Administrative OffsetCollection of Past-Due Support
other · Fiscal Service · Rule · Published 1998-08-28 · Effective 1998-09-28 · 63 FR 46142
Document
Document number
98-23093
Federal Register citation
63 FR 46142
CFR reference
31 CFR 285
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; adoption of interim rule with changes.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Fiscal Service
Publication date
1998-08-28
Effective date
1998-09-28
Abstract
The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), enacted on April 26, 1996, authorized the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to collect past-due support by the administrative offset of Federal payments. Executive Order 13019 of September 28, 1996 directed the Secretary to promptly develop and implement procedures necessary for the collection of past-due support debts by administrative offset. The Financial Management Service (FMS), a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, published an interim rule on July 7, 1997. This final rule adopts the interim rule with changes incorporating suggestions provided in comments on the interim rule.