Powers of a federal official under an offset agreement

Sec. 8. If the office of management and budget enters into an offset agreement, a federal official may do the following as provided in the offset agreement: (1) Certify to the office of management and budget the existence of a person's delinquent nontax debt owed by the person to the federal government, by providing: (A) the full name and address of the person and any other names known to be used by the person; (B) the person's Social Security number or federal tax identification number; (C) the amount of the person's federal nontax debt; (D) a statement certifying that the person's federal nontax debt is past due, that due process has been provided to the person, and that the person's federal nontax debt is legally enforceable in the amount certified, which may be provided in procedures for certifying payments as specified in the offset agreement; and (E) any other information required by the offset agreement. (2) Request the office of management and budget to withhold any state payment to which the person is entitled. (3) Retain a part of the proceeds of any federal administrative setoff authorized by the federal offset program.