{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-422.1305","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 422.1305","heading":"422.1305 Waivers.","body":"The Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA) is authorized to make the waiver determination in FAR 22.1305(b) that a contract is essential to the national security. The waiver shall be prepared for the ASA's signature and submitted by the Mission Area senior contracting official to the SPE for referral to the ASA.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 4—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS","PART 422—APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS","Subpart 422.13—Equal Opportunity for Veterans"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"19504215d0cd7758d8038a1a513e00694572864bbac0bd13250bdd6146b580ae","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-422.807","next":"us/48-cfr-422.1403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}