2 CFR § 3000.20 - Does this part apply to me?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t2/s3000.20"
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title: "2 CFR § 3000.20 - Does this part apply to me?"
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "3000.20"
section_name: "Does this part apply to me?"
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
part_number: "3000"
part_name: "NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 2455, Public Law 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327; E.O. 12549, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189; E.O. 12689, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235; Public Law 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 34497, July 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3000.20 Does this part apply to me?

This part and, through this part, pertinent portions of the OMB guidance in Subparts A through I of 2 CFR part 180 (see table at 2 CFR 180.100(b)) apply to you if you are a—

(a) Participant or principal in a “covered transaction” (see Subpart B of 2 CFR Part 180 and the definition of “nonprocurement transaction” at 2 CFR 180.970);

(b) Respondent in a Department of Homeland Security suspension or debarment action;

(c) Department of Homeland Security debarment or suspension official;

(d) Department of Homeland Security grants officer, agreements officer, or other official authorized to enter into any type of nonprocurement transaction that is a covered transaction.