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projects and supportive service projects providing coordi-
nated entry, and for eligible activities the Secretary deter-
mines to be critical in order to assist survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, and stalking: Provided further, 
That such projects shall be eligible for renewal under the 
continuum of care program subject to the same terms and 
conditions as other renewal applicants: Provided further, 
That up to $7,000,000 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 fiscal 
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 the Secretary shall collect 
system performance measures for each continuum of care, 
and that relative to fiscal year 2015, under the Continuum 
of Care competition with respect to funds made available 
under this heading, the Secretary shall base an increasing 
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share of the score on performance criteria: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
shall be available to provide funding for new projects, ex-
cept for projects created through reallocation, unless the 
Secretary determines that the continuum of care has dem-
onstrated that projects are evaluated and ranked based 
on the degree to which they improve the continuum of 
care’s system performance: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall prioritize funding under the Continuum of 
Care program to continuums of care that have dem-
onstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from lower per-
forming projects to higher performing projects: Provided 
further, That all awards of assistance under this heading 
shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless pro-
grams with other mainstream health, social services, and 
employment programs for which homeless populations 
may be eligible: Provided further, That any unobligated 
amounts remaining from funds appropriated under this 
heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project- 
based rental assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10- 
year grant terms may be used for purposes under this 
heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
funds were appropriated: Provided further, That all bal-
ances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded 
from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and trans-
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ferred to this account shall be available, if recaptured, for 
Continuum of Care renewals in fiscal year 2019: 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: Provided further, That up to 
$80,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be to implement projects to demonstrate how a com-
prehensive approach to serving homeless youth, age 24 
and under, in up to 25 communities, including at least 
eight communities with substantial rural populations, can 
dramatically reduce youth homelessness: Provided further, 
That of the amount made available under the previous 
proviso, up to $5,000,000 shall be available to provide 
technical assistance on youth homelessness, and collection, 
analysis, and reporting of data and performance measures 
under the comprehensive approaches to serve homeless 
youth, in addition to and in coordination with other tech-
nical assistance funds provided under this title: Provided 
further, That such projects shall be eligible for renewal 
under the continuum of care program subject to the same 
terms and conditions as other renewal applicants: Pro-
vided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking as-
sistance under this heading shall not be required to pro-
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vide third party documentation to establish their eligibility 
under 42 U.S.C. 11302(a) or (b) to receive services: Pro-
vided further, That unaccompanied youth aged 24 and 
under or families headed by youth aged 24 and under who 
are living in unsafe situations may be served by youth- 
serving providers funded under this heading. 
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, $11,347,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2018 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available Oc-
tober 1, 2018), and $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2019: 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 
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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 $245,000,000 shall be available for performance- 
based contract administrators for section 8 project-based 
assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided 
further, That the Secretary 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); project rental assistance con-
tracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities 
under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); 
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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, project funds that are held in residual re-
ceipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 
project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 
authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require 
that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest- 
bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess 
of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be 
remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 
to be available until expended: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided 
by this heading for uses authorized under this heading. 
