Department of Education

COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request

CONTENTS

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Appropriations Language ........................................................................................................U-1

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

Appropriation, Adjustments, and Transfers .............................................................................U-3

Obligations by Object Classification ........................................................................................U-4

Authorizing Legislation............................................................................................................U-5

Appropriations History.............................................................................................................U-6

Activities:

Federal Administration........................................................................................................U-7

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Appropriations Language

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

pursuant to section 121 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $435,0001.

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, $435,000.

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 

extends the legal requirements of the program 

authorities which have expired.
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Appropriation, Adjustments, and Transfers

(dollars in thousands)

Appropriation/Adjustments/Transfers 2019 2020 2021

Discretionary:

Discretionary: Appropriation............................................................. $435 $435 $435

Mandatory:

Reestimate of existing loan subsidies ....................... -10 -38 0

Total, discretionary and mandatory appropriation . 425 397 435
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Obligations by Object Classification

(dollars in thousands)

Obj ect Class C ode Object Class

2019

Actual

2020

Appropriation

2021

Request

Change 

from 2020

to 2021

11.10 Full-time permanent $218 $240 $240 0

11.31 Full-time temporary 0 0 0 0

11.51 Overtime 0 0 0 0

11.52 Awards 1 2 2 0

Compensation subtotal 219 242 242 0

12.00 Benefits 69 75 75 0

Comp/benefits subtotal 288 317 317 0

21.00 Travel 1 1 3 +$2

23.10 Rental payments to GSA 36 31 31 0

Subtotal Travel/Rent 37 32 34 +2

25.21 Other services 1 36 36 0

25.22 Training/tuition contracts 1 0 0 0

25.30 Goods/services from 

Federal sources 44 9 9 0

25.72 IT services/contracts 64 41 39 -2

Subtotal 25 110 86 84 -2

Total, Budget Authority 435 435 435 0
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Authorizing Legislation

(dollars in thousands)

Activity

2020

Authorized

2020

Estimate

2021

Authorized

2021

Request 

Federal administration (Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 

section 505(e); Higher Education Act, section 212)....... Indefinite $435

To be 

determined $435

Reestimate of existing loan subsidies (Federal Credit 

Reform Act of 1990, section 504(f)) (Mandatory)........... Indefinite -38 Indefinite 0

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

Total mandatory appropriation....................................... -38 0
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Appropriations History

(dollars in thousands)

Year

Budget 

Estimate 

to Congress

House 

Allowance

Senate 

AllowanceFootnote AppropriationFootnote

2012 $478 $4601 $4601 $459

2013 459 4592 4591 435

2014 435 N/A3 435 435

2015 435 N/A3 4354 435

2016 450 4355 4355 435

2017 457 4356 4356 4356

2018 434 4357 4357 4357

2019 434 4358 4358 4358

2020 435 435 4359 4359

2021 435

1 The level for the House allowance reflects an introduced bill; the level for the Senate allowance reflects Senate 

Committee action only.

2 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.

3 The House allowance is shown as N/A because there was no Subcommittee action.

4 The level for the Senate allowance reflects Senate Subcommittee action only.

5 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.

6 The levels for House and Senate allowances reflect Committee action on the regular annual 2017 appropriation bill; 

the Appropriation reflects the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017.

7 The level for the House allowance reflects floor action on the Omnibus appropriations bill; the Senate allowance 

reflects Committee action on the regular annual 2018 appropriations bill; the Appropriation reflects the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141).

8 The levels for the House and Senate Allowance reflect Committee action on the regular annual 2019 appropriations 

bill; the Appropriation reflects enactment of the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and 

Education Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245).

9 The Senate allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; the Appropriation reflects the Further Consolidated 

Appropriation Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94).
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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 2021 Authorization: To be determined1

Budget Authority:

2020 

Appropriation

2021 

Request

Change from 

2020 to 2021

Personnel costs $311 $312 +$1

Non-personnel costs 124 123 -1

Total 435 435 0

Full-time equivalent 2 2 0

1 The GEPA extension of the Higher Education Act expired September 30, 2015; reauthorizing legislation is sought 

for FY 2021.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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 

Administration’s role has been to manage the outstanding loans.

Discretionary funding levels for the past 5 fiscal years were:

Fiscal Year (dollars in thousands)

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

2017...................................................................................... ... 435

2018...................................................................................... 435

2019...................................................................................... 435

2020...................................................................................... . 435

FY 2021 BUDGET REQUEST

For fiscal year 2021, the Administration requests $435,000 for Federal administration of the 

CHAFL program which is the same as the fiscal year 2019 and 2020 appropriations. 
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PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES

(dollars in thousands)

Output Measures 2019 2020 2021

College Housing and Academic Facilities 

Loans:

CHAFL:Number of outstanding loans 26 24 22

CHAFL:Outstanding principal $18,683 $15,168 $12,157

College Housing Loans:

CHL:Number of outstanding loans 47 35 28

CHL:Outstanding principal $13,037 $9,164 $6,045

Higher Education Facilities Loans

 Number of outstanding loans 1 1 1

HEOutstanding principal $3,449 $2,810 $2,150

Total number of outstanding loans 74 60 51

Total outstanding principal $35,169 $27,142 $20,352