20 CFR § 422.401 - What is the scope of this subpart?

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title: "20 CFR § 422.401 - What is the scope of this subpart?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "422.401"
section_name: "What is the scope of this subpart?"
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "422"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "32 FR 13653, Sept. 29, 1967, unless otherwise noted."
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# 422.401 What is the scope of this subpart?

This subpart describes the procedures relating to our use of administrative wage garnishment under 31 U.S.C. 3720D to recover past due debts that you owe.