10 USC § 3227 - Guidelines and collection method for acquisition of cost data

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s3227"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 3227 - Guidelines and collection method for acquisition of cost data"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "3227"
section_name: "Guidelines and collection method for acquisition of cost data"
chapter_number: 222
chapter_name: "INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATION AND COST ANALYSIS"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "ACQUISITION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(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.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (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 , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , ; , , .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3230, added , , , 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 , title VII, § 701, , , 2955, effective .

### Amendments

2024—Subsec. (b).  substituted “an amount described in ” for “$100,000,000”.

2021—Subsec. (a). , (2)(A), redesignated subsec. (g) of  as subsec. (a) of this section, substituted “” for “” 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). , redesignated subsec. (a)(2) as (b), inserted heading, and substituted “subsection (a)” for “paragraph (1)”.

Subsec. (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  effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding .