(a) Payments that are covered by 5 U.S.C. 8470(a) and made by direct deposit are subject to 31 CFR part 212, Garnishment of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit Payments.
(b) This section may be amended only by a rulemaking issued jointly by the Department of the Treasury and the agencies defined as a ``benefit agency'' in 31 CFR part 212. [76 FR 9962, Feb. 23, 2011]