# Federal Acquisition Regulation: Limitation on Allowable Government Contractor Employee Compensation Costs
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2016-09-30 · Effective 2016-09-30 · 81 FR 67778
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-23204
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 67778
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 31
- **Publication date:** 2016-09-30
- **Effective date:** 2016-09-30
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-91
## Abstract

DoD, GSA and NASA are adopting as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013. The final rule revises the allowable cost limit relative to the compensation of contractor and subcontractor employees. Also, this final rule implements the narrowly targeted exception to this allowable cost limit for scientists, engineers, or other specialists upon an agency determination that such exceptions are needed to ensure that the executive agency has continued access to needed skills and capabilities.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/30/2016-23204/federal-acquisition-regulation-limitation-on-allowable-government-contractor-employee-compensation)
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