EDGAR Part 84 Subpart F (Definitions)
Subpart F_Definitions
Sec. 84.605 Award.
Award means an award of financial assistance by the Department of
Education or other Federal agency directly to a recipient.
(a) The term award includes:
(1) A Federal grant or cooperative agreement, in the form of money
or property in lieu of money.
(2) A block grant or a grant in an entitlement program, whether or
not the grant is exempted from coverage under the Governmentwide rule 34
CFR Part 85 that implements OMB Circular A-102 (for availability, see 5
CFR 1310.3) and specifies uniform administrative requirements.
(b) The term award does not include:
(1) Technical assistance that provides services instead of money.
(2) Loans.
(3) Loan guarantees.
(4) Interest subsidies.
(5) Insurance.
(6) Direct appropriations.
(7) Veterans' benefits to individuals (i.e., any benefit to
veterans, their families, or survivors by virtue of the service of a
veteran in the Armed Forces of the United States).
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.610 Controlled substance.
Controlled substance means a controlled substance in schedules I
through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812), and as
further defined by regulation at 21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.615 Conviction.
Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo
contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body
charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the Federal
or State criminal drug statutes.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.620 Cooperative agreement.
Cooperative agreement means an award of financial assistance that,
consistent with 31 U.S.C. 6305, is used to enter into the same kind of
relationship as a grant (see definition of grant in Sec. 84.650),
except that substantial involvement is expected between the Federal
agency and the recipient when carrying out the activity contemplated by
the award. The term does not include cooperative research and
development agreements as defined in 15 U.S.C. 3710a.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.625 Criminal drug statute.
Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal
statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or
possession of any controlled substance.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.630 Debarment.
Debarment means an action taken by a Federal agency to prohibit a
recipient from participating in Federal Government procurement contracts
and covered nonprocurement transactions. A recipient so prohibited is
debarred, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation for
procurement contracts (48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4) and the common rule,
Government-wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement), that
implements Executive Order 12549 and Executive Order 12689.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.635 Drug-free workplace.
Drug-free workplace means a site for the performance of work done in
connection with a specific award at which employees of the recipient are
prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.640 Employee.
(a) Employee means the employee of a recipient directly engaged in
the performance of work under the award, including--
(1) All direct charge employees;
(2) All indirect charge employees, unless their impact or
involvement in the performance of work under the award is insignificant
to the performance of the award; and
(3) Temporary personnel and consultants who are directly engaged in
the performance of work under the award and who are on the recipient's
payroll.
(b) This definition does not include workers not on the payroll of
the recipient (e.g., volunteers, even if used to meet a matching
requirement; consultants or independent contractors not on the payroll;
or employees of subrecipients or subcontractors in covered workplaces).
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.645 Federal agency or agency.
Federal agency or agency means any United States executive
department, military department, government corporation, government
controlled corporation, any other establishment in the executive branch
(including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent
regulatory agency.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.650 Grant.
Grant means an award of financial assistance that, consistent with
31 U.S.C. 6304, is used to enter into a relationship--
(a) The principal purpose of which is to transfer a thing of value
to the recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation
authorized by a law of the United States, rather than to acquire
property or services for the Federal Government's direct benefit or use;
and
(b) In which substantial involvement is not expected between the
Federal agency and the recipient when carrying out the activity
contemplated by the award.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.655 Individual.
Individual means a natural person.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.660 Recipient.
Recipient means any individual, corporation, partnership,
association, unit of government (except a Federal agency) or legal
entity, however organized, that receives an award directly from a
Federal agency.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.665 State.
State means any of the States of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or
possession of the United States.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
Sec. 84.670 Suspension.
Suspension means an action taken by a Federal agency that
immediately prohibits a recipient from participating in Federal
Government procurement contracts and covered nonprocurement transactions
for a temporary period, pending completion of an investigation and any
judicial or administrative proceedings that may ensue. A recipient so
prohibited is suspended, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition
Regulation for procurement contracts (48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4) and
the common rule, Government-wide Debarment and Suspension
(Nonprocurement), that implements Executive Order 12549 and Executive
Order 12689. Suspension of a recipient is a distinct and separate action
from suspension of an award or suspension of payments under an award.
(Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and
3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.)
EDGAR version June 23, 2005
