private collection contractor

(f) In section 3711 of this title , “private collection contractor” means private debt collectors under contract with an agency to collect a nontax debt or claim owed the United States. The term includes private debt collectors, collection agencies, and commercial attorneys.

Source

31 USC § 3701(f)

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Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (subchapter I) of this section.

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