17 CFR 204.75
§ 204.75 Collection services.
United States · 17 CFR — Commodity and Securities Exchanges · Status: effective
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- 17 CFR 204.75, § 204.75 Collection services, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/68236
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Full text
Section 13 of the Debt Collection Act (31 U.S.C. 3718) authorizes agencies to enter into contracts for collection services to recover debts owed the United States. The Act requires that certain provisions be contained in such contracts, including:
(a) The agency retains the authority to resolve a dispute, including the authority to terminate a collection action or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil remedies; and
(b) The contractor is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as it applies to private contractors, as well as subject to State and Federal laws governing debt collection practices.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.