10 U.S.C. § 3743
Effect of submission of unallowable costs
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 3743, Effect of submission of unallowable costs, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/434762
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If the head of the agency determines that a cost submitted by a contractor in its proposal for settlement is expressly unallowable under a cost principle referred to in subsection (a) that defines the allowability of specific selected costs, the head of the agency shall assess a penalty against the contractor in an amount equal to—
The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide for a penalty under subsection (b) to be waived in the case of a contractor’s proposal for settlement of indirect costs when—
the contractor demonstrates, to the contracting officer’s satisfaction, that—
An action of the head of an agency under subsection (a) or (b)—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021