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ment of this Act: Provided further, That grants for 
the EDI authorized under this heading in the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development Ap-
propriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) shall 
also be available hereafter for reimbursement of oth-
erwise eligible expenses (including those eligible ex-
penses identified in the first proviso of this para-
graph) incurred on or after the date of enactment of 
such Act and prior to the date of grant execution, 
and shall hereafter not be subject to the second pro-
viso under such heading in such Act: 
Provided further, That for amounts made available under 
paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall notify grantees 
of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment 
of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2025, 
commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not 
exceed a total principal amount of $400,000,000, notwith-
standing any aggregate limitation on outstanding obliga-
tions guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: 
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Provided, That the Secretary shall collect fees from bor-
rowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 
108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaran-
teeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in 
accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such commit-
ment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee, 
or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obliga-
tions issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement 
communities in the State in accordance with the require-
ments of such section 108: Provided further, That any 
State receiving such a guarantee or commitment under the 
preceding proviso shall distribute all funds subject to such 
guarantee to the units of general local government in non- 
entitlement areas that received the commitment. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
12721 et seq.), $500,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028: Provided, That the Department shall 
notify grantees of their formula allocations within 60 days 
after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That section 
218(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not apply 
with respect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds 
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from its HOME Investment Trust Fund that otherwise 
expired or would expire in any calendar year from 2019 
through 2027 under that section: Provided further, That 
section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)) shall not 
apply to any uninvested funds that otherwise were de-
ducted or would be deducted from the line of credit in 
the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment Trust 
Fund in any calendar year from 2019 through 2027 under 
that section. 
PRESERVATION AND REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE FOR 
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT 
For competitive grants to preserve and revitalize 
manufactured housing and eligible manufactured housing 
communities (including pre-1976 mobile homes) under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2029: Provided, That recipients of grants provided with 
amounts made available under this heading shall be 
States, units of general local government, resident-owned 
manufactured housing communities, cooperatives, non-
profit entities including consortia of nonprofit entities, 
community development financial institutions, Indian 
Tribes (as such term is defined in section 4 of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
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of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4103)), or other entities 
approved by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall reserve an amount for Indian Tribes within 
such competition: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may approve entities for selection that partner with one 
or several residents of such eligible communities or that 
propose to implement a grant program that would assist 
residents of such eligible communities: Provided further, 
That eligible uses of such grants may include infrastruc-
ture, planning, resident and community services (including 
relocation assistance and eviction prevention), resiliency 
activities, and providing other assistance to residents or 
owners of manufactured homes, which may include pro-
viding assistance for manufactured housing land and site 
acquisition: Provided further, That, except as determined 
by the Secretary, participation in this program shall not 
encumber the future transfer of title or use of property 
by the residents, owners, or communities: Provided further, 
That when selecting recipients, the Secretary shall 
prioritize applications that primarily benefit low- or mod-
erately low-income residents and preserve long-term hous-
ing affordability for residents of manufactured housing or 
a manufactured housing community: Provided further, 
That eligible manufactured housing communities may in-
clude those that are— 
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(1) owned by the residents of the manufactured 
housing community through a resident-controlled en-
tity, as defined by the Secretary; or 
(2) determined by the Secretary to be subject to 
binding agreements that will preserve the community 
and maintain affordability on a long-term basis: 
Provided further, That resiliency activities means the re-
construction, repair, or replacement of manufactured 
housing and manufactured housing communities to pro-
tect the health and safety of manufactured housing resi-
dents and to address weatherization and energy efficiency 
needs, except that for pre-1976 mobile homes, funds made 
available under this heading may be used only for replace-
ment: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive or 
specify alternative requirements for any provision of any 
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in 
connection with the use of amounts made available under 
this heading (except for requirements related to fair hous-
ing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding that such waiver or alternative re-
quirement is necessary to facilitate the use of such 
amounts. 
