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(iv) The Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate.
(3) FIRST
MEETING.—The Commission shall
hold its first meeting within 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(d) DIRECTOR; STAFF.—
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a
Director, who—
(A) shall be appointed by the Commission;
and
(B) shall be paid at a rate not to exceed
the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title
5, United States Code.
(2) STAFF.—
(A) APPOINTMENTS; PAY.—The Director,
with the approval of the Commission, may ap-
point and fix the pay of additional personnel,
except that no individual so appointed may re-
ceive pay at a rate in excess of the maximum
rate of basic pay payable under section 5376 of
title 5, United States Code, for positions classi-
fied above GS-15 of the General Schedule.
(B) DETAILS FROM CONGRESSIONAL COM-
MITTEES AND OFFICES.—Upon the request of
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the Director, the chairman of any standing
committee or other committee of either House
or both Houses of the Congress, or the head of
any other congressional office, may detail any
of the personnel of that committee or office to
the Commission to assist the Commission in
carrying out its duties under this Act.
(C) ASSISTANCE FROM GAO.—The Comp-
troller General of the United States shall pro-
vide assistance, including the detailing of em-
ployees, to the Commission in accordance with
an agreement entered into with the Commis-
sion.
(e) DUTIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall study
and, within 7 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, submit to the Congress a written
report on—
(A) the financial soundness of the retire-
ment systems for Government employees (in-
cluding employees of nonappropriated fund in-
strumentalities) and members of the uniformed
services;
(B) the cost and level of benefits provided
by the Civil Service Retirement System, the
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Federal Employees’ Retirement System, and
the other retirement systems under subpara-
graph (A), as compared with the cost and level
of benefits of retirement systems prevalent in
the private sector;
(C) the appropriate level and design of
benefits of an alternative retirement system and
modifications of existing systems to achieve the
objectives described in paragraph (2); and
(D) the cost and suitability of benefits pro-
vided by the military retirement system, and
their appropriateness in light of current and
projected military readiness requirements.
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The considerations de-
scribed in this paragraph are as follows:
(A) Portability of benefits, consistent with
the greater mobility anticipated with respect to
the workforce of the 21st century.
(B) Financial soundness, consistent with
the requirements of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 and the require-
ments that must be met in order to qualify to
be insured by the Pension Benefit Guarantee
Corporation.
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(C) The Government’s presence in a wide
range of occupations and local labor markets,
and the need for retirement benefits to be rep-
resentative of the level of benefits received by
most Americans in the private sector in order
to allow the Government to recruit and retain
a qualified workforce.
(D) Total compensation trends in the pri-
vate sector, including the use of cafeteria plans.
(3) CONTENTS.—The Commission’s report shall
contain a detailed statement of the findings and con-
clusions of the Commission, together with its rec-
ommendations for any legislation that the Commis-
sion considers appropriate.
(f) OTHER AUTHORITY.—
(1) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Com-
mission may procure by contract, to the extent funds
are available, the temporary or intermittent services
of experts or consultants subject to the same terms
and conditions as would apply under section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, in the case of an Execu-
tive agency.
(2) LEASES.—The Commission may lease space
and acquire personal property to the extent funds
are available.
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(g) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Commission such funds as are necessary
to carry out its duties under this Act. Such funds shall
remain available until expended.
(h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall cease to
exist 30 days after submitting its report to the Congress
under subsection (e).
SEC. 5005. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES
POSTAL SERVICE.
(a) REPEAL.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2004 of title 39,
United States Code, is repealed.
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—
(A) The table of sections for chapter 20 of
such title is amended by repealing the item re-
lating to section 2004.
(B) Section 2003(e)(2) of such title is
amended by striking ‘‘sections 2401 and 2004’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section
2401’’.
(b) CLARIFICATION THAT LIABILITIES FORMERLY
PAID PURSUANT TO SECTION 2004 REMAIN LIABILITIES
PAYABLE BY THE POSTAL SERVICE.—Section 2003 of
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title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(h) Liabilities of the former Post Office Department
to the Employees’ Compensation Fund (appropriations for
which were authorized by former section 2004, as in effect
before the effective date of this subsection) shall be liabil-
ities of the Postal Service payable out of the Fund.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall be effective as of
October 1, 1995.
(2) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PAYMENTS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1996.—
(A) AMOUNTS
NOT
YET
PAID.—No pay-
ment may be made to the Postal Service Fund,
on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act, pursuant to any appropriation for fiscal
year 1996 authorized by section 2004 of title
39, United States Code (as in effect before the
effective date of this section).
