,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bi1 #bjad ,mr4 
,fincher introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a    
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require ,federal agencies to provide    
notice and consideration of evidence    
before submitting debts to the          
,secretary of the ,treasury for         
collection through reduction of tax     
refunds1 and to restore the #aj-year    
statute of limitations applicable to    
collection of debt by administrative    
offset4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,verify ,it ,act4  #b4 
,requirement that ,federal agencies     
provide notice and consideration of     
evidence before submitting debts to the 

,secretary of the ,treasury for         
collection through reduction of tax     
refunds  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#fdjb7;d7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#d7 ,notice2 consideration of evidence 
,a ,federal agency may not notify the   
,secretary under this subsection of any 
past-due legally enforceable debt until 
such ,federal agency--  7,a7 notifies by
 certified mail with return receipt the 
person owing the past-due legally       
enforceable debt that the ,federal      
agency proposes to take action pursuant 
to this subsection2  7,b7 gives such    
person at least #fj days to present     
evidence that all or part of such       
liability is not past-due or not legally
 enforceable2  7,c7 considers any       
evidence presented by such person and   
determines that an amount of such debt  
is past-due and legally enforceable2 and
  7,d7 satisfies such other conditions  
as the ,secretary may prescribe to      

ensure that the determination made under
 subparagraph 7,c7 is valid and that the
 ,federal agency has made reasonable    
efforts to obtain payment of such debt4 
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment   
made by this section shall take effect  
on the date of the enactment of this    
,act4  #c4 ,restoration of statute of   
limitations  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#cgaf7;e7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7e7 ,this section does not apply--  7#a7
 to a claim under this subchapter that  
has been outstanding for more than #aj  
years2 or  7#b7 when a statute          
explicitly prohibits using              
administrative offset or setoff to      
collect the claim or type of claim      
involved4  4  7b7 ,retroactivity ,in the
 administration of section #cgaf7;e7 of 
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the   
following provisions of law shall be    
treated as if they had never been       
enacted3  7#a7 ,section #adbai of the   
,food1 ,conservation1 and ,energy ,act  

of #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-bcd2 #abb   
,stat4 #adhc71 repealed as duplicative  
enactment by section #d of ,public ,law 
#aaj-bdf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hgja note74     
7#b7 ,section #adbai of the ,food1      
,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh
 7,public ,law #aaj-bdf2 #abb ,stat4    
#bbde74