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(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 
person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan-
cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition) 
that an individual receives under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private 
sources, or an institution of higher education (as defined 
under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, ex-
cept for a person over the age of 23 with dependent chil-
dren. 
(c) Not later than 30 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall issue final regulations to carry out the 
provisions of this section. 
SEC. 320. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall give priority consideration to applications 
from the housing authorities of the Counties of San 
Bernardino and Santa Clara and the City of San Jose, 
California to participate in the Moving to Work Dem-
onstration Agreement under section 204, title V, of the 
Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104–134, April 26, 1996): Provided, 
That upon turnover, existing requirements on the re- 
issuance of Section 8 vouchers shall be maintained to en-
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sure that not less than 75 percent of all vouchers shall 
be made available to extremely low-income families. 
SEC. 321. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment may, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, approve additional Moving to Work Demonstration 
Agreements, which are entered into between a public hous-
ing agency and the Secretary under section 204, title V, 
of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropria-
tions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–134, April 26, 1996), 
but at no time may the number of active Moving to Work 
Demonstration Agreements exceed 32. 
SEC. 322. For fiscal year 2007 and every fiscal year 
thereafter any obligated balances of contract authority or 
any obligated balances derived from contract authority 
from fiscal year 1974 and prior years shall be deobligated 
and cancelled upon contract expiration or termination. 
SEC. 323. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2007, in managing and disposing of any 
multifamily property that is owned or held by the Sec-
retary and is occupied primarily by elderly or disabled 
families, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall maintain any rental assistance payments under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that 
are attached to any dwelling units in the property. To the 
extent the Secretary determines that such a multifamily
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property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible 
for continued rental assistance payments under such sec-
tion 8, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants 
of that property, contract for project-based rental assist-
ance payments with an owner or owners of other existing 
housing properties or provide other rental assistance. 
SEC. 324. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 
used to develop or impose policies or procedures, including 
an account structure, that subjects the Government Na-
tional Mortgage Association to the requirements of the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 
This section shall not be construed to exempt that entity 
from credit subsidy budgeting or from budget presentation 
requirements previously adopted. 
SEC. 325. (a) Paragraph (2) of section 203(b) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking the subparagraph designa-
tion and all that follows through the end of 
clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) not to exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the median house price in the 
area, as determined by the Secretary; or’’;
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(B) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘87 percent of’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘for Fiscal Year’’ and 
inserting a comma; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘48 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘65 percent’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) not to exceed the appraised value of 
the property, plus any initial service charges, 
appraisal, inspection and other fees in connec-
tion with the mortgage as approved by the Sec-
retary.’’; 
(b) Paragraph (9) of section 203(b) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(9) is amended by strik-
ing the paragraph designation and all that follows through 
‘‘Provided further, That for’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(9) Be executed by a mortgagor who shall 
have paid on account of the property, in cash or its 
equivalent, an amount, if any, as the Secretary may 
determine based on factors determined by the Sec-
retary and commensurate with the likelihood of de-
fault. For’’. 
(c) Section 203(c) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1709(c)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3) 
and notwithstanding’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) FLEXIBLE RISK-BASED PREMIUMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For any mortgage insured 
by the Secretary under this title that is secured by 
a 1- to 4-family dwelling and for which the loan ap-
plication is received by the mortgagor on or after 
October 1, 2006, the Secretary may establish a 
mortgage insurance premium structure involving a 
single premium payment collected prior to the insur-
ance of the mortgage or periodic payments, or both, 
without regard to any maximum or minimum pre-
mium amounts set forth in this subsection. The rate 
of premium for such a mortgage may vary during 
the mortgage term as long as the basis for deter-
mining the variable rate is established before the 
execution of the mortgage. The Secretary may 
change a premium structure established under this 
subparagraph but only to the extent that such 
change is not applied to any mortgage already exe-
cuted.
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‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
ALTERATION
OF 
PREMIUM STRUCTURE.—A premium structure shall 
be established or changed under subparagraph (A) 
only by providing notice to mortgagees and to the 
Congress, at least 30 days before the premium 
structure is established or changed. 