(B) AMOUNTS PAID.—If any payment to
the Postal Service Fund is or has been made
pursuant to an appropriation for fiscal year
1996 authorized by such section 2004, then an
amount equal to the amount of such payment
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shall be paid from such Fund into the Treasury
as miscellaneous receipts.
SEC. 5006. AVAILABILITY OF SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE.
(a) REPEAL.—(1) Title V of the Stewart B. McKin-
ney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.)
is repealed.
(2) The table of contents in section 101(b) of that
Act is amended by striking the items relating to title V.
(3) This subsection shall be effective October 1, 1995.
(b) AUTHORITY
TO
TRANSFER
SURPLUS
REAL
PROPERTY FOR HOUSING USE.—Section 203 of the Fed-
eral Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40
U.S.C. 484) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(r) Under such regulations as the Administrator
may prescribe, and in consultation with appropriate local
governmental authorities, the Administrator may transfer
to any nonprofit organization which exists for the primary
purpose of providing housing or housing assistance for
homeless individuals or families, such surplus real prop-
erty, including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated
thereon, as is needed for housing use.
‘‘(s)(1) Under such regulations as the Administrator
may prescribe, and in consultation with appropriate local
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governmental authorities, the Administrator may transfer
to any non-profit organization which exists for the primary
purpose of providing housing or housing assistance for
low-income individuals or families such surplus real prop-
erty, including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated
thereon, as is needed for housing use.
‘‘(2) In making transfers under this subsection, the
Administrator shall take such actions, which may include
grant agreements with an organization receiving a grant,
as may be necessary to ensure that—
‘‘(A) assistance provided under this subsection
is used to facilitate and encourage homeownership
opportunities through the construction of self-help
housing, under terms which require that the person
receiving the assistance contribute a significant
amount of labor toward the construction; and
‘‘(B) the dwellings constructed with property
transferred under this subsection shall be quality
dwellings that comply with local building and safety
codes and standards and shall be available at prices
below the prevailing market prices.’’.
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Subtitle B—Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1995
SEC 5201. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 5202. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this subtitle is as follows:
Sec. 5201. Short title.
Sec. 5202. Table of contents.
Sec. 5203. Effective date.
Sec. 5204. Purposes.
PART I—GENERAL DEBT COLLECTION INITIATIVES
SUBPART A—GENERAL OFFSET AUTHORITY
Sec. 5211. Expansion of administrative offset authority.
Sec. 5212. Enhancement of administrative offset authority.
Sec. 5213. Exemption from computer matching requirements under the Privacy
Act of 1974.
Sec. 5214. Use of administrative offset authority for debts to States.
Sec. 5215. Technical and conforming amendments.
SUBPART B—SALARY OFFSET AUTHORITY
Sec. 5221. Enhancement of salary offset authority.
SUBPART C—TAXPAYER IDENTIFYING NUMBERS
Sec. 5231. Access to debtor information.
Sec. 5232. Barring delinquent Federal debtors from obtaining Federal loans or
loan guarantees.
SUBPART D—EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF COLLECTION AUTHORITIES
Sec. 5241. Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies and commercial reporting
agencies.
Sec. 5242. Contracts for collection services.
Sec. 5243. Cross-servicing partnerships and centralization of debt collection ac-
tivities in the Department of the Treasury.
Sec. 5244. Compromise of claims.
Sec. 5245. Wage garnishment requirement.
Sec. 5246. Debt sales by agencies.
Sec. 5247. Adjustments of administrative debt.
Sec. 5248. Dissemination of information regarding identity of delinquent debt-
ors.
SUBPART E—FEDERAL CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES
Sec. 5251. Adjusting Federal civil monetary penalties for inflation.
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SUBPART F—GAIN SHARING
Sec. 5261. Debt collection improvement account.
SUBPART G—TAX REFUND OFFSET AUTHORITY
Sec. 5271. Expanding tax refund offset authority.
Sec. 5272. Expanding authority to collect past-due support.
SUBPART H—DISBURSEMENTS
Sec. 5281. Electronic funds transfer.
Sec. 5282. Requirement to include taxpayer identifying number with payment
voucher.
SUBPART I—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 5291. Miscellaneous amendments to definitions.
Sec. 5292. Monitoring and reporting.
Sec. 5293. Review of standards and policies for compromise or write-down of
delinquent debts.
PART II—JUSTICE DEBT MANAGEMENT
Sec. 5301. Expanded use of private attorneys.
Sec. 5302. Nonjudicial foreclosure of mortgages.
SEC. 5203. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the pro-
visions of this subtitle and the amendments made by this
subtitle shall become effective October 1, 1995.
