available until expended, funds received from States, coun-
ties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources for expenses incurred for training. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $84,499,000: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au-
thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec-
tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 
that is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided 
further, That the funds made available under this heading 
may be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of 
title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive prac-
tices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and 
foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compli-
ance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to 
item (1) of this proviso: Provided further, That no funding 
through expenditure transfers shall be made between ei-
ther the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal 
Aviation Administration, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion, or the National Transportation Safety Board, and
the Office of Inspector General: Provided further, That: 
(1) the Inspector General shall have the authority to audit 
and investigate the Metropolitan Washington Airports Au-
thority (MWAA); (2) in carrying out these audits and in-
vestigations the Inspector General shall have all the au-
thorities described under section 6 of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act (5 U.S.C. App.); (3) MWAA Board Members, em-
ployees, contractors, and subcontractors shall cooperate 
and comply with requests from the Inspector General, in-
cluding providing testimony and other information; (4) 
The Inspector General shall be permitted to observe closed 
executive sessions of the MWAA Board of Directors; (5) 
MWAA shall pay the expenses of the Inspector General, 
including staff salaries and benefits and associated oper-
ating costs, which shall be credited to this appropriation 
and remain available until expended; and (6) if MWAA 
fails to make funds available to the Inspector General 
within 30 days after a request for such funds is received, 
then the Inspector General shall notify the Secretary of 
Transportation who shall not approve a grant for MWAA 
under section 47107(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
until such funding is made available for the Inspector 
General.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $31,250,000 (reduced by $1,940,000): Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to 
exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman 
of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to 
this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for 
necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar 
basis as such offsetting collections are received during fis-
cal year 2013, to result in a final appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at no more than $30,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of 
liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign 
countries on official department business; and uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902).
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 
the Department of Transportation shall be available for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to 
the rate for an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political 
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered 
by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail out-
side the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available 
in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de-
fined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State depart-
ment of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle 
record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided 
in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 
2721. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any 
grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Fed-
eral Railroad Administration from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources
for expenses incurred for training may be credited respec-
tively to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal- 
Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion’s ‘‘Research and University Research Centers’’ ac-
count, and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s 
‘‘Safety and Operations’’ account, except for State rail 
safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 
U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 185. None of the funds in this Act to the De-
partment of Transportation may be used to make a grant 
unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
3 full business days before any project competitively se-
lected to receive a discretionary grant award, any discre-
tionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding grant 
agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by 
the department or its modal administrations from: 
(1) any discretionary grant program of the Fed-
eral Highway Administration including the emer-
gency relief program; 
(2) the airport improvement program of the 
Federal Aviation Administration; 
(3) any program of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration;
(4) any program of the Federal Transit Admin-
istration other than the formula grants and fixed 
guideway modernization programs; or 
(5) any funding provided under the headings 
‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’ in this Act: 
Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent notifi-
cation to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from 
the emergency relief program: Provided further, That 
no notification shall involve funds that are not avail-
able for obligation. 
SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 
minor fees and other funds received by the Department 
of Transportation from travel management centers, 
charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 
and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria-
tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 
to elements of the Department of Transportation using 
fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any 
other Act that the Secretary determines represent im-
proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 
a third-party contractor under a financial assistance
has the same meaning as that provided in sec-
tion 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 
SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are 
subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 
be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, said reprogramming action shall be approved 
or denied solely by the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That the Secretary may provide notice to other 
congressional committees of the action of the Committees 
on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner 
than 30 days following the date on which the reprogram-
ming action has been approved or denied by the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 189. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this Act may be used by the 
Surface Transportation Board of the Department of 
Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate 
complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess 
of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing 
fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 190. Funds appropriated in this Act to the 
modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of 
the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim-
bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the
costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 
a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or 
administrations. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2013’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses for administra-
tion, management and operations of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, $518,068,000 (reduced 
by $2,000,000), of which not to exceed $3,572,000 shall 
be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $1,206,000 shall be for the Office of the Deputy 
Secretary and the Chief Operating Officer; not to exceed 
$1,711,000 shall be available for the Office of Hearings 
and Appeals; not to exceed $705,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza-
tion; not to exceed $47,627,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed 
$95,102,000 shall be available for the Office of the Gen-
eral Counsel; not to exceed $2,400,000 shall be available 
to the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Re-
lations; not to exceed $3,502,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $247,535,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital 
Officer; not to exceed $47,500,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to exceed 
$16,563,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief 
Procurement Officer; not to exceed $3,127,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Departmental Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity; not to exceed $1,404,000 shall be avail-
able for the Center for Faith-Based and Community Ini-
tiatives; not to exceed $2,360,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities; not 
to exceed $4,884,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Strategic Planning and Management; and not to exceed 
$38,870,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) shall be available 
for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, 
That funds provided under this heading may be used for 
necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uni-
forms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated under this heading may be used for advertising
and promotional activities that support the housing mis-
sion area: Provided further, That the Secretary shall trans-
mit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions a detailed budget justification for each office within 
the Department, including an organizational chart for 
each operating area within the Department: Provided fur-
ther, That the budget justification shall include funding 
levels for the past 3 fiscal years for all offices: Provided 
further, that the budget submitted by the Department 
must also include a detailed justification for the incre-
mental funding increases, decreases and FTE fluctuations 
being requested by program, activity, or program element: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the 
Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notifica-
tion regarding the status of pending congressional reports: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide all 
signed reports required by Congress electronically: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount 
made available under this paragraph for the immediate 
Office of the Secretary shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine.
PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, $206,500,000. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Community Planning and Development, $103,500,000. 
HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Housing, $396,500,000, of which at least $8,200,000 shall 
be for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Policy Development and Research, $22,326,000. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $72,904,000. 
OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD 
CONTROL 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, $6,816,000. 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of ten-
ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 
$15,134,283,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2012 (in addition to the 
$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this head-
ing that became available on October 1, 2012), and 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2013: Provided, That amounts 
made available under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $17,237,948,000 shall be available for re-
newals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual 
contributions contracts (including renewals of en-
hanced vouchers under any provision of law author-
izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 
and including renewal of other special purpose incre-
mental vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, from amounts provided 
under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec-
retary for the calendar year 2013 funding cycle shall 
provide renewal funding for each public housing 
agency based on validated voucher management sys-
tem (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior cal-
endar year and by applying an inflation factor as es-
tablished by the Secretary, by notice published in 
the Federal Register, and by making any necessary
adjustments for the costs associated with the first- 
time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph in-
cluding tenant protection and HOPE VI vouchers: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this paragraph may be used to fund a total 
number of unit months under lease which exceeds a 
public housing agency’s authorized level of units 
under contract, except for public housing agencies 
participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) dem-
onstration, which are instead governed by the terms 
and conditions of their MTW agreements: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall, to the extent nec-
essary to stay within the amount specified under this 
paragraph, pro rate each public housing agency’s al-
location otherwise established pursuant to this para-
graph: Provided further, That except as provided in 
the following provisos, the entire amount specified 
under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified 
under this Act) shall be obligated to the public hous-
ing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata 
method described above, and the Secretary shall no-
tify public housing agencies of their annual budget 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may extend the 
60-day notification period, with the prior written ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
up 
to 
$75,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjust-
ments in the allocations for public housing agencies, 
after application for an adjustment by a public hous-
ing agency, that experienced a significant increase, 
as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of 
vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or 
from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) 
for vouchers that were not in use during the 12- 
month period in order to be available to meet a com-
mitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) 
for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-Vet-
erans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) 
vouchers; and (4) for adjustments in the allocations 
for public housing agencies that experienced a sig-
nificant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in 
renewal costs as a result of participation in the 
Small Area Fair Market Rent demonstration: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts under the previous proviso based on need 
as determined by the Secretary; 
(2) $75,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental as-
sistance for relocation and replacement of housing 
units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to
section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 
projects to assistance under section 8, the family 
unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 
relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 
combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu-
ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu-
tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 
of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 
of the Act, HOPE VI vouchers, mandatory and vol-
untary conversions, and tenant protection assistance 
including replacement and relocation assistance or 
for project-based assistance to prevent the displace-
ment of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing 
in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 
1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law 
106–569, as amended, or under the authority as 
provided under this Act: Provided, That when a pub-
lic housing development is submitted for demolition 
or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Sec-
retary may provide section 8 rental assistance when 
the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to 
residents: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
only provide replacement vouchers for units that 
were occupied within the previous 24 months that 
cease to be available as assisted housing, subject
only to the availability of funds: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this para-
graph, $10,000,000 may be available to provide ten-
ant protection assistance, not otherwise provided 
under this paragraph, to residents residing in low- 
vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents great-
er than 30 percent of household income, as the re-
sult of (1) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD- 
held or section 202 loan that requires the permission 
of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (2) the 
expiration of a rental assistance contract for which 
the tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or 
tenant protection assistance under existing law; or 
(3) the expiration of affordability restrictions accom-
panying a mortgage or preservation program admin-
istered by the Secretary: Provided further, That such 
tenant protection assistance made available under 
the previous proviso may be provided under the au-
thority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(t)): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, 
including, but not limited to, requirements for defin-
ing eligible at-risk households within 120 days of the 
enactment of this Act;
(3) $1,575,000,000 shall be for administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
ance program, of which up to $50,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to admin-
ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ-
ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist-
ance, the administration of disaster-related vouchers, 
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and 
other special purpose incremental vouchers: Pro-
vided, That no less than $1,525,000,000 of the 
amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated 
to public housing agencies for the calendar year 
2013 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act 
(and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in ef-
fect immediately before the enactment of the Quality 
Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub-
lic Law 105–276): Provided further, That if the 
amounts made available under this paragraph are 
insufficient to pay the amounts determined under 
the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the 
amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percent-
age applicable to all agencies receiving funding 
under this paragraph or may, to the extent nec-
essary to provide full payment of amounts deter-
mined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated 
balances, including recaptures and carryovers, re-
maining from funds appropriated to the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development under this 
heading from prior fiscal years, notwithstanding the 
purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: 
Provided further, That all public housing agencies 
participating in the MTW demonstration shall be 
funded pursuant to their MTW agreements, and 
shall be subject to the same uniform percentage de-
crease as under the previous proviso: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts provided under this paragraph 
shall be only for activities related to the provision of 
tenant-based rental assistance authorized under sec-
tion 8, including related development activities; 
(4) $60,000,000 shall be available for family 
self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the 
Act; 
(5) $111,335,000 for the renewal of tenant- 
based assistance contracts under section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administra-
tive expenses;
(6) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher 
assistance for use through a supported housing pro-
gram administered in conjunction with the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall make such funding available, not-
withstanding section 204 (competition provision) of 
this title, to public housing agencies that partner 
with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as 
designated by the Secretary of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for 
such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing 
agency administrative performance, and other fac-
tors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may waive, or specify alter-
native requirements for (in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), 
any provision of any statute or regulation that the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ad-
ministers in connection with the use of funds made
available under this paragraph (except for require-
ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment), upon a find-
ing by the Secretary that any such waivers or alter-
native requirements are necessary for the effective 
delivery and administration of such voucher assist-
ance: Provided further, That assistance made avail-
able under this paragraph shall continue to remain 
available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; and 
(7) The Secretary shall separately track all spe-
cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 
heading, the heading, ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 
Housing’’, and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist-
ance’’, for fiscal year 2013 and prior years may be used 
