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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 3607. Recovery of costs by United States
(a) Suit by United States on behalf of grant or loan recipient for
recovery of costs of activities of recipient; proceeds of
judgment
(1) As a condition of the award of any grant under section 3604
of this title or loan under section 3605 of this title, the
recipient of any such grant or loan shall permit the United States
to sue on behalf of such recipient any person determined by the
Attorney General to be liable to the recipient for the costs of any
activities undertaken by the recipient under such sections.
(2) The proceeds from any judgment recovered in any suit brought
by the United States under paragraph (1) (or, if the recipient
files a similar suit on its own behalf, the proceeds from any
judgment recovered by the recipient in such suit) shall be used to
repay to the United States, to the extent that the proceeds are
sufficient to provide for such repayment, an amount equal to the
sum of -
(A) the amount of any grant made to the recipient under section
3604 of this title;
(B) the amount outstanding on any loan made to the recipient
under section 3605 of this title; and
(C) an amount equal to the interest which would have been
charged on such loan were the loan made by a commercial lender at
prevailing interest rates (as determined by the Secretary).
(b) Investigation and report by Attorney General respecting
feasibility of recovery of costs from any person determined by
Attorney General to be liable
The Attorney General shall conduct an investigation to determine
whether, by using all available means, the United States should or
could recover, from any person determined by the Attorney General
to be liable for such costs, the amounts expended by the United
States to carry out this chapter. Within one year after June 14,
1980, the Attorney General shall submit to the Congress a report
containing the results of the study, together with any appropriate
recommendations.
(c) Expeditious proceedings by Attorney General
If the Attorney General determines in the report under subsection
(b) of this section that the United States should seek to recover
the amounts expended by the United States to carry out this
chapter, the Attorney General shall proceed in an expeditious
manner to recover such amounts from the persons referred to in
subsection (b) of this section.
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