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retary and formerly insured under such Act. For adminis-
trative contract expenses necessary to carry out the guar-
anteed and direct loan programs, $48,871,000, of which 
at least $47,871,000 shall be for administrative contracts 
and up to $1,000,000 shall be for consumer education and 
outreach for FHA loan products. 
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 
$300,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010: Provided, That to the extent new guarantees 
of mortgage-backed securities exceed $75,000,000,000 on 
or before April 1, 2009, an additional $1,000 for adminis-
trative 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 $14,000,000. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and 
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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, $58,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010: Provided, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, $23,000,000 is for 
grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307): Pro-
vided further, That at least $1,000,000 shall be available 
for the Secretary to conduct a comprehensive study to be 
managed by the Office of Policy Development and Re-
search, to analyze the administrative costs necessary to 
carry-out the tenant-based voucher program: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount made available, $2,000,000 
may be made available for technology directly related to 
disaster prone areas. 
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, as amended by the Fair Housing 
Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 
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$53,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, of which $27,500,000 shall be to carry out activities 
pursuant to such section 561 of which up to $2,000,000 
shall be made available to carryout authorized activities 
to protect the public from mortgage rescue scams: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Sec-
retary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of 
the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such 
funds to provide such training: Provided further, That no 
funds made available under this heading shall be used to 
lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal 
Government in connection with a specific contract, grant 
or loan: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $500,000 shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development 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. 
OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND 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, $140,000,000, to remain 
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available until September 30, 2010, of which not less than 
$14,600,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, 
pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include re-
search, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, includ-
ing education and outreach concerning lead-based paint 
poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards: 
Provided, That for purposes of environmental review, pur-
suant 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 (LEAP), or the Lead Technical Studies pro-
gram under this heading or under prior appropriations 
Acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be consid-
ered to be funds for a special project for purposes of sec-
tion 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposi-
tion Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That of the 
total amount made available under this heading, 
$48,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive 
basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement 
needs: Provided further, That each recipient of funds pro-
vided under the second proviso shall make a matching con-
tribution in an amount not less than 25 percent: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may waive the matching re-
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