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Title 31
Title 31
CLAIMS
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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