[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1261.404]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1261_PROCESSING OF MONETARY CLAIMS (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart 1261.4_Collection of Civil Claims of the United States Arising 
      Out of the Activities of the National Aeronautics and Space 
                          Administration (NASA)
 
Sec.  1261.404  Services of the Inspector General.

    (a) At the request of an official designated in or pursuant to Sec.  
1261.402, the Office of the Inspector General will, where practicable, 
conduct such investigations as may assist in the collection, compromise, 
or referral of claims of the United States, including investigations to 
determine the location and financial resources of the debtors.
    (b) Any claim which, in the opinion of an official designated in or 
pursuant to Sec.  1261.402 or Sec.  1261.403, may indicate fraud, 
presentation of a false claim, or misrepresentation, on the part of the 
debtor or any other party having an interest in the claim, shall be 
referred by the designated official to the Inspector General (IG), NASA 
Headquarters, or to the nearest office of the NASA IG. After an 
investigation as may be appropriate, the IG shall:
    (1) Notice the official, from whom the claim was received, of the 
findings and refer the claim to the Department of Justice in accordance 
with the provisions of 4 CFR 101.3; or

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    (2) If it were found that there is no such indication of fraud, the 
presentation of a false claim, or misrepresentation, return the claim to 
the official from whom it was received.