[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 15, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 15CFR28.500] [Page 290] TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE PART 28--NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING--Table of Contents Subpart E--Exemptions Sec. 28.500 Secretary of Defense. (a) The Secretary of Defense may exempt, on a case-by-case basis, a covered Federal action from the prohibition whenever the Secretary determines, in writing, that such an exemption is in the national interest. The Secretary shall transmit a copy of each such written exemption to Congress immediately after making such a determination. (b) The Department of Defense may issue supplemental regulations to implement paragraph (a) of this section.