[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR30.1]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 30--DEBT COLLECTION--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 30.1  What administrative actions may the Secretary take to collect a debt?


    (a) The Secretary may take one or more of the following actions to 
collect a debt owed to the United States:
    (1) Collect the debt under the procedures authorized in the 
regulations in this part.
    (2) Refer the debt to the General Accounting Office for collection.
    (3) Refer the debt to the Department of Justice for compromise, 
collection, or litigation.
    (4) Take any other action authorized by law.
    (b) In taking any of the actions listed in paragraph (a) of this 
section, the Secretary complies with the requirements of the Federal 
Claims Collection Standards (FCCS) at 4 CFR parts 101-105 that are not 
inconsistent with the requirements of this part.
    (c) The Secretary may--
    (1) Collect the debt under the offset procedures in subpart C of 
this part;
    (2) Report a debt to a consumer reporting agency under the 
procedures in subpart C of this part;
    (3) Charge interest on the debt as provided in the FCCS;
    (4) Impose upon a debtor a charge based on the costs of collection 
as determined under subpart E of this part;
    (5) Impose upon a debtor a penalty for failure to pay a debt when 
due under subpart E of this part;
    (6) Compromise a debt, or suspend or terminate collection of a debt, 
under subpart F of this part;
    (7) Take any other actions under the procedures of the FCCS in order 
to protect the United States Government's interests; or
    (8) Use any combination of the procedures listed in this paragraph 
(c) as may be appropriate in a particular case.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1) and 1226a-1, 31 U.S.C. 3711(e))

[53 FR 33425, Aug. 30, 1988]