# 31 U.S.C. § 3711: Collection and compromise

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3711

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 U.S.C. § 3711
- **Heading:** Collection and compromise
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 16, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE > SUBTITLE III—FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT > CHAPTER 37—CLAIMS > SUBCHAPTER II—CLAIMS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

## Text

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 .)

## Nearby sections

- [31 U.S.C. § 3701 Definitions and application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3701.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3702 Authority to settle claims](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3702.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3711 Collection and compromise](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3711.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3712 Time limitations for presenting certain claims of the Government](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3712.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3713 Priority of Government claims](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3713.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3714 Keeping money due States in default](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3714.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3715 Buying real property of a debtor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3715.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3716 Administrative offset](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3716.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3717 Interest and penalty on claims](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3717.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3718 Contracts for collection services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3718.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3719 Reports on debt collection activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3719.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3720 Collection of payments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3720.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3720A Reduction of tax refund by amount of debt](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3720A.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3720B Barring delinquent Federal debtors from obtaining Federal loans or loan insurance guarantees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3720B.md)

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