49 USC § 44931 - Authority to exempt

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title: "49 USC § 44931 - Authority to exempt"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "44931"
section_name: "Authority to exempt"
chapter_number: 449
chapter_name: "SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1991(j)(1), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3645.)"
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# § 44931. Authority to exempt

The Secretary of Homeland Security may grant an exemption from a regulation prescribed in carrying out sections 44901, 44903, 44906, 44909(c), and 44935–44937 of this title when the Secretary decides the exemption is in the public interest.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1991(j)(1), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3645.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 44931, , , , related to the Director of Intelligence and Security, prior to repeal by , , .