Department of Education

COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request

CONTENTS

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Appropriations language .........................................................................................................T-1

Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes.......................................................................T-2

Amounts Available for Obligation ............................................................................................T-3

Obligations by Object Classification ........................................................................................T-4

Summary of Changes .............................................................................................................T-5

Authorizing Legislation............................................................................................................T-6

Appropriations History.............................................................................................................T-7

Activity:

Federal Administration ............................................................................................................ T-8
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

Appropriations language

For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans 

pursuant to section 121 of the HEA of 1965, [$435,000] $457,000.

1 (Department of Education

Appropriations Act, 2016.)

NOTE

Each language provision that is followed by a footnote reference is explained in the Analysis of Language 

Provisions and Changes document which follows the appropriations language. 

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Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes

Language Provision Explanation

1

For Federal administrative expenses to carry 

out activities related to existing facility loans 

pursuant to section 121 of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 (HEA), [$435,000] $457,000

In accordance with the Federal Credit Reform 

Act of 1990 this language appropriates funds 

to service existing facilities loans obligations. 

Section 121 of the Higher Education Act (HEA) 

extends the legal requirements of the program 

authorities which have expired.

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Amounts Available for Obligation

(dollars in thousands)

Appropriation and Adjustments 2015 2016 2017

Discretionary: ............................................................

Discretionar y: Appropriation.......................................................... $435 $435 $457

Mandatory..................................................................

Mandator y: Appropriation .......................................................... 18 88 0

Total, discretionary and mandatory

appropriation.......................................... 453 523 457

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Obligations by Object Classification

(dollars in thousands)

Obj ect Class C ode Object Class

2015 

Estimate

2016 

Estimate

2017 

Request

Change 

from 2016 

to 2017

11.10 Full-time permanent 243 241 242 1

11.31 Full-time temporary 2 0 0 0

11.32 Part-time 3 0 0 0

11.52 Awards 2 1 1 0

Compensation subtotal 250 242 243 1

12.00 Benefits 65 72 73 1

Comp/benefits subtotal 315 314 316 2

21.00 Travel 0 1 2 1

23.10 Rental payments to GSA 48 50 53 3

Subtotal Travel/Rent 48 51 55 4

25.21 Other services 25 0 1 1

25.22 Training/tuition contracts 0 1 3 2

25.30 

Goods/services from Federal 

sources 1 37 40 3

25.72 IT services/contracts 37 32 42 10

Subtotal 25 63 70 86 16

Total, Obligations 426 435 457 22

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Summary of Changes

(dollars in thousands)

2016............................................................................................. $435

2017............................................................................................. 457

Net change ........................................................... 22

Increases: 2016 base

Change 

from base

Built-in:

Built-in: IT services/contracts: Increase in central information technology, 

primarily for EDCAPS, the Department’s core financial system, 

primarily associated with transition to a new contract, and 

security authorization.

+$32 $10

Built-in: Net changes in other areas. 403 +12

Subtotal, increases +22

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Authorizing Legislation

(dollars in thousands)

Activity 2016 

Authorized

2016 

Estimate

Footnote

2017 

Authorized

Footnote

2017

Budget

Federal administration 

Career and T echnical: Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.section 505(e) and 

Higher Education Act; section 212.......................................

Indefinite $435 Indefinite $457

Reestimate of existing loan subsidies

Adult educati on: Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, section 504(f) 

(Mandatory)...........................................................................

Indefinite 88 Indefinite 0

Total discretionary appropriation .............................................. 435 457

Total mandatory appropriation ................................................. 88 0

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Appropriations History

(dollars in thousands)

Year

Budget 

Estimate 

to Congress

House 

Allowance

Senate 

Allowance Footnote Appropriation Footnote

2008 $481 $481 $481 $473

2009 461 4611 4611 461

2010 461 461 4612 461

2011 461 4613 4612 4604

2012 478 4605 4605 459

2013 459 45964596435

2014 435 N/A74352435

2015 435 N/A74358435

2016 450 43594359435

2017 457

1 The levels for the House and Senate reflect action on the regular annual 2009 appropriations bill, which 

proceeded in the 110th Congress only through the House Subcommittee and the Senate Committee. 2 The level for the Senate allowance reflects Committee action only. 3 The level for the House allowance reflects the House-passed full-year continuing resolution. 4 The level for appropriation reflects the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act 

2011 (P.L. 112-10). 5 The level for the House allowance reflects an introduced bill; the level for the Senate allowance reflects Senate 

Committee action only. 6 The level for the House and Senate allowances reflect action on the regular annual 2013 appropriations bill, 

which proceeded in the 112th Congress only through the House Subcommittee and the Senate Committee. 7 The House allowance is shown as N/A because there was no Subcommittee action.

8 The level for the Senate allowance reflects Senate Subcommittee action only 9 The levels for House and Senate allowances reflect action on the regular annual 2016 appropriations bill, which 

proceeded in the 114th Congress only through the House Committee and Senate Committee.

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Federal Administration

(Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, Section 505(e) and Higher Education Act, Section 121)

(dollars in thousands)

FY 2017 Authorization: Indefinite

Budget Authority: Period of fund availability:

2016 2017 Change

Personnel costs $314 $316 +$2

Non-personnel costs 121 141 +20

Total 435 457 +22

FTE 3 3 0

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Funds for this activity pay the Federal costs of administering the College Housing and Academic 

Facilities Loans (CHAFL), College Housing Loans (CHL), and Higher Education Facilities Loans 

(HEFL) programs. Prior to fiscal year 1994, these programs provided financing for the 

construction, reconstruction, and renovation of housing, academic, and other educational 

facilities. Although no new loans have been awarded since fiscal year 1993, costs for 

administering the outstanding loans will continue through fiscal year 2030.

The major administrative costs for these programs are the personnel compensation and benefits 

for full-time equivalent employees (FTE). The FTE funded through this account are responsible 

for the day-to-day administration of the CHAFL, CHL, and HEFL programs. The non-personnel 

costs include administrative overhead, and loan servicing. In accordance with Federal Credit 

Reform requirements, loan servicing costs for CHL and HEFL are paid from their respective 

collections.

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Federal Administration

Funding levels for the past 5 fiscal years were:

Fiscal Year (dollars in thousands)

2012............................................................................................459

2013............................................................................................435

2014............................................................................................435

2015............................................................................................435

2016............................................................................................435

FY 2017 BUDGET REQUEST

For fiscal year 2017, the Department requests $457,000 for Federal administration of the 

facilities loans program. Between 1950 and 1993, the College Housing Loans, Higher 

Education Facilities Loans, and College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans programs

(CHAFL) helped to ensure that postsecondary institutions were able to make the capital 

improvements they needed to maintain and increase their ability to provide a high-quality 

education. P. L. 104-19 repealed the programs’ authority to subsidize gross loan obligations 

after 1994; since that time, the Department’s role has been to manage the outstanding loans.

PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES

(dollars in thousands)

Output Measures 2015 2016 2017

College Housing and Academic Facilities 

Loans:

CHAFL:Number of outstanding loans 28 28 28

CHAFL:Outstanding principal $29,024 $26,224 $23,270

College Housing Loans:

CHL:Number of outstanding loans 91 84 76

CHL:Outstanding principal $35,104 $29,775 $23,751

Higher Education Facilities Loans:

 Number of outstanding loans 2 2 2

HEOutstanding principal $5,210 $4,657 $4,063

Total number of outstanding loans 121 114 106

Total outstanding principal $69,338 $60,656 $51,084

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