Subpart A General Provisions
Subpart B Collection
Subpart C Administrative Offset
Subpart D Compromise of Debts
Subpart E Suspension or Termination of Collection Action
Subpart F Discharge of Indebtedness and Reporting Requirements
Subpart G Referrals to the Department of Justice
Subpart H Mandatory Transfer of Delinquent Debt to the Bureau of Fiscal Services (Bfs) of the Department of Treasury

Terms Used In 22 CFR Part 1506 - Collection of Claims

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.