# 5 CFR § 179.201: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.201

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 179.201
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS > PART 179—CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS > Subpart B—Salary Offset

## Text

The purpose of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-365), is to provide a comprehensive statutory approach to the collection of debts due the Federal Government. These regulations implement section 5 of the Act which authorizes the collection of debts owed by Federal employees to the Federal Government by means of salary offset, except that no claim may be collected by such means if outstanding for more than 10 years after the agency's right to collect the debt first accrued, unless facts material to the Government's right to collect were not known, and could not reasonably have been known, by the official or officials who were charged with the responsibility for discovery and collection of such debts. These regulations are consistent with the regulations on salary offset published by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on July 3, 1984 (49 FR 27470) in 5 CFR part 550, subpart K.

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 179.101 § 179.101 General collection standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.101.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.102 § 179.102 Delegation of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.102.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.201 § 179.201 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.202 § 179.202 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.202.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.203 § 179.203 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.204 § 179.204 Applicability of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.204.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.205 § 179.205 Waiver requests and claims to the General Accounting Office.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.205.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.206 § 179.206 Notice requirements before offset.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.206.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.207 § 179.207 Hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.207.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.208 § 179.208 Certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.208.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.209 § 179.209 Voluntary repayment agreement as alternative to salary offset.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.209.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.210 § 179.210 Special review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.210.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.211 § 179.211 Notice of salary offset.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.211.md)
- [5 CFR § 179.212 § 179.212 Procedures for salary offset.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-179.212.md)

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