{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-20.500","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 20.500","heading":"Secretary of Defense.","body":"(a) The Secretary of Defense may exempt, on a case-by-case basis, a covered Federal action from the prohibition whenever the Secretary determines, in writing, that such an exemption is in the national interest. The Secretary shall transmit a copy of each such written exemption to Congress immediately after making such a determination.\n(b) The Department of Defense may issue supplemental regulations to implement paragraph (a) of this section.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 20—NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING","Subpart E—Exemptions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"fb78f9f391b77b630e3d64c5d718c9d06853931f7749d7ed3ae56d2c6ed7e92d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-20.410","next":"us/49-cfr-20.600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}