§ 512.25 Refunds.

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Title 22 CFR: Foreign Relations › Chapter V: UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA › Part 512: COLLECTION OF DEBTS UNDER THE DEBT COLLECTION ACT OF 1982 › Subpart C: Salary Offset › § 512.25: § 512.25 Refunds.

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(a) Refunds shall be promptly made when:

(1) A debt is waived or otherwise found not to be owed to the United States; or

(2) The employee's paying agency is directed by an administrative or judicial order to refund amounts deducted from his or her current pay.

(b) Refunds do not bear interest unless required or permitted by law or contract.

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