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CMS Pub. 100-06, ch. 4, § 70.1
Background
The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) facilitates collections by the Federal Government
and encourages the streamlining of procedures within and among Federal agencies. The DCIA requires
Federal agencies to refer eligible delinquent debt to the Department of Treasury (Treasury) or a Treasury
designated Debt Collection Center (DCC) for cross servicing and/or offset through the Treasury Offset
Program (TOP).
History
(Rev. 77, Issued: 09-16-05, Effective: 10-17-05, Implementation: 10-17-05)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
05cc25bac49eb643c2b3a1474a905cec92358699b3c2badc5608dfae71597070
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