(a) This subpart applies to debts owed to the United States (arising
under Labor Department programs) by Labor Department employees, debts
owed to the United States (arising under Labor Department programs) by
employees of other Federal agencies, and debts owed the United States
(arising under programs of other Federal agencies) by Labor Department
employees. Other agency means:
(1) An executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5 U.S.C.
(but not including the Labor Department), including the U.S. Postal
Service and the U.S. Postal Rate Commission;
(2) A military Department as defined in section 102 of title U.S.C.;
(3) An agency or court in the judicial branch, including a court as
defined in section 610 of title 28 U.S.C., the District Court for the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict
Litigation;
(4) An agency of the legislative branch, including the U.S. Senate
and the U.S. House of Representatives; and
(5) Other independent establishments that are entities of the
Federal Government.
(b) The procedures contained in this subpart do not apply to debts
or claims arising under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended (26
U.S.C. 1 et seq), the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq), or the
tariff laws of the United States; or to any case where collection of a
debt by salary offset is explicitly provided for or prohibited by
another statute (e.g.) travel advances in 5 U.S.C. 5705 and employee
training expenses in 5 U.S.C. 4108.
(c) This subpart does not preclude an employee from requesting
waiver of a salary overpayment under 5 U.S.C. 5584, 10 U.S.C. 2774, or
32 U.S.C. 716, or in any way questioning the amount or validity of a
debt by submitting a subsequent claim to the General Accounting Office
in accordance with procedures prescribed by the General Accounting
Office. Similarly, in the case of other types of debts, this subpart
does not preclude an employee from requesting waiver, if waiver is
available under any statutory provisions pertaining to the particular
debt being collected.
