[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1261.400]

[Page 342]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          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. 1261.400  Scope of subpart.

    Source: 52 FR 19487, May 26, 1987, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) These regulations do the following:
    (1) Prescribe standards for the administrative collection, 
compromise, suspension or termination of collection, and referral to the 
General Accounting Office (GAO), and/or to the Department of Justice 
(DJ) for litigation, of civil claims as defined by 31 U.S.C. 3701(b), 
arising out of the activities of NASA;
    (2) Designate the responsible NASA officials authorized to effect 
actions hereunder; and
    (3) Require compliance with the GAO/DJ joint regulations at 4 CFR 
parts 101 through 105 and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 
regulations at 5 CFR part 550, subpart K.
    (b) Failure to comply with any provision of the GAO/DJ or OPM 
regulations shall not be available as a defense to any debtor (4 CFR 
101.8).
    (c) These regulations do not include any claim based in whole or in 
part on violation of the anti-trust laws; any claim as to which there is 
an indication of fraud, the presentation of a false claim, or 
misrepresentation on the part of the debtor or any party having an 
interest in the claim; tax claims; or Federal interagency claims (4 CFR 
101.3).