14 CFR § 1261.600 - Purpose of subpart.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s1261.600"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 1261.600 - Purpose of subpart."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "1261.600"
section_name: "Purpose of subpart."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1261"
part_name: "PROCESSING OF MONETARY CLAIMS (GENERAL)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Subparts 1261.4, 1261.5, and 1261.6 issued under 51 U.S.C. 20113; 31 U.S.C. 3711  5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 CFR parts 900 through 904; 5 CFR part 550, subpart K, §§ 550.1101 through 550.1107."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 48104, July 18, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1261"
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# 1261.600 Purpose of subpart.

This subpart implements 5 U.S.C. 5514 in accordance with the OPM regulation and establishes the procedural requirements for recovering pre-judgment debts from the current pay account of an employee through what is commonly called salary offset, including a situation where NASA (the current paying agency) is not the employee's creditor agency. Salary offset to satisfy a judgment or a court determined debt is governed by section 124 of Pub. L. 97-276 (October 2, 1982), 5 U.S.C. 5514 *note.*