10 USC § 434 - Reservation of defenses and immunities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s434"
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title: "10 USC § 434 - Reservation of defenses and immunities"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "434"
section_name: "Reservation of defenses and immunities"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "INTELLIGENCE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 102–88, title V, § 504(a)(2), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 439.)"
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# § 434. Reservation of defenses and immunities

The submission to judicial proceedings in a State or other legal jurisdiction, in connection with a commercial activity undertaken pursuant to this subchapter, shall not constitute a waiver of the defenses and immunities of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 102–88, title V, § 504(a)(2), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 439.)