Department of Education

COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

Fiscal Year 2020 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

Authorizing Legislation............................................................................................................ T-5

Appropriations History............................................................................................................. T-6

Activities:

Federal administration ........................................................................................................ T-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

1For 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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Amounts Available for Obligation

(dollars in thousands)

Appropriation and Adjustments 2018 2019 2020

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

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

Mandatory:.................................................................

Appropriation ............................................................ 0 -10 0

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

(dollars in thousands)

Obj ect Class C ode

Object Class

2018

Actual

2019

Appropriation

2020

Request

Change 

from 2019 

to 2020

11.10 Full-time permanent $230 $218 $219 +$1

11.31 Full-time temporary 0 0 0 0

11.51 Overtime 1 0 0 0

11.52 Awards 2 1 1 0

Compensation subtotal 233 219 220 1

12.00 Benefits 68 69 69 0

Comp/benefits subtotal 301 288 289 0

21.00 Travel 0 1 1 0

23.10 Rental payments to GSA 33 36 36 0

Subtotal Travel/Rent 33 37 37 0

25.21 Other services 36 36 36 0

25.22 Training/tuition contracts 0 1 1 0

25.30 

Goods/services from Federal 

sources 8 9 10 1

25.72 IT services/contracts 51 64 62 -2

Subtotal 25 95 110 109 -1

Total, Obligations 430 435 435 0
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Authorizing Legislation

(dollars in thousands)

Activity

2019 

Authorized

2019 

Appropriation

2020 

Authorized

2020 

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 -10 Indefinite 0

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

Total mandatory appropriation.................................................. -10 0
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Appropriations History

(dollars in thousands)

Year

Budget 

Estimate 

to Congress

House 

Allowance

Senate 

Allowance AppropriationFootnote

2011 461 461146124603

2012 478 46044604459

2013 459 4595 4595435

2014 435 N/A64352435

2015 435 N/A64357435

2016 450 43584358435

2017 457 435

9

1 435

9

435

2018 434 435

10 43510 43510

2019 434 43511 43511 435

2020 435

 

1

The level for the Senate allowance reflects Committee action only.

2

The level for the House allowance reflects the House-passed full-year continuing resolution.

3

The level for appropriation reflects the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act 2011 

(P.L. 112-10).

4

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

Committee action only.

5

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.

6

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

7

The level for the Senate allowance reflects Senate Subcommittee action only

8

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.

9

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.

10 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).

11 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).
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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 2020 Authorization: To be determined

Budget Authority:

Period of fund availability: 

2019 2020 Change

Personnel costs $288 $289 $+1

Non-personnel costs 147 146 -1

Total 435 435 0

Full-time equivalent 3 3 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.

FY 2020 BUDGET REQUEST

For fiscal year 2020, the Administration requests $435,000 for Federal administration of the 

facilities loans program. Funding levels for the past 5 fiscal years were:

Fiscal Year (dollars in thousands)

2015.................................................................................... .... $435

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

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

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

2019...................................................................................... .... 435
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PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES

(dollars in thousands)

Output Measures 2018 2019 2020

College Housing and Academic Facilities 

Loans:

CHAFL:Number of outstanding loans 26 26 26

CHAFL:Outstanding principal $21,748 $18,683 $15,663

College Housing Loans:

CHL:Number of outstanding loans 50 47 36

CHL:Outstanding principal $14,222 $13,037 $9,252

Higher Education Facilities Loans:

 Number of outstanding loans 1 1 1

HEOutstanding principal $3,453 $3,449 $2,810

Total number of outstanding loans 77 74 63

Total outstanding principal $39,423 $35,169 $27,725