HR 4635 EAS
the appropriation for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. In addition, for
administrative 
contract 
expenses, 
$160,000,000, 
of 
which
$96,500,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for
the development and maintenance of information technology sys-
tems: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments
exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before April 1, 2001 an additional
$1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for
each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (in-
cluding a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but
in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed
$16,000,000.
FHA—GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 238
and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and
1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee modifications (as that
term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, as amended), $101,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize total
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to
$21,000,000,000: Provided further, That any amounts made avail-
able in any prior appropriations Act for the cost (as such term is
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of
guaranteed loans that are obligations of the funds established
under section 238 or 519 of the National Housing Act that have not
been obligated or that are deobligated shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development in connection with the
making of such guarantees and shall remain available until ex-
pended, notwithstanding the expiration of any period of availability
otherwise applicable to such amounts.
Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au-
thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National
Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000; of which not to exceed
$30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing in connection with the
sale of multifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and for-
merly insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed
$20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental enti-
ties in connection with the sale of single-family real properties
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out
the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $211,455,000, of which
$193,134,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation for ‘‘Sala-
ries and expenses’’; and of which $18,321,000 shall be transferred
to the appropriation for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. In addition,
for administrative contract expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed and direct loan programs, $144,000,000, of which
$33,500,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for
the development and maintenance of information technology sys-
tems: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments
exceed $8,426,000,000 on or before April 1, 2001, an additional
$19,800,000 for administrative contract expenses shall be available
for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments
over $8,426,000,000 (including a pro rata amount for any incre-
ment below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available
by this proviso exceed $14,400,000.
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes
of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C.
HR 4635 EAS
1721(g)), shall not exceed $200,000,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2002.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaran-
teed mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000 to be derived
from the GNMA guarantees of mortgage-backed securities guaran-
teed loan receipt account, of which not to exceed $9,383,000 shall
be transferred to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of re-
search 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, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1
et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under
section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $53,500,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That of the
amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for the
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Initia-
tive: Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be for program eval-
uation to support strategic planning, performance measurement,
and their coordination with the Department’s budget process: Pro-
vided further, That $500,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be for a commission as established under section 525 of Pre-
serving Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens and Families into
the 21st Century Act.
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro-
vided 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, $46,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2002, of which $24,000,000 shall be to carry out activi-
ties pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That no funds made
available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive
or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection
with a specific contract, grant or loan.
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by sec-
tions 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduc-
tion Act of 1992, $100,000,000 to remain available until expended,
of which $1,000,000 shall be for CLEARCorps and $10,000,000
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 efforts,
including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poi-
soning and other housing-related environmental diseases and haz-
ards.
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise
provided for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official reception
and 
representation 
expenses, 
$1,072,000,000, 
of 
which
$518,000,000 shall be provided from the various funds of the Fed-
HR 4635 EAS
eral Housing Administration, $9,383,000 shall be provided from
funds 
of 
the 
Government 
National 
Mortgage 
Association,
$1,000,000 shall be provided from the ‘‘Community development
fund’’ account, $150,000 shall be provided by transfer from the
‘‘Title VI Indian federal guarantees program’’ account, and
$200,000 shall be provided by transfer from the ‘‘Indian housing
loan guarantee fund program’’ account: Provided, That the Sec-
retary is prohibited from using any funds under this heading or
any other heading in this Act from employing more than 77 sched-
ule C and 20 noncareer Senior Executive Service employees: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $758,000,000 shall be made
available to the personal services object class: Provided further,
That no less than $100,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working
Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of Information
Technology Systems: Provided further, That the Secretary shall fill
7 out of 10 vacancies at the GS–14 and GS–15 levels until the total
number of GS–14 and GS–15 positions in the Department has been
reduced from the number of GS–14 and GS–15 positions on the
date of enactment of this provision by two and one-half percent:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit a staffing plan
for the Department by May 15, 2001: Provided further, That the
Secretary is prohibited from using funds under this heading or any
other heading in this Act to employ more than 14 employees in the
Office of Public Affairs or in any position in the Department where
the employee reports to an employee of the Office of Public Affairs.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in car-
rying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$85,000,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be provided from the var-
ious funds of the Federal Housing Administration and $10,000,000
shall be provided from the amount earmarked for Operation Safe
Home in the appropriation for ‘‘Drug elimination grants for low-in-
come housing’’: Provided, That the Inspector General shall have
independent authority over all personnel issues within the Office of
Inspector General.
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial Safe-
ty and Soundness Act of 1992, including not to exceed $500 for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses, $22,000,000, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the Federal Housing
Enterprise Oversight Fund: Provided, That not to exceed such
amount shall be available from the General Fund of the Treasury
to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures
pending the receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided further,
That the General Fund amount shall be reduced as collections are
received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final appropria-
tion from the General Fund estimated at not more than $0.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
FINANCING ADJUSTMENT FACTORS
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, 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 (Public Law 100–628; 102 Stat. 3224,
3268) shall be rescinded, or in the case of cash, shall be remitted
to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash re-
captured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be
used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or
HR 4635 EAS
local housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred
after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwith-
standing the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15
percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not re-
scinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with
incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.
FAIR HOUSING AND FREE SPEECH
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act
may be used during fiscal year 2001 to investigate or prosecute
under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged
in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of
a non-frivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the pur-
pose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or
entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS GRANTS
SEC. 203. (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A)
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)),
from any amounts made available under this title for fiscal year
2001 that are allocated under such section, the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall allocate and make a grant, in
the amount determined under subsection (b), for any State that—
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year under clause
(ii) of such section; and
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal year
2001 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the State out-
side of the metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under
clause (i) in fiscal year 2001 do not have the number of cases
of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome required under such
clause.
(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of the allocation and grant for any
State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on the
cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of that State that
are outside of metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under
clause (i) of such section 854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2001, in propor-
tion to AIDS cases among cities and States that qualify under
clauses (i) and (ii) of such section and States deemed eligible under
subsection (a).
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—Section 856 of the Act is amended
by adding the following new subsection at the end:
‘‘(h) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—For purposes of environmental
review, a grant under this subtitle shall be treated as assistance
for a special project that is subject to section 305(c) of the Multi-
family Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994, and shall
be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement
such section.’’.
ENHANCED DISPOSITION AUTHORITY
SEC. 204. Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1997, is amended by striking ‘‘and 2000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2000, and thereafter’’.
MAXIMUM PAYMENT STANDARD FOR ENHANCED VOUCHERS
SEC. 205. Section 8(t)(1)(B) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 is amended by inserting ‘‘and any other reasonable limit pre-
scribed by the Secretary’’ immediately before the semicolon.
DUE PROCESS FOR HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
SEC. 206. None of the funds appropriated under this or any other
Act may be used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to prohibit or debar or in any way diminish the responsibil-
ities of any entity (and the individuals comprising that entity) that