32 CFR § 269.2 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s269.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 269.2 - Definitions."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "269.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "269"
part_name: "CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 67945, Dec. 26, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "269"
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# 269.2 Definitions.
(a) *Department.* The Department of Defense.
(b) *Civil monetary penalty.* Any penalty, fine, or other sanction that:
(1)(i) Is for a specific monetary amount as provided by Federal law; or
(ii) Has a maximum amount provided by Federal law; and
(2) Is assessed or enforced by the Department pursuant to Federal law; and
(3) Is assessed or enforced pursuant to an administrative proceeding or a civil action in the Federal Courts.
(c) *Consumer Price Index.* The index for all urban consumers published by the Department of Labor.
[61 FR 67945, Dec. 26, 1996, as amended at 81 FR 33391, May 26, 2016]