# 31 U.S.C. § 3716: Administrative offset

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## Section

- **Citation:** 31 U.S.C. § 3716
- **Heading:** Administrative offset
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 16, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 31—MONEY AND FINANCE > SUBTITLE III—FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT > CHAPTER 37—CLAIMS > SUBCHAPTER II—CLAIMS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

## Text

written notice of the type and amount of the claim, the intention of the head of the agency to collect the claim by administrative offset, and an explanation of the rights of the debtor under this section;

(Added Pub. L. 97–452, § 1(16)(A) , Jan. 12, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2471 ; amended Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 31001(c)(1) , (d)(2), (e), (f), Apr. 26, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1321–359 , 1321–362; Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 251(b)(10) , Dec. 14, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1856 ; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b) , July 7, 2004 , 118 Stat. 814 ; Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14219(a) , May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1482 ; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a) , title XIV, § 14219(a), June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664 , 2244; Pub. L. 110–275, title I, § 189(b) , July 15, 2008 , 122 Stat. 2590 ; Pub. L. 113–101, § 5 , May 9, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1153 .)

## Nearby sections

- [31 U.S.C. § 3701 Definitions and application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3701.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3702 Authority to settle claims](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3702.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3711 Collection and compromise](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3711.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3712 Time limitations for presenting certain claims of the Government](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3712.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3713 Priority of Government claims](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3713.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3714 Keeping money due States in default](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3714.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3715 Buying real property of a debtor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3715.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3716 Administrative offset](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3716.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3717 Interest and penalty on claims](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3717.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3718 Contracts for collection services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3718.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3719 Reports on debt collection activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3719.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3720 Collection of payments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3720.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3720A Reduction of tax refund by amount of debt](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3720A.md)
- [31 U.S.C. § 3720B Barring delinquent Federal debtors from obtaining Federal loans or loan insurance guarantees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t31_s3720B.md)

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