5 CFR 831.116
§ 831.116 Garnishment of payments after disbursement.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 831.116, § 831.116 Garnishment of payments after disbursement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/7674
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Full text
(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.
(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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.