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The Department of Commerce (Commerce Department) hereby revises its debt collection regulations at 15 CFR part 19 as a result of, and to conform to, an amendment made to 31 U.S.C. 3716(c)(6) by the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act), Public Law 113-101 (May 9, 2014). Specifically, 31 U.S.C. 3716(c)(6), as amended by the DATA Act, requires Commerce Department to refer to the Secretary of the Treasury all past due, legally enforceable nontax debts that are over 120 days delinquent, including nontax debts administered by a third party acting as an agent for the Federal Government, for purposes of administrative offset. These revised debt collection regulations also provide updated references to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service as the agency within the Department of the Treasury to which Commerce Department refers delinquent debts to reflect a reorganization made by the Department of the Treasury.