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specified: Provided, That of the amount provided, 
$3,593,430,000 is for carrying out the community develop-
ment 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 (ex-
cept for planning grants provided in the second paragraph 
and amounts made available under the third paragraph), 
not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds ap-
propriated under this heading shall be expended for plan-
ning and management development and administration: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $1,570,000 may be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, 
That $3,000,000 is for technical assistance as authorized 
by section 107(b)(4) of such Act: Provided further, That 
$62,000,000 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 305 
of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies 
that constitute imminent threats to health and safety. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$179,830,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic 
Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of tar-
geted economic investments in accordance with the terms 
and conditions specified in the explanatory statement ac-
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companying this Act: Provided, That the amount made 
available for each grant shall be at the level of 98 percent 
of the corresponding amount cited in said explanatory 
statement: Provided further, That none of the funds pro-
vided under this paragraph may be used for program oper-
ations: Provided further, That, for fiscal years 2006, 2007, 
and 2008, no unobligated funds for EDI grants may be used 
for any purpose except acquisition, planning, design, pur-
chase of equipment, revitalization, redevelopment or con-
struction. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$25,970,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives 
that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and 
blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, 
economic diversification, and community revitalization in 
areas with population outmigration or a stagnating or de-
clining economic base, or to determine whether housing ben-
efits can be integrated more effectively with welfare reform 
initiatives: Provided, That amounts made available under 
this paragraph shall be provided in accordance with the 
terms and conditions specified in the explanatory statement 
accompanying this Act: Provided further, That the amount 
made available for each initiative shall be at the level of 
98 percent of the corresponding amount cited in said ex-
planatory statement.
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The statement of managers correction referenced in the 
second paragraph under this heading in title III of division 
A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended with 
respect to item number 846 by striking ‘‘Mahonoy City, 
Pennsylvania for improvements to West Market Street’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania for improvements 
to Centre Street’’. 
The statement of managers correction referenced in the 
second paragraph under this heading in title III of division 
A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended with 
respect to item number 250 by striking ‘‘for renovation and 
construction of a resource center’’ and inserting ‘‘for con-
struction of a homeless shelter’’. 
The statement of managers correction referenced in the 
second paragraph under this heading in title III of division 
A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended with 
respect to item number 713 by striking ‘‘for construction 
of a senior center’’ and inserting ‘‘renovation and expan-
sion of facilities’’. 
The statement of managers correction referenced in the 
second paragraph under this heading in title III of division 
A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended with 
respect to item number 844 by striking ‘‘Liverpool Town-
ship’’ and inserting ‘‘Liverpool Borough’’.
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The referenced statement of managers under this head-
ing in title II of division I of Public Law 108–447 is 
deemed to be amended with respect to item number 36 by 
striking ‘‘respite care facility’’ and inserting ‘‘rehabilitative 
care facility for the developmentally disabled’’. 
The referenced statement of managers under this head-
ing in title II of division I of Public Law 108–7 is deemed 
to be amended with respect to item number 608 by striking 
‘‘construct’’ and inserting ‘‘purchase and make improve-
ments to facilities for’’. 
The referenced statement of managers under this head-
ing in title II of division I of Public Law 108–447 is 
deemed to be amended with respect to item number 521 by 
striking ‘‘Missouri’’ and inserting ‘‘Metropolitan Statistical 
Area’’. 
The referenced statement of managers under the head-
ing ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title II of Public 
Law 108–447 is deemed to be amended with respect to item 
number 203 by striking ‘‘equipment’’ and inserting ‘‘ren-
ovation and construction’’. 
The referenced statement of managers under the head-
ing ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title III of divi-
sion A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to item number 696 by striking ‘‘a Small Busi-
ness Development Center’’ and inserting ‘‘for revitalization
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costs at the College of Agriculture Biotechnology and Nat-
ural Resources’’. 
