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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5176

Introduced

Defense Industry Pricing Transparency Act

Sponsor
DChristopher R. Deluzio· Pennsylvania
Introduced
September 8, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.September 8, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5176 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5176

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require reporting of certain 
price increases for covered contracts, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 8, 2025

Mr. Deluzio 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 require reporting of certain 
price increases for covered contracts, 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 ``Defense Industry Pricing 
Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING OF PRICE INCREASES.

Chapter 271 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3709. Reporting of increases above specified prices
``(a) In General.--An offeror shall submit to the relevant 
contracting officer a report not later than 30 days after the offeror 
becomes aware that the price of a product or service under a covered 
contract reaches or exceeds an amount equal to--
``(1) 25 percent more than the price specified in the 
covered contract bid;
``(2) 25 percent more than the price the Government paid 
for such product or service during the calendar year 
immediately preceding the date on which the covered contract is 
entered into; or
``(3) 50 percent more than the price the Government paid 
for such product or service at any time before the five-year 
period preceding the date on which the covered contract is 
entered into.
``(b) Noncompliance.--With respect to an offeror who fails to 
submit the report required under this section, the Director of the 
Defense Contract Audit Agency or the relevant service acquisition 
executive shall include in the Federal Awardee Performance and 
Integrity Information System (or any successor system) the following 
information:
``(1) An identification of such offeror and the specific 
product or service to which such report should relate.
``(2) The national stock number of such product or service 
and the order quantity, unit cost, total cost, purchasing or 
reimbursing entity, and date of the order for such product or 
service.
``(c) Covered Contract Defined.--In this section, the term `covered 
contract' means a contract awarded using procedures other than 
competitive procedures under section 3204 of this title or pursuant to 
section 6.302 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.''.
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