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    <CFRTITLE>38</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>1</VOL>
    <DATE>2003-07-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2003-07-01</ORIGINALDATE>
    <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
    <TITLE>Minimum amount of referrals to the Department of Justice.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>1.953</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 1.953</HEADING>
    <ANCESTORS>
      <PARENT HEADING="Title 38" SEQ="3">Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER I" SEQ="2">DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 1" SEQ="1">GENERAL PROVISIONS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="0">Referrals to Gao, Department of Justice, Or Irs</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 1.953</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Minimum amount of referrals to the Department of Justice.</SUBJECT>
    <P>VA shall not refer claims of less than $600, exclusive of interest, penalties (if applicable), and administrative costs, for litigation unless:</P>
    <P>(a) Referral is important to a significant enforcement policy, or</P>
    <P>(b) The debtor not only has the clear ability to pay the claim but the government can effectively enforce payment, having due regard for the exemptions available to the debtor under State and Federal law and the judicial remedies available to the government.</P>
    <SECAUTH>(Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3711)</SECAUTH>
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