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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, 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, for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, 
including renewals, 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, $678,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That of the amount pro-
vided under this heading, up to $90,000,000 shall be for 
service coordinators and the continuation of existing con-
gregate service grants for residents of assisted housing 
projects: Provided further, That amounts under this head-
ing shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center 
inspections and inspection-related activities associated 
with section 202 projects: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing 
the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, ex-
cept that the initial contract term for such assistance shall 
not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, That 
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upon request of the Secretary, project funds that are held 
in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a 
section 202 project rental assistance contract and, upon 
termination of such contract, are in excess of an amount 
to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted to the 
Department and deposited in this account, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall be available, in addition to the amounts 
otherwise provided by this heading, for amendments and 
renewals: Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be 
available for amendments and renewals in addition to the 
purposes for which such funds originally were appro-
priated: Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $10,000,000, shall be for a pro-
gram to be established by the Secretary to make grants 
to experienced non-profit organizations, States, local gov-
ernments, or public housing agencies for safety and func-
tional home modification repairs to meet the needs of low- 
income elderly persons to enable them to remain in their 
primary residence: Provided further, That of the total 
amount made available under the previous proviso, no less 
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than $5,000,000 shall be available to meet such needs in 
communities with substantial rural populations. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons 
with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013), as amended, for project rental assistance 
for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under 
section 811(d)(2) of such Act, for project assistance con-
tracts 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 author-
ized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Housing Act, and for supportive services associ-
ated with the housing for persons with disabilities as au-
thorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $184,155,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2022, of which 
$30,155,000 shall be for capital advance and project rent-
al assistance awards: Provided, That amounts made avail-
able under this heading shall be available for Real Estate 
Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related ac-
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tivities associated with section 811 projects: Provided fur-
ther, That, upon the request of the Secretary, project 
funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any 
project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance 
contract and, upon termination of such contract, are in 
excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary 
shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this 
account, to remain available until September 30, 2022: 
Provided further, That amounts deposited in this account 
pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addi-
tion to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading 
for amendments and renewals: Provided further, That un-
obligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, re-
maining from funds transferred to or appropriated under 
this heading shall be used for amendments and renewals 
in addition to the purposes for which such funds originally 
were appropriated. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban 
Development 
Act 
of 
1968, 
as 
amended, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con-
tract services: Provided, That grants made available from 
amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded 
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within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That funds shall be used for providing counseling and ad-
vice to tenants and homeowners, both current and pro-
spective, with respect to property maintenance, financial 
management or literacy, and such other matters as may 
be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing 
conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the 
responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 
administration; and for housing counselor training: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of providing such grants 
from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary 
may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, sub-
ject to the availability of annual appropriations. 
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, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount, to-
gether with unobligated balances from recaptured 
amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from ter-
minated contracts under such sections of law, and any un-
obligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, re-
maining from funds appropriated under this heading after 
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fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 
up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections 
of law. 
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 
$12,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$12,000,000 is 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 ex-
tent 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 gen-
eral fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 
during fiscal year 2019 so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2019 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be 
modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 
2019 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dispute 
resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect 
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fees from any program participant: Provided 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, notwith-
standing 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 pro-
viders that are paid directly by the recipients of their serv-
ices. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee single family loans 
insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall 
not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2019, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, shall not exceed $1,000,000: 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: Provided further, That 
for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Hous-
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ing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided further, That to the 
extent 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2019, an addi-
tional $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: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding the limitation in the 
first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), during fiscal year 2019 the 
Secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to 
insure mortgages under section 255 of the National Hous-
ing Act only to the extent that the net credit subsidy cost 
for such insurance does not exceed zero: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall not take any 
action against a lender solely on the basis of compare ra-
tios that have been adversely affected by defaults on mort-
gages secured by properties in areas where a major dis-
aster was declared in 2017 or 2018 pursuant to the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
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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 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 
$30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2020: Provided, That during fiscal year 2019, 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 $1,000,000, 
which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental en-
tities in connection with the sale of single family real prop-
erties owned by the Secretary and formerly 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 
$550,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2020: Provided, That $27,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020, shall be for necessary sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of Government National 
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Mortgage Association: Provided further, That to the extent 
that 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2019, an addi-
tional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be 
available until expended 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 
$3,000,000: Provided further, That receipts from Commit-
ment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of 
the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited 
as offsetting collections to this account. 
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, and for technical assistance, 
$96,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That with respect to amounts made avail-
able under this heading, notwithstanding section 203 of 
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this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal 
agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, 
or colleges or universities 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: 
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: Provided further, That prior to obligation of tech-
nical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a 
plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this 
activity: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading may be available for the doctoral dis-
sertation research grant program. 
