Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act

Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act

The Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act is a United States federal law passed in 1990, affecting money owed to the United States government.

A provision of the Act states that a person or organization indebted to the United States, against whom a judgment lien has been filed, is ineligible to receive a government grant. Noncompliance, depending on severity and frequency, may be punished by fine or even incarceration.

The Act can be found in the United States Code at usc|28|3201.

ee also

*Debt compliance


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