31 CFR §19.110
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- (a)To protect the public interest, the Federal Government ensures the integrity of Federal programs by conducting business only with responsible persons.
- (b)A Federal agency uses the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system to exclude from Federal programs persons who are not presently responsible.
- (c)An exclusion is a serious action that a Federal agency may take only to protect the public interest. A Federal agency may not exclude a person or commodity for the purposes of punishment.