31 CFR § 900.5 - Form of payment.

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title: "31 CFR § 900.5 - Form of payment."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "900.5"
section_name: "Form of payment."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS (DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)"
part_number: "900"
part_name: "SCOPE OF STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 3711."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 70395, Nov. 22, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "900"
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# 900.5 Form of payment.

Claims may be paid in the form of money or, when a contractual basis exists, the Government may demand the return of specific property or the performance of specific services.