16.6—Prerequisites for issuing a complaint.
(1)
The Department of Justice approves the
issuance of a complaint in a written statement
described in 31 U.S.C. 3803(b)(l), and
(2)
In the case of allegations of liability
under § 16.3(a) with respect to a claim, the
reviewing official determines that, with respect
to such claim or a group of related claims
submitted at the same time such claim is submitted
(as defined in paragraph (b) of this section), the
amount of money or the value of property or
services demanded or requested in violation of §
16.3(a) does not exceed $150,000.
(b)
For the purposes of this section, a related
group of claims submitted at the same time shall
include only those claims arising from the same
transaction (e.g., grant, loan, application, or
contract) that are submitted simultaneously as
part of a single request, demand, or
submission.
(c)
Nothing in this section shall be construed
to limit the reviewing official's authority to
join in a single complaint against a person,
claims that are unrelated or were not submitted
simultaneously, regardless of the amount of money
or the value of property or services demanded or
requested, as long as the total amount for each
claim does not exceed $150,000.