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 
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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, 
$65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: 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 develop on-line courses and provide such training: 
Provided further, 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, $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, $279,000,000, to remain 
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available until September 30, 2020, of which $45,000,000 
shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec-
tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1970, which 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 Environmental 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, 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: Provided further, That not less than 
$95,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading for the award of grants pursuant to section 1011 
of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992 shall be provided to areas with the highest 
lead-based paint abatement needs: Provided further, That 
$64,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be for the implementation of projects to demonstrate 
how intensive, extended multi-year interventions can dra-
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matically reduce the presence of lead-based paint hazards 
in communities containing high concentrations of both 
pre-1940 housing and low-income families by achieving 
economies of scale that substantially reduce the cost of 
lead-based paint remediation activities and administrative 
costs for grantees: Provided further, That such projects 
in each of seven communities shall be for five years and 
serve no more than four contiguous census tracts in which 
there are high concentrations of housing stock built before 
1940, in which low-income families with children make up 
a significantly higher proportion of the population as com-
pared to the State average, and that are located in juris-
dictions in which instances of elevated blood lead levels 
reported to the State are significantly higher than the 
State average: Provided further, That funding awarded for 
such projects shall be made available for draw down con-
tingent upon the grantee meeting cost-savings, produc-
tivity, and grant compliance benchmarks established by 
the Secretary: Provided further, That each recipient of 
funds for such projects shall contribute an amount not less 
than 10 percent of the total award, and that the Secretary 
shall give priority to applicants that secure commitments 
for additional contributions from public and private 
sources: Provided further, That grantees currently receiv-
ing grants made under this heading shall be eligible to 
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apply for such projects, provided that they are deemed to 
be in compliance with program requirements established 
by the Secretary: 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 
appropriations Acts, still remaining 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. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For the development, modernization, and enhance-
ment of, modifications to, and infrastructure for Depart-
ment-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-related maintenance activities, 
$280,000,000, of which $260,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020, and of which $20,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 
That any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
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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 purposes 
for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 10 percent of the funds made 
available under this heading for development, moderniza-
tion and enhancement may be obligated until the Sec-
retary submits to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations, for approval, a plan for expenditure 
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; and (B) 
demonstrates that each modernization project is: (i) com-
pliant with the Department’s enterprise architecture, (ii) 
being managed in accordance with applicable life-cycle 
management policies and guidance, (iii) subject to the De-
partment’s capital planning and investment control re-
quirements, and (iv) supported by an adequately staffed 
project 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, $128,082,000: Provided, That 
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the Inspector General shall have independent authority 
over all personnel issues within this office. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
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. 1437f 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, 
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. 
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SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under 
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2019 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. 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). 
SEC. 204. 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 
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within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 
SEC. 205. 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. 206. 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 
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 2019 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 
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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. 207. 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. 208. The President’s formal budget request for 
fiscal year 2020, as well as the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifica-
tions to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use 
the identical account and sub-account structure provided 
under this Act. 
SEC. 209. 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. 210. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 
for fiscal years 2019 and 2020, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 
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some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured 
by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and 
very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one 
or more multifamily housing project or projects 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 
subsection (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., 
bedroom size) provided by the transferring 
project shall be no less than when transferred 
to the receiving project or projects and the net 
dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to 
the transferring project shall remain the same 
in the receiving project or projects. 
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(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 
is in the best interest of the tenants. 
(7) 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. 
(8) If the transferring project meets the re-
quirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mort-
gagor of the receiving project or projects shall exe-
cute and record either a continuation of the existing 
use agreement or a new use agreement for the 
project where, in either case, any use restrictions in 
such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 
existing use restrictions. 
(9) 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 
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(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; 
(7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 
14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 
(8) 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). 
