{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-1201.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 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?","body":"(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 of the FCCS.\n(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.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL RULES","PART 1201—COLLECTION OF CLAIMS","Subpart B—General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"102131865b64e50cb943b83b0b6c48ef58c02df590939c287fa776793e9f52f1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-1201.19","next":"us/36-cfr-1201.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}