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Chamber Challenges Immediate 800-171 Rev. 3 Mandate in FAR CUI Rule
The absence of a phase-in period is operationally infeasible for most of the 67,000 affected contractors and may expose the rule to legal challenge under the Administrative Procedure Act, the Chamber argues.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed comments opposing the FAR Council's proposed CUI rule, which would require contractors to comply with NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3 immediately upon contract insertion with no phase-in period. The filing argues this is operationally infeasible for roughly 67,000 unique entities and more than 2 million private-sector employees, most of whom have never been subject to the 800-171 framework. The Chamber warns the absence of a phase-in period may render the rule vulnerable under the Administrative Procedure Act if the FAR Council cannot demonstrate that immediate compliance is feasible across the entire civilian contractor base.