{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-19.420","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 19.420","heading":"May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?","body":"If a transaction at a lower tier is subject to your approval, you as an agency official may not approve—\n(a) A covered transaction with a person who is currently excluded, unless you obtain an exception under § 19.120; or\n(b) A 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.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Treasury","PART 19—GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)","Subpart D—Responsibilities of Department of the Treasury Officials Regarding Transactions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"4aa726e6475e2fe2d40e69a2a2359ffa5a3f3a81853284b2d4ea61506ae552f0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-19.415","next":"us/31-cfr-19.425"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}