---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 180.425"
title: "2"
number: "180.425"
heading: "When do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/180.425"
---

# §180.425. When do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified?


As a Federal agency official, you must check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified before you:

- (a) Enter into a primary tier covered transaction;
- (b) Approve a principal in a primary tier covered transaction;
- (c) Approve a lower tier participant if your Federal agency's approval of the lower tier participant is required; or
- (d) Approve a principal in connection with a lower tier transaction if your Federal agency's approval of the principal is required.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 6102; 31 U.S.C. 6307; Pub. L. 103-355; Pub. L. 109-282; Pub. L. 110-252; Pub. L. 111-84; Pub. L. 113-101Pub. L. 115-232; Pub. L. 117-40; E.O. 12549; E.O. 12689.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 30115, Apr. 22, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
