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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 314<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1404687,"object_type":"law","relational_id":353309,"identifier":"2.2-4809","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/48\/2.2-4809","url":"\/2.2-4809\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4809\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/48\/2.2-4809","dublin_core":{"Title":"Agreement authorized; setoff federal debts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4809","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Comptroller is authorized to enter into an agreement with the United States to participate in the Treasury Offset Program pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3716 for the collection of any debts owed to state agencies. The agreement may provide for the United States to submit debts owed to federal agencies for offset against state payments similar to the procedures for offsetting debts owed to state agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Treasurer shall reduce any state payment by the amount of any federal debt submitted in accordance with the agreement authorized by this section, and pay such amount to the appropriate federal official in accordance with the procedures specified in such agreement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAGREEMENT AUTHORIZED; SETOFF FEDERAL DEBTS (\u00a7 2.2-4809)\n\nA. The Comptroller is authorized to enter into an agreement with the United\nStates to participate in the Treasury Offset Program pursuant to 31 U.S.C.\n§ 3716 for the collection of any debts owed to state agencies. The\nagreement may provide for the United States to submit debts owed to federal\nagencies for offset against state payments similar to the procedures for\noffsetting debts owed to state agencies.\n\nB. The Treasurer shall reduce any state payment by the amount of any federal\ndebt submitted in accordance with the agreement authorized by this section, and\npay such amount to the appropriate federal official in accordance with the\nprocedures specified in such agreement.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 314.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}