---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 18.549"
title: "38"
number: "18.549"
heading: "Alternate funds disbursal procedure."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/18.549"
---

# §18.549. Alternate funds disbursal procedure.

- (a) When VA withholds funds from a recipient under these regulations, the Secretary may disburse the withheld funds directly to an alternate recipient: Any public or non-profit private organization or agency, or State or political subdivision of the State.
- (b) The Secretary will require any alternate recipient to demonstrate;
  - (1) The ability to comply with these regulations; and
  - (2) **The ability to achieve the goals of the Federal statute authorizing the Federal financial assistance.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[50 FR 34133, Aug. 23, 1985, as amended at 68 FR 51372, Aug. 26, 2003]

### Authority

Authority: Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6101, et seq.; 45 CFR part 90 (1979).

### Source

Source: 50 FR 34133, Aug. 23, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[50 FR 34133, Aug. 23, 1985, as amended at 68 FR 51372, Aug. 26, 2003]