§601.500. Secretary of Defense.
10 C.F.R. § 601.500
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.
The Department of Defense may issue supplemental regulations to implement paragraph (a) of this section.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 1352; 42 U.S.C. 7254 and 7256; 31 U.S.C. 6301-6308; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
Source
Source: 55 FR 6737, 6746, Feb. 26, 1990, unless otherwise noted.