for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 
contracts and for performance-based contract administra-
tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 
were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 
of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that 
have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further,
That amounts previously recaptured, or recaptured during 
the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based con-
tracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal 
year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of addi-
tional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount per-
manently cancelled is hereby appropriated, to remain 
available until expended, for the purposes set forth under 
this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 
carry out capital and management activities for public 
housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) 
(the ‘‘Act’’) $1,985,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 
2013 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may not delegate to any Department official other than 
the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph 
(2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time peri-
ods under such section: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with 
respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 
binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately
or in the future: Provided further, That up to $15,345,000 
shall be to support the ongoing Public Housing Financial 
and Physical Assessment activities of the Real Estate As-
sessment Center (REAC): Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make 
grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public 
housing agencies for emergency capital needs including 
safety and security measures necessary to address crime 
and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from 
unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural dis-
asters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and 
natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occur-
ring in fiscal year 2013: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading $50,000,000 shall be 
for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate 
services as authorized by section 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437z–6) and the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et 
seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, up to $5,000,000 is to support the 
costs of administrative and judicial receiverships: Provided 
further, That from the funds made available under this 
heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal
year 2013 to public housing agencies that are designated 
high performers. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2013 payments to public housing agencies for the 
operation and management of public housing, as author-
ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,524,000,000: Provided, 
That in determining public housing agencies’, including 
Moving to Work agencies’, calendar year 2013 funding al-
locations under this heading, the Secretary may, contin-
gent on authorization, take into account the impact of 
changes in minimum rents, flat rents, and medical expense 
thresholds on public housing agencies’ formula income lev-
els. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $650,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing As-
sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine 
the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for 
each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula 
under section 302 of such Act with the need component
based on single-race census data and with the need compo-
nent based on multi-race census data, and the amount of 
the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater 
of the two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$2,000,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national 
or regional organizations representing Native American 
housing interests for providing training and technical as-
sistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally des-
ignated housing entities: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be 
made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other 
obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Pro-
vided further, That such costs, including the costs of modi-
fying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
as amended: Provided further, That these funds are avail-
able to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes 
and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaran-
teed, not to exceed $20,000,000: Provided further, That 
the Department will notify grantees of their formula allo-
cation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $6,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, up to $633,000,000: Provided further, 
That up to $750,000 of this amount may be used for ad-
ministrative contract expenses including management 
processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee pro-
gram. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 
$330,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2014, except that amounts allo-
cated pursuant to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall re-
main available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for perma-
nent supportive housing that were funded under section 
854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all program requirements 
before awarding funds for new contracts and activities au-
thorized under this section: Provided further, That the De-
partment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 
within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to units of State and local govern-
ment, and to other entities, for economic and community 
development 
activities, 
and 
for 
other 
purposes, 
$3,404,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2015, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of the 
total amount provided, $3,344,000,000 is for carrying out 
the community development block grant program under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.): Provided further, That unless explicitly provided 
for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any 
grant made with funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be expended for planning and management develop-
ment 
and 
administration: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$60,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwith-
standing section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwith-
standing any other provision of law (including section 204 
of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emer-
gencies that constitute imminent threats to health and 
safety: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading may be used for grants for 
the Economic Development Initiative (‘‘EDI’’) or Neigh-
borhood Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or 
for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307): 
Provided further, That the Department shall notify grant-
ees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment 
of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2014, as authorized 
by section 108 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308): Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, not to exceed $244,000,000, notwith-
standing any aggregate limitation on outstanding obliga-
tions guaranteed in section 108(k) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional 
Affordable 
Housing 
Act, 
as 
amended, 
$1,200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2015: Provided, That notwithstanding the amount made 
available under this heading, the threshold reduction re-
quirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act 
shall not apply to allocation of such amount: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading used 
for projects not completed within 4 years of the commit-
ment date, as determined by a signature of each party 
to the agreement, shall be repaid: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may extend the deadline for 1 year if the 
Secretary determines that the failure to complete the 
project is beyond the control of the participating jurisdic-
tion: Provided further, That no funds provided under this 
heading may be committed to any project included as part 
of a participating jurisdiction’s plan under section 105(b), 
unless each participating jurisdiction certifies that it has 
conducted an underwriting review, assessed developer ca-
pacity and fiscal soundness, and examined neighborhood 
market conditions to ensure adequate need for each 
project: Provided further, That any homeownership units 
funded under this heading which cannot be sold to an eli-
gible homeowner within 6 months of project completion 
shall be rented to an eligible tenant: Provided further, 
That no funds provided under this heading may be award-
ed for development activities to a community housing de-
velopment organization that cannot demonstrate that it 
has staff with demonstrated development experience: Pro-
vided further, That funds provided in prior appropriations 
Acts for technical assistance, that were made available for 
Community Housing Development Organizations technical 
assistance, and that still remain available, may be used 
for HOME technical assistance notwithstanding the pur-
poses for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided 
further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as 
amended, $60,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015: Provided, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership 
Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of 
the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996,
as amended: Provided further, That $35,000,000 shall be 
made available for the second, third and fourth capacity 
building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the 
HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), 
of which not less than $5,000,000 may be made available 
for rural capacity-building activities: Provided further, 
That $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity- 
building activities for national organizations with expertise 
in rural housing, including experience working with rural 
housing organizations, local governments, and Indian 
tribes: Provided further, That no funds made available for 
capacity building activities under this heading in this Act 
or any prior Act may be set-aside, reserved, or awarded 
in connection with the Department’s demand-response ini-
tiative, described in section V(A)(3)(d) of the Notices of 
Funding Availability for fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 
2012: Provided further, That notwithstanding any require-
ment in any Notice of Funding Availability, grant applica-
tion, grant agreement, or work plan, any unexpended 
amounts provided under this heading for capacity building 