SEC. 5204. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this subtitle are the following:
(1) To maximize collections of delinquent debts
owed to the Government by ensuring quick action to
enforce recovery of debts and the use of all appro-
priate collection tools.
(2) To minimize the costs of debt collection by
consolidating related functions and activities and
utilizing interagency teams.
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(3) To reduce losses arising from debt manage-
ment activities by requiring proper screening of po-
tential borrowers, aggressive monitoring of all ac-
counts, and sharing of information within and
among Federal agencies.
(4) To ensure that the public is fully informed
of the Federal Government’s debt collection policies
and that debtors are cognizant of their financial ob-
ligations to repay amounts owed to the Federal Gov-
ernment.
(5) To ensure that debtors have all appropriate
due process rights, including the ability to verify,
challenge, and compromise claims, and access to ad-
ministrative appeals procedures which are both rea-
sonable and protect the interests of the United
States.
(6) To encourage agencies, when appropriate,
to sell delinquent debt, particularly debts with un-
derlying collateral.
(7) To rely on the experience and expertise of
private sector professionals to provide debt collection
services to Federal agencies.
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PART I—GENERAL DEBT COLLECTION
INITIATIVES
Subpart A—General Offset Authority
SEC. 5211. EXPANSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AU-
THORITY.
Chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in each of sections 3711, 3716, 3717, and
3718, by striking ‘‘the head of an executive or legis-
lative agency’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the head of an executive, judicial, or legislative
agency’’; and
(2) by amending section 3701(a)(4) to read as
follows:
‘‘(4) ‘executive, judicial, or legislative agency’
means a department, agency, court, court adminis-
trative office, or instrumentality in the executive, ju-
dicial, or legislative branch of government, including
government corporations.’’.
SEC. 5212. ENHANCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET
AUTHORITY.
(a) PERSONS SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE OFF-
SET.—Section 3701(c) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(c) In sections 3716 and 3717 of this title, the term
‘person’ does not include an agency of the United States
Government.’’.
(b) REQUIREMENTS
AND
PROCEDURES.—Section
3716 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(b) Before collecting a claim by administrative off-
set, the head of an executive, judicial, or legislative agency
must either—
‘‘(1) adopt, without change, regulations on col-
lecting by administrative offset promulgated by the
Department of Justice, the General Accounting Of-
fice, or the Department of the Treasury; or
‘‘(2) prescribe regulations on collecting by ad-
ministrative offset consistent with the regulations re-
ferred to in paragraph (1).’’;
(2) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as
follows:
‘‘(2) when a statute explicitly prohibits using
administrative offset or setoff to collect the claim or
type of claim involved.’’;
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (e); and
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(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the follow-
ing new subsections:
‘‘(c)(1)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, a disbursing official of the Department of the
Treasury, the Department of Defense, the United States
Postal Service, or any other government corporation, or
any disbursing official of the United States designated by
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall offset at least annu-
ally the amount of a payment which a payment certifying
agency has certified to the disbursing official for disburse-
ment, by an amount equal to the amount of a claim which
a creditor agency has certified to the Secretary of the
Treasury pursuant to this subsection.
‘‘(B) An agency that designates disbursing officials
pursuant to section 3321(c) of this title is not required
to certify claims arising out of its operations to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury before such agency’s disbursing of-
ficials offset such claims.
‘‘(C) Payments certified by the Department of Edu-
cation under a program administered by the Secretary of
Education under title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965 shall not be subject to administrative offset under
this subsection.
‘‘(2) Neither the disbursing official nor the payment
certifying agency shall be liable—
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‘‘(A) for the amount of the administrative offset
on the basis that the underlying obligation, rep-
resented by the payment before the administrative
offset was taken, was not satisfied; or
‘‘(B) for failure to provide timely notice under
paragraph (8).
‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall exempt from
administrative offset under this subsection payments
under means-tested programs when requested by the head
of the respective agency. The Secretary may exempt other
payments from administrative offset under this subsection
upon the written request of the head of a payment certify-
ing agency. A written request for exemption of other pay-
ments must provide justification for the exemption under
standards prescribed by the Secretary. Such standards
shall give due consideration to whether administrative off-
set would tend to interfere substantially with or defeat the
purposes of the payment certifying agency’s program. The
Secretary shall report to the Congress annually on exemp-
tions granted under this section.
‘‘(4) The Secretary of the Treasury may charge a fee
sufficient to cover the full cost of implementing this sub-
section. The fee may be collected either by the retention
of a portion of amounts collected pursuant to this sub-
section, or by billing the agency referring or transferring
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a claim for those amounts. Fees charged to the agencies
shall be based on actual administrative offsets completed.
