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§ 835.602 - Past-due legally enforceable debt.

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A past-due legally enforceable debt for referral to the IRS is a debt that—

Resulted from—

Erroneous payments made under the Civil Service Retirement or the Federal Employees' Retirement Systems; or

Unpaid health or life insurance premiums due under the Federal Employees' Health Benefits or Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Programs; or

Any other statute administered by OPM;

Is an obligation of a debtor who is a natural person;

Except in the case of a judgment debt, has been delinquent at least 3 months but not more than 10 years at the time the offset is made;

Is at least $25.00;

With respect to which the individual's rights described in 5 CFR 831.1301 through 831.1309 have been exhausted;

With respect to which either:

OPM's records do not contain evidence that the person owing the debt (or his or her spouse) has filed for bankruptcy under title 11 of the United States Code; or

OPM can clearly establish at the time of the referral that the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. 362 has been lifted or is no longer in effect with respect to the person owing the debt or his or her spouse, and the debt was not discharged in the bankruptcy proceeding;

Cannot currently be collected under the salary offset provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5514(a)(1);

Is not eligible for administrative offset under 31 U.S.C. 3716(a) because of 31 U.S.C. 3716(c)(2), or cannot currently be collected as an administrative offset by OPM under 31 U.S.C. 3716(a) against amounts payable to the debtor by OPM; and

Has been disclosed by OPM to a consumer reporting agency as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 3711(f), unless the consumer reporting agency would be prohibited from reporting information concerning the debt by reason of 15 U.S.C. 1681c, or unless the amount of the debt does not exceed $100.

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§ 835.602 - Past-due legally enforceable debt.