activities in fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 may 
not be used in connection with such demand-response ini-
tiative or any similar initiative, unless a grantee, in its 
sole discretion, decides to undertake or continue such a 
project: Provided further, That prior to undertaking, or
asking others to undertake, any further demand-response 
or similar place-based initiatives, the Department shall 
submit for Congressional approval in its operating plan 
and budget proposal a detailed justification of such initia-
tive, including how it fits within the Department’s overall 
capacity building efforts, why it is consistent with author-
izing legislation, and how the Department plans to imple-
ment it effectively. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the emergency solutions grants program as au-
thorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the con-
tinuum of care program as authorized under subtitle C 
of title IV of such Act; and the rural housing stability as-
sistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title 
IV 
of 
such 
Act, 
$2,000,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$5,000,000), of which $1,995,000,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000) shall remain available until September 30, 
2015, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended for project-based rental assistance with re-
habilitation projects with 10-year grant terms and any 
rental assistance amounts that are recaptured under such 
continuum of care program shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not less than $286,000,000 of the
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for such emergency solutions grants program: Provided 
further, That not less than $1,650,000,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000) of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available for such continuum of care and rural 
housing stability assistance programs: Provided further, 
That up to $6,000,000 of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for the national homeless 
data analysis project: Provided further, That all funds 
awarded for supportive services under the continuum of 
care program and the rural housing stability assistance 
program shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in 
cash or in kind by each grantee: Provided further, That 
for all match requirements applicable to funds made avail-
able under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, 
a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of 
match funds other funds administered by the Secretary 
and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a spe-
cific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such 
funds: Provided further, That all awards of assistance 
under this heading shall be required to coordinate and in-
tegrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 
social services, and employment programs for which home-
less populations may be eligible, including Medicaid, State 
Children’s Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assist-
ance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services fund-
ing through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse 
Block Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare- 
to-Work grant program: Provided further, That all bal-
ances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded 
from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and trans-
ferred to this account shall be available, if recaptured, for 
continuum of care renewals in fiscal year 2013: Provided 
further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may 
represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the emer-
gency solutions grant program within 60 days of enact-
ment of this Act. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the 
Act’’), not otherwise provided for, $8,300,400,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2012 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available Oc-
tober 1, 2012), and $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2013: Pro-
vided, That the amounts made available under this head-
ing shall be available for expiring or terminating section 
8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 
moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to sec-
tion 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 
8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered 
into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal 
of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject 
to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low In-
come Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-In-
come Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 
Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 
associated with project-based activities and assistance 
funded under this paragraph: Provided further, That of 
the total amounts provided under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $260,000,000 shall be available for performance- 
based contract administrators for section 8 project-based 
assistance: Provided further, That the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development may also use such amounts 
in the previous proviso for performance-based contract ad-
ministrators for the administration of: interest reduction 
payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement 
payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); sec-
tion 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts for the 
elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 
1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)); project rental assistance 
contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); 
project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of 
the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 
667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667): Provided fur-
ther, That amounts recaptured under this heading, the 
heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or 
the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ may be used for 
renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based con-
tracts or for performance-based contract administrators, 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, upon the request of 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project 
funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any 
project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing As-
sistance Payments contract that authorizes HUD to re-
quire that surplus project funds be deposited in an inter-
est-bearing residual receipts account and that are in ex-
cess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall 
be remitted to the Department and deposited in this ac-
count, to be available until expended: Provided further, 
That amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso 
shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise pro-
vided by this heading for uses authorized under this head-
ing. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts for housing for the elderly, as au-
thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 
amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly 
under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amend-
ments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of ex-
piring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 
term, and for senior preservation rental assistance con-
tracts, as authorized by section 811(e) of the American 
Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as 
amended, and for supportive services associated with the 
housing, $425,000,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, up to $90,000,000 shall be for service 
coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate 
service grants for residents of assisted housing projects: 
Provided further, That amounts under this heading shall
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be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspec-
tions and inspection-related activities associated with sec-
tion 202 projects: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the 
terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except 
that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not 
exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, in this fiscal year 
and hereafter, upon the request of the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development, project funds that are held 
in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a 
section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract that re-
quires surplus project funds to be deposited in an interest- 
bearing residual receipts account and be remitted to the 
Secretary upon termination of the contract, shall be remit-
ted to the Secretary and deposited in this account upon 
termination of such contract, to be available until ex-
pended for capital advances and other eligible assistance 
for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 
of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended: Provided further, 
That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the 
previous proviso shall be available in addition to the 
amounts otherwise provided by this heading for uses au-
thorized under this heading.
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HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For amendments to capital advance contracts for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as author-
ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental 
assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project 
assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), 
including amendments to contracts for such assistance 
and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for 
up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to State 
housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as 
authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services 
associated with the housing for persons with disabilities 
as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, 
$165,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment 
Center inspections and inspection-related activities associ-
ated with section 811 Projects. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and
102 
Urban 
Development 
Act 
of 
1968, 
as 
amended, 
$45,000,000, including up to $2,500,000 for administra-
tive contract services: Provided, That grants made avail-
able from amounts provided under this heading shall be 
awarded within 120 days of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That funds shall be used for providing coun-
seling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current 
and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, fi-
nancial management/literacy, and such other matters as 
may be appropriate to assist them in improving their hous-
ing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling 
the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for pro-
gram administration; and for housing counselor training. 
