---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 1261.600"
title: "14"
number: "1261.600"
heading: "Purpose of subpart."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/1261.600"
---

# §1261.600. Purpose of subpart.


This subpart implements [5 U.S.C. 5514](/usc/5/5514.md) in accordance with the OPM regulation and establishes the procedural requirements for recovering pre-judgment debts from the current pay account of an employee through what is commonly called salary offset, including a situation where NASA (the current paying agency) is not the employee's creditor agency. Salary offset to satisfy a judgment or a court determined debt is governed by [section 124](/cfr/14/124.md) of Pub. L. 97-276 (October 2, 1982), [5 U.S.C. 5514](/usc/5/5514.md) note.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 52 FR 19487, May 26, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: Subparts 1261.4, 1261.5, and 1261.6 issued under 51 U.S.C. 20113; 31 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 CFR parts 900 through 904; 5 CFR part 550, subpart K, §§ 550.1101 through 550.1107.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 48104, July 18, 1980, unless otherwise noted.