{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-831.116","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 831.116","heading":"Garnishment of payments after disbursement.","body":"(a) Payments that are covered by 5 U.S.C. 8346(a) and made by direct deposit are subject to 31 CFR part 212, Garnishment of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit Payments.\n(b) This section may be amended only by a rulemaking issued jointly by the Department of the Treasury and the agencies defined as a “benefit agency” in 31 CFR 212.3.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 831—RETIREMENT","Subpart A—Administration and General Provisions"],"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":"3680718a2fc0c340923f95c372bf4b60413c821d30d0c0fdedb73e9af27a0fd3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-831.115","next":"us/5-cfr-831.117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}