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SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the self-help and assisted homeownership oppor-
tunity program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 12805 note), and for related activities and assist-
ance, $56,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under 
this heading— 
(1) $9,000,000 shall be available for the self- 
help homeownership opportunity program as author-
ized under such section 11; 
(2) $42,000,000 shall be available for the sec-
ond, third, and fourth capacity building entities 
specified in section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration 
Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not 
less than $5,000,000 shall be for rural capacity 
building activities: Provided, That for purposes of 
awarding grants from amounts made available in 
this paragraph, the Secretary may enter into 
multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject to the 
availability of annual appropriations; and 
(3) $5,000,000 shall be available for capacity 
building by national rural housing organizations hav-
ing experience assessing national rural conditions 
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and providing financing, training, technical assist-
ance, information, and research to local nonprofit or-
ganizations, local governments, and Indian Tribes 
serving high need rural communities. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), and 
for related activities and assistance, $4,060,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 
(1) $290,000,000 shall be available for the 
emergency solutions grants program authorized 
under subtitle B of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 
et seq.): Provided, That the Department shall notify 
grantees of their formula allocation from amounts 
allocated (which may represent initial or final 
amounts allocated) for the emergency solutions 
grant program not later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act; 
(2) $3,678,000,000 shall be available for the 
continuum of care program authorized under sub-
title C of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) 
and the rural housing stability assistance programs 
authorized under subtitle D of such title IV (42 
U.S.C. 11408): Provided, That the Secretary shall 
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prioritize funding under the continuum of care pro-
gram to continuums of care that have demonstrated 
a capacity to reallocate funding from lower per-
forming projects to higher performing projects: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may establish by 
notice an alternative maximum amount for adminis-
trative costs related to the requirements described in 
sections 402(f)(1) and 402(f)(2) of subtitle A of 
such title IV of no more than 5 percent or $50,000, 
whichever is greater, notwithstanding the 3 percent 
limitation in section 423(a)(10) of such subtitle C: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able for the continuum of care program under this 
paragraph, $52,000,000 shall be for grants for new 
rapid re-housing projects and supportive service 
projects providing coordinated entry, and for eligible 
activities that the Secretary determines to be critical 
in order to assist survivors of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking, except that 
the Secretary may make additional grants for such 
projects and purposes from amounts made available 
for such continuum of care program: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts made available for the con-
tinuum of care program under this paragraph and 
any remaining unobligated balances under this head-
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ing in prior Acts may be used to competitively or 
non-competitively renew or replace grants for youth 
homeless demonstration projects under the con-
tinuum of care program, notwithstanding any con-
flict with the requirements of the continuum of care 
program; 
(3) $10,000,000 shall be available for the na-
tional homeless data analysis project: Provided, That 
notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant 
and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 
6301–6308), the amounts made available under this 
paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances 
under this heading for such purposes in prior Acts 
may be used by the Secretary to enter into coopera-
tive agreements with such entities as may be deter-
mined by the Secretary, including public and private 
organizations, agencies, and institutions; and 
(4) $82,000,000 shall be available to implement 
projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive ap-
proach to serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, 
in up to 25 communities with a priority for commu-
nities with substantial rural populations in up to 
eight locations, can dramatically reduce youth home-
lessness: Provided, That of the amount made avail-
able 
under 
this 
paragraph, 
not 
less 
than 
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$25,000,000 shall be for youth homelessness system 
improvement grants to support communities, includ-
ing but not limited to the communities assisted 
under the matter preceding this proviso, in estab-
lishing and implementing a response system for 
youth homelessness, or for improving their existing 
system: Provided further, That of the amount made 
available under this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 
shall be to provide technical assistance to commu-
nities, including but not limited to the communities 
assisted in the preceding proviso and the matter pre-
ceding such proviso, on improving system responses 
to youth homelessness, and collection, analysis, use, 
and reporting of data and performance measures 
under the comprehensive approaches to serve home-
less youth, in addition to and in coordination with 
other technical assistance funds provided under this 
title: Provided further, That the Secretary may use 
up to 10 percent of the amount made available 
under the preceding proviso to build the capacity of 
current technical assistance providers or to train 
new technical assistance providers with verifiable 
prior experience with systems and programs for 
youth experiencing homelessness: 
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Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking 
assistance under this heading shall not be required to pro-
vide third party documentation to establish their eligibility 
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to 
receive services: Provided 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 head-
ing: Provided further, That persons eligible under section 
103(a)(5) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act may be served by any project funded under this head-
ing to provide both transitional housing and rapid re-hous-
ing: Provided further, That for all matching funds require-
ments applicable to funds made available under this head-
ing 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 Fed-
eral agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory 
prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be available to provide funding for new 
projects, except for projects created through reallocation, 
unless the Secretary determines that the continuum of 
care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and 
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ranked based on the degree to which they improve the con-
tinuum of care’s system performance: Provided further, 
That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds 
made available under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and 
prior years for project-based rental assistance for rehabili-
tation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for 
purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the pur-
poses for which such funds were appropriated: Provided 
further, That unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or ap-
propriated under this heading in fiscal year 2019 or prior 
years, except for rental assistance amounts that were re-
captured and made available until expended, shall be avail-
able for the current purposes authorized under this head-
ing in addition to the purposes for which such funds origi-
nally were appropriated. 
