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§ 3701 — Definitions And Application
31 U.S.C. § 3701
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(a) In this chapter—
(1) “administrative offset” means withholding funds payable by the United States (including funds payable by the United States on behalf of a State government) to, or held by the United States for, a person to satisfy a claim.
(2) “calendar quarter” means a 3-month period beginning on January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1.
(3) “consumer reporting agency” means—
(A) a consumer reporting agency as that term is defined in section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)); or
(B) a person that, for money or on a cooperative basis, regularly—
(i) gets information on consumers to give the information to a consumer reporting agency; or
(ii) serves as a marketing agent under an arrangement allowing a third party to get the information from a consumer reporting agency.
(4) “executive, judicial, or legislative agency” means a department, agency, court, court administrative office, or instrumentality in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of Government, including government corporations.
(5) “military department” means the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
(6) “system of records” has the same meaning given that term in section 552a(a)(5) of title 5.
(7) “uniformed services” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.
(8) “nontax” means, with respect to any debt or claim, any debt or claim other than a debt or claim under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(1) In subchapter II of this chapter and subsection (a)(8) of this section, the term “claim” or “debt” means any amount of funds or property that has been determined by an appropriate official of the Federal Government to be owed to the United States by a person, organization, or entity other than another Federal agency. A claim includes, without limitation—
(A) funds owed on account of loans made, insured, or guaranteed by the Government, including any deficiency or any difference between the price obtained by the Government in the sale of a property and the amount owed to the Government on a mortgage on the property,
(B) expenditures of nonappropriated funds, including actual and administrative costs related to shoplifting, theft detection, and theft prevention,
(C) over-payments, including payments disallowed by audits performed by the Inspector General of the agency administering the program,
(D) any amount the United States is authorized by statute to collect for the benefit of any person,
(E) the unpaid share of any non-Federal partner in a program involving a Federal payment and a matching, or cost-sharing, payment by the non-Federal partner,
(F) and
(G) other amounts of money or property owed to the Government.
(2) For purposes of section 3716 of this title, each of the terms “claim” and “debt” includes an amount of funds or property owed by a person to a State (including any past-due support being enforced by the State), the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(c) In sections 3716 and 3717 of this title, the term “person” does not include an agency of the United States Government.
(d) Sections 3711(e) and 3716–3719 of this title do not apply to a claim or debt under, or to an amount payable under—
(1) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.),
(2) the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), except to the extent provided under sections 204(f) and 1631(b)(4) of such Act and section 3716(c) of this title, or
(3) the tariff laws of the United States.
(e) In section 3716 of this title—
(1) “creditor agency” means any agency owed a claim that seeks to collect that claim through administrative offset; and
(2) “payment certifying agency” means any agency that has transmitted a voucher to a disbursing official for disbursement.
(f) In section 3711 of this title, “private collection contractor” means private debt collectors under contract with an agency to collect a nontax debt or claim owed the United States. The term includes private debt collectors, collection agencies, and commercial attorneys.
Implementing Regulations
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§ 8.3 Administrative collection of claims.11 C.F.R. § 8.3
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§ 8.1 Purpose and scope.11 C.F.R. § 8.1
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§ 111.39 When must the respondent pay the civil money penalty?11 C.F.R. § 111.39
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§ 111.50 Purpose and scope.11 C.F.R. § 111.50
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§ 111.52 Administrative collection of claims.11 C.F.R. § 111.52
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§ 1015.101 Prescription of standards.10 C.F.R. § 1015.101
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§ 1709.101 Cross-reference to executive branch-wide debt collection regulations.10 C.F.R. § 1709.101
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§ 1015.203 Collection by administrative offset.10 C.F.R. § 1015.203
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§ 204.76 Use of credit bureau or consumer reporting agencies.17 C.F.R. § 204.76
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§ 0.5 Laws authorizing monetary claims.16 C.F.R. § 0.5
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§ 204.2 Definitions.17 C.F.R. § 204.2
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§ 267.2 Definitions.12 C.F.R. § 267.2
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§ 608.803 Definitions.12 C.F.R. § 608.803
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§ 797.3 Definitions.12 C.F.R. § 797.3
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§ 1208.4 Reporting delinquent debts to credit bureaus.12 C.F.R. § 1208.4
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§ 1208.1 Authority and scope.12 C.F.R. § 1208.1
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§ 422.833 Administrative wage garnishment for administrative debts.20 C.F.R. § 422.833
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§ 422.801 Scope of this subpart.20 C.F.R. § 422.801
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§ 422.402 What special definitions apply to this subpart?20 C.F.R. § 422.402
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§ 422.810 Salary offset for current employees.20 C.F.R. § 422.810
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§ 308.4 Disclosure of records.22 C.F.R. § 308.4
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§ 1408.3 Definitions.12 C.F.R. § 1408.3
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§ 220.7 Remedies and procedures.32 C.F.R. § 220.7
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§ 199.12 Third party recoveries.32 C.F.R. § 199.12
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§ 199.8 Double coverage.32 C.F.R. § 199.8
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§ 199.11 Overpayments recovery.32 C.F.R. § 199.11
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§ 20.74 Purpose.29 C.F.R. § 20.74
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§ 751.2 Claims against the United States: In general.32 C.F.R. § 751.2
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§ 842.98 Claims not payable.32 C.F.R. § 842.98
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§ 842.40 Claims not payable.32 C.F.R. § 842.40
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§ 1450.16 Use of consumer reporting agencies.29 C.F.R. § 1450.16
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§ 29.502 Definitions.31 C.F.R. § 29.502