(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 
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(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. 212. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block 
Grants’’ in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the 
same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that 
received funds in fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2019, in managing and disposing of any 
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 
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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-
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. 214. The commitment authority funded by fees 
as provided under the heading ‘‘Community Development 
Loan Guarantees Program Account’’ may be used to guar-
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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-
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. 215. 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. 216. 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 
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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 
from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per-
mitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 
SEC. 217. 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 
there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appro-
priation under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’ and ‘‘Ad-
ministrative Support Offices,’’ as well as each account re-
ceiving appropriations under the general heading ‘‘Pro-
gram Office Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Government Na-
tional Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage- 
Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account’’, 
and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 218. The Secretary of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2019, 
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notify the public through the Federal Register and other 
means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no-
tice 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 competi-
tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2019, 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. 219. Payment of attorney fees in program-re-
lated litigation shall be paid from the individual program 
office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 
appropriations. The annual budget submission for the pro-
gram offices and the Office of General Counsel shall in-
clude any such projected litigation costs for attorney fees 
as a separate line item request. No funds provided in this 
title may be used to pay any such litigation costs for attor-
ney fees until the Department submits for review a spend-
ing plan for such costs to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 220. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up 
to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 
appropriated for any office under the heading ‘‘Adminis-
trative Support Offices’’ or for any account under the gen-
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eral heading ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’ to 
any other such office or account: Provided, That no appro-
priation for any such office or account shall be increased 
or decreased by more than 10 percent or $5,000,000, 
whichever is less, without prior written approval of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall provide notification 
to such Committees three business days in advance of any 
such transfers under this section up to 10 percent or 
$5,000,000, whichever is less. 
SEC. 221. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 
payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi-
tions, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’), and comply with any standards under appli-
cable State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations 
relating to the physical condition of any property covered 
under a housing assistance payment contract. 
(b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection 
(c) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 
contract or contract for similar project-based assistance— 
(1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition 
Standards (UPCS) score of 60 or less; or 
(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 
within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de-
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ficiencies identified by the inspector at the project 
have been corrected. 
Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured 
projects with assistance attached to the units under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f), but do not apply to such units assisted 
under section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to 
public housing units assisted with capital or operating 
funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 
(c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the REAC 
inspection, the Secretary must provide the owner with a 
Notice of Default with a specified timetable, determined 
by the Secretary, for correcting all deficiencies. The Sec-
retary must also provide a copy of the Notice of Default 
to the tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and 
any contract administrator. If the owner’s appeal results 
in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary may with-
draw the Notice of Default. 
(2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 
deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 
fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may— 
(A) require immediate replacement of project 
management with a management agent approved by 
the Secretary; 
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(B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be 
used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and 
sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as des-
ignated by the Secretary, with priority given to the 
tenants of the property affected by the penalty; 
(C) abate the section 8 contract, including par-
tial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until 
all deficiencies have been corrected; 
(D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, 
approved by the Secretary under established proce-
dures, which will be obligated to promptly make all 
required repairs and to accept renewal of the assist-
ance contract as long as such renewal is offered; 
(E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to 
another project or projects and owner or owners; 
(F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including 
suspensions or debarments from Federal programs; 
(G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to 
manage the property and cure all project deficiencies 
or seek a judicial order of specific performance re-
quiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies; 
(H) work with the owner, lender, or other re-
lated party to stabilize the property in an attempt 
to preserve the property through compliance, trans-
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fer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided 
by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or 
(I) take any other regulatory or contractual 
remedies available as deemed necessary and appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(d) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps 
to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, 
subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies 
to assist relocation of tenants for major threats to health 
and safety after written notice to the affected tenants. To 
the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with 
the tenants and the local government, that the property 
is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments 
under such section 8 or other programs, based on consid-
eration of— 
(1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the 
property and all available Federal, State, and local 
resources, including rent adjustments under section 
524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and 
(2) environmental conditions that cannot be 
remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 
may contract for project-based rental assistance pay-
ments with an owner or owners of other existing 
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housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. 
(e) The Secretary shall report quarterly on all prop-
erties covered by this section that are assessed through 
the Real Estate Assessment Center and have UPCS phys-
ical inspection scores of less than 60 or have received an 
unsatisfactory management and occupancy review within 
the past 36 months. The report shall include— 
(1) the enforcement actions being taken to ad-
dress such conditions, including imposition of civil 
money penalties and termination of subsidies, and 
identify properties that have such conditions mul-
tiple times; 
(2) actions that the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants 
of such identified properties; and 
(3) any administrative or legislative rec-
ommendations to further improve the living condi-
tions at properties covered under a housing assist-
ance payment contract. 
This report shall be due to the Senate and House Commit-
tees on Appropriations no later than 30 days after the 
enactment of this Act, and on the first business day of 
each Federal fiscal year quarter thereafter while this sec-
tion remains in effect. 
