PILOT PROGRAM ON PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR DENIED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE BID PROTESTS.

SEC. 827. PILOT PROGRAM ON PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR DENIED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE BID PROTESTS.(a) Pilot Program Required.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of requiring contractors to reimburse the Department of Defense for costs incurred in processing covered protests.(b) Duration.—The pilot program shall—(1) begin on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and(2) end on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.(c) Report.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) ends, the Secretary shall provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate assessing the feasibility of making permanent such pilot program.(d) Covered Protest Defined.—In this section, the term “covered protest” means a bid protest that was—(1) denied in an opinion issued by the Government Accountability Office;(2) filed by a party with revenues in excess of $250,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2017 constant dollars) during the previous year; and(3) filed on or after October 1, 2019 and on or before September 30, 2022.