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, $16,195,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2024 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available Oc-
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tober 1, 2024), and $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2025: 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 
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 heading: Provided further, That of the 
total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed 
$468,000,000 shall be available for performance-based 
contract administrators for section 8 project-based assist-
ance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided further, 
That the Secretary may also use such amounts in the pre-
ceding proviso for performance-based contract administra-
tors for the administration of: interest reduction payments 
pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act 
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(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pur-
suant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 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 contracts for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); 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 further, That amounts 
recaptured under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Con-
tributions for Assisted Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing 
Certificate Fund’’, may be used for renewals of or amend-
ments to section 8 project-based contracts or for perform-
ance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the 
purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, upon the request of the Secretary, project funds 
that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project 
subject to a section 8 project-based housing assistance 
payments contract that authorizes the Department or a 
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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 deter-
mined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Depart-
ment and deposited in this account, to be available until 
expended: Provided further, That amounts deposited pur-
suant to the preceding proviso shall be available in addi-
tion to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for 
uses authorized under this heading. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For amendments to capital advance contracts, for 
housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of 
the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), for project 
rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) 
of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such 
assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such as-
sistance for up to a 5-year term, for senior preservation 
rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as author-
ized by section 811(e) of the American Homeownership 
and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q 
note), for supportive services associated with the housing, 
and for administrative and other expenses associated with 
assistance funded under this heading, $931,400,000 to re-
main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That 
of the amount made available under this heading, up to 
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$115,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the 
continuation of existing congregate service grants for resi-
dents of assisted housing projects: Provided further, That 
any funding for existing service coordinators under the 
preceding proviso shall be provided within 120 days of en-
actment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the 
terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except 
that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not 
exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, That upon 
request of the Secretary, project funds that are held in 
residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a sec-
tion 202 project rental assistance contract, and that 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, 2028: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso shall be available, in addition to the 
amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for the pur-
poses authorized under this heading: Provided further, 
That unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for the cur-
rent purposes authorized under this heading in addition 
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to the purposes for which such funds originally were ap-
propriated. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For amendments to capital advance contracts, for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as author-
ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental 
assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, for project as-
sistance contracts pursuant to subsection (h) of section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as added by section 
205(a) of the Housing and Community Development 
Amendments of 1978 (Public Law 95–557; 92 Stat. 
2090), including amendments to contracts for such assist-
ance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance 
for up to a 5-year term, for project rental assistance to 
State housing finance agencies and other appropriate enti-
ties as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, for sup-
portive services associated with the housing for persons 
with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such 
Act, and for administrative and other expenses associated 
with assistance funded under this heading, $256,700,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 
That, upon the request of the Secretary, project funds 
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that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project 
subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract, 
and that 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, 2028: Provided 
further, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant 
to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to 
the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the 
purposes authorized under this heading: Provided further, 
That unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appro-
priated under this heading shall be used for the current 
purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the 
purposes for which such funds originally were appro-
priated. 
