Opinion No.

Honorable E. D. Walker Chancellor University of Texas System 201 West 7th Street Austin, Texas 78701

Re: Assignment to the United States of rights under loans deemed uncollectible under the National Defense Direct Student Loan program.

Dear Chancellor Walker:

You have requested our opinion regarding the authority of University of Texas component institutions to assign to the United States the rights under loans deemed uncollectible under the National Defense Direct Student Loan program. See20 U.S.C. § 1087aa et seq.; 45 C.F.R. § 144.1-144.64. You state that the Department of Health, Education…