[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 2] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR498.104] [Page 1198] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PART 498_CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDED EXCLUSIONS --Table of Contents Sec. 498.104 Amount of assessment. A person subject to a penalty determined under Sec. 498.102(a) may be subject, in addition, to an assessment of not more than twice the amount of benefits or payments paid as a result of the statement or representation which was the basis for the penalty. An assessment is in lieu of damages sustained by the United States because of such statement or representation. [61 FR 18080, Apr. 24, 1996]