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31 U.S.C. § 3720

Collection of payments

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(a) Each head of an executive agency (other than an agency subject to section 9 of the Act of May 18, 1933 (48 Stat. 63, chapter 32; 16 U.S.C. 831h)) shall, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, provide for the timely deposit of money by officials and agents of such agency in accordance with section 3302, and for the collection and timely deposit of sums owed to such agency by the use of such procedures as withdrawals and deposits by electronic transfer of funds, automatic withdrawals from accounts at financial institutions, and a system under which financial institutions receive and deposit, on behalf of the executive agency, payments transmitted to post office lockboxes. The Secretary is authorized to collect from any agency not complying with the requirements imposed pursuant to the preceding sentence a charge in an amount the Secretary determines to be the cost to the general fund caused by such noncompliance.(b) The head of an executive agency shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury charges imposed pursuant to subsection (a). Payments shall be made out of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the program to which the collections relate. The amounts of the charges paid under this subsection shall be deposited in the Cash Management Improvements Fund established by subsection (c).(c) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as the “Cash Management Improvements Fund”. Sums in the fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for the payment of expenses incurred in developing the methods of collection and deposit described in subsection (a) of this section and the expenses incurred in carrying out collections and deposits using such methods, including the costs of personal services and the costs of the lease or purchase of equipment and operating facilities.(Added Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2652(a)(1), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1152.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesRegulations

Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2652(a)(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1152, provided that: “The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations, including regulations under section 3720 of title 31, United States Code, designed to achieve by October 1, 1986, full implementation of the purposes of this subsection.”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1993–2024 · leading case: United States ex rel. Carter v. Halliburton Co., 710 F.3d 171 (4th Cir. 2013).
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United States ex rel. Carter v. Halliburton Co., 710 F.3d 171 (4th Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “See 31 U.S.C. §§ 3720 (e)(4), 3730(b)(5). Regardless of the applicability of the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act, False Claims Act relators have an incentive to bring actions as early as possible to avoid having their claims dis- missed under either of these two provisions.”
United States Ex Rel. Karvelas v. Melrose-Wakefield Hosp., 360 F.3d 220 (1st Cir. 2004). “Retaliation Claim Karvelas argues that the district court improperly dismissed Count IV of his complaint for failure to state a claim of retaliation under 31 U.S.C. § 3720 (h). 20 Congress added 31 U.”
City of Chi. v. Spielman (In re Spielman), 588 B.R. 198 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2018). “District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the "District Court") against Spielman, Sound Solutions, and others, alleging violations of the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3720 et seq., and the City's False Claims Ordinance, Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")…”
United States Ex Rel. Goldstein v. P & M Draperies, Inc., 303 B.R. 601 (D. Maryland 2004). · cites it 2× “The actions were filed pursuant to the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3720 (b). On February 1, 2002, the United States filed notice of its election to decline intervention in this action.”
Moore v. United States Dep't of Hous. & Urban Dev. (In Re Moore), 350 B.R. 650 (Bankr. W.D. Va. 2006). “§ 6402 (d) and 31 U.S.C. § 3720 (A), collectively known as the Federal Intercept Statute.”
Comer v. United States Soc. Sec. Admin. (In Re Comer), 386 B.R. 607 (Bankr. W.D. Va. 2008). “§ 6402 (d) and 31 U.S.C. § 3720 (A), or its regulations before setting off against debtors lax return.”
Merritt v. Amedisys Inc (M.D. Ga. 2023). · cites it 2× “at ¶¶ 12, 13-17) (citing 31 U.S.C. § 3720 (h); 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)).”
Hartley v. South Georgia Med. Ctr. (M.D. Ga. 2023). · cites it 2× “31 U.S.C. § 3720 (h). Relator’s allegations of FCA violations implicate the rules and regulations of several different Government funded health insurance programs.”
Horton v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2021). “See 31 U.S.C. § 3720 ; 31 C.F.R. § 285.11 (d) (“Whenever an agency determines that a delinquent debt is owed by an individual, the agency may initiate proceedings administratively to garnish the wages of the delinquent debtor.”
Horton v. United States (Fed. Cir. 2022). “3 (first citing 31 U.S.C. § 3720 ; and then citing 31 CFR § 285.”
United States of Am. v. S.M.R.T., LLC (S.D. Cal. 2021). “Relator Randy Lazar has brought the complaint on behalf of the United a1 States and State of California pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3720 (b){2) and Cal. Gov’t Code § 22 12650, Id.”
United States of Am. v. S.M.R.T., LLC (S.D. Cal. 2021). “Relator Randy Lazar has brought the complaint on behalf of the United 21 States and State of California pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3720 (b)(2) and Cal. Gov’t Code § 22 12650.”
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