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DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement section 835 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and section 867 of the NDAA for FY 2019. Section 835 adds 10 U.S.C. 2439 (now 10 U.S.C. 4236) to require negotiation of a price for technical data before development or production of major weapon systems and amends 10 U.S.C. 2320 (now 10 U.S.C. 3774(c)) to establish a preference for specially negotiated licenses. Section 867 further amended 10 U.S.C. 2436 (now 10 U.S.C. 4236) and requires DoD, before selecting a contractor for production or sustainment of a major weapon system, to negotiate a price for technical data to be delivered under the contract. DoD hosted public meetings on November 21 and December 20, 2019, to obtain the views of interested parties regarding the advance notice of proposed rulemaking. DoD advertised the meetings in the Federal Register and on its website. DoD plans to host a virtual public meeting regarding the proposed rule and will advertise the meeting both in the Federal Register and on its website.