The referenced statement of managers under the head-
ing ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title III of divi-
sion A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to item number 460 by striking ‘‘Maine- 
Mawoshen One Country, Two Worlds Project’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Sharing Maine’s Maritime Heritage Project—Con-
struction and access to exhibits’’. 
The referenced statement of managers under the head-
ing ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title III of divi-
sion A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to item number 914 by striking ‘‘the Pastime 
Theatre in Bristol, Rhode Island for building improve-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘the Institute for the Study and Prac-
tice of Nonviolence in Providence, Rhode Island for building 
renovations’’. 
The referenced statement of managers under the head-
ing ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title III of divi-
sion A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to item number 918 by striking ‘‘South 
Kingstown’’ and inserting ‘‘Washington County’’. 
The referenced statement of managers under the head-
ing ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title III of divi-
sion A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended
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with respect to item number 624 by striking ‘‘for the con-
struction of a new technology building’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
renovations to the Wheeler Community Center’’. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to item number 1065 by inserting ‘‘South’’ 
prior to ‘‘Burlington’’. 
The referenced statement of managers under the head-
ing ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title III of divi-
sion A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to item number 102 by striking ‘‘for preserva-
tion of the CA Mining and Mineral Museum’’ and inserting 
‘‘for planning, design, and construction of the CA Mining 
and Mineral Museum’’ in its place. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $4,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009, as authorized by section 
108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308): Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 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 $205,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate lim-
itation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section
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108(k) of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974, as amended. 
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT 
For competitive economic development grants, as au-
thorized by section 108(q) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended, for Brownfields rede-
velopment projects, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That no funds made avail-
able under this heading may be used to establish loan loss 
reserves for the section 108 Community Development Loan 
Guarantee program. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $1,704,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2010, of which not to 
exceed $3,465,000 may be transferred to the Working Cap-
ital Fund: Provided, That up to $12,500,000 shall be avail-
able for technical assistance: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided in this paragraph, up to $50,000,000 
shall be available for housing counseling under section 106 
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: Pro-
vided further, That, from amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available under this heading, $10,000,000 may 
be made available to promote broader participation in
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homeownership through the American Dream Downpay-
ment Initiative, as such initiative is set forth under section 
271 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12821). 
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 September 
30, 2010: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, $26,500,000 shall be made available to 
the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity 
Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Op-
portunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: 
Provided further, That $33,500,000 shall be made available 
for the first four capacity building activities authorized 
under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 
(42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which up to $5,000,000 may be 
made available for rural capacity building activities. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the emergency shelter grants program as author-
ized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive hous-
ing program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of
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such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room 
occupancy program as authorized under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist homeless indi-
viduals pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program 
as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act, 
$1,585,990,000, of which $1,580,990,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2010, and of which 
$5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for reha-
bilitation projects with ten-year grant terms: Provided, 
That of the amounts provided, $25,000,000 shall be set aside 
to conduct a demonstration program for the rapid re-hous-
ing of homeless families: Provided further, That of amounts 
made available in the preceding proviso, not to exceed 
$1,250,000 may be used to conduct an evaluation of this 
demonstration program: Provided further, That funding 
made available for this demonstration program shall be 
used by the Secretary, expressly for the purposes of pro-
viding housing and services to homeless families in order 
to evaluate the effectiveness of the rapid re-housing ap-
proach in addressing the needs of homeless families: Pro-
vided further, That not less than 30 percent of funds made 
available, excluding amounts provided for renewals under 
the shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent 
housing for individuals and families: Provided further,
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That all funds awarded for services shall be matched by 25 
percent in funding by each grantee: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall renew on an annual basis expiring con-
tracts or amendments to contracts funded under the shelter 
plus care program if the program is determined to be need-
ed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appro-
priate program requirements and financial standards, as 
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That all 
awards of assistance under this heading shall be required 
to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other 
mainstream health, social services, and employment pro-
grams for which homeless populations may be eligible, in-
cluding Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Pro-
gram, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food 
Stamps, and services funding through the Mental Health 
and Substance Abuse Block Grant, Workforce Investment 
Act, and the Welfare-to-Work grant program: Provided fur-
ther, That up to $8,000,000 of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for the national homeless 
data analysis project and technical assistance: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $2,475,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading may be transferred to the Work-
