[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7253 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7253

To amend section 3706 of title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  submission of cost and pricing data after agreeing on the contract 
price as a defense to contract price adjustments for defective cost and 
                 pricing data, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2024

Mr. Deluzio (for himself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 3706 of title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  submission of cost and pricing data after agreeing on the contract 
price as a defense to contract price adjustments for defective cost and 
                 pricing data, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Best Price for Our Military Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF LATE COST AND PRICING DATA SUBMISSION DEFENSE.

    Section 3706(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) the cost or pricing data were submitted by the prime 
        contractor or subcontractor after the date of agreement on the 
        price of the contract (or price of the modification) or, if 
        applicable consistent with subsection (a)(2), such other date 
        agreed upon between the parties.''.
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