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Title 22 → Chapter II → Part 213
§213.1 Purpose and scope.
§213.3 Loans, guarantees, sovereign and interagency claims.
§213.4 Other remedies.
§213.5 Fraud claims.
§213.6 Subdivision of claims not authorized.
§213.7 Omission not a defense.
§213.8 Collection—general.
§213.9 Written notice.
§213.10 Review requirements.
§213.11 Aggressive collection actions; documentation.
§213.12 Interest, penalty and administrative costs.
§213.13 Interest and charges pending waiver or review.
§213.14 Contracting for collection services.
§213.15 Use of credit reporting bureaus.
§213.16 Use and disclosure of mailing addresses.
§213.17 Liquidation of collateral.
§213.18 Suspension or revocation of eligibility for loans and loan guarantees, licenses or privileges.
§213.19 Installment payments.
§213.20 Administrative offset of non-employee debts.
§213.21 Employee salary offset—general.
§213.22 Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency.
§213.23 Salary offset when USAID is not the creditor agency.
§213.24 General.
§213.25 Standards for compromise.
§213.26 Payment of compromised claims.
§213.27 Joint and several liability.
§213.28 Execution of releases.
§213.29 Suspension—general.
§213.30 Standards for suspension.
§213.31 Termination—general.
§213.32 Standards for termination.
§213.33 Permitted actions after termination of collection activity.
§213.34 Debts that have been discharged in bankruptcy.
§213.35 Discharging indebtedness—general.
§213.37 Referrals to the Department of Justice.
§213.38 Mandatory transfer of debts to FMS—general.
Source: 67 FR 47258, July 18, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
(9) The intention of USAID to use non-centralized administrative offset to collect the debt if appropriate and, if not, the referral of the debt 90 days after the Bill for Collection or demand letter to the Financial Management Service in the Department of Treasury who will collect their administrative costs from the debtor in addition to the amount owed USAID and use all means available to the Federal Government for debt collection including administrative wage garnishment, use of collection agencies and reporting the indebtedness to a credit reporting bureau (see §213.14);
(b) All administrative collection actions are documented in the claim file, and the basis for any compromise, termination or suspension of collection actions is set out in detail. This documentation, including the Claims Collection Litigation Report required in §213.34, is retained in the appropriate debt file.
(i) Waiver is justified under the criteria of §213.24;
(a) Whenever feasible, and except as otherwise provided by law, debts owed to the United States, together with interest, penalty and administrative costs, as required by §213.11, will be collected in a single payment. However, where the CFO determines that a debtor is financially unable to pay the indebtedness in a single payment or that an alternative payment mechanism is in the best interest of the United States, the CFO may approve repayment of the debt in installments. The debtor has the burden of establishing that it is financially unable to pay the debt in a single payment or that an alternative payment mechanism is warranted. If the CFO agrees to accept payment by installments, the CFO may require a debtor to execute a written agreement which specifies all the terms of the repayment arrangement and which contains a provision accelerating the debt in the event of default. The size and frequency of installment payments will bear a reasonable relation to the size of the debt and the debtor's ability to pay. The installment payments will be sufficient in size and frequency to liquidate the debt in not more than 3 years, unless the CFO determines that a longer period is required. Installment payments of less than $50 per month generally will not be accepted, but may be accepted where the debtor's financial or other circumstances justify.
This subpart provides for USAID's collection of debts by administrative offset under the Federal Claims Collection Standards, other statutory authorities and offsets or recoupments under common law. It does not apply to offsets against employee salaries covered by §§213.21, 213.22 and 213.23 of this subpart. USAID will collect debts by administrative offsets where it determines that such collections are feasible and are not otherwise prohibited by statute or contract. USAID will decide, on a case-by-case basis, whether collection by administrative offset is feasible and that its use furthers and protects the interest of the United States.
(b) Interagency offset. The CFO may offset a debt owed to another Federal agency from amounts due or payable by USAID to the debtor, or may request another Federal agency to offset a debt owed to USAID. The CFO through the FMS cross-servicing arrangement may request the Internal Revenue Service to offset an overdue debt from a Federal income tax refund due. The FMS may also garnishment the salary of a private sector employee where reasonable attempts to obtain payment have failed. Interagency offsets from employee's salaries will be made in accordance with the procedures contained in §§213.22 and 213.23.
(b) Scope. The provisions of this section apply to collection by salary offset under 5 U.S.C. 5514 of debts owed USAID and debts owed to other Federal agencies by USAID employees. USAID will make every effort reasonably and lawfully possible to administratively collect amounts owed by employees prior to initiating collection by salary offset. An amount advanced to an employee for per diem or mileage allowances in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5705, but not used for allowable travel expenses, is recoverable from the employee by salary offset without regard to the due process provisions in §213.22. This section does not apply to debts where collection by salary offset is explicitly provided for or prohibited by another statute.
(m) Recovery from other payments due a separated employee. If the debt cannot be liquidated by offset from any final payment due the employee on the date of separation, USAID will liquidate the debt, where appropriate, by administrative offset from later payments of any kind due the former employee (e.g., retirement pay). Such administrative offset will be taken in accordance with the procedures set forth in §213.20.
(c) Processing of the claim by USAID—(1) Incomplete claims. If USAID receives an improperly completed request, the requesting (creditor) agency will be requested to supply the required information before any salary offset can be taken.
(d) Employees separating from USAID before a debt to another agency is collected—(1) Employees separating from Government service. If an employee begins separation action before USAID collects the total debt due the creditor agency, the following actions will be taken:
(i) To the extent possible, the balance owed the creditor agency will be liquidated from subsequent payments of any nature due the employee from USAID in accordance with §213.22;
The CFO may suspend or terminate the Agency's collection actions on a debt where the outstanding debt principal does not exceed $100,000. Unless otherwise provided by DOJ delegations or procedures, the CFO refers requests for suspension of debts exceeding $100,000 to the Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, for approval. If prior to referral to DOJ, USAID determines that a debt is plainly erroneous or clearly without legal merit, the agency may terminate collection activity regardless of the amount involved without obtaining DOJ concurrence. The CFO may waive the assessment of interest, penalty charges and administrative costs during the period of the suspension. Suspension will be for an established time period and generally will be reviewed at least every six months to ensure the continued propriety of the suspension.
(a) The CFO, through the FMS cross-servicing agreement and by direct action, refers to DOJ for litigation all claims on which aggressive collection actions have been taken but which could not be collected, compromised, suspended or terminated. Referrals are made as early as possible, consistent with aggressive agency collection action, and within the period for bringing a timely suit against the debtor. Unless otherwise provided by DOJ regulations or procedures, USAID refers for litigation debts of more than $2,500 but less than $1,000,000 to the Department of Justice's Nationwide Central Intake Facility as required by the Claims Collection Litigation Report (CCLR) instructions. Debts of over $1,000,000 shall be referred to the Civil Division at the Department of Justice.