10 U.S.C. § 3862 — Requests for equitable adjustment or other relief

(a) A request for an equitable adjustment to contract terms, or for relief under Public Law 85-804, that is more than the simplified acquisition threshold may not be paid unless an authorized person certifies when submitting it that the request is made in good faith and that its supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of that person’s knowledge and belief. This section does not define “simplified acquisition threshold”; section 134 of title 41 gives that term its meaning. (b) For a contract of an agency named in section 3063, a law enacted after September 30, 1994, that directs payment of a particular claim, equitable-adjustment request, or Public Law 85-804 relief request may not be implemented unless the law specifically refers to this subsection and specifically says this subsection does not apply to that directed payment. (c) If a contracting officer unilaterally inserts a “covered clause” into an existing Department of Defense contract, order, or other transaction, the insertion is treated as a change directed by the officer under, and subject to, the underlying instrument’s “Changes clause.” (d) In this section, “Changes clause” means the clause described in part 52.243-4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation or a successor regulation. “Covered clause” means a clause implementing an Executive order issued by the President. This section does not define either quoted term beyond these descriptions.