[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC527]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CHAPTER 31--THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Sec. 527. Establishment of working capital fund
There is hereby authorized to be established a working capital fund
for the Department of Justice, which shall be available, without fiscal
year limitation, for expenses and equipment necessary for maintenance
and operations of such administrative services as the Attorney General,
with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, determines may
be performed more advantageously as central services. The capital of the
fund shall consist of the amount of the fair and reasonable value of
such inventories, equipment, and other assets and inventories on order
pertaining to the services to be carried on by the fund as the Attorney
General may transfer to the fund less related liabilities and unpaid
obligations together with any appropriations made for the purpose of
providing capital. The fund shall be reimbursed or credited with advance
payments from applicable appropriations and funds of the Department of
Justice, other Federal agencies, and other sources authorized by law for
supplies, materials, and services at rates which will recover the
expenses of operations including accrual of annual leave and
depreciation of plant and equipment of the fund. The fund shall also be
credited with other receipts from sale or exchange of property or in
payment for loss or damage to property held by the fund. There shall be
transferred into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, as of the close
of each fiscal year, any net income after making provisions for prior
year losses, if any.
(Added Pub. L. 93-613, Sec. 1(1), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1975.)
Debt Collection Improvement
Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title I, Sec. 11013(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1823, provided that: ``Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31,
United States Code, or any other statute affecting the crediting of
collections, the Attorney General may credit, as an offsetting
collection, to the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund up to 3
percent of all amounts collected pursuant to civil debt collection
litigation activities of the Department of Justice. Such amounts in the
Working Capital Fund shall remain available until expended and shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of that fund, and shall be used
first, for paying the costs of processing and tracking civil and
criminal debt-collection litigation, and, thereafter, for financial
systems and for debt-collection-related personnel, administrative, and
litigation expenses.''
Crediting to Working Capital Fund of Amounts Collected Pursuant to Civil
Debt Collection Litigation Activities
Pub. L. 103-121, title I, Sec. 108, Oct. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 1164,
as amended by Pub. L. 107-273, div. A, title II, Sec. 204(g), Nov. 2,
2002, 116 Stat. 1776, which authorized Attorney General to credit, as an
offsetting collection, to Department of Justice Working Capital Fund,
for fiscal year 1994 and thereafter, up to six percent of all amounts
collected pursuant to civil debt collection litigation activities of
Department of Justice, and provided that such amounts would remain
available until expended, be subject to the terms and conditions of that
fund, and be used, first, for paying costs of processing and tracking
such litigation, and, thereafter, for financial systems, and other
personnel, administrative, and litigation expenses of debt collection
activities, was repealed by Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title I,
Sec. 11013(b), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1823.
Capital Equipment Acquisition, Etc., by Income Retained From or
Transferred to Working Capital Fund; Amounts and Limitations
Pub. L. 102-140, title I, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 784, provided
that:
``Of the total income of the Working Capital Fund in fiscal year
1992 and each fiscal year thereafter, not to exceed 4 percent of the
total income may be retained, to remain available until expended, for
the acquisition of capital equipment and for the improvement and
implementation of the Department's financial management and payroll/
personnel systems: Pro
