15 C.F.R. § 22.2 Definitions.
Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade
(a) Agency means: (1) An Executive department, military department, Government corporation, or independent establishment as defined in 5 U.S.C. 101, 102, 103, and 104, respectively; (2) The United States Postal Service; (3) The Postal Rate Commission; (4) An agency or court of the judicial branch; and (5) An agency of the legislative branch, including the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. (b) Creditor agency means the agency to which the debt is owed. (c) Days means calendar days. (d) Debt means: (1) An amount of money owed the United States from sources which include loans insured or guaranteed by the United States; from fees, leases, rents, royalties, services, sales of real or personal property, overpayments, penalties, damages, fines and forfeitures (except those arising under the Uniform Code of Military Justice); (2) An amount owed to the United States by an employee for pecuniary losses, including, but not limited to: (i) Theft, misuse, or loss of Government funds; (ii) False claims for services and travel; (iii) Illegal or unauthorized obligations and expenditures of Government appropriations; (iv) Authorization of the use of Government owned or leased equipment, facilities, supplies, and services for other than official or approved purposes; (v) Vehicle accidents where the employee is determined to be liable for the repair or replacement of a Government owned or leased vehicle; and (vi) Erroneous entries on accounting records or reports for actions for which the employee can be held liable. (e) Department or DOC means the United States Department of Commerce. (f) Disposable pay means the amount that remains from an employee's Federal pay after required deductions for Federal, State and local income taxes; Social Security taxes, including Medicare taxes; Federal retirement programs; premiums for basic life and health insurance benefits; and such other deductions that are required by law to be withheld. (g) Employee means: (1) A civilian employee as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2105; (2) A member of the Armed Forces or Reserves of the United States, or of a uniformed service, including a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (3) An employee of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Rate Commission; (4) An employee of an agency or court of the judicial branch; and (5) An employee of the legislative branch, including the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. (h) FCCS means the Federal Claims Collection Standards jointly published by the Department of Justice and the General Accounting Office at 4 CFR 101.1 et seq. (i) Offset means a deduction from the disposable pay of an employee to satisfy a debt with or without the employee's consent. (j) Pay means basic pay, special pay, incentive pay, retired pay, retainer pay, or, in the case of an employee not entitled to basic pay, other authorized pay. (k) Paying agency means the agency employing the individual and authorizing his or her current pay. (l) Payroll office means the Departmental or other office providing payroll services to the employee. (m) Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce, or his/her designee.
Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade
PART 22—SALARY OFFSET
§ 22.2 Definitions.
