---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 204.2104"
title: "48"
number: "204.2104"
heading: "Waivers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/204.2104"
---

# §204.2104. Waivers.


The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in 204.2102(a) on a case-by-case basis for a single, one-year period, if the Secretary—

- (a) Determines such waiver to be in the national security interests of the United States; and
- (b) **Certifies to the Congressional defense committees that—**
  - (1) There are sufficient mitigations in place to guarantee the ability of the Secretary to carry out the covered missions; and
  - (2) The Secretary is removing the use of covered defense telecommunications equipment or services in carrying out such missions.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 84 FR 72236, Dec. 31, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 36289, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.