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22 U.S.C. § 2716 — Debt collection

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22 U.S.C. § 2716 — Debt collection

**(a) Contract authority** (1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of State shall enter into contracts for collection services to recover indebtedness owed by a person, other than a foreign country, to the United States which arises out of activities of the Department of State and is delinquent by more than 90 days. (2) Each contract entered into under this section shall provide that the person with whom the Secretary enters into such contract shall submit to the Secretary at least once every 180 days a status report on the success of the person in collecting debts. [Section 3718 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3718&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to any such contract to the extent that such section is not inconsistent with this subsection. **(b) Disclosure of delinquent debt to credit reporting agencies** The Secretary of State shall, to the extent otherwise allowed by law, disclose to those credit reporting agencies to which the Secretary reports loan activity information concerning any debt of more than $100 owed by a person, other than a foreign country, to the United States which arises out of activities of the Department of State and is delinquent by more than 31 days.

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31 U.S.C. § 3718 — Contracts for collection services

**(a)** Under conditions the head of an executive, judicial, or legislative agency considers appropriate, the head of the agency may enter into a contract with a person for collection service to recover indebtedness owed, or to locate or recover assets of, the United States Government. The head of an agency may not enter into a contract under the preceding sentence to locate or recover assets of the United States held by a State government or financial institution unless that agency has established procedures approved by the Secretary of the Treasury to identify and recover such assets. The contract shall provide that— (1) the head of the agency retains the authority to resolve a dispute, compromise a claim, end collection action, and refer a matter to the Attorney General to bring a civil action; and (2) the person is subject to— (A) [section 552a of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim), to the extent provided in section 552a(m); and (B) laws and regulations of the United States Government and State governments related to debt collection practices. **(b)** (1) (A) The Attorney General may make contracts retaining private counsel to furnish legal services, including representation in negotiation, compromise, settlement, and litigation, in the case of any claim of indebtedness owed the United States. Each such contract shall include such terms and conditions as the Attorney General considers necessary and appropriate, including a provision specifying the amount of the fee to be paid to the private counsel under such contract or the method for calculating that fee. The amount of the fee payable for legal services furnished under any such contract may not exceed the fee that counsel enga

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22 U.S.C. § 2651 — Establishment of Department

There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the “Department of State”, and a Secretary of State, who shall be the head thereof.

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22 U.S.C. § 2716 — Debt collection

Page 1155 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2717 1 See References in Text note below. estate in the same manner as surplus United States Government-owned property is dis- posed or by such means as may be appro- priate in light of the nature and value of the property involved. The expenses of sales shall be paid from the estate, and any lawful claim received thereafter shall be payable to the extent of the value of the net proceeds of the estate as a refund from the appropriate Treasury appropriations account. (C) Transfer of proceeds The net cash estate after disposition as provided in subparagraph (B) shall be trans- ferred to the miscellaneous receipts account of the Treasury of the United States. (2) Real property (A) Designation as excess property In the event that title to real property is conveyed to the Government of the United States pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(H) and is not required by the Department of State, such property shall be considered foreign ex- cess property under title IV of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.1 (B) Treatment as gift In the event that the Department requires such property, the Secretary of State shall treat such property as if it were an uncondi- tional gift accepted on behalf of the Depart- ment of State under section 2697 of this title and section 300(a)(3) of this title. (c) Losses in connection with the conservation of estates (1) Authority to compensate The Secretary is authorized to compensate the estate of any United States citizen who has died overseas for property— (A) the conservation of which has been un- dertaken under section 2715 of this title or subsection (a) of this section; and (B) that has been lost, stolen, or destroyed while in the custody

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