---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1623.2"
title: "45"
number: "1623.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1623.2"
---

# §1623.2. Definitions.


For the purposes of this part the definitions in [45 CFR part 1606](/cfr/45/part1606.md) shall apply and also:

Suspension means an action taken during the term of the recipient's current year's grant or contract with the Corporation that withholds financial assistance to a recipient, in whole or in part, until the end of the suspension period pending prompt corrective action by the recipient or a decision by the Corporation to initiate termination proceedings.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996e(b)(1), 2996f(a)(3), and 2996f(d); Pub. L. 105-119, Title V, Secs. 501(b), 502, and 503, 111 Stat. 2440, 2510-11; Pub. L. 104-134, Title V, Secs. 503(f) and 509(c), 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-53, 1321-58, and 1321-59.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 10098, Feb. 13, 2013, unless otherwise noted.