Permits executive and legislative agencies to make contracts with law firms for collection services, including litigation, to recover indebtedness owed the United States.
Requires that such a contract include provisions: (1) permitting the agency head to resolve a dispute, compromise a claim, or end a collection action; (2) permitting the Attorney General to terminate a collection action in the public interest; and (3) requiring the law firm to report to the Attorney General and the agency head monthly on services rendered and progress made.
Declares that such a law firm shall be considered to be a debt collector for the purposes of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Directs the Attorney General to transmit to Congress a quarterly report on the activities of the Department of Justice to recover indebtedness owed the United States.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Subcommittee on Energy and Government Processes. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-618.
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