If a recipient is determined to have violated this part, as described in Sec. 84.500 or Sec. 84.505, the Department of Education 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 34 CFR Part 85, for a period not to exceed five years. (Authority: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and 3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327)