48 CFR § 203.703 - 203.703 Authority.

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title: "48 CFR § 203.703 - 203.703   Authority."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "203.703"
section_name: "203.703   Authority."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
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part_name: "IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST"
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authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
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# 203.703 203.703   Authority.

The authority to act for the agency head under this subpart is limited to a level no lower than an official who is appointed by and with the advice of the Senate, without power of redelegation. For the defense agencies, for purposes of this subpart, the agency head designee is the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment).

[56 FR 36288, July 31, 1991, as amended at 60 FR 61592, Nov. 30, 1995; 65 FR 39704, June 27, 2000; 88 FR 73235, Oct. 25, 2023]