Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-110

§3306 Remedies of the United States

Title 28 › PART VI — PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS › CHAPTER 176 — FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURE › SUBCHAPTER D — FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS INVOLVING DEBTS › § 3306

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the United States brings a court case under this part to challenge a transfer or a promise to pay, it can undo the transfer as needed to satisfy the debt to the United States, go after the asset that was transferred or other property of the person who got it, or get any other relief that the situation requires. Those actions are limited by section 3307, by general fairness rules, and by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A claim about a fraudulent transfer or obligation is lost unless a lawsuit is started by the listed deadlines: if brought under section 3304(b)(1)(A), within 6 years after the transfer or obligation or, if later, within 2 years after it was or could reasonably have been discovered; if brought under section 3304(a)(1) or 3304(b)(1)(B), within 6 years after the transfer or obligation; and if brought under section 3304(a)(2), within 2 years after the transfer or obligation.

Full Legal Text

Title 28, §3306

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(a)In General.—
In an action or proceeding under this subchapter for relief against a transfer or obligation, the United States, subject to section 3307 and to applicable principles of equity and in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, may obtain— (1)
(2)a remedy under this chapter against the asset transferred or other property of the transferee; or
(3)any other relief the circumstances may require.
(b)Limitation.—
A claim for relief with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under this subchapter is extinguished unless action is brought—
(1)under section 3304(b)(1)(A) within 6 years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred or, if later, within 2 years after the transfer or obligation was or could reasonably have been discovered by the claimant;
(2)under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1)(B) of section 3304 within 6 years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred; or
(3)under section 3304(a)(2) within 2 years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (a), are set out in the Appendix to this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 180 days after Nov. 29, 1990, and applicable with respect to certain actions for debts owed the United States pending in court on that

Effective Date

, see section 3631 of Pub. L. 101–647, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

28 U.S.C. § 3306

Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110