View all text of Subchapter V [§ 9091 - § 9097]
§ 9096. Signature authority
(a) In general
(b) Affirmation
(1) In general
(2) No retroactive effect
A denial of benefits based on a lack of affirmation under paragraph (1) shall not be retroactive with respect to third-party producers who were not the subject of the erroneous representation of authority, if the third-party producers—
(A) relied on the prior approval by the Secretary of the documents in good faith; and
(B) substantively complied with all program requirements.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1613, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 710.)