Amounts received by the United States as fees under this
subsection shall be deposited into the account of the De-
partment of the Treasury under section 3711(g)(4) of this
title, and shall be collected and accounted for in accord-
ance with the provisions of that section.
‘‘(5) The Secretary of the Treasury may disclose to
a creditor agency the current address of any payee and
any data related to certifying and authorizing payments
to a payee in accordance with section 552a of title 5, Unit-
ed States Code, even if the payment has been exempt from
administrative offset. If a payment is made electronically,
the Secretary may obtain the current address of the payee
from the institution receiving the payment. Upon request
by the Secretary, the institution receiving the payment
shall report the current address of the payee to the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(6) The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe
such rules, regulations, and procedures as the Secretary
of the Treasury considers necessary to carry out this sub-
section. The Secretary shall consult with the heads of af-
fected agencies in the development of such rules, regula-
tions, and procedures.
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‘‘(7) Any Federal agency that is owed by a person
a past due, legally enforceable nontax debt that is over
180 days delinquent, including nontax debt administered
by a third party acting as an agent for the Federal Gov-
ernment, shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of all
such nontax debts for purposes of administrative offset
under this subsection.
‘‘(8)(A) The disbursing official conducting an admin-
istrative offset with respect to a payment to a payee shall
notify the payee in writing of—
‘‘(i) the occurrence of the administrative offset
to satisfy a past due legally enforceable debt, includ-
ing a description of the type and amount of the pay-
ment otherwise payable to the payee against which
the offset was executed;
‘‘(ii) the identity of the creditor agency request-
ing the offset; and
‘‘(iii) a contact point within the creditor agency
that will handle concerns regarding the offset.
‘‘(B) If the payment to be offset is a periodic benefit
payment, the disbursing official shall take reasonable
steps, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, to
provide the notice to the payee not later than the date
on which the payee is otherwise scheduled to receive the
payment, or as soon as practical thereafter, but no later
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than the date of the administrative offset. Notwithstand-
ing the preceding sentence, the failure of the debtor to
receive such notice shall not impair the legality of such
administrative offset.
‘‘(9) A levy pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 shall take precedence over requests for adminis-
trative offset pursuant to other laws.
‘‘(d) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit
the use of any other administrative offset authority exist-
ing under statute or common law.’’.
(c) NONTAX DEBT OR CLAIM DEFINED.—Section
3701 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘and sub-
section (a)(8) of this section’’ after ‘‘of this chap-
ter’’; and
(2) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) ‘nontax’ means, with respect to any debt
or claim, any debt or claim other than a debt or
claim under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
SEC. 5213. EXEMPTION FROM COMPUTER MATCHING RE-
QUIREMENTS UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT OF
1974.
Section 3716 of title 31, United States Code, as
amended by section 5212(b) of this subtitle, is further
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amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(f) The Secretary may waive the requirements of
sections 552a(o) and (p) of title 5 for administrative offset
or claims collection upon written certification by the head
of the executive, judicial, or legislative agency seeking to
collect the claim that the requirements of subsection (a)
of this section have been met.
‘‘(g) The Data Integrity Board of the Department
of the Treasury established under 552a(u) of title 5 shall
review and include in reports under paragraph (3)(D) of
that section a description of any matching activities con-
ducted under this section. If the Secretary has granted
a waiver under subsection (f) of this section, no other
Data Integrity Board is required to take any action under
section 552a(u) of title 5.’’.
SEC. 5214. USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AUTHORITY
FOR DEBTS TO STATES.
