Title 31Money and FinanceRelease 119-73

§3562 Disposition of recovered funds

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Money a federal agency collects under section 3352(i) must be used to pay back the agency for the real costs it spent running that program.

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Title 31, §3562

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(a)Funds collected under a program carried out by an executive agency under section 3352(i) of this title shall be available to the executive agency to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the executive agency in the administration of the program.
[(b), (c). Repealed. Pub. L. 111–204, § 2(h)(6)(A)(i), July 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 2231.]

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2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–117 substituted “section 3352(i)” for “section 3561” and “agency to reimburse” for “agency for the following purposes: (1) To reimburse” and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: “To pay contractors for services under the program in accordance with the guidance issued under section 3561(c)(5) of this title.” 2010—Pub. L. 111–204 repealed section but provided that subsec. (a) was to continue in effect, with certain exceptions related to programs carried out under section 3561 of this title. Prior to amendment, in addition to subsec. (a), section contained subsecs. (b) and (c) which related to treatment of funds not used for programs under section 3561 of this title and priority of other authorized dispositions, respectively.

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31 U.S.C. § 3562

Title 31Money and Finance

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73