Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§3748 Penalties for submission of cost known as not allowable
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART V— - ACQUISITION › Subpart Subpart D— - General Contracting Provisions › Chapter CHAPTER 273— - ALLOWABLE COSTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 3748
Summary
If anyone submits to an agency a proposal to settle costs after the costs were already incurred that includes a cost a law or rule clearly says is not allowed, and they know it is not allowed, they can face penalties under section 287 of title 18 and section 3729 of title 31.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §3748
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The submission to an agency of a proposal for settlement of costs for any period after such costs have been accrued that includes a cost that is expressly specified by statute or regulation as being unallowable, with the knowledge that such cost is unallowable, shall be subject to the provisions of section 287 of title 18 and section 3729 of title 31.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification The text of subsec. (i) of section 2324 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1832(g), was based on Pub. L. 99–145, title IX, § 911(a)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 684; Pub. L. 103–355, title II, § 2101(a)(9), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3308.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3748 was renumbered section 7278 of this title.
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1832(g), transferred subsec. (i) of section 2324 of this title to this section and struck out subsec. (i) designation and heading “Penalties for Submission of Cost Known as Not Allowable” at beginning.
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 3748
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73