Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to subcontractors providing commercial products or commercial services

Chapter 247 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 3459. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to subcontractors providing commercial products or commercial services (a) In general The Secretary of Defense may not require that a clause be included in a subcontract for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services other than a clause required by a provision of law that is on the lists required by section 3452 of this title or unless otherwise applicable pursuant to subsection (e) of such section. (b) Applicability to other supply agreements The Secretary of Defense shall not require the flowdown of any contract clauses to other supply agreements unless otherwise applicable pursuant to subsection (e) of section 3452 of this title. (c) Definitions In this section, the terms other supply agreement and subcontract have the meanings provided in subsection (c)(2) of section 3452 of this title..