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Quarterly Interest Rate Certification

2023 - Third Quarter

In February of 1997, the Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury delegated to the Bureau of the Public Debt (now the Bureau of the Fiscal Service) the responsibility of providing interest rate certification to various agencies.

The following table contains rates certified by Treasury for various statutory purposes.

Table 1 - Interest Rates for the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
(Updated April 14, 2023)
Month Year Dollar Amt. Sold ($000) Avg. Yield to Maturity
January 2023 $222,000,113.10 3.7426531%
February 2023 $299,188,812.10 4.0626080%
March 2023 $222,000,130.80 3.9648062%
Table 2a - Interest Rates for Specific Legislation
(Updated April 10, 2023)
Legislation Rate
3 Month
Period Ending
06/30/2022
3 Month
Period Ending
09/30/2022
3 Month
Period Ending
12/31/2022
3 Month
Period Ending
03/31/2023
Higher Education Act of 1965 - Section 438(b)(2) and Section 731(b) 1.14% 2.74% 4.15% 4.76%
Public Law 101-514 - Nuclear Waste Fund 1.14% 2.74% 4.15% 4.76%
Health Professions Education Extension Amendment of 1992 - Section 705(b) 1.14% 2.74% 4.15% 4.76%
National Health Services Corps Scholarship Program (42 USC 254o(b)) 8-3/4% 10-1/8% 11-1/4% 11-1/2%
National Research Service Award Program (42 USC 288(c)(4)(B)) 8-3/4% 10-1/8% 11-1/4% 11-1/2%
Table 2b - Interest Rates for Specific Legislation
(Updated April 3, 2023)
Legislation Rate
Effective
July - Sep
2022
Effective
Oct - Dec
2022
Effective
Jan - Mar
2023
Effective
Apr - June
2023
Public Law 99-469 - Section 4(a) 1-3/8% 3% 4-3/8% 4-7/8%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration Bond (8 USC 1363(a)) 1.14% 2.74% 3.00% 3.00%