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Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE > SUBTITLE III—FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT > CHAPTER 37—CLAIMS > SUBCHAPTER II—CLAIMS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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shall try to collect a claim of the United States Government for money or property arising out of the activities of, or referred to, the agency;

( Pub. L. 97–258 , Sept. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat. 971 ; Pub. L. 97–452, § 1(15) , Jan. 12, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2470 ; Pub. L. 98–216, § 1(5) , Feb. 14, 1984 , 98 Stat. 4 ; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2 , Oct. 22, 1986 , 100 Stat. 2095 ; Pub. L. 101–552, § 8(b) , Nov. 15, 1990 , 104 Stat. 2746 ; Pub. L. 102–365, § 4(a)(4) , Sept. 3, 1992 , 106 Stat. 973 ; Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(i)(1) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1375 ; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1089 , Feb. 10, 1996 , 110 Stat. 459 ; Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 31001(c)(1) , (g)(1)(C), (k), (m)(1), (p), Apr. 26, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1321–359 , 1321–363, 1321–365, 1321–366, 1321–371; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title X, § 1010 , Sept. 23, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2635 ; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 115(g)(1) , Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3834 ; Pub. L. 109–241, title IX, § 902(b)(4) , July 11, 2006 , 120 Stat. 566 ; Pub. L. 110–389, title VIII, § 801(a) , Oct. 10, 2008 , 122 Stat. 4185 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 927(d)(2) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3831 .)

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