{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-30.29","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 30.29","heading":"What procedures apply when the Secretary offsets to collect a debt owed another agency?","body":"The Secretary may initiate offset to collect a debt owed another Federal agency if:\n(a) An official of that agency certifies in writing:\n(1) That the debtor owes a debt to the United States;\n(2) The amount of the debt; and\n(3) That the agency has complied with 4 CFR 102.3; and\n(b) For offsets under 31 U.S.C. 3716, the Secretary makes an independent determination that the offset meets the standards under § 30.21(a)(2).","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 30—DEBT COLLECTION","Subpart C—What Provisions Apply to Administrative Offset?"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"204ad9afb970b5f6a8744d9a8a638ff5f5b497fdc761a5cf49288198a5dfe74b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-30.28","next":"us/34-cfr-30.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}