To amend section 3702 of title 10, United States Code, to reduce the dollar threshold for requiring certified cost and pricing data, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5271.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeLUZIO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 139, August 25, 2023, Page H4205):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Armed Services By Mr. DeLUZIO H.R. 5272. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Armed Services
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 25, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

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  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

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  281 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5271, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5271

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  779de8d0a3be8cdd67b88d6f93855436b8ddfaccdb68a9cb8343ab22cfe3a9ea

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5271, last updated June 6, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.