---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1201.20"
title: "36"
number: "1201.20"
heading: "What is the extent of the Archivist's authority to compromise debts owed to NARA, or to suspend or terminate collection action on such debts?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1201.20"
---

# §1201.20. What is the extent of the Archivist's authority to compromise debts owed to NARA, or to suspend or terminate collection action on such debts?

- (a) The Archivist may compromise, suspend, or terminate collection action on those debts owed to NARA that do not exceed $100,000 excluding interest, in conformity with the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966, as amended. NARA will follow the policies in [§ 902.2](/cfr/36/902.2.md) of the FCCS.
- (b) The uncollected portion of a debt owed to NARA that is not recovered as the result of a compromise will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as income to the debtor in accordance with IRS procedures if the debt is at least $600.00.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3701-3720A, 3720D; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a).

### Source

Source: 67 FR 44757, July 5, 2002, unless otherwise noted.