Department of Education

COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

Fiscal Year 2024 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

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, $321,000.1

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, $321,000.

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 2022 2023 2024

Discretionary:

Discretionary: Appropriation.............................................................. $435 $298 $321

Mandatory:

Reestimate of existing loan subsidies........................ -382 397 0

Total, discretionary and mandatory appropriation . 53 695 321
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Obligations by Object Classification

(dollars in thousands)

Object Class Code Object Class

2022

Actual

2023

Base

2024

Request

Change 

from 2023

to 2024

11.10 Full-time permanent $215 $113 $122 $9

11.31 Full-time temporary 0 0 0 0

11.51 Overtime 0 0 0 0

11.52 Awards 3 6 3 -3

Compensation subtotal 218 119 125 6

12.00 Benefits 78 47 49 2

Comp/benefits subtotal 296 166 174 8

21.00 Travel 5 5 6 1

23.10 Rental payments to GSA 41 38 41 3

Subtotal Travel/Rent 46 43 47 4

25.21 Other services 35 36 36 0

25.22 Training/tuition contracts 5 5 6 1

25.30 Goods/services from 

Federal sources 17 9 10 1

25.72 IT services/contracts 35 39 48 9

Subtotal 25 92 89 100 11

Total, Budget Authority 434 298 321 23
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Authorizing Legislation

(dollars in thousands)

Activity

2023 

Authorized

2023 

Appropriation

2024 

Authorized

2024 

Request 

Federal administration (Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 

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

To be 

determined $321

Reestimate of existing loan subsidies (Federal Credit 

Reform Act of 1990, section 504(f)) (Mandatory) .......... Indefinite 397 Indefinite 0

Total discretionary appropriation ................................... 298 321

Total mandatory appropriation....................................... 397 0
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Appropriations History

(dollars in thousands) 

Year

Budget 

Estimate 

to Congress

House 

Allowance

Senate 

AllowanceFootnote AppropriationFootnote

2015 $435 N/A1 $4352 $435

2016 450 4353 4353 435

2017 457 4354 4354 4354

2018 434 4355 4355 4355 

2019 434 4356 4356 4356

2020 435 435 4357 4357

2021 435 435 4358 4358

2022 435 4359 4359 4359

2023 298 29810 29810 29810

2024 321

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

2 The level for the Senate allowance reflects Senate Subcommittee action only. 3 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.

4 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.

5 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). 6 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). 7 The Senate allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; the Appropriation reflects the Further Consolidated 

Appropriation Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94). 8 The Senate allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; the Appropriation reflects Division H of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260). 9 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). 10 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). 
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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 2024 Authorization: To be determined1

Budget Authority:

 2023 2024 Change

Personnel costs $166 $174 $8

Non-personnel costs 132 147 15

Total 298 321 23

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) 

2019 $435

2020 435

2021 435

2022 435

2023 298

FY 2024 Budget Request

For fiscal year 2024, the Administration requests $321,000 for Federal administration of the 

CHAFL program, $23,000 more than the fiscal year 2023 appropriation.

1 The GEPA extension expired September 30, 2015. Reauthorization for FY 2024 is expected through appropriations 

action.
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Program Output Measures

(dollars in thousands)

Output Measures 2022 2023 2024

College Housing and Academic Facilities 

Loans:

CHAFL:Number of outstanding loans 17 17 17

CHAFL:Outstanding principal $6,424 $5,715 $4,949

College Housing Loans:

CHL:Number of outstanding loans 18 18 18

CHL:Outstanding principal $4,454 $4,218 $3,885

Higher Education Facilities Loans

 Number of outstanding loans 1 0 0

HEOutstanding principal $798 $0 $0

Total number of outstanding loans 36 35 35

Total outstanding principal $11,676 $9,933 $8,834