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32 CFR 21.410: Must a DoD Component have statutory authority to make an assistance award?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 32—National Defense
- Subtitle A—Department of Defense
- CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
- SUBCHAPTER C—DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS
- PART 21—DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS—GENERAL MATTERS
- Subpart D—Authorities and Responsibilities for Making and Administering Assistance Awards
Yes, the use of an assistance instrument to carry out a program requires authorizing legislation. That is unlike the use of a procurement contract, for which Federal agencies have inherent, Constitutional authority.
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