Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury |
Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Money and Finance |
Chapter II - Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury |
SubChapter A - Bureau of the Fiscal Service |
Part 256 - Obtaining Payments from the Judgment Fund and Under Private Relief Bills |
Subpart A - General Information |
§ 256.0 - What does this part cover? |
§ 256.1 - What is Treasury's role in paying awards and settlements from the Judgment Fund? |
§ 256.2 - Where can I find more information about, and forms for, Judgment Fund payments? |
Subpart B - Requesting Payments |
§ 256.10 - Who may request payment from the Judgment Fund? |
§ 256.11 - How do agencies request payments? |
§ 256.12 - What supporting documentation must agencies submit to Fiscal Service when requesting a payment from the Judgment Fund? |
§ 256.13 - Are agencies required to supply a taxpayer identification number (TIN) when submitting a request for payment? |
§ 256.14 - What happens if I submit an incomplete request for payment? |
Subpart C - Debt Collection |
§ 256.20 - How does an agency indicate that a debt is to be offset from a Judgment Fund payment? |
§ 256.21 - Are Judgment Fund payments offset to collect administrative debts? |
§ 256.22 - How does Fiscal Service set off an award under 31 U.S.C. 3728? |
Subpart D - Interest and Litigation Costs |
§ 256.30 - When does the Judgment Fund pay interest? |
§ 256.31 - How does Fiscal Service compute interest on payments? |
§ 256.32 - What documentation must be submitted to the Judgment Fund Branch to preserve the right to seek interest under 31 U.S.C. 1304(b) in a case where the government has taken an appeal? |
§ 256.33 - For what period of time is interest computed under 31 U.S.C. 1304(b)? |
§ 256.34 - Does the Judgment Fund pay all litigation costs? |
Subpart E - Reimbursements to the Judgment Fund |
§ 256.40 - When must an agency reimburse the Judgment Fund? |
§ 256.41 - When is reimbursement due for CDA and No FEAR payments? |
Subpart F - Additional Provisions |
§ 256.50 - How does Fiscal Service process back pay awards? |
§ 256.51 - Does Fiscal Service report Judgment Fund payments to the IRS as income to the payee on IRS Form 1099? |
§ 256.52 - How does Fiscal Service issue a payment? |
§ 256.53 - How does the submitting agency know when payment is made? |
§ 256.54 - What happens if Fiscal Service denies a request for payment? |
Subpart G - Private Relief Bills |
§ 256.60 - How do I get paid for a Private Relief Bill? |