{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-180.855","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 180.855","heading":"Who has the burden of proof in a debarment action?","body":"(a) The Federal agency has the burden to prove that a cause for debarment exists.\n(b) Once a cause for debarment is established, you as a respondent have the burden of demonstrating to the satisfaction of the debarring official that you are presently responsible and that debarment is not necessary.","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 H—Debarment"],"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":"3a240075a2b255bcf2f91176cc57e9c192c475ea75e88fe70c35d34f9cc31f95","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-180.850","next":"us/2-cfr-180.860"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}