[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR142.3]

[Page 518]
 
                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 142_PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  142.3  What is a claim?

    (a) Claim means any request, demand, or submission:
    (1) Made to SBA for property, services, or money;
    (2) Made to a recipient of property, services, or money from SBA or 
to a party to a contract with SBA for property or services, or for the 
payment of money. This provision applies only when the claim is related 
to the property, services or money from SBA or to the contract with SBA; 
or
    (3) Made to SBA which decreases an obligation to pay or account for 
property, services, or money.
    (b) A claim can relate to grants, loans, insurance, or other 
benefits, and includes SBA guaranteed loans made by participating 
lenders. A claim is made when it is received by SBA, an agent, fiscal 
intermediary, or other entity acting for SBA, or when it is received by 
the recipient of property, services, or money, or the party to the 
contract.
    (c) Each voucher, invoice, claim form, or individual request or 
demand for property, services, or money constitutes a separate claim.