22 CFR § 35.47 - Limitations.

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title: "22 CFR § 35.47 - Limitations."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "35.47"
section_name: "Limitations."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "CLAIMS AND STOLEN PROPERTY"
part_number: "35"
part_name: "PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES"
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authority: "22 U.S.C. 2651a; 31 U.S.C. 3801  Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 584."
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# 35.47 Limitations.

(a) The notice of hearing with respect to a claim or statement must be served in the manner specified in § 35.8 within six years after the date on which such claim or statement is made.

(b) If the defendant fails to file a timely answer, service of notice under § 35.10(b) shall be deemed a notice of hearing for purposes of this section.

(c) The statute of limitations may be extended by agreement of the parties.