Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 07, 2026

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Jul 29, 2026
§ 3.86 - Refunds.

USDA will refund promptly to the appropriate individual amounts offset under these regulations when:

(a) A debt is waived or otherwise found not owed to the United States (unless expressly prohibited by law or regulation); or

(b) USDA is directed by an administrative or judicial order to refund amounts deducted from the employee's current pay.

source: 85 FR 36672, June 17, 2020, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 7 CFR 3.86