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331 sections with “Secret”: the first 40

  • FAR 1.201-2 FAR Secretariat.
    …The General Services Administration is responsible for establishing and operating the FAR Secretariat to publish and distribute the FAR through the Code of Federal Regulations system (including a separate online edition with periodic update…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …of “small business concern” in this section. Agency head or head of the agency means the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Governor, Chairperson, or other chief official of an executive agency, unless otherwise indicated, includi…
  • FAR 4.402 General.
    …am Operating Manual (NISPOM) incorporates the requirements of these Executive orders. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with all affected agencies and with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regu…
  • FAR 6.302-7 Public interest.
    …ermination to use this authority shall be made in accordance with subpart 1.7, by (i) the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Homeland Security for the…
  • FAR 9.110-3 Policy.
    …ered agency from providing funds by contract to an institution of higher education if the Secretary of Defense determines that the institution has a policy or practice that prohibits or in effect prevents— (1) The Secretary of a military d…
  • FAR 22.803 Responsibilities.
    (a) The Secretary of Labor is responsible for the— (1) Administration and enforcement of prescribed parts of E.O. 11246; and (2) Adoption of rules and regulations and the issuance of orders necessary to achieve the purposes of E.O. 11246.…
  • FAR 22.807 Exemptions.
    … security. Upon making such a determination, the agency shall notify the Deputy Assistant Secretary in writing within 30 days. (2) Specific contracts. The Deputy Assistant Secretary may exempt an agency from requiring the inclusion of one …
  • FAR 22.1604 Compliance evaluation and complaint investigations and sanctions for violations.
    (a) The Secretary may conduct compliance evaluations or investigate complaints of any contractor or subcontractor to determine if any of the requirements of the clause at 52.222-40 have been violated. (b) Contracting departments and agenci…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    (a) Authority. Section 4 of the E.O. grants to the Secretary of Labor the authority for investigating potential violations of, and obtaining compliance with, the E.O. The Secretary of Labor, in promulgating the implementing regulations requ…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …organization is not meeting its obligations under the clause may report the matter to the Secretary of Commerce. To the extent deemed appropriate, the Secretary of Commerce will undertake informal investigation of the matter, and may discus…
  • FAR 35.017-7 Limitation on the creation of new FFRDC's.
    Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4126, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admi…
  • FAR 40.202-4 Exemptions.
    …Department of Defense, Department of State, and the Department of Justice exemptions. The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General are exempt from the prohibitions in 40.202 …
  • FAR 52.209-14 Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus.
    …f this clause, an institution of higher education is ineligible for contract award if the Secretary of Defense determines that the institution has a policy or practice (regardless of when implemented) that prohibits or in effect prevents— …
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    …ply with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor. (8) The Contractor shall furnish to the contracting agency all information required by Executive Order 11246, as amended, and by …
  • FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.
    …e notice, of such size and in such form, and containing such content as prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, in conspicuous places in and about its plants and offices where employees covered by the National Labor Relations Act engage in ac…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …visions of 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards, and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4). This clause does not apply to contracts or subcontracts administratively exempted by the Secretary of Labor or exe…
  • FAR 52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    … clause— Area of combat operations means an area of operations designated as such by the Secretary of Defense when enhanced coordination of contractors performing private security functions working for Government agencies is required. Ful…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. Head of the agency means, for DoD, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force. Subject to the direction of the Secret…
  • DFARS 209.104-1 General standards.
    …racting officer may seek advice from the Security Directorate, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Human Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and Security. (C) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 4874(b)(1)(A), the Secretary of Defense…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …). (e) The head of the agency shall not enter into a multiyear contract unless— (1) The Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract; (2) In the case of a c…
  • DFARS 223.7104 Exceptions.
    …vailable, if such storage or disposal is made in accordance with an agreement between the Secretary of Defense and the head of the Federal, State, or local agency concerned. (4) The temporary storage or disposal of explosives in order to p…
  • DFARS 225.772-2 Prohibitions.
