§ 28.500 Secretary of Defense.

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Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Commerce > PART 28—NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING > Subpart E—Exemptions

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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.

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