Chief Counsel to the Inspector General

0960-AI72 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0960 Social Security Administration SSA Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties

Section 701 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) requires federal agencies that impose civil monetary penalties (CMP) to adjust annually for inflation instead of every four years. This final rule codifies the regulatory text in the interim final rule we published on June 27, 2016 (which became effective August 1, 2016) to implement the requirement of section 701 of the BBA.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 20 CFR 498 42 U.S.C. 1320a-8 and 1320b-10 Pub. L.114-74 No Final Action 09/00/2025 No No None No No No No Michelle Murray Chief Counsel to the Inspector General 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 410 965-5001 michelle.murray@ssa.gov Office of the Counsel to the Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21235-6401