5 CFR § 185.144
Right to administrative offset
November 4, 2020
The amount of any penalty or assessment which has become final, or for which a judgment has been entered under §185.142 or §185.143, or any amount agreed upon in a compromise or settlement under §185.146, may be collected by administrative offset under section 3716 of title 31, United States Code, except that an administrative offset may not be made under section 3716 against a refund of an overpayment of Federal taxes, then or later owing by the United States to the defendant.