Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§8688 Warranty Requirements for Shipbuilding Contracts
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps › Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 863— NAVAL VESSELS › § 8688
Summary
For new construction paid from the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account, the contracting officer must require a warranty that covers the work for at least one year. The contracting officer may limit the contractor’s liability if that helps the Government, but any cap must still protect the Government and be consistent with past warranty levels for similar vessels.
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Title 10, §8688
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(a)A contracting officer for a contract for new construction for which funds are expended from the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account shall require, as a condition of the contract, that the work performed under the contract is covered by a warranty for a period of at least one year.
(b)If the contracting officer for a contract covered by the requirement under subsection (a) determines that a limited liability of warranted work is in the best interest of the Government, the contracting officer may agree to limit the liability of the work performed under the contract to a level that the contracting officer determines is sufficient to protect the interests of the Government and in keeping with historical levels of warranted work on similar vessels.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8688, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 536, related to death gratuity payable to survivors of members of Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85–861, § 36B(29), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1571. See sections 1475 to 1480 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7318 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, § 1022(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2388, provided that: “Section 7318 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the later of the following dates: “(1) The date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2018 [Pub. L. 115–91, approved Dec. 12, 2017]. “(2) September 30, 2017.”
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8688
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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