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, 
$57,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con-
tract services: Provided, That funds shall be used for pro-
viding counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, 
both current and prospective, with respect to property 
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maintenance, financial management or literacy, and such 
other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in im-
proving their housing conditions, meeting their financial 
needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or 
homeownership; for program administration; and for hous-
ing counselor training: Provided further, That for purposes 
of awarding grants from amounts provided under this 
heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agree-
ments, as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual 
appropriations. 
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 
$14,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$14,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured 
Housing Fees Trust Fund (established under section 
620(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5419(e)): Provided, That 
not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be available from the general fund of the 
Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and 
make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the 
Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount made available under this heading 
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from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections 
are received during fiscal year 2025 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2025 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 2025 appropriation: Provided further, That for the 
dispute resolution and installation programs, the Sec-
retary may assess and collect fees from any program par-
ticipant: Provided further, That such collections shall be 
deposited into the Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as pro-
vided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees col-
lected under section 620 of such Act, for necessary ex-
penses 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, 2026: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2025, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
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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 preceding 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-
ing Administration, $150,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2026: Provided further,That to the 
extent 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2025, 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 2025 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. 
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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 
$35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2026: Provided, That during fiscal year 2025, 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, 2026: Provided, That $54,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026, shall be for necessary sala-
ries and expenses of the Government National Mortgage 
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Association: Provided further, That to the extent that 
guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 
on or before April 1, 2025, an additional $100 for nec-
essary salaries and expenses shall be available until ex-
pended 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: Pro-
vided further, That receipts from Commitment and 
Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.) shall be cred-
ited 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, 
$119,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026: 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 with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, 
State or local governments and their agencies, Indian 
Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges or 
universities for research projects: Provided further, That 
with respect to the preceding proviso, such partners to the 
cooperative agreements shall contribute at least a 50 per-
cent match toward the cost of the project: Provided fur-
ther, That for non-competitive agreements entered into in 
accordance with the preceding two provisos, the Secretary 
shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Ac-
countability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–282; 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with sec-
tion 102(a)(4)(C) 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 prior to obligation of 
technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a 
plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions on how the Secretary will allocate funding for this 
activity at least 30 days prior to obligation: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
may be available for the doctoral dissertation research 
grant program. 
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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 
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 
561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), $85,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2026: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair 
Housing Training 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: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading, 
$1,000,000 may be available to the Secretary for the cre-
ation and promotion of translated materials and other pro-
grams that support the assistance of persons with limited 
English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
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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 Haz-
ard 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 as-
sistance, $335,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That the amounts made avail-
able under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $200,000,000 shall be for the award of 
grants pursuant to such section 1011, of which not 
less than $100,000,000 shall be provided to areas 
with the highest lead-based paint abatement need; 
(2) $130,000,000 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 
outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 
other housing-related diseases and hazards, and 
mitigating housing-related health and safety hazards 
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in housing of low-income families, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the establishment and im-
plementation of a national pilot program to facilitate 
new financing mechanisms to address lead and other 
residential environmental stressors in low-income 
communities; 
(3) $5,000,000 shall be for the award of grants 
and contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 
and 1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz-
ard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4854, 
4854a); and 
(4) up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts 
made available under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be 
transferred to the heading ‘‘Research and Tech-
nology’’ 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 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, or the lead technical studies 
program, or other demonstrations or programs under this 
heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such pur-
poses under this heading, or under the heading ‘‘Housing 
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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 cooperative agreement under 
this heading shall certify adequate capacity that is accept-
able to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of 
funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading, in this or prior appropriations Acts, still remain-
ing 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 Department-wide and program-specific informa-
tion technology systems and infrastructure, $384,706,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027. 
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, $160,000,000, of which 
$1,150,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2026: Provided, That the Inspector General shall have 
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independent authority over all personnel 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 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 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 Gov-
ernment official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdic-
tion. 
