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PGI 209.170-3: Waiver of restriction.

PGI › Part 209 › PGI 209.170-3

This PGI section supplements: DFARS 209.170-3 · FAR 9.170-3
Superseded. This section was republished by Class Deviation 2026-O0042, which directs contracting officers to use the deviated text instead of the codified text below. View the deviated PGI 209.170-3

Current Content

For information on the roles of requiring activities and the Confucius Institute Waiver Program in the waiver process, see the Confucius Institute Waiver Program Guidance to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education, issued by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering), Confucius Institute Waiver Program and available at https://rt.cto.mil/wp-content/uploads/Confucius-Institute-Waiver-Program-Guidance-28Mar2023.pdf.

Change History

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detected 2026-08-09 [PGI] PGI_ADDED R-DFARS PGI 209.170-3 added by class deviation 2026-O0042
detected 2026-07-30 [PGI] PGI_MODIFIED PGI 209.170-3 updated: 1 lines added, 1 lines removed
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-The waiver authority terminates on October 1, 2026. For information on the roles of requiring activities and the Confucius Institute Waiver Program in the waiver process, see the Confucius Institute Waiver Program Guidance to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education, issued by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering), Confucius Institute Waiver Program and available at https://rt.cto.mil/wp-content/uploads/Confucius-Institute-Waiver-Program-Guidance-28Mar2023.pdf .+For information on the roles of requiring activities and the Confucius Institute Waiver Program in the waiver process, see the Confucius Institute Waiver Program Guidance to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education, issued by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering), Confucius Institute Waiver Program and available at https://rt.cto.mil/wp-content/uploads/Confucius-Institute-Waiver-Program-Guidance-28Mar2023.pdf .
detected 2026-04-17 [PGI] PGI_MODIFIED PGI 209.170-3 updated: 1 lines added, 1 lines removed
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-The restriction in 209.170-2 can be waived by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering), without power of delegation, in accordance with the Confucius Institute Waiver Program guidance. The waiver authority terminates on October 1, 2026. Any waiver issued shall not apply on or after that date. See PGI 209.170-3.+The waiver authority terminates on October 1, 2026. For information on the roles of requiring activities and the Confucius Institute Waiver Program in the waiver process, see the Confucius Institute Waiver Program Guidance to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education, issued by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering), Confucius Institute Waiver Program and available at https://rt.cto.mil/wp-content/uploads/Confucius-Institute-Waiver-Program-Guidance-28Mar2023.pdf .
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