Code of Federal Regulations · Section
§ 1261.601 — Scope Of Subpart
14 C.F.R. § 1261.601
(a) Coverage. This subpart applies to agencies and employees as defined in § 1261.602.
(b) Applicability. This subpart and 5 U.S.C. 5514 apply in recovering certain prejudgment debts by administrative offset except where the employee consents to the recovery, from the current pay account of an employee. Because it is an administrative offset, debt collection procedures for salary offset which are not specified in 5 U.S.C. 5514 and this subpart should be consistent with subpart 1261.5.
(1) Excluded debts or claims. The procedures contained in this subpart do not apply to debts or claims arising under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), or the tariff laws of the United States; or to any case where collection of a debt by salary offset is explicitly provided for or prohibited by another statute (e.g., travel advances in 5 U.S.C. 5705, employee training expenses in 5 U.S.C. 4108, and debts determined by a court as provided in 5 U.S.C. 5514 note).
(2) Waiver requests and claims to the Government Accountability Office. This subpart does not preclude an employee from requesting waiver of a salary overpayment under 5 U.S.C. 5584, 10 U.S.C. 2774, or 32 U.S.C. 716, or in any way questioning the amount or validity of a debt by submitting a subsequent claim to the Government Accountability Office in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Government Accountability Office. Similarly, in the case of other types of debts, it does not preclude an employee from requesting waiver, if waiver is available under any statutory provision pertaining to the particular debt being collected.
Authorizing Statute
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Advancements and deductions5 U.S.C. § 5705
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Tax imposed26 U.S.C. § 1
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Installment deduction for indebtedness to the United States5 U.S.C. § 5514
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Employee agreements; service after training5 U.S.C. § 4108
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Authorization of appropriations42 U.S.C. § 301
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Powers of the Administration in performance of functions51 U.S.C. § 20113
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Collection and compromise31 U.S.C. § 3711