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31 U.S. Code § 3701. Definitions and application
(a) In this chapter—
(1)
“administrative offset” means withholding funds payable by the United States (including funds payable by the United States on behalf of a State government) to, or held by the United States for, a person to satisfy a claim.
(2)
“calendar quarter” means a 3-month period beginning on January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1.
(3) “consumer reporting agency” means—
(A)
a consumer reporting agency as that term is defined in section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)); or
(B) a person that, for money or on a cooperative basis, regularly—
(i)
gets information on consumers to give the information to a consumer reporting agency; or
(ii)
serves as a marketing agent under an arrangement allowing a third party to get the information from a consumer reporting agency.
(4)
“executive, judicial, or legislative agency” means a department, agency, court, court administrative office, or instrumentality in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of Government, including government corporations.