---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 797.5"
title: "12"
number: "797.5"
heading: "Authority and scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/797.5"
---

# §797.5. Authority and scope.


NCUA may collect a debt owed to the federal government from a person, organization, or other entity by administrative offset, pursuant to [31 U.S.C. 3716](/usc/31/3716.md), where:

- (a) The debt is certain in amount;
- (b) Administrative offset is feasible, desirable, and not otherwise prohibited;
- (c) The applicable statute of limitations has not expired; and
- (d) **Administrative offset is in the best interest of the federal government.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1752a; 5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716, 3720A, 3720D.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 11341, Mar. 3, 2008, unless otherwise noted.