Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102

§3720E Dissemination of Information Regarding Identity of Delinquent Debtors

Title 31 › SUBTITLE III — FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT › CHAPTER 37 — CLAIMS › SUBCHAPTER II — CLAIMS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT › § 3720E

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

A federal agency head may, after the Treasury Secretary reviews it, publish or otherwise share a person’s name and the fact they owe an overdue non-tax debt to help collect that debt. The Treasury Secretary must write rules, with the OMB Director and other agency leaders, telling how to do this. The rules must target people who can pay, protect anyone who has not had a chance to check, contest, or settle their debt under the law, and prevent people from being named by mistake.

Full Legal Text

Title 31, §3720E

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(a)The head of any agency may, with the review of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the purpose of collecting any delinquent nontax debt owed by any person, publish or otherwise publicly disseminate information regarding the identity of the person and the existence of the nontax debt.

(b)(1)The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall issue regulations establishing procedures and requirements the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this section.

(2)Regulations under this subsection shall include—

(A)standards for disseminating information that maximize collections of delinquent nontax debts, by directing actions under this section toward delinquent debtors that have assets or income sufficient to pay their delinquent nontax debt;

(B)procedures and requirements that prevent dissemination of information under this section regarding persons who have not had an opportunity to verify, contest, and compromise their nontax debt in accordance with this subchapter; and

(C)procedures to ensure that persons are not incorrectly identified pursuant to this section.

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Citation

31 U.S.C. § 3720E

Title 31, Money and Finance

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102