{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-681.44","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 681.44","heading":"Is there a right to administrative offset?","body":"The amount of any penalty or assessment which has become final, or for which a judgment has been entered, or any amount agreed upon in a compromise or settlement, may be collected by administrative offset under 31 U.S.C. 3716, except that an administrative offset may not be made under this subsection against a refund of an overpayment of Federal taxes, then or later owing by the United States to the defendant.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION","PART 681—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"415930b4fae858c487dee0b66f8b28c15a22e1dbf767e58fd33cb52f8f22755c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-681.43","next":"us/45-cfr-681.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}