[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR32.1]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 32_ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  32.1  Purpose and scope.



    (a) Purpose. This part prescribes the standards and procedures for 

the Department to collect money from a debtor's disposable pay by means 

of administrative wage garnishment to satisfy delinquent non-tax debts 

owed to the United States.

    (b) Authority. These standards and procedures are authorized under 

the wage garnishment provisions of the Debt Collection Improvement Act 

of 1996, codified at 31 U.S.C. 3720D, and the Department of the Treasury 

Administrative Wage Garnishment Regulations at 31 CFR 285.11.

    (c) Scope. (1) This part applies to all Departmental Operating 

Divisions and Regional Offices that administer a program that gives rise 

to a delinquent non-tax debt owed to the United States and to all 

officers or employees of the Department authorized to collect such debt.

    (2) This part shall apply notwithstanding any provision of State 

law.

    (3) Nothing in this part precludes the compromise of a debt or the 

suspension or termination of collection action in accordance with part 

30 of this title, or other applicable law or regulation.

    (4) The receipt of payments pursuant to this part does not preclude 

the Department from pursuing other debt collection remedies, including 

the offset of Federal payments to satisfy delinquent non-tax debt owed 

to the United States. The Department may pursue such debt collection 

remedies separately or in conjunction with administrative wage 

garnishment.

    (5) This part does not apply to the collection of delinquent non-tax 

debts owed to the United States from the wages of Federal employees from 

their Federal employment. Federal pay is subject to the Federal salary 

offset procedures set forth in 5 U.S.C. 5514 and other applicable laws.

    (6) Nothing in this part requires the Department to duplicate 

notices or administrative proceedings required by contract or other laws 

or regulations.