§ 681.6 When may NSF issue a complaint?

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Title 45—Public Welfare > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare > CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION > PART 681—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS > Procedures Leading to Issuance of a Complaint

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NSF may issue a complaint:

(a) If the Attorney General (or designee) approves the referral of the allegations for adjudication; and

(b) In a case of submission of false claims, if the amount of money or the value of property or services demanded or requested in a false claim, or a group of related claims submitted at the same time, does not exceed $150,000.

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