32 CFR § 26.515 - Are there any exceptions to those actions?

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title: "32 CFR § 26.515 - Are there any exceptions to those actions?"
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "26.515"
section_name: "Are there any exceptions to those actions?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "26"
part_name: "GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "41U.S.C.701,"
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# 26.515 Are there any exceptions to those actions?

The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a Military Department may waive with respect to a particular award, in writing, a suspension of payments under an award, suspension or termination of an award, or suspension or debarment of a recipient if the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a Military Department determines that such a waiver would be in the public interest. This exception authority cannot be delegated to any other official.