---
kind: "section"
citation: "17 C.F.R. § 204.2"
title: "17"
number: "204.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/17/204.2"
---

# §204.2. Definitions.

- (a) **Administrative offset—** as defined in [31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(1)](/usc/31/3701.md?p=a-1) means withholding funds payable by the United States (including funds payable by the United States on behalf of a State government) to, or held by the United States for, a person to satisfy a claim.
- (b) **Person—** includes a natural person or persons, profit or nonprofit corporation, partnership, association, trust, estate, consortium, or other entity which is capable of owing a debt to the United States Government except that agencies of the United States, or of any State or local government shall be excluded.

## Notes

### Amendments

[58 FR 64370, Dec. 7, 1993, as amended at 66 FR 54130, Oct. 26, 2001]

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3716, 31 CFR 901.3.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 64370, Dec. 7, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[58 FR 64370, Dec. 7, 1993, as amended at 66 FR 54130, Oct. 26, 2001]