H.R. 5082

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5082 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5082

To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the late cost and 
pricing data submission defense, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 2, 2025

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 title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the late cost and 
pricing data submission defense, 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 
2025''.

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 at the end and 
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) updates to cost or pricing data 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 and if consistent with subsection (a)(2), such 
other date agreed upon between the parties, were based on data 
that was more than 30 days old.''.
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