31 CFR § 256.10 - Who may request payment from the Judgment Fund?

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title: "31 CFR § 256.10 - Who may request payment from the Judgment Fund?"
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "256.10"
section_name: "Who may request payment from the Judgment Fund?"
chapter_name: "FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
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subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE"
part_number: "256"
part_name: "OBTAINING PAYMENTS FROM THE JUDGMENT FUND AND UNDER PRIVATE RELIEF BILLS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 1304, 3728; 41 U.S.C. 612; 5 U.S.C. 2301 note."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 60849, Oct. 17, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 256.10 Who may request payment from the Judgment Fund?

(a) *Court judgments and settlements of litigation.* The Department of Justice must normally submit the request for payment from the Judgment Fund. Agencies that have independent litigating authority may submit a request for payment themselves if the Department of Justice is not responsible for the case.

(b) *Administrative awards.* The program agency that is authorized to approve the award must submit the request for payment.