3313 IH SEC. 2. GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES ON THE ACQUISI- 1 TION OR LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL 2 PROPERTY. 3 Section 2322 of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended by adding at the end the following new sub- 5 section: 6 ‘‘(c) GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES.— 7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 8 acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for 9 Acquisition and Sustainment, shall develop guide- 10 lines and resources on the acquisition or licensing of 11 intellectual property, including— 12 ‘‘(A) model forms for specially negotiated 13 licenses described under section 2320(f) (as ap- 14 propriate); and 15 ‘‘(B) an identification of definitions, key 16 terms, examples, and case studies that resolve 17 ambiguities in the differences between— 18 ‘‘(i) detailed manufacturing and proc- 19 ess data; 20 ‘‘(ii) form, fit, and function data; and 21 ‘‘(iii) data required for operations, 22 maintenance, installation, and training. 23 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the guide- 24 lines and resources described in paragraph (1), the 25 Secretary shall regularly consult with appropriate 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:50 Jun 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3313.IH H3313 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3313 IH stakeholders, including large and small businesses, 1 traditional and non-traditional contractors (including 2 subcontractors), and maintenance repair organiza- 3 tions.’’. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:50 Jun 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3313.IH H3313 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS