[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR900.3]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
   CHAPTER IX--FEDERAL CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS (DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                    TREASURY--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)
 
PART 900_SCOPE OF STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 900.3  Antitrust, fraud, and tax and interagency claims excluded.

    (a) The standards in parts 900-904 of this chapter relating to 
compromise, suspension, and termination of collection activity do not 
apply to any debt based in whole or in part on conduct in violation of 
the antitrust laws or to any debt involving fraud, the presentation of a 
false claim, or misrepresentation on the part of the debtor or any party 
having an interest in the claim. Only the Department of Justice has the 
authority to compromise, suspend, or terminate collection activity on 
such claims. The standards in parts 900-904 of this chapter relating to 
the administrative collection of claims do apply, but only to the extent 
authorized by the Department of Justice in a particular case. Upon 
identification of a claim based in whole or in part on conduct in 
violation of the antitrust laws or any claim involving fraud, the 
presentation of a false claim, or misrepresentation on the part of the 
debtor or any party having an interest in the claim, agencies shall 
promptly refer the case to the Department of Justice for action. At its 
discretion, the Department of Justice may return the claim to the 
forwarding agency for further handling in accordance with the standards 
in parts 900-904 of this chapter.
    (b) Parts 900-904 of this chapter do not apply to tax debts.
    (c) Parts 900-904 of this chapter do not apply to claims between 
Federal agencies. Federal agencies should attempt to resolve interagency 
claims by negotiation in accordance with Executive Order 12146 (3 CFR, 
1980 Comp., pp. 409-412).