MODIFICATION OF TRUTHFUL COST OR PRICING DATA SUBMISSIONS AND REPORT.

SEC. 802. MODIFICATION OF TRUTHFUL COST OR PRICING DATA SUBMISSIONS AND REPORT. Section 3705(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The Under Secretary shall make appropriate portions of the report available to the leadership of the offerors named in such report.”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall develop a framework for revising what constitutes a denial of uncertified cost or pricing data, including— “(i) identifying situations under which such denials occur to exclude situations outside the control of the offeror or Federal Government; “(ii) identifying whether such denial is from the prime contractor or subcontractor; and “(iii) developing an appropriate timeframe for requiring submission of uncertified cost or pricing data before a request for such data is considered a denial, including a standardized determination of a starting point and conclusion for such requests.” .