B-210086: Jul 28, 1983

FEDERAL CLAIMS COLLECTION ACT OF 1966 - PROCEDURE - STANDARDS - APPLICABILITY - SOCIAL SECURITY ACT SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IS NOT BOUND BY FEDERAL CLAIMS COLLECTIONS STANDARDS (FCCS) REQUIRING ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET "IN EVERY INSTANCE IN WHICH THIS IS FEASIBLE. IS "FEASIBLE" LIES WITHIN THE AGENCY'S EXERCISE OF SOUND DISCRETION. THE TERM IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH "POSSIBLE.". ALSO WHETHER IT I...

B-210086: Jul 28, 1983

An associate commissioner for the Social Security Administration (SSA) requested an interpretation of the Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS) provisions which relate to the suspension or termination of collection action on claims arising under the Social Security Act. The specific question was whether suspension or termination is authorized where an individual is in "current benefit status,...