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of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)) with respect to documentation 
of award decisions: Provided further, That of the total amounts 
provided under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be for competitive 
grants to nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal assist-
ance (including assistance related to pretrial activities, trial activi-
ties, post-trial activities and alternative dispute resolution) at no 
cost to eligible low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction: 
Provided further, That in awarding grants under the preceding 
proviso, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that 
include a marketing strategy for residents of areas with high rates 
of eviction, have experience providing no-cost legal assistance to 
low-income individuals, and have sufficient capacity to administer 
such assistance: Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure, 
to the extent practicable, that the proportion of eligible tenants 
living in rural areas who will receive legal assistance with grant 
funds made available under this heading is not less than the 
overall proportion of eligible tenants who live in rural areas: Pro-
vided further, That the Department shall maintain on its publicly 
accessible website all completed research funded under this heading 
by this or any prior Act: Provided further, That the Department 
shall release and publish such research without regard to the 
findings within 6 months of submission of the final report. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro-
vided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), section 561 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), and this 
heading, $86,355,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: 
Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 
(1) $26,355,000 shall be for the fair housing assistance 
program under such title VIII; 
(2) $56,000,000 shall be for the fair housing initiatives 
program under such section 561, of which, not less than 
$10,400,000 shall be available for education and outreach pro-
grams, not less than $3,700,000 shall be available for fair 
housing organization initiatives, and not less than $40,500,000 
shall be available for the private enforcement initiative, except 
that if any program or initiative is undersubscribed any 
remaining amounts may be awarded to qualified applicants 
of other programs or initiatives under this paragraph: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall issue each notice of funding oppor-
tunity for the fair housing initiatives program not later than 
150 days after the date of enactment of this Act; 
(3) $1,000,000 may be for the Secretary for the creation 
and promotion of translated materials and other programs that 
support the assistance of persons with limited English pro-
ficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; and 
(4) $3,000,000 shall be for the national fair housing training 
academy: Provided, That notwithstanding section 3302 of title 
31, United States Code, the Secretary may also assess and
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collect fees to cover the costs of such academy, and may use 
such funds to develop online courses and provide such training: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
this heading may be used to lobby the executive or legislative 
branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific 
contract, grant, or loan. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the lead hazard reduction program, as authorized by section 
1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act 
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the healthy homes initiative, pursuant 
to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 and 1701z–2), and for related 
activities and assistance, $295,600,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028: Provided, That the amounts made available 
under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $155,600,000 shall be for the award of grants pursuant 
to such section 1011, of which not less than $105,000,000 shall 
be provided to areas with the highest lead-based paint abate-
ment need; 
(2) $140,000,000 shall be for the healthy homes initiative, 
pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1970, which shall include research, studies, 
testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and out-
reach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing- 
related diseases and hazards, and mitigating housing-related 
health and safety hazards in housing of low-income families: 
Provided, That up to $10,000,000 of amounts made available 
under this paragraph shall be for a one-time national pilot 
program to facilitate new financing mechanisms to address 
lead and other residential environmental stressors in low- 
income communities: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue the notice of funding of opportunity for the pilot program 
established in the preceding proviso within 120 days of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That $30,000,000 of amounts 
made available under this paragraph shall be for grants to 
experienced non-profit organizations, States, local governments, 
or public housing agencies for safety and functional home modi-
fication repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low- 
income seniors to enable them to remain in their primary 
residence, of which no less than $10,000,000 shall be available 
to meet such needs in communities with substantial rural popu-
lations: Provided further, That for funds made available for 
such grants in the preceding proviso or under this heading 
or the heading ‘‘Housing for the Elderly’’ in prior Acts, all 
eligible activities, except those that would alter the existing 
footprint of a structure or improvement in a floodplain or a 
wetland, are exempt from environmental review and not subject 
to the Federal laws and authorities cited in section 58.5 of 
title 24, Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(3) up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts made available 
under paragraph (2) may be transferred to the heading
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‘‘Research and Technology’’ for the purposes of conducting 
research and studies and for use in accordance with the provisos 
under that heading for non-competitive agreements: 
Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review, pursu-
ant 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, or other demonstrations or programs 
under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such 
purposes under this heading, or under the heading ‘‘Housing for 
the Elderly’’ under prior Appropriations Acts, 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 each applicant for a grant or coopera-
tive agreement under this heading shall certify adequate capacity 
that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use 
of funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity: Provided 
further, That amounts made available under the fifth paragraph 
under this heading by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations 
and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119–4) shall be transferred 
to and merged with the amounts provided under the fifth paragraph 
under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ in this Act and prioritized 
for qualified projects where the primary purpose is radon testing 
and mitigation, except any transfer pursuant to this provision shall 
retain its original 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 over-
subscribed. 
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, $144,500,000: Provided, That the Inspector General shall 
have independent authority over all personnel and acquisition 
issues within this office. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, 
or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with 
such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described 
in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Amendments Act of 1988 (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 Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992,
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in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sen-
tence, 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 funds made available by this Act may 
be used to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act 
any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, 
including the filing or maintaining of a 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 competitive basis and in accordance 
with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
SEC. 204. 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 administrative expenses, for legal serv-
ices on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment 
for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Associa-
tion, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal 
Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, 
and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation 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 appropriation 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 Department of 
Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act are hereby 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 2026 for such corporation or agency except 
as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these corpora-
tions 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 
proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage pur-
chases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United 
States Government. 
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available by this title may 
be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Associa-
tion that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit 
Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 
SEC. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sub-
ject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years