---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 30.35"
title: "34"
number: "30.35"
heading: "What procedures does the Secretary follow to report debts to consumer reporting agencies?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/30.35"
---

# §30.35. What procedures does the Secretary follow to report debts to consumer reporting agencies?

- (a)
  - (1) The Secretary reports information regarding debts arising under a program or activity of the Department and held by the Department to consumer reporting agencies, in accordance with the procedures described in this section.
  - (2) The term consumer reporting agency, as used in this section, has the same meaning as provided in [31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)](/usc/31/3701.md?p=a-3).
- (b) Before reporting information on a debt to a consumer reporting agency, the Secretary follows the procedures set forth in [§ 30.33](/cfr/34/30.33.md).

## Notes

### 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.