2 CFR § 1122.2 - Definition of “national policy requirement.”
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t2/s1122.2"
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title: "2 CFR § 1122.2 - Definition of “national policy requirement.”"
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "1122.2"
section_name: "Definition of “national policy requirement.”"
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AWARD FORMAT AND NATIONAL POLICY TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ALL GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS"
part_number: "1122"
part_name: "NATIONAL POLICY REQUIREMENTS: GENERAL AWARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 51225, Aug. 19, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1122"
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# 1122.2 Definition of “national policy requirement.”
For the purposes of this chapter, a national policy requirement is a requirement:
(a) That is prescribed by a statute, Executive order, policy guidance issued by the Executive Office of the President, or regulation that specifically refers to grants, cooperative agreements, or financial assistance in general;
(b) With which a recipient of a grant or cooperative agreement must comply during the period of performance; and
(c) That is outside subject matter areas covered by administrative requirements in subchapters D or E of this chapter.