§ 225.7020-4 - Joint determination.

225.7020-4 Joint determination.

(a) The prohibition in section 225.7020-2 does not apply to an acquisition jointly determined by the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, without power of redelegation, to be -

(1) Necessary for purposes of -

(i) Providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela;

(ii) Disaster relief and other urgent lifesaving measures; or

(iii) Carrying out noncombatant evacuations; or

(2) Vital to the national security interests of the United States.

(b) Follow the procedures at PGI 225.7020-4(b) when entering into a contract on the basis of a joint determination.

[87 FR 31960, May 26, 2022]