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cycle by (a) offsetting each such recipient’s formula allocation (if 
eligible for a formula allocation 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 recipients are eligible 
for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation 
cycle) in an amount proportionate to such recipient’s eligibility 
under the next applicable formula allocation cycle: Provided, That 
all offsets and reallocations from such available balances shall 
be recorded against funds available for the next applicable formula 
allocation cycle: Provided further, That the term ‘‘next applicable 
formula allocation cycle’’ means the first formula allocation 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 ability 
to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant, the Secretary 
may adjust for the funding error across two or more formula alloca-
tion cycles. 
SEC. 231. 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 ‘‘Information Technology Fund’’ for unfore-
seen information technology needs, including for additional develop-
ment, modernization, and enhancement, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028: Provided, That the total amount of such trans-
fers 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 excess of $500,000: Provided further, That 
this transfer authority shall not be used to allocate costs across 
offices for broader departmental information technology needs: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall provide notification to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no fewer than 
10 business days in advance of any such transfer. 
SEC. 232. The Secretary shall comply with all process require-
ments, including public notice and comment, when seeking to revise 
any annual contributions contract: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall provide public housing authorities not less than 60 days 
for public comment, and the Secretary shall consider and respond 
to submitted comments. 
SEC. 233. None of the funds made available to the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development in this or prior Acts may 
be used to issue a solicitation or accept bids on any solicitation 
that is substantially equivalent to the draft solicitation entitled 
‘‘Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contract Support Services 
(HAPSS)’’ posted to www.Sam.gov on July 27, 2022. 
SEC. 234. (a) Any unobligated balances from amounts made 
available under the heading, ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in 
chapter 9 of title II of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 
2006 (Public Law 109–234) that were transferred to ‘‘Management
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and Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’ are hereby perma-
nently rescinded. 
(b) Any unobligated balances included under Treasury Appro-
priation Fund Symbol 86 X 0108 from amounts transferred to 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development from amounts 
made available under the heading, ‘‘Unanticipated Needs’’ in 
chapter 8 of title I of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–211) are hereby permanently 
rescinded. 
(c) Any unobligated balances included under Treasury Appro-
priation Fund Symbol 86 X 0148, 86–2023/2027–0483 and 86 X 
0163 are hereby permanently rescinded. 
(d) Of the unobligated balances from amounts included under 
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 86 X 0304, $5,036,988.73 
are hereby permanently rescinded. 
(e) Of the unobligated balances from appropriations made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ prior to 
fiscal year 2011, $176,688.49 in Economic Development Initiative 
grant funds and $336,275.98 in Special Purpose Grant funds are 
hereby rescinded. 
(f) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
under the heading ‘‘Assisted Housing Inspections and Risk Assess-
ments’’, in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions 
Act, 2025 (Public Law 119–4), $22,000,000 are hereby permanently 
rescinded. 
(g) Of the unobligated balances from amounts included under 
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 86 X 0313, $1.74 is hereby 
permanently rescinded. 
(h) $5,200,000 of amounts previously made available for 
expenditure from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund are 
hereby permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 235. None of the amounts made available in this or prior 
Acts may be used to consider family self-sufficiency achievement 
metrics (FAM) in determining funding awards for programs 
receiving family self-sufficiency program coordinator funding pro-
vided in this or prior Acts except to provide bonus awards as 
expressly made available in this or prior Acts for self-sufficiency 
programs assigned a ranking of performance category 1 based on 
their publicly available FAM scores. 
SEC. 236. The Secretary may, upon a finding that a waiver 
or alternative requirement is necessary for the effective delivery 
and administration of funds made available for new incremental 
voucher assistance or renewals for the mainstream program and 
the family unification program (including the foster youth to 
independence program) in this and prior Acts, waive or specify 
alternative requirements, other than requirements related to tenant 
rights and protections, rent setting, fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment, for— 
(1) section 8(o)(6)(A) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)) and regulatory provisions 
related to the administration of waiting lists, local preferences, 
and the initial term and extensions of tenant-based vouchers; 
and 
(2) section 8(x)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)(2)) regarding the timing of referral 
of youth leaving foster care.
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SEC. 237. The Secretary shall fulfill their responsibilities to 
enforce the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.): Provided, 
That none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to direct 
a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws 
as part of carrying out the interim final rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively 
Furthering Fair Housing Revisions’’ (90 Fed. Reg. 11020 (March 
3, 2025)). 
