36 CFR § 1201.54 - Can a judgment I have obtained against the United States be used to satisfy a debt that I owe to NARA?

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title: "36 CFR § 1201.54 - Can a judgment I have obtained against the United States be used to satisfy a debt that I owe to NARA?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1201.54"
section_name: "Can a judgment I have obtained against the United States be used to satisfy a debt that I owe to NARA?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES"
part_number: "1201"
part_name: "COLLECTION OF CLAIMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3701-3720A, 3720D; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a)."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 44757, July 5, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1201.54 Can a judgment I have obtained against the United States be used to satisfy a debt that I owe to NARA?

Collection by offset against a judgment obtained by a debtor against the United States will be accomplished in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3728 and 31 U.S.C. 3716.