ing Capital Fund: Provided further, That all balances for 
Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded from the Shel-
ter Plus Care Renewal account and transferred to this ac-
1377 
count shall be available, if recaptured, for Shelter Plus Care 
renewals in fiscal year 2008. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 amendments 
to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring con-
tracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for 
supportive 
services 
associated 
with 
the 
housing, 
$735,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011, of which up to $628,850,000 shall be for capital ad-
vance and project-based rental assistance awards: Provided, 
That, of the amount provided under this heading, up to 
$60,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the con-
tinuation of existing congregate service grants for residents 
of assisted housing projects, and of which up to $24,750,000 
shall be for grants under section 202b of the Housing Act 
of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q–2) for conversion of eligible 
projects under such section to assisted living or related use 
and for emergency capital repairs as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
able under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available to
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the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development only for 
making competitive grants to private nonprofit organiza-
tions and consumer cooperatives for covering costs of archi-
tectural and engineering work, site control, and other plan-
ning relating to the development of supportive housing for 
the elderly that is eligible for assistance under section 202 
of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q): Provided 
further, That amounts under this heading shall be available 
for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspec-
tion-related activities associated with section 202 capital 
advance projects: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$1,400,000 of the total amount made available under this 
heading may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the provi-
sions 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 dura-
tion. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For capital advance contracts, including amendments 
to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for per-
sons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities under section
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811(d)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts 
for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for 
such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for supportive 
services associated with the housing for persons with dis-
abilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, and 
for tenant-based rental assistance contracts entered into 
pursuant to section 811 of such Act, $237,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That 
not to exceed $600,000 may be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund: Provided further, That, of the amount pro-
vided under this heading $74,745,000 shall be for amend-
ments or renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts en-
tered into prior to fiscal year 2005 (only one amendment 
authorized for any such contract): Provided further, That 
all tenant-based assistance made available under this head-
ing shall continue to remain available only to persons with 
disabilities: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
waive the provisions of section 811 governing the terms and 
conditions of project rental assistance and tenant-based as-
sistance, except that the initial contract term for such as-
sistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts made available under this heading shall 
be available for Real Estate Assessment Center Inspections 
and inspection-related activities associated with section 811 
Capital Advance Projects.
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OTHER ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, non-insured rental 
housing projects, $27,600,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
RENT SUPPLEMENT 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Rent Supplement’’ in Public Law 98–63 for amendments 
to contracts under section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 
236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 
1) in State-aided, non-insured rental housing projects, 
$37,600,000 are rescinded. 
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncom-
mitted balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 
2007, and any collections made during fiscal year 2008 and 
all subsequent fiscal years, shall be transferred to the Flexi-
ble Subsidy Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of the 
National Housing Act.
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MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $16,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, to be derived from the 
Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That 
not to exceed the total amount appropriated 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 receipt 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 re-
ceived during fiscal year 2008 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the general fund esti-
mated at not more than $0 and fees pursuant to such sec-
tion 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a 
final fiscal year 2008 appropriation: Provided further, 
That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may as-
sess and collect fees from any program participant: Pro-
vided further, That such collections shall be deposited 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
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notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, 
the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Sec-
retary 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) 
During fiscal year 2008, commitments to guarantee 
loans to carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the Na-
tional Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan 
principal of $185,000,000,000. 
During fiscal year 2008, obligations to make direct 
loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the Na-
tional Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed 
$50,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be 
for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connec-
tion with sales of single family real properties owned by 
the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mort-
gage Insurance Fund. 
For administrative contract expenses, $77,400,000, of 
which not to exceed $25,550,000 may be transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund, and of which up to $5,000,000 shall 
be for education and outreach of FHA single family loan 
products: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan com-
mitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before April 1, 2008,
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an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses 
shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaran-
teed 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 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tions 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, $8,600,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That com-
mitments 
to 
guarantee 
loans 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$45,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed. 
