PUBLIC LAW 97-462-nJAN. 12, 1983
96 STAT. 2471
"(iii) of the specific information to be disclosed to the consumer reporting agency; and "(iv) of the righte the individual has to a complete explanation of the claim, to dispute information in the records of the agency about the claim, and to administrative repeal or review of the claim; "(D) the individual has not— "(i) repaid or agreed to repay the claim under a written repayment plan that the individual has signed and the head of the agency has agreed to; or "(ii) filed for review of the claim under paragraph (2) of this subsection; "(E) the head of the agency has established procedures to— "(i) disclose promptly, to each consumer reporting agency to which the origmal disclosure was made, a substmitial change in the condition or amount of the claim; -. "(ii) verify or correct promptly information about the claim on requ^ of a consumer reporting agency for verification of information disclosed; and "(iii) get satisfactory assurances from each consumer reporting agency that the agency is complying with all laws of the United States relate to providing consumer credit information; and "(F) the information disclosed to the consumer reporting agency is limited to— "(i) information necessary to establish the identity of the individual, including name, address, and taxpayer identification number; "(ii) the amount, status, and history of the claim; and "(iii) the agency or pn^am under which the claim arose. "(2) Before disclosing information to a consumer reporting agency under paragraph (1) of this subsection and at other times allowed by law, the head of an executive or l^^lative agency shall provide, on request of an individual allied by the agency to be responsible for the claim, for a review of the obligation of the individual, including an opportunity for reconsideration of the initial decision on the claim. "(3) Before disclosing information to a consumer reporting agency under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the head of an executive or legislative agency shall take reasonable action to locate an individual for whom the head of the agency does not have a current address to send the notice under paragraph (I)(C).". (16XA) Subchapter n of chapter 37 is amended by adding at the end the following: "§ 3716. Administrative offset 31 USC 3716. "(a) After trying to collect a claim from a person under section 3711(a) of this title, the head of an executive or legislative agency ^^^y P- ^'^imay collect the claim by administrative offset. T^e head of the agency may collect by administrative offset only after giving the debtor— "(1) written notice of the type and amount of the claim, the intention of the head of the agency to collect the claim by administrative offset, and an explanation of the rights of the debtor under this section; "(2) an opportunity to inspect and copy the records of the agency related to the claim;
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