---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 9.41"
title: "6"
number: "9.41"
heading: "Secretary of Defense."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/9.41"
---

# §9.41. Secretary of Defense.

- (a) 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.
- (b) The Department of Defense may issue supplemental regulations to implement [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 319, Pub. L. 101-121, 103 Stat. 750 (31 U.S.C. 1352); Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ); 5 U.S.C. 301.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 10912, Mar. 6, 2003, unless otherwise noted.