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$1,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’.
The Secretary is directed to transfer the administration of
the small cities component of the Community Development Block
Grant Program for the funds allocated for the State of New York
under section 106(d) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 for fiscal year 2000 and all fiscal years thereafter
to the State of New York to be administered by the Governor
of New York.
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section
108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974,
as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, $25,000,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development shall make these grants avail-
able on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized
under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act (Public Law 101–625), as amended, $1,600,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That up to $15,000,000 of these
funds shall be available for Housing Counseling under section 106
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: Provided
further, That $2,000,000 of these funds shall be made available
as a grant to the National Housing Development Corporation for
a program of housing acquisition and rehabilitation: Provided fur-
ther, That all Housing Counseling program balances previously
appropriated in the ‘‘Housing Counseling Assistance’’ account shall
be transferred to this account, to be available for the purposes
for which they were originally appropriated.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For the emergency shelter grants program (as authorized under
subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist-
ance Act, as amended); the supportive housing program (as author-
ized under subtitle C of title IV of 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 individuals pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care pro-
gram (as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act),
$1,020,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
not less than 30 percent of these funds shall be used for permanent
housing, and all funding for services must be matched by 25 percent
in funding by each grantee: Provided further, That the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a review of any
balances of amounts provided under this heading in any previous
appropriations Acts that have been obligated but remain unex-
pended and shall deobligate any such amounts that the Secretary
determines were obligated for contracts that are unlikely to be
performed and award such amounts during this fiscal year: Provided
further, That up to 1 percent of the funds appropriated under
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this heading may be used for technical assistance: Provided further,
That all balances previously appropriated in the ‘‘Emergency
Shelter Grants’’, ‘‘Supportive Housing’’, ‘‘Supplemental Assistance
for Facilities to Assist the Homeless’’, ‘‘Shelter Plus Care’’, ‘‘Section
8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy’’, and ‘‘Innova-
tive Homeless Initiatives Demonstration’’ accounts shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this account, to be available for any
authorized purpose under this heading.
HOUSING PROGRAMS
HOUSING FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, or
development of additional public and subsidized housing units for
low income families not otherwise provided for, $911,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That $710,000,000 shall
be for capital advances, including amendments to capital advance
contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental
assistance, and amendments to contracts for project rental assist-
ance, for the elderly under such section 202(c)(2), and for supportive
services associated with the housing of which amount $50,000,000
shall be for service coordinators and continuation of existing con-
gregate services grants for residents of assisted housing projects,
and of which amount $50,000,000 shall be for grants for conversion
of existing section 202 projects, or portions thereof, to assisted
living or related use, consistent with the relevant provision of
title V of this Act: Provided further, That of the amount under
this heading, $201,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including
amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing
for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, for project
rental assistance, for amendments to contracts for project rental
assistance, and supportive services associated with the housing
for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811 of such
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may designate up to
25 percent of the amounts earmarked under this paragraph for
section 811 of such Act for tenant-based assistance, as authorized
under that section, including such authority as may be waived
under the next proviso, which assistance is 5 years in duration:
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive any provision of
such section 202 and such section 811 (including the provisions
governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance
and tenant-based assistance) that the Secretary determines is not
necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs, or that other-
wise impedes the ability to develop, operate or administer projects
assisted under these programs, and may make provision for alter-
native conditions or terms where appropriate.
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted
balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1999, and
any collections made during fiscal year 2000, shall be transferred
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to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of
the National Housing Act, as amended.
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
FHA—MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
During fiscal year 2000, commitments to guarantee loans to
carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing
Act, 
as 
amended, 
shall 
not 
exceed 
a 
loan 
principal 
of
$140,000,000,000.
During fiscal year 2000, obligations to make direct loans to
carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing
Act, as amended, shall not exceed $100,000,000: Provided, That
the foregoing amount shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern-
mental entities in connection with sales of single family real prop-
erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaran-
teed and direct loan program, $330,888,000, of which not to exceed
$324,866,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries
and expenses’’; not to exceed $4,022,000 shall be transferred to
the appropriation for the Office of Inspector General. In addition,
for administrative contract expenses, $160,000,000: Provided, That
to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $49,664,000,000
on or before April 1, 2000, an additional $1,400 for administrative
contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in addi-
tional 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 $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), $153,000,000, including not to exceed
$153,000,000 from unobligated balances previously appropriated
under this heading, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal,
any part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $18,100,000,000:
Provided further, That any amounts made available 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 Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development in connection with the making of such
guarantees and shall remain available until expended, notwith-
standing the expiration of any period of availability otherwise
applicable to such amounts.
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
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$30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing in connection with the
sale of multifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and
formerly 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
(including not to exceed $147,000,000 from unobligated balances
previously appropriated under this heading), of which $193,134,000,
shall be transferred to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and
expenses’’; and of which $18,321,000 shall be transferred to the
appropriation for the Office of Inspector General. In addition, for
administrative contract expenses necessary to carry out the guaran-
teed and direct loan programs, $144,000,000: Provided, That to
the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $7,263,000,000
on or before April 1, 2000, an additional $19,800 for administrative
contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in addi-
tional guaranteed loan commitments over $7,263,000,000 (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.
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
During fiscal year 2000, 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.
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 departmental ‘‘Salaries and
expenses’’.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs 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, 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,
$45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000
shall be for the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing
(PATH) Initiative and $500,000 shall be for a commission estab-
lished in section 525 of title V of this Act.