CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education > PART 85—GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) > SUBPART D—Responsibilities of ED Officials Regarding Transactions (§85.400 to §85.455) > 85.425—When do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified?

85.425—When do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified?

As an agency official, you must check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified before you—
(a) Enter into a primary tier covered transaction;
(b) Approve a principal in a primary tier covered transaction;
(c) Approve a lower tier participant if agency approval of the lower tier participant is required; or
(d) Approve a principal in connection with a lower tier transaction if agency approval of the principal is required.

Code of Federal Regulations

(Authority: E.O. 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189); E.O 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235); 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and 3474 ; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327)