[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 199]
[Revised as of October 1, 2000]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR74.73]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
    PART 74--UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARDS AND SUBAWARDS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND
 
                 Subpart D--After-the-Award Requirements
 
Sec. 74.73  Collection of amounts due.

    (a) Any funds paid to a recipient in excess of the amount to which 
the recipient is finally determined to be entitled under the terms and 
conditions of the award constitute a debt to the Federal Government. If 
not paid within a reasonable period after the demand for payment, the 
HHS awarding agency may reduce the debt by paragraph (a) (1), (2), or 
(3) of this section:
    (1) Making an administrative offset against other requests for 
reimbursements.
    (2) Withholding advance payments otherwise due the recipient.
    (3) Taking other action permitted by statute.
    (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, HHS awarding agencies will 
charge interest on an overdue debt in accordance with 4 CFR ch. II, 
``Federal Claims Collection Standards.'' (See 45 CFR part 30.)