DFARS 231.205-22 Lobbying and political activity costs

Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Facts

Citation
DFARS 231.205-22
Type
Subsection
Supplements
FAR 31.205-22 Lobbying and political activity costs
Last amended
87 FR 76988 Effective Dec 30, 2022
Text as of
DFARS Change May 7, 2026
Official text
acquisition.gov

Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.

Text

(a) Costs associated with preparing any material, report, list, or analysis on the actual or projected economic or employment impact in a particular State or congressional district of an acquisition program for which all research, development, testing, and evaluation has not been completed also are unallowable (10 U.S.C. 4652).

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reorganization of Defense Acquisition Statutes (DFARS Case 2022-D018) 87 FR 76988 · Docket DARS-2022-0031
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Technical Amendments 86 FR 59869 · Docket DARS-2021-0001
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Cost Principles and Procedures 69 FR 63331 · DFARS Case 2003-D036

Quick answers

What is DFARS 231.205-22?

DFARS 231.205-22 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Lobbying and political activity costs".

When was DFARS 231.205-22 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reorganization of Defense Acquisition Statutes (DFARS Case 2022-D018)" (87 FR 76988), published Dec 16, 2022 and effective Dec 30, 2022.

Are changes to DFARS 231.205-22 proposed?

No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.

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