10 USC § 4957 - Subcontractor information

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title: "10 USC § 4957 - Subcontractor information"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "4957"
section_name: "Subcontractor information"
chapter_number: 388
chapter_name: "PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "ACQUISITION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title X, § 957(a)(1)(B)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–174, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 957(a)(1)(B)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–174, § 2416; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX, formerly title IV, § 957(a)(1)(B), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3954, renumbered title IX, Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VIII, § 816, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2015; renumbered § 4957 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1872(a)(8), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4289; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(24), (m)(2)(D), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2135, 2145.)"
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# § 4957. Subcontractor information

**(a)** **Contractors to Provide Information.—** The Secretary of Defense shall require that any defense contractor in any year shall provide to an eligible entity with which the Secretary has entered into a cooperative agreement under this chapter, on the request of such entity, the information specified in subsection (b).

**(b)** **Information to Be Provided.—** Information to be provided under subsection (a) is a listing of the name of each appropriate employee of the contractor who has responsibilities with respect to entering into contracts on behalf of such contractor that constitute subcontracts of contracts being performed by such contractor, together with the business address and telephone number and area of responsibility of each such employee.

**(c)** **Frequency.—** A defense contractor need not provide information under this section to a particular eligible entity more frequently than once a year.

**(d)** **Definition.—** In this section, the term “defense contractor”, for any year, means a person awarded a contract with the Department of Defense in that year for an amount in excess of $1,000,000.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title X, § 957(a)(1)(B)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–174, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 957(a)(1)(B)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–174, § 2416; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX, formerly title IV, § 957(a)(1)(B), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3954, renumbered title IX, Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VIII, § 816, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2015; renumbered § 4957 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1872(a)(8), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4289; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(24), (m)(2)(D), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2135, 2145.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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### Amendments

2021—, as amended by , (m)(2)(D), renumbered  as this section and inserted headings in subsecs. (a) to (d).

2004—Subsec. (d).  substituted “$1,000,000” for “$500,000”.

## 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.

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### Effective Date

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