---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 1015.501"
title: "10"
number: "1015.501"
heading: "Referrals to the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury's Cross-Servicing Program."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/1015.501"
---

# §1015.501. Referrals to the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury's Cross-Servicing Program.

- (a) DOE may authorize Treasury to refer a delinquent debt to the DOJ for litigation in accordance with [31 U.S.C. 3711(g)](/usc/31/3711.md?p=g), the DCIA, the revised Federal Claims Collection Standards ([31 CFR parts 900-904](/cfr/31/part900-904.md)), and other applicable authorities. DOE shall ensure that all of the rights and protections afforded to the debtor under [31 U.S.C. 3711(e)](/usc/31/3711.md?p=e) have been fulfilled.
- (b) As described in [§ 1015.201(e)](/cfr/10/1015.201.md?p=e), under the DCIA ([31 U.S.C. 3711(g)](/usc/31/3711.md?p=g)), DOE is required to transfer all debts over 180 days delinquent to Treasury for purposes of debt collection (i.e., cross-servicing). As part of its regular debt collection procedures, Treasury will refer debts to the DOJ for litigation on behalf of DOE.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3701, 3711, 3716, 3717, 3718, and 3720B; 42 U.S.C. 2201 and 7101, et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 48533, Aug. 14, 2003, unless otherwise noted.