§ 521.1 Basis and purpose
§ 521.2 Definitions
§ 521.3 Basis for civil penalties and assessments
§ 521.4 Investigation
§ 521.5 Review by the reviewing official
§ 521.6 Prerequisites for issuing a complaint
§ 521.7 Complaint
§ 521.8 Service of complaint
§ 521.9 Answer
§ 521.10 v2 Default upon failure to file an answer
§ 521.11 Referral of complaint and answer to the ALJ
§ 521.12 Notice of hearing
§ 521.13 Parties to the hearing
§ 521.14 Separation of functions
§ 521.15 Ex Parte contacts
§ 521.16 Disqualification of reviewing official or ALJ
§ 521.17 Rights of parties
§ 521.18 Authority of the ALJ
§ 521.19 Prehearing conferences
§ 521.20 v2 Disclosure of documents
§ 521.21 Discovery
§ 521.22 Exchange of witness lists, statements and exhibits
§ 521.23 Subpoenas for attendance at hearing
§ 521.24 Protective order
§ 521.25 Fees
§ 521.26 Form, filing and service of papers
§ 521.27 Computation of time
§ 521.28 Motions
§ 521.29 Sanctions
§ 521.30 v2 The hearing and burden of proof
§ 521.31 Determining the amount of penalties and assessments
§ 521.32 Location of hearing
§ 521.33 Witnesses
§ 521.34 Evidence
§ 521.35 The record
§ 521.36 Post-hearing briefs
§ 521.37 Initial decision
§ 521.38 Reconsideration of initial decision
§ 521.39 Appeal to the Broadcasting Board of Governors Director
§ 521.40 v2 Stays ordered by the Department of Justice
§ 521.41 Stay pending appeal
§ 521.42 Judicial review
§ 521.43 Collection of civil penalties and assessments
§ 521.44 Right to administrative offset
§ 521.45 Deposit in Treasury of United States
§ 521.46 Compromise or settlement
§ 521.47 Limitations

Terms Used In 22 CFR Part 521 - Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Sequester: To separate. Sometimes juries are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.