Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act
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The Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act is a United States federal law passed in 1990, affecting money owed to the United States government.
A provision of the Act states that a person or organization indebted to the United States, against whom a judgment lien has been filed, is ineligible to receive a government grant. Noncompliance, depending on severity and frequency, may be punished by fine or even incarceration.
The Act can be found in the United States Code at 28 U.S.C. § 3201.
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Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act can be found at 28 U.S.C. 3001-3015. Section 3201 deals only with post-collection judgment liens.
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