16.44—Right to administrative offset.
               		
               	 	
               	 	
               	 	               	 	               	 	               	 	               	 	
               	 	
    
         The amount of any penalty or assessment which
 has become final, or for which a judgment has been
 entered under  § 16.42 or  § 16.43, or any amount
 agreed upon in a compromise or settlement under  §
 16.46, may be collected by administrative offset
 under 31 U.S.C. 3716, except that an
 administrative offset may not be made under this
 subsection against a refund of an overpayment of
 Federal taxes, then or later owing by the United
 States to the defendant.