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 2025 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 shall provide quarterly re-
ports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured 
and excess funds in each program and activity within the 
jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit addi-
tional, updated budget information to these Committees 
upon request. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available by 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. 209. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 
for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 
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. 
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retary and provided there is no increase in the 
project-based assistance budget authority. 
(2) The transferring project shall, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 
or economically nonviable, or be reasonably expected 
to become economically nonviable when complying 
with State or Federal requirements for community 
integration and reduced concentration of individuals 
with disabilities. 
(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 
or exceed applicable physical standards established 
by the Secretary. 
(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 
project shall notify and consult with the tenants re-
siding in the transferring project and provide a cer-
tification of approval by all appropriate local govern-
mental officials. 
(5) The tenants of the transferring project who 
remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 
receiving project or projects shall not be required to 
vacate their units in the transferring project or 
projects until new units in the receiving project are 
available for occupancy. 
(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 
is in the best interest of the tenants. 
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(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 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of any FHA-insured 
mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 
are provided in advance for the amount of any such 
increased cost. 
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(d) For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in-
come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat-
ute and/or regulations governing the program under 
which the project is insured or assisted; 
(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 
means housing that meets one of the following con-
ditions— 
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 
insured under the National Housing Act; 
(B) housing that has project-based assist-
ance attached to the structure including 
projects undergoing mark to market debt re-
structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 
(C) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q); 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q), as such section existed before the en-
actment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Af-
fordable Housing Act; 
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(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or 
(F) housing or vacant land that is subject 
to a use agreement; 
(3) 
the 
term 
‘‘project-based 
assistance’’ 
means— 
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(b)); 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or 
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist-
ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 
(as such section existed immediately before Oc-
tober 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 
under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous-
ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1); 
(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)); and 
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(F) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013(d)(2)); 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
which some or all of the project-based assistance, 
debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 
low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 
multifamily housing project which is transferring 
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 
the statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
come use restrictions to the receiving project or 
projects; and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
(e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this sec-
tion, including the effect of such transfers on the oper-
ational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 
conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
properties. 
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SEC. 210. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
(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-
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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 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or from 
an institution of higher education (as defined under sec-
tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, ex-
cept for a person over the age of 23 with dependent chil-
dren. 
SEC. 211. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native 
American Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allo-
cated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant re-
cipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only 
such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made 
available under paragraph (2) of such heading. 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2025, 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 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall 
maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 
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of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other pro-
grams that are attached to any dwelling units in the prop-
erty. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consulta-
tion with the tenants and the local government that such 
a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held 
by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assist-
ance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 
based on consideration 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 (in this section 
‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environ-
mental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effec-
tive 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 ex-
isting housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to 
ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior 
to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abate-
ment remedies to assist relocation 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 re-
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ceivership. After disposition of any multifamily property 
described in this section, the contract and allowable rent 
levels on such properties shall be subject to the require-
ments under section 524 of MAHRAA. 
SEC. 213. 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 in connection 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. 214. 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), (e)), the Sec-
retary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relat-
ing to asset management that restricts or limits in any 
way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): 
Provided, That a public housing agency may not use cap-
ital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that 
are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 
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from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per-
mitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g). 
SEC. 215. 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’’, ‘‘Admin-
istrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, ‘‘Govern-
ment National 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. 216. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2025, 
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 
opportunity (NOFO) 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 2025, the Secretary may make the 
NOFO available only on the Internet at the appropriate 
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Government website or through other electronic media, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 217. 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. 
SEC. 218. 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 headings ‘‘Adminis-
trative Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any 
other such office under such headings: Provided, That no 
appropriation for any such office under such headings 
shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent 
or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
notification to such Committees 3 business days in ad-
vance of any such transfers under this section up to 10 
percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less. 
SEC. 219. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 
payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi-
tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with 
any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, 
ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condi-
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tion 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 contract 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for similar project-based 
assistance— 
(1) receives a failing score under the Uniform 
Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) or successor 
standard; or 
(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 
within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de-
ficiencies, or those deficiencies requiring correction 
within 24 hours, identified by the inspector at the 
project have been corrected. 
