[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
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]