[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 112 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 112

 To amend title 31, United States Code, to restore the 10 year statute 
   of limitations applicable to collection of debt by administrative 
                    offset, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2015

 Mr. Fortenberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 31, United States Code, to restore the 10 year statute 
   of limitations applicable to collection of debt by administrative 
                    offset, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) This section does not apply--
            ``(1) to a claim under this subchapter that has been 
        outstanding for more than 10 years; or
            ``(2) when a statute explicitly prohibits using 
        administrative offset or setoff to collect the claim or type of 
        claim involved.''.
    (b) Retroactivity.--In the administration of section 3716(e) of 
title 31, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), the 
following provisions of law shall be treated as if they had never been 
enacted:
            (1) Section 14219 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
        of 2008 (Public Law 110-234; 122 Stat. 1483), repealed as 
        duplicative enactment by section 4 of Public Law 110-246 (7 
        U.S.C. 8701 note).
            (2) Section 14219 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
        of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2245).

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    The Commissioner of Social Security shall not use any funds to seek 
an administrative offset pursuant to section 3716 of title 31, United 
States Code, for collection of a debt or claim arising out of a benefit 
payment under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
seq.)--
            (1) from a child (as defined in section 216(e) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(e))) of the beneficiary, 
        when such child is without fault;
            (2) from an individual who had not attained the age of 18 
        years on the date such debt or claim arose; or
            (3) where such debt or claim has been outstanding for more 
        than 10 years.
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