[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR901.12]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
   CHAPTER IX--FEDERAL CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS (DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                    TREASURY--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)
 
PART 901_STANDARDS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE COLLECTION OF CLAIMS
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 901.12  Exemptions.

    (a) The preceding sections of this part, to the extent they reflect 
remedies or procedures prescribed by the Debt Collection Act of 1982 and 
the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, such as administrative 
offset, use

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of credit bureaus, contracting for collection agencies, and interest and 
related charges, do not apply to debts arising under, or payments made 
under, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (26 U.S.C. 1 et 
seq.); the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), except to the 
extent provided under 42 U.S.C. 404 and 31 U.S.C. 3716(c); or the tariff 
laws of the United States. These remedies and procedures, however, may 
be authorized with respect to debts that are exempt from the Debt 
Collection Act of 1982 and the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 
to the extent that they are authorized under some other statute or the 
common law.
    (b) This section should not be construed as prohibiting the use of 
these authorities or requirements when collecting debts owed by persons 
employed by agencies administering the laws cited in paragraph (a) of 
this section unless the debt arose under those laws.