5 C.F.R. § 845.104 Status of debts.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
A payment by OPM to a debtor because of an OPM error or the failure of the creditor agency to properly and/or timely submit a debt claim under subpart D of this part, does not erase the debt or affect the validity of the claim by the creditor agency.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 845—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—DEBT COLLECTION
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 845.104 Status of debts.