---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1201.54"
title: "36"
number: "1201.54"
heading: "Can a judgment I have obtained against the United States be used to satisfy a debt that I owe to NARA?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1201.54"
---

# §1201.54. Can a judgment I have obtained against the United States be used to satisfy a debt that I owe to NARA?


Collection by offset against a judgment obtained by a debtor against the United States will be accomplished in accordance with 31 U.S.C. [3728](/usc/31/3728.md) and [31](/usc/31/31.md) U.S.C. 3716.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3701-3720A, 3720D; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a).

### Source

Source: 67 FR 44757, July 5, 2002, unless otherwise noted.