[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR42.6]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
          CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTINUED)
 
PART 42--STANDARDS IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 42.6  Prerequisites for issuing a complaint.

    (a) The reviewing official may issue a complaint under Sec. 42.7 of 
this part only if--
    (1) The Department of Justice approves the issuance of a complaint 
in a written statement described in 31 U.S.C. 3803(b)(1), and
    (2) In the case of allegations of liability under Sec. 42.3 of this 
part with respect to a claim, the reviewing official determines that, 
with respect to the claim or a group of related claims submitted at the 
same time such claim is submitted (as defined in paragraph (b) of this 
section), the amount of money or the value of property or services, or 
both, demanded or requested in violation of Sec. 42.3(a) of this part 
does not exceed $150,000.
    (b) For the purposes of this section, a related group of claims 
submitted at the same time shall include only those claims arising from 
the same transaction (e.g., grant, loan, application, or contract) that 
are submitted simultaneously as part of a single request, demand, or 
submission.
    (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the 
reviewing official's authority to join in a single complaint against a 
person's claims that are unrelated or were not submitted simultaneously, 
regardless of the amount of money, or the value of property or services, 
demanded or requested.