In a proceeding before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the United States Court of Federal Claims, or any other Federal court in which the reasonableness of indirect costs for which a contractor seeks reimbursement from the Department of Defense is in issue, the burden of proof shall be upon the contractor to establish that those costs are reasonable.
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1832(a)134 Stat. 4218(Added and amended , (h), , , 4222.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 2324 of this titlePub. L. 116–283, § 1832(h)Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(f)(3)(A)102 Stat. 846Pub. L. 103–355, title II, § 2101(a)(10)108 Stat. 3308The text of subsec. (j) of , which was transferred to this section and amended by , was based on , , ; , , .
Prior Provisions
section 7279 of this titleA prior section 3749 was renumbered .
Amendments
Pub. L. 116–283, § 1832(h)section 2324 of this title2021—, transferred subsec. (j) of to this section and struck out subsec. (j) designation and heading “Contractor To Have Burden of Proof” at beginning.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 116–283section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283section 3001 of this titleSection 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 .