§ 3344.
The Secretary of Defense may disclose the identity or location of a person awarded a contract by the Department of Defense to any individual, including a Member of Congress, only after the Secretary makes a public announcement identifying the contractor. When the identity of a contractor is to be made public, the Secretary shall announce publicly that the contract has been awarded and the identity of the contractor.
(Added [Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(26)(A)], Oct. 12, 1982, [96 Stat. 1291], § 2316; renumbered § 3344, [Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1818(b)], Jan. 1, 2021, [134 Stat. 4188]; amended [Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(7)], Dec. 27, 2021, [135 Stat. 2133].)