PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Makes the chapter the only civil way the U.S. government can use to collect money a court orders or to get court help about a debt before the court decides the case. If another federal law gives different steps for collecting a debt under that law, those other steps must be followed instead when they conflict. Does not apply to money that is owed but is not a debt.

Title 28, §3001

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(a)In General.—

Except as provided in subsection (b), the chapter provides the exclusive civil procedures for the United States—

(1)to recover a judgment on a debt; or

(2)to obtain, before judgment on a claim for a debt, a remedy in connection with such claim.

(b)Limitation.—

To the extent that another Federal law specifies procedures for recovering on a claim or a judgment for a debt arising under such law, those procedures shall apply to such claim or judgment to the extent those procedures are inconsistent with this chapter.

(c)Amounts Owing Other Than Debts.—

This chapter shall not apply with respect to an amount owing that is not a debt or to a claim for an amount owing that is not a debt.

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Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXVI, § 3631, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4966, provided that: “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act [probably should be “title”, meaning title XXXVI of Pub. L. 101–647, which enacted this chapter and section 2044 of this title, amended section 550, 1962, 1963, and 2410 of this title, section 523 of Title 11, Bankruptcy, and section 3142 and 3552 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 1 of this title] and the

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made by this Act [title] shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 29, 1990]. “(b)(1) The

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made by title I of this Act [probably should be “subtitle A of this title”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 3611, 3302 [3612]) of title XXXVI of Pub. L. 101–647, which enacted this chapter] shall apply with respect to actions pending on the

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of this Act [probably should be title XXXVI of Pub. L. 101–647] in any court on—“(A) a claim for a debt; or “(B) a judgment for a debt. “(2) All notices, writs, orders, and judgments in effect in such actions shall continue in effect until superseded or modified in an action under chapter 176 of title 28 of the United States Code, as added by title I of this Act [subtitle A of this title]. “(3) For purposes of this subsection—“(A) the term ‘court’ means a Federal, State, or local court, and “(B) the term ‘debt’ has the meaning given such term in section and [sic] 3002(3) of such chapter.”

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Title 28, §3001

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