10 U.S.C. § 129d
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- (a)An officer or employee of the Department of Defense may disclose sensitive information to a litigation support contractor if—
- (1)the disclosure is for the sole purpose of providing litigation support to the Government in the form of administrative, technical, or professional services during or in anticipation of litigation; and
- (2)under a contract with the Government, the litigation support contractor agrees to and acknowledges—
- (A)that sensitive information furnished will be accessed and used only for the purposes stated in the relevant contract;
- (B)that the contractor will take all precautions necessary to prevent disclosure of the sensitive information provided to the contractor;
- (C)that such sensitive information provided to the contractor under the authority of this section shall not be used by the contractor to compete against a third party for Government or non-Government contracts; and
- (D)that the violation of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) is a basis for the Government to terminate the litigation support contract of the contractor.
- (b)In this section:
- (1)The term “litigation support contractor” means a contractor (including an expert or technical consultant) under contract with the Department of Defense to provide litigation support.
- (2)The term “sensitive information” means confidential commercial, financial, or proprietary information, technical data, or other privileged information.