---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 845.101"
title: "5"
number: "845.101"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/845.101"
---

# §845.101. Purpose.

- (a) **This part regulates—**
  - (1) The recovery of overpayments of FERS basic benefits;
  - (2) The standards for waiver of recovery of overpayments of FERS basic benefits; and
  - (3) **The use of FERS basic benefits to recover debts due the United States.**
- (b) **This subpart states the rules of general applicability to this part.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8461.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 5931, Feb. 27, 1987; 52 FR 23014, June 17, 1987, unless otherwise noted.