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             UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE         ii

                     WASHINGTON, D.C.  20548


                                        FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                        EXPECTED BY 11:30 EST
                                        FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1982



                          STATEMENT OF

                      WILBUR D. CAMPBELL

                      ACTING  DIRECTOR

          ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION

                          BEFORE THE

                    HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE

                              ON                            117802

                 MPROVING THE COLLECTION OF DEBTS

                       OWED THE GOVERNMENT

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:

     We are here at your request to discuss ways in which Federal

agencies can improve their collection of debts owed the Government.

We appreciate your interest and concern and greatly appreciate

your support of our effort in this area.

     Debts arise from a host of Federal activities, including tax

assessments, sales of Government services and goods, overpayments

to veterans and annuitants, and various loan programs such as

student and housing loans.  Most of these debts are paid routinely.

However, some are not and amounts owed and being written off as

uncollectible are substantial and growing rapidly.

     At the start of  fiscal 1982, Federal agencies reported that

receivables from U.S. citizens and organizations exceeded

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