---
kind: "section"
citation: "17 C.F.R. § 204.75"
title: "17"
number: "204.75"
heading: "Collection services."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/17/204.75"
---

# §204.75. Collection services.


Section 13 of the Debt Collection Act ([31 U.S.C. 3718](/usc/31/3718.md)) authorizes agencies to enter into contracts for collection services to recover debts owed the United States. The Act requires that certain provisions be contained in such contracts, including:

- (a) The agency retains the authority to resolve a dispute, including the authority to terminate a collection action or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil remedies; and
- (b) The contractor is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as it applies to private contractors, as well as subject to State and Federal laws governing debt collection practices.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3701, 3711, 3718.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 64373, Dec. 7, 1993, unless otherwise noted.