# § 3344. Disclosure of identity of contractor
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.
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**Source Credit**: (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.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 2316 | 10:2304 (note). | Oct. 7, 1970, Pub. L. 91–441, § 507, 84 Stat. 913. |
The words “company, or corporation” are omitted as included in “person” because of section 1:1. The words “On and after the date of enactment of this Act” are omitted as executed. The word “contractor” is substituted for “person, company, or corporation to whom such contract has been awarded” and “person, company, or corporation to whom any defense contract has been awarded” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “and the identity of the contractor” are substituted for “and to whom it was awarded” for clarity.
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
Prior sections 3351 and 3352 were renumbered sections 12211 and 12213 of this title, respectively.
Prior sections 3353 and 3354 were repealed by , §§ 1629(a)(1), 1691(b)(1), , , 3026, effective .
Section 3353, added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to service credit upon original appointment as reserve commissioned officer in Army. See .
Section 3354, acts , ; , , , related to appointment of warrant officers and enlisted members of Army National Guard of United States as reserve officers.
A prior section 3355, acts , ; , , , related to appointment of graduates of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps as reserve commissioned officers, prior to repeal by , , . See .
Prior sections 3357 to 3370 were repealed by , §§ 1629(a)(1), 1691(b)(1), , , 3026, effective .
Section 3357, acts , ; , , (80)(D), , 1468, related to eligibility for appointment as reserve officer for service in Army Reserve in Army Nurse Corps or Army Medical Specialist Corps.
Section 3359, added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to determination of grade upon original appointment as reserve officer of Army. See section 12201 et seq. of this title.
Section 3360, added , , ; amended , , ; , §§ 502(10), 512(4), , , 2929; , , , related to service required for promotion of Reserve commissioned officers. See section 14001 et seq. of this title.
Section 3362, added , , ; amended , , , related to convening of selection boards to consider Reserve commissioned officers for promotion. See section 14101 et seq. of this title.
Section 3363, added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , , related to requirements and procedures for promotion of officers in reserve grades. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3364, added , , ; amended , , ; –(4), , ; , , ; , , , related to commissioned reserve officers’ selection for promotion, order of promotion, zone of consideration lists, and declinations of promotion. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3365, added , , , related to promotion of second lieutenants of Army Reserve. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3366, added , , ; amended , , ; , , , related to promotion of first lieutenants, captains, and majors of Army Reserve or Army National Guard of United States. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3367, added , , ; amended , , ; , , , related to promotion of first lieutenants, captains, and majors of Army Reserve to fill vacancies. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3368, added , , , related to second consideration for promotion of first lieutenants, captains, and majors of Army Reserve. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
Section 3369, added , , , related to first promotion of reserve officers not assigned to unit after transfer from unit or from Army National Guard of United States.
Section 3370, added , , ; amended , , ; , , (D), ; , , , related to promotion of officers to grade of colonel to fill vacancies. See section 14301 et seq. of this title.
### Amendments
2021—, as amended by , renumbered as this section.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
Amendment by applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of as enacted, see , set out in a note preceding and note below.
Amendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .