# Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Amendments
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2023-01-06 · Effective 2023-01-06 · 88 FR 985
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-28481
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 985
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 36
- **Publication date:** 2023-01-06
- **Effective date:** 2023-01-06
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations to adjust for inflation the amount of civil monetary penalties that are within VA's jurisdiction. These adjustments comply with the requirement in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, to make annual adjustments to the penalties.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/06/2022-28481/federal-civil-penalties-inflation-adjustment-act-amendments)
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