{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-179.302","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 179.302","heading":"Definitions.","body":"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.\nPerson, 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.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 179—CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS","Subpart C—Administrative 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":"722b742f239da509e8428746d76fffbb2558b2a6fa3bb711df5777189e667953","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-179.301","next":"us/5-cfr-179.303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}