{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-79.44","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 79.44","heading":"Right to administrative offset.","body":"The amount of any penalty or assessment which has become final, or for which a judgment has been entered under § 79.42 or § 79.43, or any amount agreed upon in a compromise or settlement under § 79.46, 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 A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 79—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES"],"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":"596cd8adc95052302f44b1bc974a3498a659a036b1c116a2bafd651a3b4a67d9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-79.43","next":"us/45-cfr-79.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}