SEC. 238. The whistleblower protections in section 4712 of 
title 41, United States Code, shall apply to any contract, sub-
contract, grant, subgrant, or personal services contract funded from 
amounts made available in this or prior Acts (including carryover 
and recaptures), regardless of when the agreement was executed. 
SEC. 239. (a) For fiscal years 2026 through 2028, upon request 
from the owner, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
(‘‘Secretary’’) may forgive or restructure the terms of any indebted-
ness relating to any remaining principal and interest under finan-
cial assistance made available under section 201 of the Housing 
and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–1a) (‘‘Flex Sub loan’’). 
(b) The Secretary may only forgive or restructure loans under 
this section for properties with— 
(1) 200 or fewer assisted units; 
(2) a Flex Sub loan with an unpaid principal balance of 
$2,000,000 or less; 
(3) a score of 80 or higher on the most recent REAC 
inspection; and 
(4) a most recent management and occupancy review score 
of ‘‘above average’’ or ‘‘superior.’’ 
(c) The Secretary may set such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary determines are appropriate for forgiveness or restruc-
turing under this section, including: 
(1) Different maturity dates or interest rate terms; 
(2) Extension of affordability use agreements; and 
(3) Other measures to ensure the long-term stability of 
operations at the property. 
(d) There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2029, to carry out the purposes of this section, 
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 
SEC. 240. Funds previously made available by the Consolidated 
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113– 
6) for initial project rental assistance contracts associated with 
the demonstration program under the heading ‘‘Housing for Persons 
with Disabilities’’ in the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55) that were available 
for obligation through fiscal year 2016 are to remain available 
through fiscal year 2031 for the liquidation of valid obligations 
incurred in fiscal years 2013 through 2016. 
SEC. 241. Amounts made available for the Office of Housing 
under the heading ‘‘Program Offices’’ in this and prior Acts shall 
also be available, without additional competition, for cooperative 
agreements with participating administrative entities that have 
been selected under section 513(b) of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
note) (MAHRAA) to provide direct support, including carrying out
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due diligence and underwriting functions for owners and for tech-
nical assistance activities, on conditions established by the Sec-
retary for small properties and owners converting assistance under 
the first component or the second component under the heading 
‘‘Rental Assistance Demonstration’’ in the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (title II of divi-
sion C of Public Law 112–55). 
SEC. 242. The Secretary shall conduct all rulemaking in accord-
ance with the policies of part 10 of title 24 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations and Executive Order 12866, as amended, including 
providing for public participation and not less than 60 days for 
the submission of written comments. 
SEC. 243. For fiscal year 2026, the costs of any rent incentives 
as authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative requirements of 
the jobs-plus initiative as described under the heading ‘‘Self-Suffi-
ciency Programs’’ shall not be charged against the competitive grant 
amounts made available under such heading: Provided, That the 
amount of any forgone increases in tenant rent payments due 
to the implementation of such rent incentives shall be factored 
into the public housing agency’s general operating fund eligibility 
pursuant to the formula under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’: 
Provided further, That the amount of any foregone increases in 
tenant rent payments due to the implementation of such rent incen-
tives implemented on behalf of residents of a project with assistance 
converted from public housing to project-based rental assistance 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) or assistance under section 8(o)(13) of such Act under 
the heading ‘‘Rental Assistance Demonstration’’ in the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (title 
II of division C of Public Law 112–55), as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1437f note) shall be factored into (1) housing assistance payments 
made pursuant to project-based subsidy contracts provided under 
the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’; and (2) housing 
assistance payments made by public housing agencies pursuant 
to project-based assistance contracts under section 8(o)(13) of such 
Act, with these costs being renewed under the heading ‘‘Tenant- 
Based Rental Assistance’’. 
SEC. 244. In allocating and awarding available amounts pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ in the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations 
Act, 2025 (Public Law 119–04) and under section 231 of Public 
Law 116–94 for the continuum of care program, the Secretary 
shall, prior to awarding any amounts through a notice of funding 
opportunity and notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions in 
such Acts or in subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act, non-competitively renew for one 12-month 
period all projects (including youth homelessness demonstration 
projects and shelter plus care projects) expiring during the first 
quarter of calendar year 2026 (including any projects that expired 
from January 1, 2026 through the date of enactment of this Act): 
Provided, That if awards have not been made under a fiscal year 
2025 notice of funding opportunity prior to April 1, 2026, the 
Secretary shall also non-competitively renew all such projects 
expiring during the second quarter of calendar year 2026: Provided 
further, That if awards have not been made under a fiscal year 
2025 notice of funding opportunity prior to July 1, 2026, the Sec-
retary shall also non-competitively renew all such projects expiring