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application of this part would be 

inconsistent with the international 

obligations of the United States or the 

laws or regulations of a foreign 

government. 

Subparts B–D—[Reserved] 

Subpart E—Violations of This Part and 

Consequences 

§ 1882.500 How are violations of this part 

determined for recipients other than 

individuals? 

A recipient other than an individual 

is in violation of the requirements of 

this part if the Assistant Administrator 

for Procurement determines, in writing, 

that— 

(a) The recipient has violated the 

requirements of subpart B of this part; 

or 

(b) The number of convictions of the 

recipient’s employees for violating 

criminal drug statutes in the workplace 

is large enough to indicate that the 

recipient has failed to make a good faith 

effort to provide a drug-free workplace. 

§ 1882.505 How are violations of this part 

determined for recipients who are 

individuals? 

An individual recipient is in violation 

of the requirements of this part if the 

Assistant Administrator for 

Procurement determines, in writing, 

that— 

(a) The recipient has violated the 

requirements of subpart C of this part; 

or 

(b) The recipient is convicted of a 

criminal drug offense resulting from a 

violation occurring during the conduct 

of any award activity. 

§ 1882.515 Are there any exceptions to 

those actions? 

The Assistant Administrator for 

Procurement (AA) may waive with 

respect to a particular award, in writing, 

a suspension of payments under an 

award or a suspension or termination of 

an award. The Chief Acquisition Officer 

(CAO) may approve an award to a 

suspended or debarred entity if the CAO 

determines that such a waiver would be 

in the public interest. These exception 

authorities cannot be delegated to any 

other official. 

Subpart F—[Reserved] 

Title 14—Aeronautics and Space 

CHAPTER V—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS 

AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

PART 1267—[REMOVED] 

■ 2. Under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 

701 et seq., part 1267 is removed. 

PART 1274—COOPERATIVE 

AGREEMENTS WITH COMMERCIAL 

FIRMS 

■ 3. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

Part 1274 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 6301 to 6308; 51 

U.S.C. 20102, et seq. 

■ 4. Revise § 1274.927 to read as 

follows: 

§ 1274.927 Debarment and Suspension 

and Drug-Free Workplace. 

Debarment and Suspension and Drug-Free 

Workplace (SEP 2014) 

NASA cooperative agreements are subject 

to the provisions of 2 CFR Part 180, 

Government-wide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) and 2 CFR 

Part 182, Government-wide requirements for 

Drug-Free Workplace, unless excepted by 2 

CFR 180.110 or 180.610. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Part 173 

RIN 1400–AD50 

[Public Notice: 8874] 

Availability of Public Diplomacy 

Program Material Within the United 

States 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

(‘‘Department’’) finalizes an interim 

final rule that establishes procedures for 

the Department to respond to domestic 

requests for program material 

disseminated by the Department abroad. 

The Department adopts the rule as final, 

without amendment. 

DATES: This rule is effective September 

22, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hilary Brandt, Director, Office of Policy, 

Outreach, and Governance, Bureau of 

International Information Programs, 

U.S. Department of State, SA–5, Floor 5, 

2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC 

20522–0505; phone (202) 632–6460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1078 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, 

Public Law 112–239 (‘‘NDAA’’), 

amended section 501 of the United 

States Information and Educational 

Exchange Act of 1948, as amended (22 

U.S.C. 1461; ‘‘the Smith-Mundt Act’’) 

(‘‘Section 501’’), governing the domestic 

distribution of certain information about 

the United States, its people, and 

policies (‘‘Program Material’’) prepared 

for dissemination abroad. 

The revised Section 501 authorizes 

the use of public diplomacy funds for 

the preparation, dissemination and use 

of Program Material ‘‘intended for 

foreign audiences abroad,’’ authorizes 

the Department to make such material 

available within the United States upon 

request, and requires that the 

Department issue regulations to 

establish procedures to maintain such 

material, for reimbursement of 

reasonable costs incurred in fulfilling 

requests for such material, and to ensure 

that persons seeking the release of such 

material have secured and paid for 

necessary U.S. rights and licenses. For 

more background, see the interim final 

rule, published at 79 FR 22016. The 

Department received no public 

comments in response to the interim 

final rule. 

Regulatory Analyses 

For the complete regulatory analysis 

regarding this rulemaking, please refer 

to the analysis included in the interim 

final rule, published at 79 FR 22016, 

which is adopted herein. 

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 173 

Broadcasting, Communications, 

Education, Foreign relations, Freedom 

of information, Information, 

Publications records, Radio. 

PART 173—AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC 

DIPLOMACY PROGRAM MATERIAL IN 

THE UNITED STATES 

Accordingly, the interim final rule, 

amending 22 CFR chapter I, subchapter 

R, by adding a new part 173, published 

in the Federal Register on April 21, 

2014, at 79 FR 22016, is adopted as 

final, without amendment. 

Dated: September 2, 2014. 

Richard Stengel, 

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and 

Public Affairs. 

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