---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 19.140"
title: "31"
number: "19.140"
heading: "How do I know if a person is excluded?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/19.140"
---

# §19.140. How do I know if a person is excluded?


Check the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) to determine whether a person is excluded. The General Services Administration (GSA) maintains the EPLS and makes it available, as detailed in [subpart E](/cfr/31/subpartE.md) of this part. When a Federal agency takes an action to exclude a person under the nonprocurement or procurement debarment and suspension system, the agency enters the information about the excluded person into the EPLS.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); E.O. 11738 (3 CFR, 1973 Comp., p. 799); E.O. 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189); E.O. 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235).

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66544, 66605, 66607, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.