---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 30.1"
title: "34"
number: "30.1"
heading: "What administrative actions may the Secretary take to collect a debt?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/30.1"
---

# §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)](#a) of this section, the Secretary complies with the requirements of the Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS) at [4 CFR parts 101-105](/cfr/4/part101-105.md) 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)](#c) as may be appropriate in a particular case.

## Notes

### Amendments

[53 FR 33425, Aug. 30, 1988]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1), and 1226a-1, 31 U.S.C. 3711(e), 31 U.S.C. 3716(b) and 3720A, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 24099, July 1, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[53 FR 33425, Aug. 30, 1988]