BLUF: The General Services Administration (GSA) asked the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 11, 2026 to approve a new annual certification requirement in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) tied to Executive Order 14400.

GSA's Regulatory Secretariat Division filed the submission under the Paperwork Reduction Act, seeking approval for a new information collection: an annual certification of compliance with Executive Order 14400, titled "Urgent National Action To Save College Sports." The certification would be required from registered Higher Education Institutions in SAM.gov.

Why it matters: Any university or higher-education entity that registers in SAM.gov to receive federal funding or contracts would face a new annual compliance-certification step tied to this executive order. Institutional grants and contracts offices should watch the OMB docket, since PRA information-collection approvals at this stage typically precede a fixed compliance start date once finalized.

By the numbers:

• Federal Register document number: 2026-18609
• Published: September 11, 2026
• Comment period closes: October 13, 2026
• Issuing agency: GSA
• Requirement applies to: Higher Education Institutions registered in SAM.gov

The notice is procedural — it is GSA's request for OMB to review and approve the new collection, not yet a final rule. The Federal Register filing does not specify a compliance start date or penalty structure for institutions that fail to certify; those details were not included in the published notice.

Source: Federal Register