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§ 285.6 Administrative offset under reciprocal agreements with states.31 C.F.R. § 285.6
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§ 901.3 Collection by administrative offset.31 C.F.R. § 901.3
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§ 900.1 Prescription of standards.31 C.F.R. § 900.1
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§ 105-56.001 Scope.41 C.F.R. § 105-56.001
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§ 105-56.003 Definitions.41 C.F.R. § 105-56.003
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§ 105-57.002 Definitions.41 C.F.R. § 105-57.002
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§ 105-55.002 Definitions.41 C.F.R. § 105-55.002
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§ 105-55.011 Collection by administrative offset.41 C.F.R. § 105-55.011
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§ 105-55.001 Prescription of standards.41 C.F.R. § 105-55.001
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§ 68b.12 What other regulations and statutes apply?42 C.F.R. § 68b.12
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§ 68.17 What other regulations and statutes apply?42 C.F.R. § 68.17
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§ 30.1 Purpose, authority, and scope.45 C.F.R. § 30.1
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§ 1177.11 Collection by administrative offset.45 C.F.R. § 1177.11
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§ 1177.1 Prescription of standards.45 C.F.R. § 1177.1
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§ 505.2 Definitions.46 C.F.R. § 505.2
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§ 179.302 Definitions.5 C.F.R. § 179.302
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§ 89.3 Applicability.49 C.F.R. § 89.3
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§ 831.1303 Definitions.5 C.F.R. § 831.1303
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§ 845.203 Definitions.5 C.F.R. § 845.203
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§ 1215.29 Use of credit reporting agencies.5 C.F.R. § 1215.29
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§ 1021.1 Standards.49 C.F.R. § 1021.1
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§ 1639.4 Definitions.5 C.F.R. § 1639.4
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§ 1639.11 Cross-servicing agreement with the Department of the Treasury.5 C.F.R. § 1639.11
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§ 2418.1 What definitions apply to the regulations in this part?5 C.F.R. § 2418.1
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§ 1261.400 Scope of subpart.14 C.F.R. § 1261.400
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§ 1261.408 Use of consumer reporting agency.14 C.F.R. § 1261.408
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§ 1261.501 Definition.14 C.F.R. § 1261.501
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§ 3.3 Definitions.7 C.F.R. § 3.3
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§ 3.2 Authority.7 C.F.R. § 3.2
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§ 633.14 Debt collection.7 C.F.R. § 633.14
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§ 4279.2 Definitions and abbreviations.7 C.F.R. § 4279.2
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§ 1.907 Definitions.38 C.F.R. § 1.907
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§ 5001.3 Definitions.7 C.F.R. § 5001.3
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PART 2418—FLRA DEBT COLLECTION5 C.F.R. pt. 2418
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PART 11—CLAIMS6 C.F.R. pt. 11
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PART 179—CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS5 C.F.R. pt. 179
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PART 3—DEBT MANAGEMENT7 C.F.R. pt. 3
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PART 130—USER FEES9 C.F.R. pt. 130
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PART 1015—COLLECTION OF CLAIMS OWED THE UNITED STATES10 C.F.R. pt. 1015
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PART 8—COLLECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEBTS11 C.F.R. pt. 8
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PART 15—DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURES10 C.F.R. pt. 15
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PART 111—COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE (52 U.S.C. 30109, 30107(a))11 C.F.R. pt. 111
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PART 19—COMMERCE DEBT COLLECTION15 C.F.R. pt. 19
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PART 6—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION15 C.F.R. pt. 6
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Subpart P—Administrative Debt Collection, Including Administrative Offset16 C.F.R. pt. 1, subpt. P
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PART 512—COLLECTION OF DEBTS UNDER THE DEBT COLLECTION ACT OF 198222 C.F.R. pt. 512
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Subpart E—Miscellaneous: Credit Bureau Reporting, Collection Services17 C.F.R. pt. 204, subpt. E
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PART 901—STANDARDS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE COLLECTION OF CLAIMS31 C.F.R. pt. 901
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PART 845—CIVIL PENALTIES30 C.F.R. pt. 845
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PART 1650—DEBT COLLECTION29 C.F.R. pt. 1650
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PART 846—INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES30 C.F.R. pt. 846
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PART 723—CIVIL PENALTIES30 C.F.R. pt. 723
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PART 724—INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES30 C.F.R. pt. 724
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PART 391—WAIVER OF INTEREST, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AND PENALTIES31 C.F.R. pt. 391
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PART 27—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES40 C.F.R. pt. 27
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PART 505—ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET46 C.F.R. pt. 505
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PART 11—CLAIMS44 C.F.R. pt. 11
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Subpart O—Collection of Claims Owed the United States47 C.F.R. pt. 1, subpt. O
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PART 1021—ADMINISTRATIVE COLLECTION OF ENFORCEMENT CLAIMS49 C.F.R. pt. 1021
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PART 1018—DEBT COLLECTION49 C.F.R. pt. 1018
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§ 0.5 Laws authorizing monetary claims.16 C.F.R. § 0.5
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§ 4279.202 Definitions and abbreviations.7 C.F.R. § 4279.202
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§ 30.520 How are overpayments collected?20 C.F.R. § 30.520
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§ 240.2 Definitions.31 C.F.R. § 240.2
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§ 17.106 VA collection rules; third-party payers.38 C.F.R. § 17.106
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§ 0.231 Authority delegated.47 C.F.R. § 0.231
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§ 1.1919 Contracting for collection services.47 C.F.R. § 1.1919
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§ 1.1918 Use of consumer reporting agencies.47 C.F.R. § 1.1918