Such requirements shall apply to insured and non-
insured projects with assistance attached to the units 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f), but shall not apply to such units as-
sisted under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with cap-
ital 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 Real Es-
tate Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Sec-
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retary shall provide the owner with a Notice of Default 
with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, 
for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide 
a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local 
government, any mortgagees, and any contract adminis-
trator. If the owner’s appeal results in a passing score, 
the Secretary may withdraw 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; 
(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, who will be obligated to promptly make all re-
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quired repairs and to accept renewal of the assist-
ance contract if 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-
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 take appropriate steps to en-
sure 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 
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for continued rental assistance payments under such sec-
tion 8 or other programs, based on consideration 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 
housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. 
(e) The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all 
properties covered by this section that are assessed 
through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have fail-
ing physical inspection scores or have received an unsatis-
factory management and occupancy review within the past 
36 months. The report shall include— 
(1) identification of the enforcement actions 
being taken to address such conditions, including 
imposition of civil money penalties and termination 
of subsidies, and identification of properties that 
have such conditions multiple times; 
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(2) identification of actions that the Depart-
ment 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. 
The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and 
House Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 
days after the enactment of this Act, and the second re-
port shall be submitted within 180 days of the transmittal 
of the first report. 
SEC. 220. 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 2025. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this 
Act and provided to the Department of Housing and 
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Urban Development may be used to make a grant award 
unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business 
days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, 
Tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to 
receive a grant award is announced by the Department 
or its offices: Provided, That such notification shall list 
each grant award by State and current congressional dis-
trict. 
SEC. 222. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 
the Government National Mortgage Association, or the 
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. 223. 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). 
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SEC. 224. Amounts made available by this Act that 
are appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 
basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development 
and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development and functions thereof, for research, evalua-
tion, or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at 
the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately be-
come available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year 
or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, 
or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made 
available to that Office subject to reprogramming require-
ments in section 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 225. 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 fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not be effec-
tive prior to the effective date of any such administrative 
discipline or after any final decision over-turning such dis-
cipline. 
SEC. 226. With respect to grant amounts awarded 
under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fis-
cal years 2015 through 2025 for the continuum of care 
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(CoC) program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs 
paid by program income of grant recipients may count to-
ward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, pro-
vided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the 
recipient’s CoC program. 
SEC. 227. (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) 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. 228. The promise zone designations and prom-
ise zone designation agreements entered into pursuant to 
such designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal 
years, shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms 
and conditions of such agreements. 
SEC. 229. Any public housing agency designated as 
a Moving to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of divi-
sion L of Public Law 114–113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 
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129 Stat. 2897) may, upon such designation, use funds 
(except for special purpose funding, including special pur-
pose vouchers) previously allocated to any such public 
housing agency under section 8 or 9 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve funds held by 
the public housing agency or funds held by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the 
authority for use of section 8 or 9 funding provided under 
such section and section 204 of title II of the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 
(Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–28), notwith-
standing the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated. 
SEC. 230. None of the amounts made available by 
this Act may be used to prohibit any public housing agen-
cy under receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor 
from applying for, receiving, or using funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ for competitive 
grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in 
this Act or that remain available and not awarded from 
prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public housing agency 
from using such funds to carry out any required work pur-
suant to a settlement agreement, consent decree, vol-
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untary agreement, or similar document for a violation of 
the lead safe housing or lead disclosure rules. 
