[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 2, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 2CFR801.137] [Page 192] TITLE 2--GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS CHAPTER VIII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PART 801_NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 801.137 Who in the Department of Veterans Affairs may grant an exception to allow an excluded person to participate in a covered transaction? Within the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Under Secretary for Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, and the Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs each has the authority to grant an exception to allow an excluded person to participate in a covered transaction, as provided in the OMB guidance at 2 CFR 180.135.