89464 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 12, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR–2024–0051, Sequence No. 

6] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2025–01; 

Introduction 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Summary presentation of 

interim rules. 

SUMMARY: This document summarizes 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian 

Agency Acquisition Council and the 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

Council (Councils) in this Federal 

Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025–01. A 

companion document, the Small Entity 

Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this 

FAC. 

DATES: For effective dates see the 

separate documents, which follow. 

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the 

SECG, is available at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

analyst whose name appears in the table 

below in relation to the FAR case. For 

information pertaining to status or 

publication schedules, contact the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202– 

501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

RULES LISTED IN FAC 2025–01 

Item Subject FAR case Analyst 

I ......... Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems from Covered Foreign Entities ............................................. 2024–002 Collins. 

II ........ Clarification of System for Award Management Preaward Registration Requirements ........................... 2023–018 Collins. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summaries for each FAR rule follow. 

For the actual revisions and/or 

amendments made by these FAR rules, 

refer to the specific item numbers and 

subjects set forth in the documents 

following these item summaries. FAC 

2025–01 amends the FAR as follows: 

Item I—Prohibition on Unmanned 

Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign 

Entities (FAR Case 2024–002) 

This interim rule amends the FAR to 

implement a prohibition on procuring, 

operating, or using Federal funds on, 

unmanned aircraft systems (e.g., drones) 

that are manufactured or assembled by 

an American Security Drone Actcovered foreign entity. This rule 

implements the American Security 

Drone Act of 2023 (subtitle B, title XVIII 

of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Pub. L. 118– 

31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.). This rule 

applies to all solicitations and contracts, 

including contracts at or below the 

micro-purchase threshold and to 

contracts for commercial products 

(including commercially available offthe-shelf items) or for commercial 

services. The change is not expected to 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

This interim rule is being implemented 

as a national security measure to protect 

sensitive Government information and 

operations. 

Item II—Clarification of System for 

Award Management Preaward 

Registration Requirements (FAR Case 

2023–018) 

This interim rule amends the FAR to 

clarify System for Award Management 

preaward registration requirements. 

Offerors are required to be registered at 

the time of proposal submission and at 

time of award, rather than continuously 

in between. This change is expected to 

have a positive impact on small 

businesses who have a minor lapse in 

registration. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2025–01 is issued under the authority of 

the Secretary of Defense, the 

Administrator of General Services, and 

the Administrator of National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

Unless otherwise specified, all 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

and other directive material contained 

in FAC 2025–01 is effective November 

12, 2024. 

John M. Tenaglia, 

Principal Director, Defense Pricing, 

Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, 

Department of Defense. 

Jeffrey A. Koses, 

Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General 

Services Administration. 

Marvin L. Horne, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Procurement, National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26060 Filed 11–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 4, 13, 39, 40, and 52 

[FAC 2025–01, FAR Case 2024–002, Item 

I, Docket No. 2024–0002, Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 9000–AO70 

Federal Acquisition Regulation: 

Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft 

Systems From Covered Foreign 

Entities 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 


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