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SEC. 222. 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 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by 
any public housing agency for any amount of salary, in-
cluding bonuses, 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 pub-
lic housing agency fiscal year 2019. 
SEC. 223. None of the funds in this Act provided to 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development may 
be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary noti-
fies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
not less than 3 full business days before any project, 
State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organi-
zation, or other entity selected to receive a grant award 
is announced by the Department or its offices. 
SEC. 224. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs 
Assessment (PNA). 
SEC. 225. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 
the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the 
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Department of Housing and Urban Development to in-
sure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any 
mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or 
otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to 
eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, mu-
nicipality, or any other political subdivision of a State. 
SEC. 226. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of gen-
eral local government as a metropolitan city (as defined 
in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to 
grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
SEC. 227. Amounts made available under this Act 
which are either appropriated, allocated, advanced on a 
reimbursable basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy 
Development and Research in the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development and functions thereof, for re-
search, evaluation, or statistical purposes, and which are 
unexpended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, 
or cooperative agreement, may be deobligated and shall 
immediately become available and may be reobligated in 
that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for the re-
search, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which the 
amounts are made available to that Office subject to re-
programming requirements in section 405 of this Act. 
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SEC. 228. None of the funds provided in this Act or 
any other act may be used for awards, including perform-
ance, special act, or spot, for any employee of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development subject to ad-
ministrative discipline (including suspension from work), 
in this or the prior fiscal year, but this prohibition shall 
not be effective prior to the effective date of any such ad-
ministrative discipline or after any final decision over- 
turning such discipline. 
SEC. 229. Funds made available in this title under 
the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ may be used 
by the Secretary to participate in Performance Partner-
ship Pilots authorized under section 526 of division H of 
Public Law 113–76, section 524 of division G of Public 
Law 113–235, section 525 of division H of Public Law 
114–113, and such authorities as are enacted for Perform-
ance Partnership Pilots in an appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2019: Provided, That such participation shall be lim-
ited to no more than 10 continuums of care and housing 
activities to improve outcomes for disconnected youth. 
SEC. 230. With respect to grant amounts awarded 
under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fis-
cal years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 for the con-
tinuum of care (CoC) program as authorized under sub-
title C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
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ance Act, costs paid by program income of grant recipients 
may count toward meeting the recipient’s matching re-
quirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC costs that 
supplement the recipient’s CoC program. 
SEC. 231. (a) From amounts made available under 
this title under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance 
Grants’’, the Secretary may award 1-year transition 
grants to recipients of funds for activities under subtitle 
C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transition from one Continuum 
of Care program component to another. 
(b) No more than 50 percent of each transition grant 
may be used for costs of eligible activities of the program 
component originally funded. 
(c) Transition grants made under this section are eli-
gible for renewal in subsequent fiscal years for the eligible 
activities of the new program component. 
(d) In order to be eligible to receive a transition 
grant, the funding recipient must have the consent of the 
Continuum of Care and meet standards determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 232. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to direct a grantee to undertake spe-
cific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying 
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out the final rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair 
Housing’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the 
notice entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing 
Assessment Tool’’ (79 Fed. Reg. 57949 (September 26, 
2014)). 
SEC. 233. Section 218(g) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) 
shall not apply with respect to the right of a jurisdiction 
to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust Fund 
that otherwise expired or would expire in 2016, 2017, 
2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021 under that section. Section 
231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)) shall not apply 
to any uninvested funds that otherwise were deducted or 
would be deducted from the line of credit in the partici-
pating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment Trust Fund in 
2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021 under that section. 
SEC. 234. Amounts made available in title II of divi-
sion K of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 
2003 (Public Law 108–7) under the heading ‘‘Indian 
Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Program Account’’ for 
necessary expenses of the Land Title Report Commission 
are rescinded. 
SEC. 235. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may carry out a mobility demonstra-
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tion program to enable public housing agencies to admin-
ister housing choice voucher assistance under section 8(o) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)) in a manner designed to encourage families re-
ceiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty 
areas and expand access to opportunity areas. 
