Employee reimbursements to the Government.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) An employee is indebted to the Federal Government and must reimburse the paying agency for the amount of any student loan repayment benefits received under a service agreement if he or she— (1) Fails to complete the period of service required in the applicable service agreement (except as provided by paragraph (b) of this section); or (2) Violates any other condition that specifically triggers a reimbursement requirement under the agreement. (b) An agency may not apply paragraph (a) of this section based on an employee's failure to complete the required period of service established under a service agreement if— (1) The employee is involuntarily separated for reasons other than misconduct, unacceptable performance, or a negative suitability determination under 5 CFR part 731; or (2) The employee leaves the paying agency voluntarily to enter into the service of any other agency, unless reimbursement to the agency is otherwise required in the service agreement, as provided by § 537.107(e). (c) If an agency and an employee mutually agree to modify an existing service agreement to provide additional student loan repayment benefits for additional service (as provided by § 537.107(b)), the modified service agreement may stipulate that, if the employee completes the initial service period but fails to complete the additional service period, he or she is required to reimburse the paying agency only for the amount of any student loan repayment benefits received during the addition

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 537.109