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ED - 115 - Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance	Agency Name	Department of Education
Fiscal Year	2016	Committee Number	115
Original Establishment Date	10/17/1986	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	10/1/2015	Committee URL	http://ed.gov/ACSFA
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	11
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Not Applicable
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Not Applicable
Current Charter Date	9/3/2015	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Not Applicable
Date Of Renewal Charter	9/3/2017	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Not Applicable
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority	20 U.S. C. Section 1098	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 401-3677
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*
Specific Establishment Authority*	20 U.S.C. 1098	Designated Federal Officer Email*	karen.akins@ed.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	10/17/1986
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Terminate
Legislation to Terminate Required	Yes
Legislation Status	Enacted
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The committee did not meet this fiscal year as Congress did not reauthorize the committee to continue.
How is membership balanced?*	Congress clearly defined in Section 491 (c) of the Higher Education Act, as amended, that the membership of the Committee shall be composed of 11 members of which four shall be appointed by the leaders of the Senate, two each upon recommendation by the majority and minority; four by the leaders of the House of Representatives, two each upon recommendation by the majority and the minority; and three by the Secretary of Education, one of whom must be a student. Therefore, to ensure that the Committee membership remains diverse and balanced, Congress and the Secretary have appointed a broad range of members from a geographically and professionally diverse financial aid community to serve a single term of four years in order to provide independent and objective technical analysis of important student aid issues.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The Committee did not meet this fiscal year.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	Not applicable because the committee was terminated by Congress.
Why close or partially close meetings?	Not Applicable
Recommendation Remarks	The authorization for the Committee expired on September 30, 2015.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	NA	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	Committee was not reauthorized by Congress to operate, effective September 30, 2015.	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	4	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	No
Number Of Recommendations Comment	There were no recommendations in FY 2016.	Access Agency Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	Unable to Determine.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	Unable to Determine.	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Not Applicable	Access Comment	N/A
Agency Feedback Comment*	NA	Narrative Description*	Congress created the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (the Committee) as an independent source of advice and counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Education on higher education and student financial aid policy. The Committee’s legislative charge was to conduct objective, nonpartisan, and independent analyses on a broad range of Title IV student assistance programs.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$0.00
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$0.00	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00
4. Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*	$0.00	5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$0.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$0.00	7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$0.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*	$0.00
10. Other Costs	$0.00	10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$0.00
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified		Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	0.00
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	0.00	Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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