{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-180.425","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 180.425","heading":"When do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified?","body":"As a Federal agency official, you must check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified before you:\n(a) Enter into a primary tier covered transaction;\n(b) Approve a principal in a primary tier covered transaction;\n(c) Approve a lower tier participant if your Federal agency's approval of the lower tier participant is required; or\n(d) Approve a principal in connection with a lower tier transaction if your Federal agency's approval of the principal is required.","path":["Title 2—Federal Financial Assistance","Subtitle A—Office of Management and Budget Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET GOVERNMENT-WIDE GUIDANCE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE","PART 180—OMB GUIDELINES TO AGENCIES ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)","Subpart D—Responsibilities of Federal Agency Officials Regarding Transactions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-2.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:42Z","sha256":"69f3ef04323285427b3d74546d7c07e995a5637de33e5a861684018acf72cf93","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-180.420","next":"us/2-cfr-180.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}