2 CFR § 1125.137 - Who in the Department of Defense may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?

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title: "2 CFR § 1125.137 - Who in the Department of Defense may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?"
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title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
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section_name: "Who in the Department of Defense may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?"
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
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subchapter_name: "AWARD FORMAT AND NATIONAL POLICY TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ALL GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS"
part_number: "1125"
part_name: "NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION"
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authority: "Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327; E.O. 12549, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189; E.O. 12689, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235; 5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 34984, June 26, 2007. Redesignated at 85 FR 51161, Aug. 19, 2020."
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# 1125.137 Who in the Department of Defense may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?

Within the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of a Military Department, Head of a Defense Agency, Head of the Office of Economic Adjustment, and Head of the Special Operations Command have the authority to grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction, as provided in the OMB guidance at 2 CFR 180.135.