Section 3716 of title 31, United States Code, as
amended by sections 5212 and 5213 of this subtitle, is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(h)(1) The Secretary may, in the discretion of the
Secretary, apply subsection (a) with respect to any past-
due, legally-enforceable debt owed to a State if—
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(A) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)
the following: ‘‘All Federal agencies to which
debts are owed and which have outstanding de-
linquent debts shall participate in a computer
match at least annually of their delinquent debt
records with records of Federal employees to
identify those employees who are delinquent in
repayment of those debts. The preceding sen-
tence shall not apply to any debt under the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. Matched Federal
employee records shall include, but shall not be
limited to, records of active Civil Service em-
ployees government-wide, military active duty
personnel, military reservists, United States
Postal Service employees, employees of other
government corporations, and seasonal and
temporary employees. The Secretary of the
Treasury shall establish and maintain an inter-
agency consortium to implement centralized sal-
ary offset computer matching, and promulgate
regulations for this program. Agencies that per-
form centralized salary offset computer match-
ing services under this subsection are author-
ized to charge a fee sufficient to cover the full
cost for such services.’’;
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(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and
(4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to routine intra-
agency adjustments of pay that are attributable to clerical
or administrative errors or delays in processing pay docu-
ments that have occurred within the four pay periods pre-
ceding the adjustment and to any adjustment that
amounts to $50 or less, if at the time of such adjustment,
or as soon thereafter as practical, the individual is pro-
vided written notice of the nature and the amount of the
adjustment and a point of contact for contesting such ad-
justment.’’; and
(D) by amending paragraph (5)(B) (as re-
designated by subparagraph (B) of this para-
graph) to read as follows:
‘‘(B) ‘agency’ includes executive depart-
ments and agencies, the United States Postal
Service, the Postal Rate Commission, the Sen-
ate, the House of Representatives, and any
court, court administrative office, or instrumen-
tality in the judicial or legislative branches of
the Government, and government corpora-
tions.’’;
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(2) by adding after subsection (c) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(d) A levy pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 shall take precedence over deductions under this
section.’’.
Subpart C—Taxpayer Identifying Numbers
SEC. 5231. ACCESS TO DEBTOR INFORMATION.
Section 4 of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Public
Law 97–365, 96 Stat. 1749, 26 U.S.C. 6103 note) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘For purposes
of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘For purposes of sub-
section (a)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(c) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency shall
require each person doing business with that agency
to furnish to that agency such person’s taxpayer
identifying number.
‘‘(2) DOING BUSINESS.—For purposes of this
subsection, a person shall be considered to be doing
business with a Federal agency if the person is—
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‘‘(A) a lender or servicer in a Federal
guaranteed or insured loan program adminis-
tered by the agency;
‘‘(B) an applicant for, or recipient of—
‘‘(i) a Federal guaranteed, insured, or
direct loan administered by the agency; or
‘‘(ii) a Federal license, permit, right-
of-way, grant, or benefit payment adminis-
tered by the agency or insurance adminis-
tered by the agency;
‘‘(C) a contractor of the agency;
‘‘(D) assessed a fine, fee, royalty or pen-
alty by the agency; and
‘‘(E) in a relationship with the agency that
may give rise to a receivable due to that agency,
such as a partner of a borrower in or a guaran-
tor of a Federal direct or insured loan adminis-
tered by the agency.
‘‘(3) DISCLOSURE.—Each agency shall disclose
to a person required to furnish a taxpayer identify-
ing number under this subsection its intent to use
such number for purposes of collecting and reporting
on any delinquent amounts arising out of such per-
son’s relationship with the Government.
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‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
‘‘(A) the term ‘taxpayer identifying num-
ber’ has the meaning given such term in section
6109 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 6109); and
‘‘(B) the term ‘person’—
‘‘(i) subject to clause (ii), means an
individual, sole proprietorship, partnership,
corporation, or nonprofit organization, or
any other form of business association; and
‘‘(ii) does not include debtors under
third party claims of the United States,
other than debtors owing claims resulting
from petroleum pricing violations.
‘‘(d) ACCESS TO DEBTOR INFORMATION.—Notwith-
standing section 552a(b) of title 5, United States Code,
creditor agencies to which a delinquent claim is owed, and
their agents, may match their debtor records with Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services and Department of
Labor records to obtain names (including names of em-
ployees), name controls, names of employers, social secu-
rity account numbers, addresses (including addresses of
employers), and dates of birth. The Department of Health
and Human Services and the Department of Labor shall
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release that information to creditor agencies and may
charge reasonable fees sufficient to pay the costs associ-
ated with that release.
‘‘(e) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS.—If a payment is made
electronically by any executive, judicial, or legislative agen-
cy, the Secretary of the Treasury may obtain from the
institution receiving the payment the taxpayer identifica-
tion number of any joint holder of the account to which
the payment is made. Upon request of the Secretary, the
institution receiving the payment shall report the taxpayer
identification number of the joint holder to the Sec-
retary.’’.
SEC. 5232. BARRING DELINQUENT FEDERAL DEBTORS
FROM OBTAINING FEDERAL LOANS OR LOAN
GUARANTEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 3720A the following
new section:
‘‘§ 3720B. Barring delinquent Federal debtors from
obtaining Federal loans or loan guaran-
tees
‘‘(a) Unless this subsection is waived by the head of
a Federal agency, a person may not obtain any Federal
financial assistance in the form of a loan (other than a
disaster loan) or loan guarantee administered by the agen-