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 
$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 formerly in-
sured under such Act; and of which not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern-
mental entities in connection with the sale of single-family
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real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in-
sured under such Act. 
For administrative contract expenses necessary to 
carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, 
$78,111,000, of which not to exceed $15,692,000 may be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided, That 
to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed 
$8,426,000,000 on or before April 1, 2008, an additional 
$1,980 for administrative contract expenses shall be avail-
able for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 
commitments over $8,426,000,000 (including a pro rata 
amount for any increment below $1,000,000), but in no case 
shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 
$14,400,000. 
For discount sales of multifamily real property under 
sections 207(1) or 246 of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1713(l), 1715z–11), section 203 of the Housing and 
Community Development Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
1701z–11), or section 204 of the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–11a), and for discount loan sales under section 
207(k) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1713(k)), 
section 203(k) of the Housing and Community Development 
Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–11(k)), or section
1385 
204(a) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Act, 
1997 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–11a(a)), $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009. 
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 
$200,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009. 
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 Devel-
opment under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 
2 of 1968, $51,440,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be for the Part-
nership for Advancing Technology in Housing Initiative:
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Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $23,000,000 is for grants pursuant to section 
107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307): Provided further, That activities for 
the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing Ini-
tiative shall be administered by the Office of Policy Devel-
opment and Research. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not other-
wise 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, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, 
of which $24,000,000 shall be to carry out activities pursu-
ant to such section 561: Provided, That notwithstanding 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 training: Provided fur-
ther, 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: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $380,000 shall be available
1387 
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 pro-
vided by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL 
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, $145,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009, of which $8,800,000 
shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec-
tions 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 poisoning and other housing- 
related diseases and hazards: Provided, That for purposes 
of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
other provisions of law that further the purposes of such 
Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, Oper-
ation Lead Elimination Action Plan (LEAP), or the Lead 
Technical Studies program under this heading or under 
prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this
1388 
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: Provided further, 
That of the total amount made available under this head-
ing, $48,000,000 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 second proviso shall make a matching contribu-
tion in an amount not less than 25 percent: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may waive the matching require-
ment cited in the preceding proviso on a case by case basis 
if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is necessary 
to advance the purposes of this program: Provided further, 
That each applicant shall submit a detailed plan and strat-
egy that demonstrates adequate capacity that is acceptable 
to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pur-
suant to a notice of funding availability: Provided further, 
That of the total amount made available under this head-
ing, $2,000,000 shall be available for the Big Buy Program 
to be managed by the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead 
Hazard Control. 
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,
1389 
and infrastructure for Department-wide information tech-
nology systems, for the continuing operation and mainte-
nance of both Department-wide and program-specific infor-
mation systems, and for program-related development ac-
tivities, $155,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009: 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 or from within this Act may be used 
only for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addition 
to the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of In-
spector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act 
of 1978, as amended, $112,000,000: Provided, That the In-
spector General shall have independent authority over all 
personnel issues within this office. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprises Fi-
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including not 
to exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $66,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprises Oversight 
Fund: Provided, That the Director shall submit a spending
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plan for the amounts provided under this heading no later 
than January 15, 2008: Provided further, That not less 
than 80 percent of the total amount made available under 
this heading shall be used only for examination, super-
vision, and capital oversight of the enterprises (as such term 
is defined in section 1303 of the Federal Housing Enter-
prises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 4502)) to ensure that the enterprises are operating 
in a financially safe and sound manner and complying 
with the capital requirements under Subtitle B of such Act: 
Provided further, That not to exceed the amount provided 
herein shall be available from the general fund of the Treas-
ury 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 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION 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
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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 agen-
cies 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 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 2008 to investigate 
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise law-
ful 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 purpose of achieving or 
preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a 
court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 203. (a) 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
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this title for fiscal year 2008 that are allocated under such 
section, the Secretary of Housing 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 2008 under such clause (ii) because the 
areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statis-
tical areas that qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year 
2008 do not have the number of cases of acquired im-
munodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required under 
such clause. 
