[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR224.46]

[Page 930]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
            CHAPTER II--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 224--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 224.46  Compromise or settlement.

    (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 A.I.D. Administrator 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 pendency of any review 
under Sec. 224.42 or during the pendency of any action to collect 
penalties and assessments under Sec. 224.43.
    (d) The Attorney General has exclusive authority to compromise or 
settle a case under this part during the pendency of any review under 
Sec. 224.42 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 A.I.D. Administrator, or the Attorney General, 
as appropriate. The reviewing official may recommend settlement terms to 
the A.I.D. Administrator, or the Attorney General, as appropriate.
    (f) Any compromise or settlement must be in writing.