    …rd a contract for commercial satellite services to— (a)(1) A foreign entity if the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy reasonably believes that— (i) The foreign entity is…
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …Forces (37 U.S.C. 418(b)(4)). (b) Acquisitions of any of the items in 225.7002-1, if the secretary concerned determines that items grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States cannot be acquired as and when needed in a sati…
  • DFARS 237.173-4 Waiver.
    The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in 237.173-3(a) for a period of 60 days, if the Secretary determines such a waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States. The Secretary may renew a waiver issued …
  • DFARS 239.7303 Authorized individuals.
    …following individuals are authorized to take the actions authorized by 239.7305: (1) The Secretary of Defense. (2) The Secretary of the Army. (3) The Secretary of the Navy. (4) The Secretary of the Air Force. (b) The individuals author…
  • DFARS 239.7304 Determination and notification.
    …ority provided in 239.7305 only after— (a) Obtaining a joint recommendation by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, on the basis of a risk assessment…
  • DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    …ited States of— (1) Contingency operations; (2) Combat operations, as designated by the Secretary of Defense; (3) Other significant military operations (as defined in 32 CFR part 159), designated by the Secretary of Defense upon agreemen…
  • FAR 1.201-1 The two councils.
    …onal Development. (c) The Director of the DAR Council shall be the representative of the Secretary of Defense. The operation of the DAR Council will be as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Membership shall include representatives of …
  • FAR 4.2303 FASCSA orders.
    …stablished by an applicable FASCSA order issued by the Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of Defense, or Secretary of Homeland Security (the “issuing official”)(see 41 CFR 201-1.304(a)). (b) If a covered article or the source is …
  • FAR 22.304 Variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    (a) The Secretary of Labor under 40 U.S.C. 3706, upon the Secretary's initiative or at the request of any Federal agency, may provide reasonable limitations and allow variations, tolerances, and exemptions to and from any or all provisions …
  • FAR 22.809 Enforcement.
    Upon written notification to the contracting officer, the Deputy Assistant Secretary may direct one or more of the following actions, as well as administrative sanctions and penalties, be taken against contractors found to be in violation o…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    (a) The Secretary of Labor may provide reasonable limitations and may make rules and regulations allowing reasonable variations, tolerances, and exemptions to and from any or all provisions of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute ot…
  • FAR 25.302-3 Applicability.
    …ance outside the United States— (1) In an area of combat operations as designated by the Secretary of Defense; or (2) In an area of other significant military operations as designated by the Secretary of Defense, and only upon agreement o…
  • FAR 25.302-6 Contract clause.
    …nce outside the United States in an area of— (1) Combat operations, as designated by the Secretary of Defense; or (2) Other significant military operations, as designated by the Secretary of Defense and only upon agreement of the Secretar…
  • FAR 29.203 Other Federal tax exemptions.
    (a) Pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 4293, the Secretary of the Treasury has exempted the United States from the communications excise tax imposed in 26 U.S.C. 4251, when the supplies and services are for the exclusive use of the United States. (Secre…
  • FAR 50.102-3 Limitations on exercise of authority.
    … use normal contracting procedures. (e) The exercise of authority by officials below the secretarial level is subject to the following additional limitations: (1) The action shall not— (i) Release a contractor from performance of an obli…
  • FAR 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements—Certification.
    …ged in any activity that contributed to or was a significant factor in the President's or Secretary of State's determination that a foreign country is in violation of its obligations undertaken in any arms control, nonproliferation, or disa…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … 30 days of becoming due. The interest rate shall be the interest rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in 41 U.S.C. 7109, which is applicable to the period in which the amount becomes due, as provided in (i)(6)(v) o…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …any account (except such payroll deductions as are permitted by regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor under the Copeland Act (29 CFR part 3)), the full amount of wages and bona fide fringe benefits (or cash equivalents thereof) due a…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    … the geographical area described in the solicitation for this contract. Deputy Assistant Secretary means the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, or a designee. Emplo…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.