(d) PUBLICATION.—The Council shall publish a notice of the adjusted 
dollar thresholds under this section in the Federal Register. The thresholds 
take effect on the date of publication. 
(e) CALCULATION.—An adjustment under this section shall be— 
(1) calculated on the basis of changes in the Consumer Price Index 
for all-urban consumers published monthly by the Secretary of Labor; 
and 
(2) rounded, in the case of a dollar threshold that on the day before 
the adjustment is— 
(A) less than $10,000, to the nearest $500; 
(B) not less than $10,000, but less than $100,000, to the near-
est $5,000; 
(C) not less than $100,000, but less than $1,000,000, to the 
nearest $50,000; and 
(D) $1,000,000 or more, to the nearest $500,000. 
(f) PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF OMITTED THRESHOLD.— 
(1) PETITION SUBMITTED TO ADMINISTRATOR.—A person may re-
quest adjustment of a dollar threshold adjustable under this section 
that is not included in a notice of adjustment published under sub-
section (d) by submitting a petition for adjustment to the Adminis-
trator. 
(2) ACTIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR.—On receipt of a petition for ad-
justment of a dollar threshold under paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator— 
(A) shall determine, in writing, whether the dollar threshold is 
required to be adjusted under this section; and 
(B) on determining that it should be adjusted, shall publish in 
the Federal Register a revised notice of the adjustment dollar 
thresholds under this section that includes the adjustment of the 
dollar threshold covered by the petition. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE OF ADJUSTMENT BY PETITION.—The adjust-
ment of a dollar threshold pursuant to a petition under this subsection 
takes effect on the date the revised notice adding the adjustment under 
paragraph (2)(B) is published. 
CHAPTER 21—RESTRICTIONS ON OBTAINING AND 
DISCLOSING CERTAIN INFORMATION 
Sec. 
2101.
Definitions. 
2102.
Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information. 
2103.
Actions required of procurement officers when contacted regarding non-Federal em-
ployment. 
2104.
Prohibition on former official’s acceptance of compensation from contractor. 
2105.
Penalties and administrative actions.
2106.
Reporting information believed to constitute evidence of offense. 
2107.
Savings provisions. 
§ 2101. Definitions 
In this chapter: 
(1) CONTRACTING OFFICER.—The term ‘‘contracting officer’’ means 
an individual who, by appointment in accordance with applicable regu-
lations, has the authority to enter into a Federal agency procurement 
contract on behalf of the Government and to make determinations and 
findings with respect to the contract. 
(2) CONTRACTOR BID OR PROPOSAL INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘con-
tractor bid or proposal information’’ means any of the following infor-
mation submitted to a Federal agency as part of, or in connection with, 
a bid or proposal to enter into a Federal agency procurement contract, 
if that information previously has not been made available to the public 
or disclosed publicly: 
(A) Cost or pricing data (as defined in section 2306a(h) of title 
10 with respect to procurements subject to that section and sec-
tion 3501(a) of this title with respect to procurements subject to 
that section). 
(B) Indirect costs and direct labor rates. 
(C) Proprietary information about manufacturing processes, op-
erations, or techniques marked by the contractor in accordance 
with applicable law or regulation. 
(D) Information marked by the contractor as ‘‘contractor bid or 
proposal information’’, in accordance with applicable law or regu-
lation. 
(3) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 102 of title 40. 
(4) FEDERAL AGENCY PROCUREMENT.—The term ‘‘Federal agency 
procurement’’ means the acquisition (by using competitive procedures 
and awarding a contract) of goods or services (including construction) 
from non-Federal sources by a Federal agency using appropriated 
funds. 
(5) OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘official’’ means— 
(A) an officer, as defined in section 2104 of title 5; 
(B) an employee, as defined in section 2105 of title 5; and 
(C) a member of the uniformed services, as defined in section 
2101(3) of title 5. 
(6) PROTEST.—The term ‘‘protest’’ means a written objection by an 
interested party to the award or proposed award of a Federal agency 
procurement contract, pursuant to subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 
31.