[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 699]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR550.313]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 550--PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart C--Allotments and Assignments From Federal Employees
 
Sec. 550.313  Order of precedence when there is insufficient pay to cover all deductions.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an agency 
must deduct allotments from any net pay remaining after applying all 
deductions authorized by law, including any deductions for retirement 
and other benefits, Social Security and income tax withholdings, 
collection of a debt to the Government via levy or salary offset, and 
garnishment. If there is insufficient net pay to cover all of the 
employee's allotments, the agency must deduct allotments in the order 
specified under its established rules of precedence.
    (b) An agency must deduct an allotment for an employee's share of 
health benefits premiums under Sec. 550.311(a)(8) before deducting any 
type of tax withholding.

[65 FR 44644, July 19, 2000]

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