CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education > PART 85—GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) > SUBPART D—Responsibilities of ED Officials Regarding Transactions (§85.400 to §85.455) > 85.400—May I enter into a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person?

85.400—May I enter into a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person?

(a) You as an agency official may not enter into a covered transaction with an excluded person unless you obtain an exception under § 85.120.
(b) You may not enter into any transaction with a person who is disqualified from that transaction, unless you obtain a waiver or exception under the statute, Executive order, or regulation that is the basis for the person's disqualification.

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(Authority: E.O. 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189); E.O 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235); 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and 3474 ; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327)