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31 U.S.C. § 3727 — Assignments of claims
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**(a)** In this section, “assignment” means—
(1) a transfer or assignment of any part of a claim against the United States Government or of an interest in the claim; or
(2) the authorization to receive payment for any part of the claim.
**(b)** An assignment may be made only after a claim is allowed, the amount of the claim is decided, and a warrant for payment of the claim has been issued. The assignment shall specify the warrant, must be made freely, and must be attested to by 2 witnesses. The person making the assignment shall acknowledge it before an official who may acknowledge a deed, and the official shall certify the assignment. The certificate shall state that the official completely explained the assignment when it was acknowledged. An assignment under this subsection is valid for any purpose.
**(c)** Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to an assignment to a financing institution of money due or to become due under a contract providing for payments totaling at least $1,000 when—
(1) the contract does not forbid an assignment;
(2) unless the contract expressly provides otherwise, the assignment—
(A) is for the entire amount not already paid;
(B) is made to only one party, except that it may be made to a party as agent or trustee for more than one party participating in the financing; and
(C) may not be reassigned; and
(3) the assignee files a written notice of the assignment and a copy of the assignment with the contracting official or the head of the agency, the surety on a bond on the contract, and any disbursing official for the contract.
**(d)** During a war or national emergency proclaimed by the President or declared by law and ended by proclamation or law, a contract with the Department of Defense, the General Services Administ
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**(a)** In this section, “assignment” means—
(1) a transfer or assignment of any part of a claim against the United States Government or of an interest in the claim; or
(2) the authorization to receive payment for any part of the claim.
**(b)** An assignment may be made only after a claim is allowed, the amount of the claim is decided, and a warrant for payment of the claim has been issued. The assignment shall specify the warrant, must be made freely, and must be attested to by 2 witnesses. The person making the assignment shall acknowledge it before an official who may acknowledge a deed, and the official shall certify the assignment. The certificate shall state that the official completely explained the assignment when it was acknowledged. An assignment under this subsection is valid for any purpose.
**(c)** Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to an assignment to a financing institution of money due or to become due under a contract providing for payments totaling at least $1,000 when—
(1) the contract does not forbid an assignment;
(2) unless the contract expressly provides otherwise, the assignment—
(A) is for the entire amount not already paid;
(B) is made to only one party, except that it may be made to a party as agent or trustee for more than one party participating in the financing; and
(C) may not be reassigned; and
(3) the assignee files a written notice of the assignment and a copy of the assignment with the contracting official or the head of the agency, the surety on a bond on the contract, and any disbursing official for the contract.
**(d)** During a war or national emergency proclaimed by the President or declared by law and ended by proclamation or law, a contract with the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, the Department of Energy (when carrying out duties and powers formerly carried out by the Atomic Energy Commission), or other agency the President designates may provide, or may be changed without consideration to provide, that a future payment under the contract to an assignee is not subject to reduction or setoff. A payment subsequently due under the contract (even after the war or emergency is ended) shall be paid to the assignee without a reduction or setoff for liability of the assignor—
(1) to the Government independent of the contract; or
(2) because of renegotiation, fine, penalty (except an amount that may be collected or withheld under, or because the assignor does not comply with, the contract), taxes, social security contributions, or withholding or failing to withhold taxes or social security contributions, arising from, or independent of, the contract.
**(e)**
(1) An assignee under this section does not have to make restitution of, refund, or repay the amount received because of the liability of the assignor to the Government that arises from or is independent of the contract.
(2) The Government may not collect or reclaim money paid to a person receiving an amount under an assignment or allotment of pay or allowances authorized by law when liability may exist because of the death of the person making the assignment or allotment.
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**(a) Allocation and transfer of funds** The President may allocate or transfer to any agency of the United States Government any part of any funds available for carrying out the purposes of this chapter, including any advance to the United States Government by any country or international organization for the procurement of commodities, defense articles, military education and training, or services (including defense services). Such funds shall be available for obligation and expenditure for the purposes for which authorized, in accordance with authority granted in this chapter or under authority governing the activities of the agencies of the United States Government to which such funds are allocated or transferred.
**(b) Utilization of services and facilities of other agencies** Any officer of the United States Government carrying out functions under this chapter may utilize the services (including defense services) and facilities of, or procure commodities, defense articles, or military education and training from, any agency of the United States Government as the President shall direct, or with the consent of the head of such agency, and funds allocated pursuant to this subsection to any such agency may be established in separate appropriation accounts on the books of the Treasury.
**(c) Reimbursement for commodities, services, and facilities** In the case of any commodity, service, or facility procured from any agency of the United States Government to carry out subchapter I of this chapter, reimbursement or payment shall be made to such agency from funds available to carry out such subchapter. Such reimbursement or payment shall be at replacement cost, or, if required by law, at actual cost, or, in the case of services procured from the Department of Defense to
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**(a) Annuities and severance pay benefits**
(1) An individual entitled to an annuity from the Fund may make allotments or assignments of amounts from such annuity for such purposes as the Secretary of State in his or her sole discretion considers appropriate.
