{"data":{"id":"us/31-u.s.c.-3715","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 U.S.C. § 3715","heading":"Buying real property of a debtor","body":"The head of an agency for whom a civil action is brought against a debtor of the United States Government may buy real property of the debtor at a sale on execution of the real property of the debtor resulting from the action. The head of the agency may not bid more for the property than the amount of the judgment for which the property is being sold, and costs. The marshal of the district in which the sale is held shall transfer the property to the Government.","path":["Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE","CHAPTER 37—CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc31@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:03Z","sha256":"f46e5917172c7aea2b01d78f40a6e145a0afee1049774f7620c49c1f533074f4","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-u.s.c.-3714","next":"us/31-u.s.c.-3716"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}