22 CFR § 34.17 - Non-waiver of rights by payments.

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title: "22 CFR § 34.17 - Non-waiver of rights by payments."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "34.17"
section_name: "Non-waiver of rights by payments."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
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part_number: "34"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 3701-3719; 5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 CFR part 285; 31 CFR parts 900-904; 5 CFR part 550, subpart K."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 16482, Apr. 3, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 34.17 Non-waiver of rights by payments.

So long as there are no statutory or contractual provisions to the contrary, no employee payment (of all or a portion of a debt) collected under this subpart will be interpreted as a waiver of any rights that the employee may have under 5 U.S.C. 5514.