OTHER ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST 
FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand-
ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 
$4,000,000, to remain available until expended, which is 
to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust 
Fund: Provided, That not to exceed the total amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be available from the 
general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to 
incur obligations and make expenditures pending the re-
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ceipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 
of such Act: Provided further, That the amount made 
available under this heading from the general fund shall 
be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal 
year 2013 so as to result in no fiscal year 2013 appropria-
tion from the general fund estimated and fees pursuant 
to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to en-
sure such a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation: Provided 
further, That for the dispute resolution and installation 
programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment may assess and collect fees from any program partic-
ipant: Provided further, That such collections shall be de-
posited into the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided 
herein, may use such collections, as well as fees collected 
under section 620, for necessary expenses of such Act: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements 
of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out 
responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through 
the use of approved service providers that are paid directly 
by the recipients of their services. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
New commitments to guarantee single family loans 
insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall
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not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2014: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2013, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, shall not exceed $50,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso 
shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 
in connection with sales of single family real properties 
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the 
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. For administrative 
contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, 
$215,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014, of which up to $71,500,000 may be transferred to 
and merged with the Working Capital Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments ex-
ceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2012, an ad-
ditional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall 
be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed 
loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 
amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds 
made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000. 
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 
the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author-
ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act
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(12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 
$25,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2013, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 
519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed 
$20,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and 
governmental entities in connection with the sale of single 
family real properties owned by the Secretary and for-
merly insured under such Act. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 
the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 
as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
$500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2014: Provided, That $20,500,000 shall be available 
for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association: Provided further, 
That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments will 
and do exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 
2013, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and ex-
penses shall be available until expended for each 
$1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments
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(including a pro rata amount for any amount below 
$1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by 
this proviso exceed $3,000,000: Provided further, That re-
ceipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pur-
suant to title III of the National Housing Act, as amend-
ed, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this ac-
count. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and 
urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 
by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying 
out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development under section 1(a)(1)(I) of Reorganization 
Plan No. 2 of 1968, $52,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2014: Provided, That with respect to 
amounts made available under this heading, notwith-
standing section 204 of this title, the Secretary may enter 
into cooperative agreements funded with philanthropic en-
tities, other Federal agencies, or State or local govern-
ments and their agencies for research projects: Provided 
further, That with respect to the previous proviso, such 
partners to the cooperative agreements must contribute at
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least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project: 
Provided further, That for non-competitive agreements en-
tered into in accordance with the previous two provisos, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Account-
ability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 
102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award deci-
sions. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth-
erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing 
Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 
$68,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014, of which $42,500,000 shall be to carry out activities 
pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary may assess and 
collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training 
Academy, and may use such funds to provide such train-
ing: Provided further, That no funds made available under 
this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legisla-
tive branches of the Federal Government in connection
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with a specific contract, grant or loan: Provided further, 
That, of the funds made available under this heading, 
$300,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development for the creation and promotion 
of translated materials and other programs that support 
the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency 
in utilizing the services provided by the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $120,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That up to 
$10,000,000 of that amount shall be for the Healthy 
Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall 
include research, studies, testing, and demonstration ef-
forts, including education and outreach concerning lead- 
based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases 
and hazards: Provided further, That for purposes of envi-
ronmental review, pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
other provisions of the law that further the purposes of
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such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, Op-
eration Lead Elimination Action Plan (LEAP), or the 
Lead Technical Studies program under this heading or 
under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under 
this heading, shall be considered to be funds for a special 
project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily 
Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made available 
on a competitive basis for areas with the highest lead paint 
abatement needs: Provided further, That each recipient of 
funds provided under the third proviso shall make a 
matching contribution in an amount not less than 25 per-
cent: Provided further, That each applicant shall certify 
adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to 
carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice 
of funding availability: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this heading in this or prior appro-
priations Acts, and that still remain available, may be used 
for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the 
purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a 
program competition is undersubscribed and there are 
other program competitions under this heading that are 
oversubscribed.
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MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For additional capital for the Working Capital Fund 
(42 U.S.C. 3535) for the development of, modifications 
to, and infrastructure for Department-wide and program- 
specific information technology systems, for the continuing 
operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and 
program-specific information systems, and for program-re-
lated maintenance activities, $175,000,000 (reduced by 
$5,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2014: Provided, That any amounts transferred to this 
Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That any amounts transferred to this 
Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted 
appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified 
under this Fund, in addition to any other information 
technology the purposes for which such amounts were ap-
propriated: Provided further, That not more than 25 per-
cent of the funds made available under this heading for 
Development, Modernization and Enhancement, including 
development and deployment of a Next Generation of 
Voucher Management System and development and de-
ployment of modernized Federal Housing Administration 
systems may be obligated until the Secretary submits to 
the Committees on Appropriations a plan for expenditure
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that—(A) identifies for each modernization project: (i) the 
functional and performance capabilities to be delivered 
and the mission benefits to be realized, (ii) the estimated 
life-cycle cost, and (iii) key milestones to be met; (B) dem-
onstrates that each modernization project is: (i) compliant 
with the department’s enterprise architecture, (ii) being 
managed in accordance with applicable life-cycle manage-
ment policies and guidance, (iii) subject to the depart-
ment’s capital planning and investment control require-
ments, and (iv) supported by an adequately staffed project 
office; and (C) has been reviewed by the Government Ac-
countability Office. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $125,600,000: Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have independent authority 
over all personnel issues within this office. 
TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE 
For necessary expenses of research, evaluation, and 
program metrics activities; program demonstrations; and 
technical assistance and capacity building, $50,000,000 to 
remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided, 
That with respect to amounts made available under this 
heading for research, evaluation and program metrics or
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program demonstrations, notwithstanding section 204 of 
this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal 
agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies 
for research projects: Provided further, That with respect 
to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative 
agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match 
toward the cost of the project. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded or in the 
case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 
amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 
rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 
State housing finance agencies or local governments or 
local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set-
tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 
with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence,
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the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 
authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 
to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 
to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under 
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2013 to investigate 
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 
lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ-
ing the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, 
that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 
preventing action by a Government official or entity, or 
a court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 203. Sections 203 and 209 of division C of Pub-
lic Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 693–694) shall apply during 
fiscal year 2013 as if such sections were included in this 
title, except that during such fiscal year such sections shall 
be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ for ‘‘fiscal 
year 2011’’ and ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’, each place such terms 
appear. 
SEC. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 
pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi-
tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 
of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545).
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SEC. 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 
1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 
on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 
or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 
services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association, Government National Mortgage Association, 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi-
nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 
thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 
within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 
SEC. 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap-
propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development shall be available for any program, project 
or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
estimates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub-
ject to the Government Corporation Control Act are here-
by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available to each such 
corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to
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make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 
Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the budget for 2013 for such corporation or agen-
cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collec-
tions of these corporations and agencies may be used for 
new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the 
extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans 
are in support of other forms of assistance provided for 
in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro-
viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
operations of these corporations, or where loans or mort-
gage purchases are necessary to protect the financial in-
terest of the United States Government. 
SEC. 208. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall provide quarterly reports to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all 
uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in 
each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the 
Department and shall submit additional, updated budget 
information to these Committees upon request. 
SEC. 209. The President’s formal budget request for 
fiscal year 2014, as well as the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifica-
tions to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations
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of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use 
the identical account and sub-account structure provided 
under this Act. 
SEC. 210. A public housing agency or such other enti-
ty that administers Federal housing assistance for the 
Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall 
not be required to include a resident of public housing or 
a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of direc-
tors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity 
as required under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public 
housing agency or other entity that administers Federal 
housing assistance under section 8 for the Housing Au-
thority of the county of Los Angeles, California and the 
States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that chooses not 
to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of 
section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar 
governing board shall establish an advisory board of not 
less than six residents of public housing or recipients of 
section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the 
public housing agency or other administering entity on 
issues related to public housing and section 8. Such advi-
sory board shall meet not less than quarterly.
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SEC. 211. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to the conditions listed in subsection (b), 
for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 
some or all project-based assistance, debt and statutorily 
required low-income and very low-income use restrictions, 
associated with one or more multifamily housing project 
to another multifamily housing project or projects. 
(b) PHASED
TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project- 
based assistance under this section may be done in phases 
to accommodate the financing and other requirements re-
lated to rehabilitating or constructing the project or 
projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 
that such project or projects meet the standards under 
section (c). 
(c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub-
ject to the following conditions: 
(1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 
(A) For occupied units in the transferring 
project: the number of low-income and very low- 
income units and the configuration (i.e. bed-
room size) provided by the transferring project 
shall be no less than when transferred to the re-
ceiving project or projects and the net dollar 
amount of Federal assistance provided by the
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transferring project shall remain the same in 
the receiving project or projects. 
(B) For unoccupied units in the transfer-
ring project: the Secretary may authorize a re-
duction in the number of dwelling units in the 
receiving project or projects to allow for a re-
configuration of bedroom sizes to meet current 
market demands, as determined by the Sec-
retary and provided there is no increase in the 
project-based section 8 budget authority. 
(2) The net dollar amount of Federal assistance 
provided to the transferring project shall remain the 
same as the receiving project or projects. 
(3) The transferring project shall, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 
or economically nonviable. 
(4) The receiving project or projects shall meet 
or exceed applicable physical standards established 
by the Secretary. 
(5) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 
project shall notify and consult with the tenants re-
siding in the transferring project and provide a cer-
tification of approval by all appropriate local govern-
mental officials.
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(6) The tenants of the transferring project who 
remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 
receiving project or projects shall not be required to 
vacate their units in the transferring project or 
projects until new units in the receiving project are 
available for occupancy. 
(7) The Secretary determines that this transfer 
is in the best interest of the tenants. 
(8) If either the transferring project or the re-
ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci-
fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiv-
ing project resulting from additional financing ob-
tained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 
FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed 
on, such project by the Secretary, except that the 
Secretary may waive this requirement upon deter-
mination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 
the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or re-
habilitation of the receiving project or projects. 
(9) If the transferring project meets the re-
quirements of subsection (d)(2)(E), the owner or 
mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall 
execute and record either a continuation of the exist-
ing use agreement or a new use agreement for the 
project where, in either case, any use restrictions in
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such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 
existing use restrictions. 
(10) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured 
mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 
are provided in advance for the amount of any such 
increased cost. 