(2) Notwithstanding [section 3727 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3727&num=0&edition=prelim) or any other law, a member of the Service who is entitled to receive benefits under [section 4009(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4009/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim) may assign to any person the whole or any part of those benefits. Any such assignment shall be on a form approved by the Secretary of the Treasury and a copy of such assignment form shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury by the member executing the assignment.
**(b) Participants or annuitants having former spouses**
(1)
(A) In the case of any participant or annuitant who has a former spouse who is covered by a court order or who is a party to a spousal agreement—
(i) any right of the former spouse to any annuity under [section 4054(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4054/a&num=0&edition=prelim) in connection with any retirement or disability annuity of the participant, and the amount of any such annuity;
(ii) any right of the former spouse to a survivor annuity under section 4054(b) or (c) of this title, and the amount of any such annuity; and
(iii) any right of the former spouse to any payment of a lump-sum credit under section 4055(a) or (b) of this title;
shall be determined in accordance with that spousal agreement or court order, if and to th
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(1) For limitations on credits and refunds, see subchapter B of chapter 66.
(2) For overpayment in case of adjustments to accrued foreign taxes, see section 905(c).
(3) For credit or refund in case of deficiency dividends paid by a personal holding company, see section 547.
(4) For refund, credit, or abatement of amounts disallowed by courts upon review of Tax Court decision, see section 7486.
(5) For refund or redemption of stamps, see chapter 69.
(6) For abatement, credit, or refund in case of jeopardy assessments, see chapter 70.
(7) For restrictions on transfers and assignments of claims against the United States, see [section 3727 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3727&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code.
(8) For set-off of claims against amounts due the United States, see [section 3728 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3728&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code.
(9) For special provisions relating to alcohol and tobacco taxes, see subtitle E.
(10) For credit or refund in case of deficiency dividends paid by a regulated investment company or real estate investment trust, see section 860.
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**(a) Recognition by Secretary; scope of recognition** Notwithstanding the provision of [section 3727 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3727&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary is authorized to recognize validly executed assignments made by Regional Corporations of their rights to receive payments from the Alaska Native Fund. Such assignments shall only be recognized to the extent that the Regional Corporation involved is not required to distribute funds pursuant to subsection (j) or (m) of [section 1606 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1606&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Nonrecognition by Secretary** The Secretary shall not recognize any assignment under this section which does not provide that the United States reserves the right to assert against the assignee and successors of the assignee, any setoff or counterclaim which the United States has against the assignor Corporation.
**(c) Claims against Secretary by stockholders of Regional or Village Corporation for recognition of assignment** No stockholder of any Regional or Village Corporation shall have any claim against the Secretary or the United States as the result of any assignment duly recognized by the Secretary pursuant to this section.
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**(a)** The President may authorize any department or agency of the Government which exercises functions in connection with the national defense, acting in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President for the protection of the Government, to enter into contracts or into amendments or modifications of contracts heretofore or hereafter made and to make advance payments thereon, without regard to other provisions of law relating to the making, performance, amendment, or modification of contracts, whenever he deems that such action would facilitate the national defense. The authority conferred by this section shall not be utilized to obligate the United States in an amount in excess of $500,000 without approval by an official at or above the level of an Assistant Secretary or his Deputy, or an assistant head or his deputy, of such department or agency, or by a Contract Adjustment Board established therein. The authority conferred by this section may not be utilized to obligate the United States in an amount in excess of $150,000,000 unless the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and in addition, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate with respect to contracts, or modifications or amendments to contracts, or advance payments proposed to be made under this section by the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating with respect to the acquisition of Coast Guard cutters or aircraft, have been notified in writing of such proposed obligation and 60 days of continuous session of Congress have expired following the date on which such notice was transmitted to such Committees. For purposes of thi
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TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE
§ 3727
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104–88, § 306(4), added par. (2).
Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104–88, § 306(3), (5), redesignated
par. (2) as (3) and substituted ‘‘sections 10721, 13712, and
15504’’ for ‘‘sections 10721–10724’’.
1994—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(i)(2), sub-
stituted ‘‘section 40102(a) of title 49’’ for ‘‘the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958’’.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–272, § 4(f)(1)(N), which directed
the substitution of ‘‘miscellaneous receipts’’ for ‘‘mis-
cellaneous receipt’’, was repealed by Pub. L. 103–429.
1993—Subsecs. (c) and (d). Pub. L. 103–123 amended
subsecs. (c) and (d) generally. Prior to amendment, sub-
secs. (c) and (d) read as follows:
‘‘(c) Expenses of transportation audit contracts and
contract administration shall be financed from over-
payments collected from carriers on transportation
bills paid by the Government and other similar type re-
funds at not to exceed 40 percent of such collections an-
nually. Payment to any contractor shall not exceed 50
percent of the overpayments identified by any contract
audit.
‘‘(d) At least annually, and as determined by the Ad-
ministrator, after making adequate provision for ex-
penses of refunds to carriers, transportation audit con-
tracts, and contract administration authorized in sub-
section (c), the balance of the overpayments collected
by the General Services Administration shall be trans-
ferred to miscellaneous receipt of the Treasury. A re-
port of receipts, disbursements, and transfers (to mis-
cellaneous receipts) pursuant to this section shall be
made annually in connection with the budget estimates
to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
and to the Congress.’’
1986—Subsec. (a). P
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