45 CFR § 1150.16 - May I use the Endowment's failure to comply with these regulations as a defense?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1150.16"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1150.16 - May I use the Endowment's failure to comply with these regulations as a defense?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1150.16"
section_name: "May I use the Endowment's failure to comply with these regulations as a defense?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS"
part_number: "1150"
part_name: "COLLECTION OF CLAIMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716-3718, 3720A; 5 U.S.C. 5514."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 37486, June 15, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1150"
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# 1150.16 May I use the Endowment's failure to comply with these regulations as a defense?

No. The failure of the Endowment to comply with any standard prescribed in the Federal Claims Collection Standards or these regulations shall not be available to any debtor as a defense.