[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR17.77]



[Page 218-219]

 

                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 17_ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart C_Procedures for the Collection of Claims by the Government

 

Sec.  17.77  Contracts for collection services.



    The Secretary may enter into a contract or contracts for collection 

services to recover indebtedness owed the



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Department. Any such contract will include the following provisions:

    (a) The Secretary retains the authority to resolve a dispute, 

compromise a claim, end collection action or refer a matter to the 

Attorney General to bring civil action;

    (b) The person contracted with by the Secretary is subject to the 

Privacy Act of 1974 to the extent provided for in 5 U.S.C. 552a(m), the 

section on government contractors;

    (c) The person contracted with by the Secretary is subject to State 

and Federal laws governing debt collection practices, such as the Debt 

Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692; and

    (d) The person contracted with agrees to provide to the Secretary, 

if asked to return the file to the Department so that the Secretary may 

refer the account to the Department of Justice for litigation, any data 

contained in the files relating to actions previously taken to collect 

the debt, the current address of the debtor, as well as the current 

credit data of the debtor or any current other information requested and 

available.



[49 FR 32350, Aug. 14, 1984]



                    Administrative Offset Provisions



    Source: Sections 17.100 through 17.118, 49 FR 32351, appear at Aug. 

14, 1984, unless otherwise noted.