---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1149.3"
title: "45"
number: "1149.3"
heading: "What is a claim?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1149.3"
---

# §1149.3. What is a claim?

- (a) Claim means any request, demand, or submission:
  - (1) Made to the NEA for property, services, or money (including money representing grants, loans, insurance or benefits);
  - (2) Made to a recipient of property or services from the NEA, or to a party to a contract with the NEA for property or services if the United States:
    - (i) Provided such property or services;
    - (ii) Provided any portion of the funds for the purchase of such property or services; or
    - (iii) Will reimburse such recipient or party for the purchase of such property or services;
  - (3) Made to the NEA for the payment of money (including money representing grants, loans, insurance, or benefits) if the United States:
    - (i) Provided any portion of the money requested or demanded; or
    - (ii) Will reimburse such recipient or party for any portion of the money paid on such request or demand; or
  - (4) Made to the NEA which has the effect of decreasing an obligation to pay or account for property, services, or money.
- (b) A claim can relate to grants, loans, insurance, or other benefits, and includes the NEA guaranteed loans made by participating lenders.
- (c) Each voucher, invoice, claim form, or individual request or demand for property, services, or money constitutes a separate claim.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2); 20 U.S.C. 959; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 67081, Nov. 12, 2014, unless otherwise noted.