31 CFR § 256.34 - Does the Judgment Fund pay all litigation costs?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s256.34"
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title: "31 CFR § 256.34 - Does the Judgment Fund pay all litigation costs?"
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "256.34"
section_name: "Does the Judgment Fund pay all litigation costs?"
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"
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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."
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# 256.34 Does the Judgment Fund pay all litigation costs?

Fiscal Service certifies for payment only those costs that are enumerated in the cost statute, 28 U.S.C. 1920, or as set forth under a statute that specifically governs payment of the award.