[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 22, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 22CFR34.22] [Page 143] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 34--COLLECTION OF DEBTS--Table of Contents Subpart C--Salary Offset Sec. 34.22 Written agreement to repay as alternative to salary offset. (a) Notification by employee. The employee may propose, in response to the notice of intent to offset, a written agreement to repay the debt as an alternative to salary offset. The proposal shall admit the existence of the debt and set forth a proposed repayment schedule. Any employee who wishes to do this must submit a proposed written agreement to repay the debt which is received by STATE within 30 calendar days of the notice. (b) STATE's response. STATE will notify the employee whether the proposed written agreement for repayment is acceptable. It is within STATE's discretion to accept a repayment agreement instead of proceeding by offset. (c) Procedures. If the employee and STATE enter into a written agreement to repay instead of salary offset, the debt will be repaid in accordance with the agreement provisions and the procedures of Sec. 34.23 will not apply.