H. R. 1105—427 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Transportation 
Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTION 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Direction, 
$23,799,456, of which not to exceed $3,885,581 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary; 
not to exceed $1,613,898 shall be available for the Office of Hearings 
and Appeals; not to exceed $544,552 shall be available for the 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to 
exceed $720,343 shall be available for the immediate Office of 
the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $1,516,800 shall be avail-
able for the immediate Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed 
$2,715,488 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations; not to exceed 
$2,586,721 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,005,120 shall be available 
for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not 
to exceed $1,602,655 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; not to exceed $1,707,499 
shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development; not to exceed $3,778,560 
shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner; not to exceed $1,431,212 
shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy 
Development and Research; and not to exceed $691,027 shall be 
available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing 
and Equal Opportunity: Provided, That the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer 
funds appropriated for any office funded under this heading to 
any other office funded under this heading following the written 
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall be 
increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: 
Provided further, That notice of any change in funding greater 
than 5 percent shall be submitted for prior approval to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations quar-
terly written notification regarding the status of pending congres-
sional reports: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
all signed reports required by Congress electronically: Provided 
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 reception and representation expenses 
as the Secretary may determine. 
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses for administration, oper-
ations and management for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, $527,433,640, of which not to exceed $75,510,000
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shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits 
of the Office of Administration; not to exceed $11,003,940 shall 
be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the 
Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination; not to exceed 
$48,817,430 shall be available for the personnel compensation and 
benefits of the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to exceed 
$13,438,200 shall be available for the personnel compensation and 
benefits of the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to 
exceed $34,028,820 shall be available for the personnel compensa-
tion and benefits of the remaining staff in the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer; not to exceed $84,837,460 shall be available for 
the personnel compensation and benefits of the remaining staff 
in the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $3,085,120 
shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits 
of the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not 
to exceed $1,215,280 shall be available for the personnel compensa-
tion and benefits for the Center for Faith-Based and Community 
Initiatives; and not to exceed $255,497,390 shall be available for 
non-personnel expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development: 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 uniforms, or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising 
and promotional activities that support the housing mission area: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office 
included in Administration, Operations and Management to any 
other office included in Administration, Operations and Manage-
ment only after such transfer has been submitted to, and received 
prior written approval by, the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That no appropriation for any 
office shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent 
by all such transfers. 
PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, $190,390,100. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Community Planning and Development mission 
area, $94,233,700. 
HOUSING 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Housing, $363,198,000.