(b) SELECTION OF PHAS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish requirements for public housing agencies to 
participate in the demonstration program under this 
section, which shall provide that the following public 
housing agencies may participate: 
(A) Public housing agencies that to-
gether— 
(i) serve areas with high concentra-
tions of holders of rental assistance vouch-
ers under section 8(o) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) 
in poor, low-opportunity neighborhoods; 
and 
(ii) have an adequate number of mod-
erately priced rental units in higher-oppor-
tunity areas. 
(B) Planned consortia or partial consortia 
of public housing agencies that— 
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(i) include at least one agency with a 
high-performing Family Self-Sufficiency 
(FSS) program; and 
(ii) will enable participating families 
to continue in such program if they relo-
cate to the jurisdiction served by any other 
agency of the consortium. 
(C) Planned consortia or partial consortia 
of public housing agencies that— 
(i) serve jurisdictions within a single 
region; 
(ii) include one or more small agen-
cies; and 
(iii) will consolidate mobility focused 
operations. 
(D) Such other public housing agencies as 
the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall 
establish competitive selection criteria for public 
housing agencies eligible under paragraph (1) to 
participate in the demonstration program under this 
section. 
(3) RANDOM
SELECTION
OF
FAMILIES.—The 
Secretary may require participating agencies to use 
a randomized selection process to select among the 
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families eligible to receive mobility assistance under 
the demonstration program. 
(c) REGIONAL HOUSING MOBILITY PLAN.—The Sec-
retary shall require each public housing agency applying 
to participate in the demonstration program under this 
section to submit a Regional Housing Mobility Plan (in 
this section referred to as a ‘‘Plan’’), which shall— 
(1) identify the public housing agencies that 
will participate under the Plan and the number of 
vouchers each participating agency will make avail-
able out of their existing programs in connection 
with the demonstration; 
(2) identify any community-based organizations, 
nonprofit organizations, businesses, and other enti-
ties that will participate under the Plan and describe 
the commitments for such participation made by 
each such entity; 
(3) identify any waivers or alternative require-
ments under subparagraph (e) requested for the exe-
cution of the Plan; 
(4) identify any specific actions that the public 
housing agencies and other entities will undertake to 
accomplish the goals of the demonstration, which 
shall include a comprehensive approach to enable a 
successful transition to opportunity areas and may 
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include counseling and continued support for fami-
lies; 
(5) specify the criteria that the public housing 
agencies would use to identify opportunity areas 
under the plan; 
(6) provide for establishment of priority and 
preferences for participating families, including a 
preference for families with young children, as such 
term is defined by the Secretary, based on regional 
housing needs and priorities; and 
(7) comply with any other requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary. 
(d) FUNDING FOR MOBILITY-RELATED SERVICES.— 
(1) USE
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
FEES.—Public 
housing agencies participating in the demonstration 
program under this section may use administrative 
fees under section 8(q) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)), their administra-
tive fee reserves, and funding from private entities 
to provide mobility-related services in connection 
with the demonstration program, including services 
such as counseling, portability coordination, landlord 
outreach, security deposits, and administrative ac-
tivities associated with establishing and operating re-
gional mobility programs. 
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(2) USE
OF
HOUSING
ASSISTANCE
FUNDS.— 
Public housing agencies participating in the dem-
onstration under this section may use housing as-
sistance payments funds under section 8(o) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)) for security deposits if necessary to enable 
families to lease units with vouchers in designated 
opportunity areas. 
(e) WAIVERS; ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) WAIVERS.—To allow for public housing 
agencies to implement and administer their Regional 
Housing Mobility Plans, the Secretary may waive or 
specify alternative requirements for the following 
provisions of the United States Housing Act of 
1937: 
(A) Sections 8(o)(7)(A) and 8(o)(13)(E)(i) 
(relating to the term of a lease and mobility re-
quirements). 
(B) Section 8(o)(13)(C)(i) (relating to the 
public housing plan for an agency). 
(C) Section 8(r)(2) (relating to the respon-
sibility of a public housing agency to administer 
ported assistance). 
(2) ALTERNATIVE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CON-
SORTIA.—The Secretary shall provide alternative ad-
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