40 CFR § 34.500 - Secretary of Defense.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s34.500"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 34.500 - Secretary of Defense."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "34.500"
section_name: "Secretary of Defense."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "34"
part_name: "NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Section 319; Pub. L. 101-121 (31 U.S.C. 1352); 33 U.S.C. 1251 42 U.S.C. 7401 42 U.S.C. 6901 42 U.S.C. 300f 7 U.S.C. 136 15 U.S.C. 2601 42 U.S.C. 9601 20 U.S.C. 4011 33 U.S.C. 1401"
regulatory_source: "55 FR 6737, 6753, Feb. 26, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "34"
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# 34.500 Secretary of Defense.
(a) 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) The Department of Defense may issue supplemental regulations to implement paragraph (a) of this section.