Title 31, Chapter 37 — Claims

Definitions and application

Authority to settle claims

Collection and compromise

Time limitations for presenting certain claims of the Government

Priority of Government claims

Keeping money due States in default

Buying real property of a debtor

Administrative offset

Interest and penalty on claims

Contracts for collection services

Reports on debt collection activities

Collection of payments

Reduction of tax refund by amount of debt

Barring delinquent Federal debtors from obtaining Federal loans or loan insurance guarantees

Debt Collection Improvement Account

Garnishment

Dissemination of information regarding identity of delinquent debtors

Claims of personnel of agencies and the District of Columbia government for personal property damage or loss

Claims of officers and employees at Government penal and correctional institutions

Small claims for privately owned property damage or loss

Claims for damages caused by investigative or law enforcement officers of the Department of Justice

Claims of non-nationals for personal injury or death in a foreign country

Payment for transportation

Assignments of claims

Setoff against judgment

False claims

Civil actions for false claims

False claims procedure

False claims jurisdiction

Civil investigative demands