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[CITE: 41USC704]

 
                       TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS
 
                     CHAPTER 10--DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
 
Sec. 704. Waiver


(a) In general

    A termination, suspension of payments, or suspension or debarment 
under this chapter may be waived by the head of an agency with respect 
to a particular contract or grant if--
        (1) in the case of a waiver with respect to a contract, the head 
    of the agency determines under section 701(b)(1) of this title, 
    after the issuance of a final determination under such section, that 
    suspension of payments, or termination of the contract, or 
    suspension or debarment of the contractor, or refusal to permit a 
    person to be treated as a responsible source for a contract, as the 
    case may be, would severely disrupt the operation of such agency to 
    the detriment of the Federal Government or the general public; or
        (2) in the case of a waiver with respect to a grant, the head of 
    the agency determines that suspension of payments, termination of 
    the grant, or suspension or debarment of the grantee would not be in 
    the public interest.

(b) Exclusive authority

    The authority of the head of an agency under this section to waive a 
termination, suspension, or debarment shall not be delegated.

(Pub. L. 100-690, title V, Sec. 5155, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4307.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 42 section 12644.
