48 CFR § 231.205-22 - 231.205-22 Lobbying and political activity costs.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s231.205-22"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 231.205-22 - 231.205-22 Lobbying and political activity costs."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "231.205-22"
section_name: "231.205-22 Lobbying and political activity costs."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "231"
part_name: "CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36408, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "231"
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# 231.205-22 231.205-22 Lobbying and political activity costs.
(a) Costs associated with preparing any material, report, list, or analysis on the actual or projected economic or employment impact in a particular State or congressional district of an acquisition program for which all research, development, testing, and evaluation has not been completed also are unallowable (10 U.S.C. 4652).
[69 FR 63332, Nov. 1, 2004, as amended at 86 FR 59870, Oct. 29, 2021; 87 FR 76995, Dec. 16, 2022]