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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 222— INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATION AND COST ANALYSIS · § 3227

§ 3227. Guidelines and collection method for acquisition of cost data

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(a)Director of Cape to Develop Guidelines and Collection Method.— The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, develop policies, procedures, guidance, and a collection method to ensure that quality acquisition cost data are collected to facilitate cost estimation and comparison across acquisition programs.
(b)Applicability to Acquisition Programs in Amount Greater Than Specified Threshold.— The program manager and contracting officer for each acquisition program in an amount greater than an amount described in section 3041(c)(1) of this title, in consultation with the cost estimating component of the relevant military department or Defense Agency, shall ensure that cost data are collected in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a).
(c)Limitation on Waiver Authority.— The requirement under subsection
(a)may be waived only by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1812(a), (h), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4174, 4177; Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VIII, § 801, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1965.)
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  • 134 Stat. 4174
  • 138 Stat. 1965
  • section 2334 of this title
  • 130 Stat. 2289
  • 133 Stat. 1549
  • Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(69)(B)
  • 72 Stat. 1464
  • Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 202
  • 94 Stat. 2878
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