{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-48.515","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 48.515","heading":"Are there any exceptions to those actions?","body":"The Secretary may waive with respect to a particular award, in writing, a suspension of payments under an award, suspension or termination of an award, or suspension or debarment of a recipient if the Secretary determines that such a waiver would be in the public interest. This exception authority cannot be delegated to any other official.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 48—GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE)","Subpart E—Violations of This Part and Consequences"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"cb95b1533cac7a54d9c5d733ad60056b9567f5aca5b86817d0c4c91124e8833b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-48.510","next":"us/38-cfr-48.605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}