SEC. 231. For fiscal year 2025, if the Secretary de-
termines or has determined, for any prior formula grant 
allocation administered by the Secretary through the Of-
fices of Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning 
and Development, or Housing, that a recipient received 
an allocation greater than the amount such recipient 
should have received for a formula allocation cycle pursu-
ant to applicable statutes and regulations, the Secretary 
may adjust for any such funding error in the next applica-
ble formula allocation cycle by (a) offsetting each such re-
cipient’s formula allocation (if eligible for a formula alloca-
tion in the next applicable formula allocation cycle) by the 
amount of any such funding error, and (b) reallocating 
any available balances that are attributable to the offset 
to the recipient or recipients that would have been allo-
cated additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in 
which any such error occurred (if such recipient or recipi-
ents are eligible for a formula allocation in the next appli-
cable formula allocation cycle) in an amount proportionate 
to such recipient’s eligibility under the next applicable for-
mula allocation cycle: Provided, That all offsets and re-
allocations from such available balances shall be recorded 
against funds available for the next applicable formula al-
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location cycle: Provided further, That the term ‘‘next appli-
cable formula allocation cycle’’ means the first formula al-
location cycle for a program that is reasonably available 
for correction following such a Secretarial determination: 
Provided further, That if, upon request by a recipient and 
giving consideration to all Federal resources available to 
the recipient for the same grant purposes, the Secretary 
determines that the offset in the next applicable formula 
allocation cycle would critically impair the recipient’s abil-
ity to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant, the 
Secretary may adjust for the funding error across two or 
more formula allocation cycles. 
SEC. 232. The Secretary may transfer from amounts 
made available for salaries and expenses under this title 
(excluding amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Office of Inspector General’’) to the heading ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Fund’’ for information technology needs, 
including for additional development, modernization, and 
enhancement, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That the total amount of such transfers 
shall not exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That this 
transfer authority shall not be used to fund information 
technology projects or activities that have known out-year 
development, modernization, or enhancement costs in ex-
cess of $500,000: Provided further, That the Secretary 
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shall provide notification to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations no fewer than 3 business days 
in advance of any such transfer. 
SEC. 233. The Secretary shall comply with all process 
requirements, including public notice and comment, when 
seeking to revise any annual contributions contract. 
SEC. 234. There is hereby established in the Treasury 
of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development Nonrecurring 
Expenses Fund’’ (the Fund): Provided, That unobligated 
balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated for 
this or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund 
of the Treasury to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development by this or any other Act may be transferred 
(not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the 
last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the 
purposes for which they were appropriated) into the Fund: 
Provided further, That amounts deposited in the Fund 
shall be available until expended, in addition to such other 
funds as may be available for such purposes, for capital 
needs of the Department, including facilities infrastruc-
ture and information technology infrastructure, subject to 
approval by the Office of Management and Budget: Pro-
vided further, That amounts in the Fund may be obligated 
only after the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
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priations are notified at least 15 days in advance of the 
planned use of funds. 
SEC. 235. For the fiscal year 2025 allocation of 
amounts under the Native American Housing Block 
Grants program, as authorized under title I of Native 
American Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), the number of qualifying low- 
income housing dwelling units under section 302(b)(1) of 
such Act (25 U.S.C. 4152(b)(1)) shall not be reduced due 
to the placement of a Native American veteran assisted 
with amounts provided under the Tribal HUD-VASH Pro-
gram within any such qualifying unit. 
SEC. 236. (a) Subsection (a) of section 184 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–13a(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—To provide access to sources of 
private financing to Indian families, Indian housing au-
thorities, and Indian tribes, who otherwise could not ac-
quire housing financing because of the unique legal status 
of Indian lands and the unique nature of tribal economies; 
and to expand homeownership opportunities to Indian 
families, Indian housing authorities and Indian tribes on 
fee simple lands, the Secretary may guarantee not to ex-
ceed 100 percent of the unpaid principal and interest due 
on any loan eligible under subsection (b) made to an In-
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dian family, Indian housing authority, or Indian tribe on 
trust land and fee simple land.’’. 
(b) Paragraph (2) of section 184(b) of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–13a(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE HOUSING.—The loan shall be 
used to construct, acquire, refinance, or rehabilitate 
1- to 4-family dwellings that are standard housing.’’. 
SEC. 237. Section 105 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) SPECIAL ACTIVITIES BY INDIAN TRIBES.—In-
dian tribes receiving grants under section 106(a)(1) of this 
Act are authorized to carry out activities described in sub-
section (a)(15) of this section directly.’’. 
