[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR422.402]

[Page 1085]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 422_ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart E_Collection of Debts by Administrative Wage Garnishment
 
Sec. 422.402  What special definitions apply to this subpart?

    (a) Administrative wage garnishment is a process whereby we order 
your employer to withhold a certain amount from your disposable pay and 
send the withheld amount to us. The law requires your employer to comply 
with our garnishment order.
    (b) Debt means any amount of money or property that we determine is 
owed to the United States and that arises from a program that we 
administer or an activity that we perform. These debts include program 
overpayments made under title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act 
and any other debt that meets the definition of ``claim'' or ``debt'' at 
31 U.S.C. 3701(b).
    (c) Disposable pay means that part of your total compensation 
(including, but not limited to, salary or wages, bonuses, commissions, 
and vacation pay) from your employer after deduction of health insurance 
premiums and amounts withheld as required by law. Amounts withheld as 
required by law include such things as Federal, State and local taxes 
but do not include amounts withheld under court order.
    (d) We, our, or us means the Social Security Administration.
    (e) You means an individual who owes a debt to the United States 
within the scope of this subpart.