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5 CFR 179.302: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 5—Administrative Personnel
- CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
- SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
- PART 179—CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS
- Subpart C—Administrative Offset
Administrative offset, as defined in 31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(1), means withholding money payable by the United States Government to, or held by the Government for, a person to satisfy a debt the person owes the Government.
Person, includes a natural person or persons, profit or non-profit corporation, partnership, association, trust, estate, consortium, or other entity which is capable of owing a debt to the United States Government except that agencies of the United States, or of any State or local government, shall be excluded.
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