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           UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                   WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


                                      FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                      EXPECTED BY 10:30
                                      MONDAY, JULY 20, 1981

                        STATEMENT OF
                     WILBUR D. CAMPBELL
                       ACTING DIRECTOR
                  ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
                     MANAGEMENT DIVISION

                         BEFORE THE
                       SUBCOMMITTEE ON
                       OVERSIGHT OF THE
                  INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE             115860
                    COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
                    UNITED STATES SENATE

                             ON
             LIMPROVING THE COLLECTION OF DEBTS
                     OWED THE GOVERNMENTJ

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

     We are here at your invitation to discuss the provisions

of Senate bill 1249 that are being considered by your subcommittee.

We support the purpose of this bill--to increase the efficiency

of Government-wide efforts to collect debts owed the United

States.

     Debts arise from a host of Federal activities . . . from

tax assessments to benefit and administrative overpayments, to

overdue student and housing program 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.

     Federal agencies recently reported that receivables from

U.S. citizens and organizations exceeded $139 billion at the



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