SEC. 238. $553,600,000 of unobligated balances of 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Office of 
Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes’’ from prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development are hereby permanently re-
scinded. 
SEC. 239. Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31 of 
the United States Code, section 513 of the Multifamily 
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 
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(42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by adding the fol-
lowing to section 513 after subsection (b): 
‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE BASED CONTRACT AD-
MINISTRATION.—Subject to the authority granted to 
the Secretary pursuant to section 1437f(b)(1) of title 42 
of the United States Code, the Secretary shall undertake 
a competition and award annual contribution contracts as 
set forth in section 8(b)(1) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (the Act) (42 USC 1437f(b)(1)) to public 
housing agencies qualified to act as participating adminis-
trative entities under this section: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct such a competition and award 
contracts on or by September 30, 2026; 
‘‘(2) thereafter conduct a competition and 
award contracts consistent with the provisions here-
under not less frequently than every seven (7) years 
after the date of the last award of an annual con-
tribution contract is made by the Secretary to a par-
ticipating administrative entity under the prior com-
petition in compliance with this subsection; 
‘‘(3) award such contracts with the Department 
to participating administrative entities that are also 
public housing agencies; 
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‘‘(4) award one contract for each State or terri-
tory, except that the Secretary may award more 
than one contract for a State or territory if the pop-
ulation 
of 
such 
State 
or 
territory 
exceeds 
35,000,000; 
‘‘(5) specifically include within the definition of 
participating administrative entities all public hous-
ing agencies that— 
‘‘(A) are housing finance agencies, housing 
authorities, and their non-profit instrumental-
ities organized under the laws of the respective 
states and territories; 
‘‘(B) otherwise comply with the require-
ments of 42 U.S.C. §1437a(b)(6); and 
‘‘(C) are recognized as public housing 
agencies by the Department’s Office of Public 
and Indian Housing and are otherwise required 
to comply with 24 CFR Part 903 as of the date 
that the Secretary publishes the invitation to 
submit in connection with any competition; 
‘‘(6) otherwise undertake a competition that 
awards contracts under this subsection based upon 
the criteria set forth in subsection 513(b(1)); 
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‘‘(7) provide a preference in scoring to partici-
pating administrative entity applicants under this 
subsection that have demonstrated experience with— 
‘‘(A) properties receiving project-based 
rental assistance; 
‘‘(B) multi-family housing preservation; 
‘‘(C) addressing the concerns of low-income 
tenants; 
‘‘(D) making assistance payments to own-
ers; and 
‘‘(E) performing other functions assigned 
to a public housing agency under section 8(b) 
of the Act; 
‘‘(8) provide for incentive-based fees as part of 
such awards; and 
‘‘(9) specifically disclose the evaluation score 
value for each of the preferences set forth in para-
graph (7) in this subsection: 
Provided further, That should no public housing agency 
submit a proposal under this subsection hereunder for a 
state or territory, the Secretary shall undertake a competi-
tion among non-profit or for profit corporations and busi-
ness entities that seek to act as a performance based con-
tract administrator under a contract for any one of those 
states and territories.’’. 
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SEC. 240. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be to implement, administer, or enforce the pro-
posed rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Hous-
ing’’ published by the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development in the Federal Register on February 9, 2023 
(88 Fed. Reg. 8516), or to direct a grantee to undertake 
specific changes to existing zoning laws as a part of car-
rying out the interim final rule entitled ‘‘Restoring Affirm-
atively Furthering Fair Housing Definitions and Certifi-
cations’’ published by such Department in the Federal 
Register on June 10, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 30779). 
SEC. 241. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide Federal funds to a local juris-
diction that refuses to comply with a request from the De-
partment of Homeland Security to provide advance notice 
of the scheduled release date and time for a particular ille-
gal alien in local custody. 
SEC. 242. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to update minimum energy efficiency 
standards for new housing financed by the Department, 
as part of carrying out the notice entitled ‘‘Adoption of 
Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of 
HUD- and USDA- Financed Housing’’, or otherwise. 
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