[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 32, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 32CFR28.500]



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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE

 

              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

 

PART 28_NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING--Table of Contents

 

                          Subpart E_Exemptions

 

Sec.  28.500  Secretary of Defense.





    (a) Exemption authority. 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) Policy. It is the policy of the Department of Defense that 

exemptions under paragraph (a) of this section shall be requested only 

rarely and in exceptional circumstances.

    (c) Procedures. Each DoD Component that awards or administers 

Federal grants, Federal cooperative agreements, or Federal loans subject 

to this part shall establish procedures whereby:

    (1) A grants officer wishing to request an exemption for a grant, 

cooperative agreement, or loan shall transmit such request through 

appropriate channels to: Director for Research, ODDR&E(R), 3080 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC. 20301-3080.

    (2) Each such request shall explain why an exemption is in the 

national interest, a justification that must be transmitted to Congress 

for each exemption that is approved.



[63 FR 12188, Mar. 12, 1998]