---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 81.35"
title: "34"
number: "81.35"
heading: "Reduction of claims."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/81.35"
---

# §81.35. Reduction of claims.


The Secretary or an authorized Departmental official as appropriate may, after the issuance of a disallowance decision, reduce the amount of a claim established under this subpart by—

- (a) Redetermining the claim on the basis of the proper application of the law, including the standards for the measure of recovery under [§ 81.31](/cfr/34/81.31.md), to the facts;
- (b) Compromising the claim under the Federal Claims Collection Standards in [4 CFR part 103](/cfr/4/part103.md); or
- (c) Compromising the claim under [§ 81.36](/cfr/34/81.36.md), if applicable.

## Notes

### Amendments

[54 FR 19512, May 5, 1989. Redesignated and amended at 58 FR 43473, Aug. 16, 1993]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1234-1234i, and 3474(a), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 19512, May 5, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[54 FR 19512, May 5, 1989. Redesignated and amended at 58 FR 43473, Aug. 16, 1993]