(d) For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in-
come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat-
ute and/or regulations governing the program under 
which the project is insured or assisted; 
(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 
means housing that meets one of the following con-
ditions— 
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 
insured under the National Housing Act; 
(B) housing that has project-based assist-
ance attached to the structure including 
projects undergoing mark to market debt re-
structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 
(C) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 as amended by
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section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales National 
Affordable Housing Act; 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such sec-
tion existed before the enactment of the Cran-
ston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 
(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act; or 
(F) housing or vacant land that is subject 
to a use agreement; 
(3) 
the 
term 
‘‘project-based 
assistance’’ 
means— 
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937; 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or 
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist-
ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 
(as such section existed immediately before Oc-
tober 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965; 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments
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under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous-
ing Act; 
(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and 
(F) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
which some or all of the project-based assistance, 
debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 
low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 
multifamily housing project which is transferring 
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt and 
the statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
come use restrictions to the receiving project or 
projects; and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
(e) The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Fed-
eral Register the terms and conditions, including criteria 
for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to this section 
no later than 30 days before the effective date of such 
notice.
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SEC. 212. No funds provided under this title may be 
used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage 
Association that makes applicable requirements under the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 
SEC. 213. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 
higher education (as defined under section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)); 
(2) is under 24 years of age; 
(3) is not a veteran; 
(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; 
(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 
term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 
under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and 
(7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 
parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
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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 
and any other required fees and charges) that an indi-
vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or an insti-
tution of higher education (as defined under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be consid-
ered income to that individual, except for a person over 
the age of 23 with dependent children. 
SEC. 214. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block 
Grants’’ in title III of this Act shall be allocated to the 
same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that 
received funds in fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 215. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first 
sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–g), the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may, until September 30, 2013, insure and 
enter into commitments to insure mortgages under section 
255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 
20). 
SEC. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2013, in managing and disposing of any
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multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 
during the process of foreclosure on any property with a 
contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Fed-
eral programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental as-
sistance payments under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are at-
tached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent 
the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 
and the local government, that such a multifamily prop-
erty owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for con-
tinued rental assistance payments under such section 8 
or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs 
of rehabilitating and operating the property and all avail-
able Federal, State, and local resources, including rent ad-
justments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing 
Reform 
and 
Affordability 
Act 
of 
1997 
(‘‘MAHRAA’’) and (2) environmental conditions that can-
not be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 
may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, 
contract for project-based rental assistance payments with 
an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, 
or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also 
take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based con-
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tracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the 
exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relo-
cation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and 
safety after written notice to and informed consent of the 
affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such 
as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of 
any multifamily property described under this section, the 
contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall 
be subject to the requirements under section 524 of 
MAHRAA. 
SEC. 217. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall report quarterly to the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate Committees on Appropriations on 
HUD’s use of all sole-source contracts, including terms 
of the contracts, cost, and a substantive rationale for 
using a sole-source contract. 
SEC. 218. During fiscal year 2013, in the provision 
of rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in con-
nection with a program to demonstrate the economy and 
effectiveness of providing such assistance for use in as-
sisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties 
of the State of Michigan notwithstanding paragraphs (3) 
and (18)(B)(iii) of such section 8(o), a family residing in 
an assisted living facility in any such county, on behalf
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of which a public housing agency provides assistance pur-
suant to section 8(o)(18) of such Act, may be required, 
at the time the family initially receives such assistance, 
to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40 percent of the 
monthly adjusted income of the family by such a percent-
age or amount as the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 219. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the recipient of a grant under section 202b of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) after December 
26, 2000, in accordance with the unnumbered paragraph 
at the end of section 202(b) of such Act, may, at its op-
tion, establish a single-asset nonprofit entity to own the 
project and may lend the grant funds to such entity, which 
may be a private nonprofit organization described in sec-
tion 831 of the American Homeownership and Economic 
Opportunity Act of 2000. 
SEC. 220. The amounts provided under the sub-
heading ‘‘Program Account’’ under the heading ‘‘Commu-
nity Development Loan Guarantees’’ may be used to guar-
antee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other 
obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitle-
ment communities in the State in accordance with the re-
quirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974: Provided, That any State re-
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ceiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute 
all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general 
local government in non-entitlement areas that received 
the commitment. 
SEC. 221. Public housing agencies that own and oper-
ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex-
empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in con-
nection with the operating fund rule: Provided, That an 
agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy 
under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt 
from asset management requirements. 
SEC. 222. With respect to the use of amounts pro-
vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap-
ital improvement and management of public housing as 
authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the 
Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline 
relating to asset management that restricts or limits in 
any way the use of capital funds for central office costs 
pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Pro-
vided, That a public housing agency may not use capital 
funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are 
eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts
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from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per-
mitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 
SEC. 223. No official or employee of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 
as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 
has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 
has received training in funds control procedures and di-
rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that, not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
a trained allotment holder shall be designated for each 
HUD subaccount under the heading ‘‘Administration, Op-
erations, and Management’’ as well as each account receiv-
ing appropriations for ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ within the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
SEC. 224. Payment of attorney fees in program-re-
lated litigation must be paid from individual program of-
fice personnel benefits and compensation funding. The an-
nual budget submission for program office personnel ben-
efit and compensation funding must include program-re-
lated litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line 
item request. 
