TREATMENT OF UNILATERAL DEFINITIZATION OF A CONTRACT AS A FINAL DECISION.

SEC. 803. TREATMENT OF UNILATERAL DEFINITIZATION OF A CONTRACT AS A FINAL DECISION. Section 3372(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; (2) by striking “officer.—With respect to” and inserting the following:“ officer.— “(1) In general With respect to” ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract as a final decision A unilateral definitization by a contracting officer shall be considered a final decision under chapter 71 of title 41, and a contractor may appeal this decision to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals or the United States Court of Federal Claims.” .