Department of Education

COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

CONTENTS

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Appropriations Language ........................................................................................................... 1

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

Appropriation, Adjustments, and Transfers ................................................................................ 3

Obligations by Object Classification ........................................................................................... 4

Authorizing Legislation............................................................................................................... 5

Appropriations History................................................................................................................ 6

Activity: 

Federal Administration............................................................................................................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 HEA, $328,000.1

NOTES 

A full-year 2024 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the Budget was prepared; therefore, 

the Budget assumes this account is operating under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions 

Act (Division A of Public Law 118-15, as amended). The amounts included for 2024 reflect the annualized level 

provided by the continuing resolution.

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, 

$328,000. 

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 2023 2024 2025

Discretionary:

Discretionary: Appropriation $298 $298 $328

Mandatory:

Reestimate of existing loan subsidies 2,562 234 0

Total, discretionary and mandatory appropriation 2,860 532 328
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Obligations by Object Classification

(dollars in thousands)

Obj ect Class C ode Object Class

2023

Actual

2024

Annualized

CR

2025 

Request

Change 

from 2024 

to 2025

11.10 Full-time permanent $118 $113 $127 $14

11.31 Full-time temporary 0 0 0 0

11.51 Overtime 1 1 1 0

11.52 Awards 6 5 4 -1

Compensation subtotal 125 119 132 13 

12.00 Benefits 42 47 51 4

Comp/benefits subtotal 167 166 183 17

21.00 Travel 0 5 7 2

23.10 Rental payments to GSA 35 38 38 0

23.31 Communications 1 0 0 0

Subtotal Travel/Rent 36 43 45 2 

25.21 Other services 35 36 36 0

25.22 Training/tuition contracts 0 5 7 2

25.30 Goods/services from 

Federal sources 11 9 10 1

25.72 IT services/contracts 36 39 47 8

Subtotal 25 82 89 100 11

Total, Budget Authority1 285 298 328 30

1 The fiscal year 2023 total reflects actual obligations, not Budget Authority.
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Authorizing Legislation

(dollars in thousands)

Activity

2024

Authorized

2024 

Annualized CR

2025

Authorized

2025 

Request 

Federal administration (Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 

section 505(e); Higher Education Act, section 212) Indefinite $298

To be 

determined $328

Reestimate of existing loan subsidies (Federal Credit 

Reform Act of 1990, section 504(f)) (Mandatory) Indefinite 234 Indefinite 0

Total discretionary appropriation 298 328

Total mandatory appropriation 234 0
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Appropriations History

(dollars in thousands) 

Year

Budget 

Estimate 

to Congress

House 

Allowance

Senate 

AllowanceFootnote AppropriationFootnote

20161 $450 $435 $435 $435

20172 457 435 435 435

20183 434 435 435 435

20194 434 435 435 435

20205 435 435 435 435

20216 435 435 435 435

20227 435 435 435 435

20238 298 298 298 298

20249 321 321 298 298

2025 328

1 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.

2 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.

3 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). 4 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). 5 The Senate allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; the Appropriation reflects the Further Consolidated 

Appropriation Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94). 6 The Senate allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; the Appropriation reflects Division H of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260). 7 The House allowance reflects floor action on the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act; the Senate allowance 

reflects the Chairman’s mark; and the Appropriation reflects Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-103). 8 The House allowance reflects the regular annual FY 2023 appropriation, which was introduced on the floor; the 

Senate allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; and the Appropriation reflects the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2023 (P.L. 117-328).

9 The House allowance reflects Subcommittee action, and the Senate allowance reflects Committee action on the 

regular annual 2024 appropriations bill; the Appropriation reflects the annualized continuing resolution level. 
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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 2025 Authorization: To be determined1

Budget Authority:

2024 Annualized CR 2025 Request Change

Personnel costs $166 $183 +$17

Non-personnel costs 132 145 +13

Total 298 328 +30

Full-time equivalent 1 1 0

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) 

2020 $435

2021 435

2022 435

2023 298

2024 Annualized CR 298

FY 2025 BUDGET REQUEST 

For fiscal year 2025, the Administration requests $328,000 for Federal administration of the 

CHAFL program, $30,000 more than the fiscal year 2024 annualized CR based on the fiscal 

year 2023 appropriation. 

1 The GEPA extension expired September 30, 2015. Reauthorization for FY 2025 is expected through appropriations 

action.
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PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES 

(dollars in thousands)

Output Measures 2023 2024 2025

College Housing and Academic Facilities 

Loans:

CHAFL:Number of outstanding loans 16 16 16

CHAFL:Outstanding principal $5,652 $4,685 $3,718

College Housing Loans:

CHL:Number of outstanding loans 6 6 6

CHL:Outstanding principal $4,208 $3,808 $3,408

Higher Education Facilities Loans

 Number of outstanding loans 0 0 0

HEOutstanding principal 0 0 0

Total number of outstanding loans 22 22 22

Total outstanding principal $9,860 $8,493 $7,126