31 CFR § 256.30 - When does the Judgment Fund pay interest?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s256.30"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "31 CFR § 256.30 - When does the Judgment Fund pay interest?"
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "256.30"
section_name: "When does the Judgment Fund pay interest?"
chapter_name: "FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE"
part_number: "256"
part_name: "OBTAINING PAYMENTS FROM THE JUDGMENT FUND AND UNDER PRIVATE RELIEF BILLS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "256"
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# 256.30 When does the Judgment Fund pay interest?
Interest is paid when it is ordered in the judgment pursuant to a statutory, contractual or constitutional waiver of sovereign immunity. Such waivers may include interest as set forth under 41 U.S.C. 611 (Contract Disputes Act), 5 U.S.C. 5596 (Back Pay Act), or Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-16 (Civil Rights Act of 1991). In addition, post-judgment interest is paid on awards eligible for interest under 31 U.S.C. 1304(b) (unsuccessful appeal by the Government).