§ 1470.10 - Offsets.

(a) Any payment or portion thereof due any person under this part shall be allowed without regard to questions of title under State law, and without regard to any claim or lien against an operation, an operation's apple production, or proceeds thereof, in favor of the producer or any other creditors, including agencies of the U.S. Government.

(b) Payments received by an apple operation under this part are not subject to administrative offsets or withholdings, including administrative offset under chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, as provided by Public Law 106-387.

(c) The regulations governing offsets and withholdings found at 7 CFR Part 1403 shall not be applicable to this part.