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Public Laws, Statutes,
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Public Law 104-134
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
Executive Order 13019
Supporting Families: Collecting Delinquent Child Support Obligations
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Links to Governmentwide Debt Collection Statutes
Search the U.S. Code, located at http://uscode.house.gov/usc.htm by Title and Section (i.e., 5 U.S.C. 552a)
5 U.S.C. 552a - Records maintained on individuals (Privacy Act)
5 U.S.C. 5514 - Installment deduction for indebtedness to the United States (Federal salary offset)
26 U.S.C. 6050P - Returns relating to the cancellation of indebtedness by certain entities
26 U.S.C. 6103 - Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
26 U.S.C. 6331 - Levy and distraint (tax levy)
26 U.S.C. 6402 - Authority to make credits or refunds (tax refund offset)
31 U.S.C. 3325 - Vouchers
31 U.S.C. 3701 - Definitions
31 U.S.C. 3711 - Collection and compromise
31 U.S.C. 3716 - Administrative offset
31 U.S.C. 3717 - Interest and penalty on claims
31 U.S.C. 3718 - Contracts for collection services
31 U.S.C. 3719 - Reports on debt collection activities
31 U.S.C. 3720A - Reduction of tax refund by amount of debt
31 U.S.C. 3720B - Barring delinquent federal debtors from obtaining federal loans or loan insurance guarantees
31 U.S.C. 3720C - Debt Collection Improvement Account
31 U.S.C. 3720D - Garnishment
31 U.S.C. 3720E - Dissemination of information regarding identity of delinquent debtors
31 U.S.C. 7701 - Taxpayer identifying number
Governmentwide Debt Collection Regulations
Regulatory Publications in the Federal Register
The regulations listed below are shown as they appear in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and can be obtained at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-retrieve.html#page1. These regulations were initially published in the Federal Register as Proposed, Interim and/or Final Rules. The Federal Register versions included supplementary information and discussions in the preambles that are not included in the CFR versions and often include interpretive information concerning particular provisions in the rules.
Treasury Regulations - 31 CFR Part 285
Subpart A - Disbursing Official Offset
Subpart B - Authorities Other than Offset
- 31 CFR 285.11 - Administrative Wage Garnishment
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- 31 CFR 285.12 - Transfer of Debts to Treasury for Collection
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- 31 CFR 285.13 - Barring Delinquent Debtors From Obtaining Federal Loans or Loan Insurance or Guarantees
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Treasury and Justice Regulations
- 31 CFR 900-904 - Federal Claims Collection Standards
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Office of Personnel Management Regulations on Salary Offset
- 5 CFR 550 - Pay Administration (General); Collection by Offset From Indebted Government Employees
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Office of Management and Budget
Guidance
Termination of Collection Action
Interim Chapter 7
Termination of Collection Action, Write-off and Close-out/Cancellation of Indebtedness (June 3, 2004)
Questions: Call Gerald Isenberg at (202) 874-7131
Sample Agency Debt Collection Regulations
Treasury Debt Collection Regulations
Published in the Federal Register October 28, 2002
Federal Claims Collection Standards
FCCS Workshop Follow-up
Questions and Answers from the FCCS Workshop, April 4, 2001
Treasury Offset Program
Standards for Exemption of Federal Payments into the Treasury Offset Program
Standards and Procedures (January 2001)
![PDF File](/peth04/20041108114214im_/http://www.fms.treas.gov/_images/file-pdf.gif) Payments Exempt from Offset by Disbursing Officials
TOP Payment Exemption Chart (March 2003)
Cross-Servicing
Exemption of Classes of Debts from Mandatory Transfer to Treasury
Procedures and Standards (January 2001)
Federal Debt Collection Center Designation
Policy, Procedures, and Standards (October 1999)
Interest on Debts Owed to the Federal Government
Current Value of Funds Rate
Taxpayer Identifying Number (TIN) Policy
Agency Taxpayer Identifying Number Implementation Reports: Policy Statement
Credit Bureau Reporting
Guide to the Federal Credit Bureau Program
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