If a recipient is determined to have violated this part, as described in Sec. 48.500 or Sec. 48.505, the Department of Veterans Affairs may take one or more of the following actions--
(a) Suspension of payments under the award;
(b) Suspension or termination of the award; and
(c) Suspension or debarment of the recipient under 2 CFR parts 180 and 801, for a period not to exceed five years. [68 FR 66557, 66619, 66620, Nov. 26, 2003, as amended at 72 FR 30243, May 31, 2007]