§ 227.7203-16 — Providing computer software or computer software documentation to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international organizations.

48 CFR § 227.7203-16

• Title: Title 48: Federal Acquisition Regulations System
• Part: Part 227: Patents, Data, and Copyrights
• Source: eCFR (current through Apr 2, 2026)

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227.7203-16 Providing computer software or computer software documentation to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international organizations.

Computer software or computer software documentation may be released or disclosed to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international organizations only if release or disclosure is otherwise permitted both by Federal export controls and other national security laws or regulations. Subject to such laws and regulations, the Department of Defense—

(a) May release or disclose computer software or computer software documentation in which it has obtained unlimited rights to such foreign entities or authorize the use of such data by those entities; and

(b) Shall not release or disclose computer software or computer software documentation for which restrictions on use, release, or disclosure have been asserted to such foreign entities or authorize the use of such data by those entities, unless the intended recipient is subject to the same provisions as included in the use and non-disclosure agreement at 227.7103-7 and the requirements of the clause at 252.227-7014, Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation, governing use, modification, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure of such data have been satisfied.

[60 FR 33482, June 28, 1995, as amended at 88 FR 6587, Jan. 31, 2023]