Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief last revised: Feb 09, 2026
§ 42.44 - Right to administrative offset.

The amount of any penalty or assessment which has become final, or for which a judgment has been entered under § 42.42 or § 42.43 of this part, or any amount agreed upon in a compromise or settlement under § 42.46 of this part, may be collected by administrative offset under 31 U.S.C. 3716,except,then.

authority: Pub. L. 99-509, secs. 6101-6104, 100 Stat. 1874, codified at 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.
source: 53 FR 16710, May 11, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 38 CFR 42.44