‘‘(C) CONSIDERATIONS FOR PREMIUM STRUC-
TURE.—When establishing a premium structure 
under subparagraph (A) or when changing such a 
premium structure, the Secretary shall consider the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The effect of the proposed premium 
structure on the Secretary’s ability to meet the 
operational goals of the Mutual Mortgage In-
surance Fund as provided in section 202(a). 
‘‘(ii) Underwriting variables. 
‘‘(iii) The extent to which new pricing 
under the proposed premium structure has po-
tential for acceptance in the private market. 
‘‘(iv) The administrative capability of the 
Secretary to administer the proposed premium 
structure. 
‘‘(v) The effect of the proposed premium 
structure on the Secretary’s ability to maintain
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the availability of mortgage credit and provide 
stability to mortgage markets.’’. 
(d) Section 255 of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–20) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking the first sentence; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘established under section 
203(b)(2)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘lo-
cated’’ and inserting ‘‘limitation established 
under section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation Act for a 1-family 
residence’’; and 
(2) in subsection (i)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘limita-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘limitation’’. 
(e) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall by notice establish any additional requirements 
that may be necessary to immediately carry out the provi-
sions of this section. The notice shall take effect upon 
issuance. 
(f) In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
by this Act, $10,000,000 for administrative contract ex-
penses, including amounts to be transferred to the Work-
ing Capital Fund, for Federal Housing Administration 
program and systems development for single family mort-
gage insurance.
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SEC. 326. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the cities of Alton, Illinois, and Granite City, Illinois, 
shall be considered metropolitan cities, for purposes of 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), for a period of time 
not less than the time period covered by the enactment 
of this Act and the implementation of modifications pursu-
ant to the 2010 decennial census. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act, 2007’’. 
TITLE IV 
THE JUDICIARY 
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su-
preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the 
building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, 
maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Chief 
Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of trans-
porting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not 
to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended 
as the Chief Justice may approve, $63,405,000, of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
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CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS 
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable 
the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im-
posed upon the Architect by the Act approved May 7, 
1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a–13b), $12,959,000, which shall re-
main available until expended. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL 
CIRCUIT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other offi-
cers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the 
court, as authorized by law, $26,000,000. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, sala-
ries of the officers and employees of the court, services, 
and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, 
$16,182,000. 
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER 
JUDICIAL SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (includ-
ing judges of the territorial courts of the United States), 
justices and judges retired from office or from regular ac-
tive service, judges of the United States Court of Federal
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Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all 
other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not 
otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses 
of the courts, as authorized by law, $4,556,114,000 (in-
cluding the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of 
which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available 
until expended for space alteration projects and for fur-
niture and furnishings related to new space alteration and 
construction projects. 
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court 
of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under 
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Pub-
lic Law 99–660), not to exceed $3,952,000, to be appro-
priated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust 
Fund. 
DEFENDER SERVICES 
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; 
the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attor-
neys appointed to represent persons under the Criminal 
Justice Act of 1964, as amended (18 U.S.C. 3006A); the 
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons 
furnishing investigative, expert and other services under 
the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)); 
the compensation (in accordance with Criminal Justice 
Act maximums) and reimbursement of expenses of attor-
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neys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where 
the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the 
compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of 
guardians ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligible 
minor or incompetent offenders in connection with trans-
fers from the United States to foreign countries with 
which the United States has a treaty for the execution 
of penal sentences; the compensation of attorneys ap-
pointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protec-
tion of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
1875(d); and for necessary training and general adminis-
trative expenses, $750,033,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS 
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 
U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis-
sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa-
tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 
pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $63,079,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the 
daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 
5332 of title 5, United States Code.
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COURT SECURITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
incident to the provision of protective guard services for 
United States courthouses and other facilities housing 
Federal court operations, and the procurement, installa-
tion, and maintenance of security systems and equipment 
for United States courthouses and other facilities housing 
Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress 
control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security 
patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 
by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activi-
ties as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improve-
ment and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 
$400,334,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended, to be expended directly 
or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 
which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 
Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 
guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen-
eral.