usc:us:10:3227

text: U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2024 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART V - ACQUISITION Subpart B - Acquisition Planning CHAPTER 222 - INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATION AND COST ANALYSIS Sec. 3227 - Guidelines and collection method for acquisition of cost data From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §3227. Guidelines and collection method for acquisition of cost data (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.) Editorial Notes Codification The text of subsec. (g) of section 2334 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, §1812(h), was based on Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, §842(a)(7), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2289; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, §902(53), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1549. Prior Provisions A prior section 3230, added Pub. L. 85–861, §1(69)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1464, provided that members of Army who are detailed for duty with agencies of United States outside Department of Defense on a reimbursable basis not be counted in computing strengths under any law, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–513, title II, §202, title VII, §701, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2878, 2955, effective Sept. 15, 1981. Amendments 2024 —Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–159 substituted "an amount described in section 3041(c)(1) of this title" for "$100,000,000". 2021 —Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283, §1812(h)(1), (2)(A), redesignated subsec. (g) of section 2334 of this title as subsec. (a) of this section, substituted " Director of Cape to Develop Guidelines and Collection Method " for " Guidelines and Collection of Cost Data " in heading, and struck out par. (1) designation before "The Director". Amendment striking heading was executed to reflect the probable intent of Congress notwithstanding error in formatting of text. Pars. (2) and (3) of subsec. (a) redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c), respectively. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, §1812(h)(2)(B), redesignated subsec. (a)(2) as (b), inserted heading, and substituted "subsection (a)" for "paragraph (1)". Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283, §1812(h)(2)(C), redesignated subsec. (a)(3) as (c), inserted heading, and substituted "subsection (a)" for "paragraph (1)". Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding section 3001 of this title.