Annually, the Department shall determine the actual per-offset costs incurred by the Department in setting off debts and notwithstanding section 502 of this title, the Department may assess against a debtor a collection assistance fee equal to the per-offset cost so determined. (Added 1981, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 4, 1982; amended 2009, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)