29 CFR § 1450.18 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1450.18"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1450.18 - Purpose."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1450.18"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE"
part_number: "1450"
part_name: "COLLECTIONS OF CLAIMS OWED THE UNITED STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3701-3719; 5 U.S.C. 5514; 4 CFR parts 101-105; 5 CFR part 550."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 24817, July 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1450"
---


# 1450.18 Purpose.

This subpart provides the standards to be followed by FMCS in implementing 5 U.S.C. 5514 to recover a debt from the pay account of an FMCS employee, and establishes procedural guidelines to recover debts when the employee's creditor and paying agencies are not the same.