45 CFR 1158.500
§ 1158.500 Secretary of Defense.
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
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- 45 CFR 1158.500, § 1158.500 Secretary of Defense, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/220347
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(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) of this section.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.