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Government in connection with a specific contract, grant 
or loan. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), 
$130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, of which $8,712,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes 
Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include 
research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, in-
cluding education and outreach concerning lead-based 
paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and 
hazards: Provided, That for purposes of environmental re-
view, 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, Operation Lead Elimination 
Action Plan, 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 (42 U.S.C. 3547): Provided further, 
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That of the total amount made available under this head-
ing, $48,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive 
basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement 
needs, as identified by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development as having: (1) the highest number of 
occupied pre-1940 units of rental housing; and (2) a dis-
proportionately high number of documented cases of lead- 
poisoned children: Provided further, That each grantee re-
ceiving funds under the previous proviso shall target those 
privately owned units and multifamily buildings that are 
occupied by low-income families as defined under section 
3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Pro-
vided further, That not less than 90 percent of the funds 
made available under this paragraph shall be used exclu-
sively for abatement, inspections, risk assessments, tem-
porary relocations and interim control of lead-based haz-
ards as defined by 42 U.S.C. 4851: Provided further, That 
each recipient of funds provided under the first proviso 
shall make a matching contribution in an amount not less 
than 25 percent: Provided further, That each applicant 
shall submit a detailed plan and strategy that dem-
onstrates adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Sec-
retary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant 
to a notice of funding availability. 
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MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative and non-administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of 
uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 
$25,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$1,211,379,650, of which $556,776,000 shall be provided 
from the various funds of the Federal Housing Adminis-
tration, $10,700,000 shall be provided from funds of the 
Government National Mortgage Association, $743,000 
shall be from the ‘‘Community Development Loan Guar-
antee Program’’ account, $148,500 shall be provided by 
transfer from the ‘‘Native American Housing Block 
Grants’’ account, $247,500 shall be provided by transfer 
from the ‘‘Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Pro-
gram’’ account, and $34,650 shall be transferred from the 
‘‘Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund’’ account: 
Provided, That no official or employee of the Department 
shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Of-
fice of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that 
such allotment holder has implemented an adequate sys-
tem of funds control and has received training in funds 
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control procedures and directives: Provided further, That 
the Chief Financial Officer shall establish positive control 
of and maintain adequate systems of accounting for ap-
propriations and other available funds as required by 31 
U.S.C. 1514: Provided further, That for purposes of funds 
control and determining whether a violation exists under 
the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.), the 
point of obligation shall be the executed agreement or con-
tract, except with respect to insurance and guarantee pro-
grams, certain types of salaries and expenses funding, and 
incremental funding that is authorized under an executed 
agreement or contract, and shall be designated in the ap-
proved funds control plan: Provided further, That the 
Chief Financial Officer shall: (1) appoint qualified per-
sonnel to conduct investigations of potential or actual vio-
lations; (2) establish minimum training requirements and 
other qualifications for personnel that may be appointed 
to conduct investigations; (3) establish guidelines and 
timeframes for the conduct and completion of investiga-
tions; (4) prescribe the content, format and other require-
ments for the submission of final reports on violations; 
and (5) prescribe such additional policies and procedures 
as may be required for conducting investigations of, and 
administering, processing, and reporting on, potential and 
actual violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act and all other 
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statutes and regulations governing the obligation and ex-
penditure of funds made available in this or any other Act: 
Provided further, That up to $15,000,000 may be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the 
GS–14 and GS–15 levels until the total number of GS– 
14 and GS–15 positions in the Department has been re-
duced from the number of GS–14 and GS–15 positions 
on the date of enactment of Public Law 106–377 by 21⁄2 
percent. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For additional capital for the Working Capital Fund 
(42 U.S.C. 3535) for the development of, modifications 
to, and infrastructure for Department-wide information 
technology systems, for the continuing operation and 
maintenance of both Department-wide and program-spe-
cific information systems, and for program-related devel-
opment activities, $125,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That any amounts trans-
ferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That any amounts trans-
ferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by pre-
viously enacted appropriations Acts or from within this 
Act may be used only for the purposes specified under this 
Fund, in addition to the purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated. 
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