Title 41 — Public ContractsRelease 119-73not60
§4308 Penalties for Submission of Cost Known to Be Unallowable
Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Federal Procurement Policy › Chapter 43— ALLOWABLE COSTS › § 4308
Summary
Submitting to a federal agency a settlement that knowingly lists a cost a law or rule bans triggers 18 U.S.C. 287 and 31 U.S.C. 3729.
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Title 41, §4308
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The submission to an executive agency of a proposal for settlement of costs for any period after those costs have been accrued that includes a cost that is expressly specified by statute or regulation as being unallowable, with the knowledge that the cost is unallowable, is subject to section 287 of title 18 and section 3729 of title 31.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 430841:256(i).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, § 306(i), as added Pub. L. 100–700, § 8(a)(1), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4634; Pub. L. 103–355, title II, § 2151, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3313.
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41 U.S.C. § 4308
Title 41 — Public Contracts
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60