§ 831.1804 Conditions for requesting an offset

5 CFR 831.1804An agency may request that money payable from the Fund be offset to recover any valid debt due the United States when all of the following conditions are met:

5 CFR 831.1804(a)(a) The debtor failed to pay all of the debt on demand, or the creditor agency has collected as much as possible from payments due the debtor from the paying agency; and

5 CFR 831.1804(b)(b) The creditor agency sends a debt claim to OPM (under § 831.1805(b) (1), (2), (3), or (4), as appropriate) after doing one of the following:

5 CFR 831.1804(b)(1)(1) Obtaining a court judgment for the amount of the debt;

5 CFR 831.1804(b)(2)(2) Following the procedures required by 31 U.S.C. 3716 and 4 CFR 102.4;

5 CFR 831.1804(b)(3)(3) Following the procedures required by 5 U.S.C. 5514 and § 550.1107 of this title; or

5 CFR 831.1804(b)(4)(4) Following the procedures agreed upon by the creditor agency and OPM, if it is excepted by § 831.1805(b)(4) from the completion of procedures prescribed by § 831.1805(b)(3).