Us Code § 3708 - Right to examine contractor records
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§ 3708. Right to examine contractor records
For the purpose of evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and currency of cost or pricing data required to be submitted by this chapter, the head of an agency shall have the authority provided by section 3841(b)(2) of this title.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1831(a), (i), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4209, 4216.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
The text of subsec. (g) of section 2306a of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, §1831(i), was based on Pub. L. 103–355, title I, §1205, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3276.
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, §1831(i), transferred subsec. (g) of section 2306a of this title to this section, struck out subsec. (g) designation and heading "Right of United States To Examine Contractor Records" at beginning, and substituted "this chapter" for "this section" and "section 3841(b)(2)" for "section 2313(a)(2)".
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.
CHAPTER 272—[Reserved]
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, §1701(i)(6), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2141, amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1831(k), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4217, which added this analysis, by substituting "[Reserved]" for "OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO COST OR PRICING DATA" in chapter heading and "[Reserved]" for "Evaluating the reasonableness of price: guidance and training" in item 3721, for "Grants of exceptions to cost or pricing data certification requirements and waivers of cost accounting standards" in item 3722, for "Streamlining awards for innovative technology projects: pilot program" in item 3723, and for "Risk-based contracting for smaller contract actions under Truth in Negotiations Act: pilot program" in item 3724.
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