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[CITE: 31USC3719]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                   SUBTITLE III--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
 
                           CHAPTER 37--CLAIMS
 
          SUBCHAPTER II--CLAIMS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
 
Sec. 3719. Reports on debt collection activities

    (a) In consultation with the Comptroller General of the United 
States, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations 
requiring the head of each agency with outstanding nontax claims to 
prepare and submit to the Secretary at least once each year a report 
summarizing the status of loans and accounts receivable that are managed 
by the head of the agency. The report shall contain--
        (1) information on--
            (A) the total amount of loans and accounts receivable owed 
        the agency and when amounts owed the agency are due to be 
        repaid;
            (B) the total amount of receivables and number of claims at 
        least 30 days past due;
            (C) the total amount written off as actually uncollectible 
        and the total amount allowed for uncollectible loans and 
        accounts receivable;
            (D) the rate of interest charged for overdue debts and the 
        amount of interest charged and collected on debts;
            (E) the total number of claims and the total amount 
        collected; and
            (F) the number and total amount of claims referred to the 
        Attorney General for settlement and the number and total amount 
        of claims the Attorney General settles;

        (2) the information described in clause (1) of this subsection 
    for each program or activity the head of the agency carries out; and
        (3) other information the Secretary considers necessary to 
    decide whether the head of the agency is acting aggressively to 
    collect the claims of the agency.

    (b) The Secretary shall analyze the reports submitted under 
subsection (a) of this section and shall report annually to Congress on 
the management of debt collection activities by the head of each agency, 
including the information provided the Secretary under subsection (a).

(Added Pub. L. 97-452, Sec. 1(16)(A), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2473; 
amended Pub. L. 104-134, title III, Sec. 31001(aa)(3), Apr. 26, 1996, 
110 Stat. 1321-380.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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3719(a)..............................  31 App.:955(a).                 Oct. 25,
 1982, Pub. L. 97-365, Sec.  12,
                                                                        96 Stat
. 1756.
3719(b)..............................  31 App.:955(b).
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    In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words ``of the United 
States'' are omitted as surplus. The words ``the head of'' are added for 
consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United 
States Code. In clause (1)(C), the words ``uncollectible loans and 
accounts receivable'' are added for clarity. In clause (1)(F), the words 
``Attorney General'' are substituted for ``Department of Justice'' for 
consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the Code, 
including 28:503, 509.
    In subsection (b), the word ``submitted'' is substituted for 
``received by each agency'' for clarity.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 31001(aa)(3)(A)(i), amended 
first sentence generally. Prior to amendment, first sentence read as 
follows: ``In consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
Comptroller General, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall prescribe regulations requiring the head of each agency with 
outstanding debts to prepare and submit to the Director and the 
Secretary at least once each year a report summarizing the status of 
loans and accounts receivable managed by the head of the agency.''
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 31001(aa)(3)(A)(ii), 
substituted ``Secretary'' for ``Director''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 31001(aa)(3)(B), which directed 
that subsec. (b) be amended by substituting ``Secretary'' for 
``Director'', was executed by making the substitution to both places 
where ``Director'' appeared.


                  Termination of Reporting Requirements

    For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law 
requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other 
regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in which the 
reporting requirement under subsec. (b) of this section is listed on 
page 42), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, and section 
1(a)(4) [div. A, Sec. 1402(1)] of Pub. L. 106-554, set out as notes 
under section 1113 of this title.


                        Consolidation of Reports

    Section 31001(aa)(4) of Pub. L. 104-134 provided that: 
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the 
Treasury may consolidate reports concerning debt collection otherwise 
required to be submitted by the Secretary into one annual report.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3701 of this title.
