---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1752.19"
title: "7"
number: "1752.19"
heading: "Debt settlement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1752.19"
---

# §1752.19. Debt settlement.


Debts will not be settled directly by the Agency if:

- (a) Referral to the Office of Inspector General and/or to Office of General Counsel is contemplated or pending because of suspected criminal violation;
- (b) Civil action to protect the interest of the Government is contemplated or pending;
- (c) An investigation for suspected fiscal irregularity is contemplated or pending;
- (d) The Borrower is uncooperative in resolving the delinquency or the Agency has reason to believe the Borrower is not acting in good faith; or
- (e) **The debt has been referred to the Department of Justice, such as in bankruptcy proceedings.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1981(b)(4), 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. and 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 10558, Feb. 25, 2020, unless otherwise noted.