5 CFR 179.401
§ 179.401 Administrative wage garnishment.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 179.401, § 179.401 Administrative wage garnishment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5383
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General. OPM may use administrative wage garnishment to collect debts in accordance with the requirements of 31 U.S.C. 3720D and 31 CFR 285.11, including debts it refers to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury, for cross-servicing pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3711. This part adopts and incorporates all of the provisions of 31 CFR 285.11 concerning administrative wage garnishment, including the hearing procedures described in 31 CFR 285.11(f). This section does not apply to collection of debt by Federal salary offset, under 5 U.S.C. 5514, the process by which OPM collects debts from the salaries of Federal employees.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.