§ 2780. Debt collection
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(1)Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall enter into one or more contracts with a person for collection services to recover indebtedness owed to the United States (arising out of activities related to Department of Defense) that is delinquent by more than three months.
(2)The authority of the Secretary to enter into a contract under this section for any fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations.
(3)Any such contract shall provide that the person submit to the Secretary a status report on the person’s success in collecting such debts at least once each six months. Section 3718 of title 31 shall apply to any such contract, to the extent not inconsistent with this subsection.
(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall disclose to consumer reporting agencies, in accordance with paragraph
(1)of section 3711(e) of title 31, information concerning any debt described in subsection
(a)of more than $100 that is delinquent by more than 31 days.
(2)No disclosure shall be made under paragraph
(1)with respect to an indebtedness while a decision regarding waiver of collection of the indebtedness is pending under section 2774 of this title or section 716 of title 32, or while a decision regarding remission or cancellation of the indebtedness is pending under section 7837, 8271, or 9837 of this title, unless the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101(5) of title 37) determines that disclosure under that paragraph pending such decision is in the best interests of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1309(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3982; amended Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 115(g)(2)(C), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3835; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 672(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2270; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1840.)
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- Public Law 109–364To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–661To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1987 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, to improve the defense acquisition pro
- Public Law 101–165Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes
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- Contracts for collection services§ 3718
- Collection and compromise§ 3711
- Claims for overpayment of pay and allowances and of travel and transportation allowances§ 2774
- Claims for overpayment of pay and allowances, and travel and transportation allowances§ 716
- Definitions§ 101
- Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system§ 3001
- Debt collection§ 2780
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- Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1309(a)
- 100 Stat. 3982
- Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 115(g)(2)(C)
- 110 Stat. 3835
- Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 672(a)
- 120 Stat. 2270
- 132 Stat. 1840
- Pub. L. 109–364
- Pub. L. 104–316
- Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 672(b)
- Pub. L. 101–165, title IX, § 9019
- 103 Stat. 1133
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1309(a)
Stat.100 Stat. 3982
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 115(g)(2)(C)
Stat.110 Stat. 3835
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