---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1752.31"
title: "7"
number: "1752.31"
heading: "Authorized signatories."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1752.31"
---

# §1752.31. Authorized signatories.


Only the RUS Administrator can bind the Government to the expenditure of funds. Notwithstanding anything contained in this part, however, any settlement resulting in the reduction of $500,000 or more in payment to the Government, inclusive of attorney's fees, shall be approved by the Under Secretary for Rural Development, or higher.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1981(b)(4), 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. and 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 10558, Feb. 25, 2020, unless otherwise noted.