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HR 3844 113th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for…

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Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts.

Introduced: January 10, 2014 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseMilitary procurement, research, weapons development
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 10, 2014
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 Latest action January 10, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that, in the evaluation of competitive proposals for defense contracts, cost or price to the government be given at least equal importance as all other evaluation factors combined. Allows the waiver of such requirement by the agency head concerned. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to Congress, and post publicly, a report on each waiver issued.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3844: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3844/
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"H.R. 3844: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3844/.
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H.R. 3844, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3844/.
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[H.R. 3844: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3844/)
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