# Federal Perkins Loan Program
> **US Department of Education** · Final regulations. · Published 2000-04-06 · Effective 2000-05-08 · 65 FR 18001
## Document
- **Document number:** 00-8521
- **Category:** education-loans
- **Agency:** US Department of Education
- **Federal Register citation:** 65 FR 18001
- **CFR reference:** 34 CFR 674
- **Publication date:** 2000-04-06
- **Effective date:** 2000-05-08
## Abstract

The Secretary amends the Federal Perkins Loan Program regulations. The regulations replace all references and forms of the term "Direct Loan" in the Federal Perkins Loan Program regulations with the acronym "NDSL" in order to eliminate confusion between the National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) Program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/04/06/00-8521/federal-perkins-loan-program)
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