SEC. 225. The Secretary of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall for fiscal year 2013 and
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subsequent fiscal years, notify the public through the Fed-
eral Register and other means, as determined appropriate, 
of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance 
or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program 
or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that 
is to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for fiscal year 2013 and subsequent fiscal 
years, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only 
on the Internet at the appropriate Government Web site 
or through other electronic media, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 226. The Secretary of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer up 
to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds 
appropriated for any office funded under the heading ‘‘Ad-
ministration, Operations, and Management’’ to any other 
office funded under such heading: Provided, That no ap-
propriation for any office funded under the heading ‘‘Ad-
ministration, Operations, and Management’’ shall be in-
creased or decreased by more than 5 percent or 
$5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized 
to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is 
less, of the funds appropriated for any account funded
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under the general heading ‘‘Program Office Salaries and 
Expenses’’ to any other account funded under such head-
ing: Provided further, That no appropriation for any ac-
count funded under the general heading ‘‘Program Office 
Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be increased or decreased by 
more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, 
without prior written approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may transfer funds made available for salaries 
and expenses between any office funded under the heading 
‘‘Administration, Operations, and Management’’ and any 
account funded under the general heading ‘‘Program Of-
fice Salaries and Expenses’’, but only with the prior writ-
ten approval of the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
SEC. 227. The Disaster Housing Assistance Pro-
grams, administered by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, shall be considered a ‘‘program of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development’’ 
under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose 
of income verifications and matching. 
SEC. 228. None of the funds made available by this 
Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under sec-
tion 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assist-
ance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing
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Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) may be used by 
any public housing agency for any amount of salary, for 
the chief executive officer of which, or any other official 
or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic 
pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive 
Schedule at any time during any public housing agency 
fiscal year 2013. 
SEC. 229. Paragraph (1) of section 242(i) of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–7(i)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘July 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 31, 
2016’’. 
SEC. 230. Subsection (d) of section 184 of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–13a) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) GUARANTEE FEE.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and collect, at the time of issuance of the guarantee, 
a fee for the guarantee of loans under this section, in an 
amount not exceeding 3 percent of the principal obligation 
of the loan. The Secretary may also establish and collect 
annual premium payments in an amount not exceeding 1 
percent of the remaining guaranteed balance (excluding 
the portion of the remaining balance attributable to the 
fee collected at the time of issuance of the guarantee). The 
Secretary shall establish the amount of the fees and pre-
miums by publishing a notice in the Federal Register. The
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Secretary shall deposit any fees and premiums collected 
under this subsection in the Indian Housing Loan Guar-
antee Fund established under subsection (i).’’. 
SEC. 231. (a) Subsection (b) of section 225 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12755) is amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing sentence: ‘‘Such 30 day waiting period is not re-
quired if the grounds for the termination or refusal to 
renew involve a direct threat to the safety of the tenants 
or employees of the housing, or an imminent and serious 
threat to the property (and the termination or refusal to 
renew is in accordance with the requirements of State or 
local law).’’. 
(b) Section 231 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12771) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘make such 
funds available by direct reallocation’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘were recaptured’’ and inserting 
‘‘reallocate the funds by formula in accordance with 
section 217(d) of this Act (42 U.S.C. 12747(d))’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 232. Notwithstanding Section 24(o) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), 
amounts made available in prior appropriations Acts
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under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Distressed 
Public Housing (HOPE VI)’’ or under the heading 
‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ may continue to be 
provided as assistance pursuant to such Section 24. 
SEC. 233. The proviso under the ‘‘Community Devel-
opment Fund’’ heading in Public Laws 109–148, 109– 
234, 110–252, and 110–329 which requires the Secretary 
to establish procedures to prevent duplication of benefits 
and to report to the Committees on Appropriations on all 
steps to prevent fraud and abuse is amended by striking 
‘‘quarterly’’ and inserting ‘‘annually’’. 
SEC. 234. Title II of division K of Public Law 110– 
161 is amended by striking the item related to ‘‘Flexible 
Subsidy Fund’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2013’’. 
TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 
ACCESS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as au-
thorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
as amended, $7,400,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, there may be credited to this 
appropriation funds received for publications and training 
expenses.
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime 
Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 307), in-
cluding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 
1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $25,000,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses. 
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION OFFICE 
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978, as amended, $25,000,000: Provided, That the In-
spector General shall have all necessary authority, in car-
rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 
U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to 
regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That the Inspector General may
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enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, 
studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies 
and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws 
and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 
within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Pro-
vided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap-
point, and employ such officers and employees as may be 
necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and du-
ties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the appli-
cable laws and regulations that govern such selections, ap-
pointments, and employment within Amtrak: Provided fur-
ther, That concurrent with the President’s budget request 
for fiscal year 2014, the Inspector General shall submit 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
a budget request for fiscal year 2014 in similar format 
and substance to those submitted by executive agencies 
of the Federal Government. 
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
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5901–5902), $102,400,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 
may be used for official reception and representation ex-
penses. The amounts made available to the National 
Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts 
necessary to make lease payments on an obligation in-
curred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT 
CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 
as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $145,300,000: Provided, 
That in addition, $80,000,000 shall be made available 
until expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, 
under the following terms and conditions: 
(1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion (‘‘NRC’’) shall make grants to counseling inter-
mediaries approved by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development (HUD) (with match to be 
determined by the NRC based on affordability and 
the economic conditions of an area; a match also 
may be waived by the NRC based on the aforemen-
tioned conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure
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mitigation assistance primarily to States and areas 
with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help 
eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of 
owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk 
of such foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates 
of defaults and foreclosures, grants may also be pro-
vided to approved counseling intermediaries based on 
a geographic analysis of the Nation by the NRC 
which determines where there is a prevalence of 
mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including 
any trends for mortgages that are likely to default 
and face foreclosure. A State Housing Finance 
Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing 
Finance Agency meets all the requirements under 
this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling inter-
mediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure 
mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as de-
termined by the NRC, and shall be approved by 
HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements. 
(2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance 
shall only be made available to homeowners of 
owner-occupied homes with mortgages in default or 
in danger of default. These mortgages shall likely be 
subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners will 
be provided such assistance that shall consist of ac-