(a) The reviewing official may issue a complaint under Sec. 22.7
only if--
(1) The Department of Justice approves the issuance of a complaint
in a written statement described in 31 U.S.C. 3803(b)(1), and
(2) In the case of allegations of liability under Sec. 22.3(a) with
respect to a claim, the reviewing official determines that, with respect
to such claim or a group of related claims submitted at the same time
such claim is submitted (as defined in paragraph (b) of this section),
the amount of money or the value of property or services demanded or
requested in violation of Sec. 22.3(a) does not exceed $150,000.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a related group of claims
submitted at the same time shall include only those claims arising from
the same transaction (e.g., grant, loan, application, or contract) that
are submitted simultaneously as part of a single request, demand, or
submission.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
reviewing official's authority to join in a single complaint against a
person claims that are unrelated or were not submitted simultaneously,
regardless of the amount of money, or the value of property or services,
demanded or requested.
