I am a contractor who receives payments from the Federal Government. Why are my federal payments seized and sent to the Child Support Enforcement Agency?
The Administrative Offset Program allows for the interception of certain Federal payments in order to collect past-due child support. Based on the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 1996, the process is managed by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), through the Financial Management Service (FMS) of the Department of Treasury, in conjunction with the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program. Types of payments that can be intercepted include payments to private vendors who perform work for a government agency, federal retirement payments, and relocation and travel reimbursements owed to federal employees. Unlike Federal Tax Refund Offset, which is a program in which State child support enforcement agencies must participate, the Administrative Offset Program is an optional enforcement remedy.
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