To amend title 10 to shorten breach reporting timelines, increase program transparency, and improve congressional oversight of Department of Defense cost overruns with respect to the cost growth for major systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Introduced
Summary
Tighten DoD cost controls and speed reporting for major weapon programs. This bill would force faster notifications, expand what counts as a major subprogram, broaden life‑cycle cost reporting, and add stricter rules for costly program breaches.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Automatic shutdown after repeat cost spikes
This bill would tighten the rules after repeated critical cost breaches. The Defense Secretary could not send the certification to keep a program going after a second critical breach, and could not delegate that certification. The Secretary would have to terminate such a program within 90 days after the reassessment. Termination plans would have to maximize value, such as stopping at once, finishing items already in production with funds obligated or spent by the applicable date, or finishing items whose resale value exceeds the cost to complete, using 60‑ or 90‑day clocks based on the trigger.
Broader cost tracking for big defense programs
This bill would expand what gets reported for large programs. If a program delivers two or more end items and each one is expected to cost over $500,000,000 across its life, each would be labeled a major subprogram for reporting. It would also require counting operations and support costs for the full life of the program or subprogram.
Faster cost breach notices and public reports
This bill would speed up cost-breach alerts to Congress. DoD would have 30 days after a unit cost report to notify. If a breach is based on a quarterly or other referenced report, DoD would have 30 days after the determination date. DoD would also have to post the required written reports on a public website.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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