{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-179.215","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 179.215","heading":"Refunds.","body":"(a) The Office shall promptly refund any amounts deducted under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 5514 when:\n(1) The debt is waived or otherwise found not to be owing the United States (unless expressly prohibited by statute or regulation); or\n(2) An administrative or judicial order directs the Office to make a refund.\n(b) Unless required or permitted by law or contract, refunds under this subsection shall not bear interest.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 179—CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS","Subpart B—Salary Offset"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"c7b40b28e70abeeb089eb024e78d0288f5ba289134e333b74087b61b4dc0dad6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-179.214","next":"us/5-cfr-179.216"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}