---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1150.16"
title: "45"
number: "1150.16"
heading: "May I use the Endowment's failure to comply with these regulations as a defense?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1150.16"
---

# §1150.16. May I use the Endowment's failure to comply with these regulations as a defense?


No. The failure of the Endowment to comply with any standard prescribed in the Federal Claims Collection Standards or these regulations shall not be available to any debtor as a defense.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716-3718, 3720A; 5 U.S.C. 5514.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 37486, June 15, 2000, unless otherwise noted.