# 45 C.F.R. § 33.1 (2026): Purpose, authority, and scope > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_1 ## Section - **Citation:** 45 C.F.R. § 33.1 (2026) - **Heading:** Purpose, authority, and scope - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 45 CFR: Public Welfare / Part 33: SALARY OFFSET / § 33.1: § 33.1 Purpose, authority, and scope. ## Text (a) Purpose. This part prescribes the Department's standards and procedures for the collection of debts owed by Federal employees to the United States through involuntary salary offset. (b) Authority. 5 U.S.C. 5514; 5 CFR part 550, subpart K. (c) Scope. (1) This part applies to internal and Government-wide collections of debts owed by Federal employees by administrative offset from the current pay account of the debtor without his or her consent. (2) The procedures contained in this part do not apply to any case where an employee consents to collection through deduction(s) from the employee's pay account, or to debts arising under the Internal Revenue Code or the tariff laws of the United States, or where another statute explicitly provides for, or prohibits, collection of a debt by salary offset (e.g., travel advances in 5 U.S.C. 5705 and employee training expenses in 5 U.S.C. 4108). (3) This part does not preclude an employee from requesting waiver of an erroneous payment under 5 U.S.C. 5584, 10 U.S.C. 2774, or 32 U.S.C. 716, or in any way questioning the amount or validity of a debt, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary. Similarly, this part does not preclude an employee from requesting waiver of the collection of a debt under any other applicable statutory authority. (4) Nothing in this part precludes the compromise of the debt, or the suspension or termination of collection actions, in accordance with part 30 of this title. ## Nearby sections - [45 C.F.R. § 33.1 (2026) § 33.1 Purpose, authority, and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_1.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.2 (2026) § 33.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_2.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.3 (2026) § 33.3 General rule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_3.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.4 (2026) § 33.4 Notice requirements before offset.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_4.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.5 (2026) § 33.5 Review of department records relating to the debt.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_5.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.6 (2026) § 33.6 Hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_6.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.7 (2026) § 33.7 Obtaining the services of a hearing official.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_7.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.8 (2026) § 33.8 Voluntary repayment agreement in lieu of salary offset.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_8.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.9 (2026) § 33.9 Special review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_9.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.10 (2026) § 33.10 Procedures for salary offset.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_10.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.11 (2026) § 33.11 Salary offset when the Department is the creditor agency but not the paying agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_11.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.12 (2026) § 33.12 Salary offset when the Department is the paying agency but not the creditor agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_12.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.13 (2026) § 33.13 Interest, penalties, and administrative costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_13.md) - [45 C.F.R. § 33.14 (2026) § 33.14 Non-waiver of rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_14.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P33_S33_1. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.