43 CFR § 35.44
Right to administrative offset
June 11, 2020
The amount of any penalty or assessment which has become final, or for which a judgment has been entered under §35.42 or §35.43, or any amount agreed upon in a compromise or settlement under §35.46 of this part, may be collected by administrative offset under 31 U.S.C. 3716, except that an administrative offset may not be made under this section against a refund of an overpayment of Federal taxes, then or later owing by the United States to the defendant.