(b) 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 2008, in proportion 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) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount allocated for fiscal year 2008 under section 854(c) 
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C.
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12903(c)), to the City of New York, New York, on behalf 
of the New York-Wayne-White Plains, New York-New Jersey 
Metropolitan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan division’’) 
of the New York-Newark-Edison, NY–NJ–PA Metropolitan 
Statistical Area, shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development by: (1) allocating to the City 
of Jersey City, New Jersey, the proportion of the metropoli-
tan area’s or division’s amount that is based on the number 
of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the metropolitan 
area or division that is located in Hudson County, New 
Jersey, and adjusting for the proportion of the metropolitan 
division’s high incidence bonus if this area in New Jersey 
also has a higher than average per capita incidence of 
AIDS; and (2) allocating to the City of Paterson, New Jer-
sey, the proportion of the metropolitan area’s or division’s 
amount that is based on the number of cases of AIDS re-
ported in the portion of the metropolitan area or division 
that is located in Bergen County and Passaic County, New 
Jersey, and adjusting for the proportion of the metropolitan 
division’s high incidence bonus if this area in New Jersey 
also has a higher than average per capita incidence of 
AIDS. The recipient cities shall use amounts allocated 
under this subsection to carry out eligible activities under 
section 855 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42
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U.S.C. 12904) in their respective portions of the metropoli-
tan division that is located in New Jersey. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount allocated for fiscal year 2008 under section 854(c) 
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) 
to areas with a higher than average per capita incidence 
of AIDS, shall be adjusted by the Secretary on the basis 
of area incidence reported over a three year period. 
SEC. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pur-
suant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive 
basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 
(42 U.S.C. 3545). 
SEC. 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation 
Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall 
be available, without regard to the limitations on adminis-
trative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, 
and for utilizing and making payment for services and fa-
cilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association, Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Fed-
eral Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home 
Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of
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the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended 
(12 U.S.C. 1811–1831). 
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 De-
velopment shall be available for any program, project or 
activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget esti-
mates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are subject 
to the Government Corporation Control Act, are hereby au-
thorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration or agency and in accordance with law, and to 
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 2008 for such corporation or agency 
except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections 
of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan 
or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent ex-
pressly 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 proviso shall 
not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations
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of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases 
are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United 
States Government. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds provided in this title for 
technical assistance, training, or management improve-
ments may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development provides to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations a description of each proposed 
activity and a detailed budget estimate of the costs associ-
ated with each program, project or activity as part of the 
Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary 
shall transmit this information to the Committees by March 
15, 2008 for 30 days of review. 
SEC. 209. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment shall provide quarterly reports to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncom-
mitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each 
program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment and shall submit additional, updated budget informa-
tion to these Committees upon request. 
SEC. 210. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the amount allocated for fiscal year 2008 under section 
854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12903(c)), to the City of Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf 
of the Wilmington, Delaware-Maryland-New Jersey Metro-
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politan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan division’’), shall 
be adjusted by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment by allocating to the State of New Jersey the propor-
tion of the metropolitan division’s amount that is based on 
the number of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the 
metropolitan division that is located in New Jersey, and 
adjusting for the proportion of the metropolitan division’s 
high incidence bonus if this area in New Jersey also has 
a higher than average per capita incidence of AIDS. The 
State of New Jersey shall use amounts allocated to the State 
under this subsection to carry out eligible activities under 
section 855 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 
U.S.C. 12904) in the portion of the metropolitan division 
that is located in New Jersey. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allocate 
to Wake County, North Carolina, the amounts that other-
wise would be allocated for fiscal year 2008 under section 
854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12903(c)) to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, on behalf 
of the Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Metropolitan Statis-
tical Area. Any amounts allocated to Wake County shall 
be used to carry out eligible activities under section 855 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) within such metropolitan sta-
tistical area.