20 CFR 422.817
§ 422.817 Required certification.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 422.817, § 422.817 Required certification, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/80085
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Before referring delinquent administrative debts to the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) for collection, we will certify, in writing, that:
(a) The debts we are transferring are valid and legally enforceable;
(b) There are no legal bars to collection; and
(c) We have complied with all prerequisites to a particular collection action under the laws, regulations, or policies applicable to us, unless we agree that Treasury will do so on our behalf.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.