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§8105 Waiver

Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— Miscellaneous › Chapter 81— DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE › § 8105

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

An agency head may lift a stop on payments, cancel ending a contract or grant, or decide not to suspend or debar a contractor or grantee for a specific award. For contracts, this can happen after a final decision under section 8102(b)(1) if stopping would seriously disrupt the agency’s work and harm the Federal Government or the public. For grants, it can happen if stopping would not be in the public interest. Only the agency head can make this choice. They may not give that power to someone else.

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Title 41, §8105

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(a)The head of an agency may waive a suspension of payments, termination of the contract or grant, or suspension or debarment of a contractor or grantee under this chapter with respect to a particular contract or grant if—
(1)in the case of a contract, the head of the agency determines under section 8102(b)(1) of this title, after a final determination is issued under section 8102(b)(1), that suspension of payments, termination of the contract, suspension or debarment of the contractor, or refusal to permit a person to be treated as a responsible source for a contract would severely disrupt the operation of the agency to the detriment of the Federal Government or the general public; or
(2)in the case of a grant, the head of the agency determines that suspension of payments, termination of the grant, or suspension or debarment of the grantee would not be in the public interest.
(b)The authority of the head of an agency under this section to waive a suspension, termination, or debarment shall not be delegated.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 810541:704.Pub. L. 100–690, title V, § 5155, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4307.

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41 U.S.C. § 8105

Title 41Public Contracts

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60