(a) Parties may make offers of compromise or settlement at any time.
(b) The reviewing official has the exclusive authority to compromise
or settle a case under this part at any time after the date on which the
reviewing official is permitted to issue a complaint and before the date
on which the ALJ issues an initial decision.
(c) The authority head has exclusive authority to compromise or
settle a case under this part at any time after the date on which the
ALJ issues an initial decision, except during the pendency of any review
under Sec. 22.42 or during the pendency of any action to collect
penalties and assessments under Sec. 22.43.
(d) The Attorney General has exclusive authority to compromise or
settle a case under this part during the pendency of any review under
Sec. 22.42 or of any action to recover penalties and assessments under
31 U.S.C. 3806.
(e) The investigating official may recommend settlement terms to the
reviewing official, the authority head, or the Attorney General, as
appropriate. The reviewing official may recommend settlement terms to
the authority head, or the Attorney General, as appropriate.
(f) Any compromise or settlement must be in writing.
