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Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE > SUBTITLE III—FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT > CHAPTER 37—CLAIMS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL

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“administrative offset” means withholding funds payable by the United States (including funds payable by the United States on behalf of a State government) to, or held by the United States for, a person to satisfy a claim.

( Pub. L. 97–258 , Sept. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat. 970 ; Pub. L. 97–452, § 1(13)(A) , Jan. 12, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2469 ; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2 , Oct. 22, 1986 , 100 Stat. 2095 ; Pub. L. 103–387, § 5(b) , Oct. 22, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4077 ; Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 31001(c)(2) , (d)(1), (3), (z)(1), Apr. 26, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1321–359 , 1321–361, 1321–378; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 115(g)(2)(A) , Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3835 ; Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 203(b) , Dec. 14, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1832 ; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title III, § 335 , Dec. 28, 2001 , 115 Stat. 1060 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 927(d)(1) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3831 .)

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