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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2684
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 13, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Af-
fairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sun-
dry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corpora-
tions, and offices for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2000, and for other purposes.
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50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735;
76 Stat. 1198), $21,568,364,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,932,000
of the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Gen-
eral operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical care’’ for necessary
expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in
the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters
51, 53, and 55), the funding source for which is specifi-
cally provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ appro-
priation: Provided further, That such sums as may be
earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reim-
bursed to ‘‘Medical facilities revolving fund’’ to augment
the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing
home care provided to pensioners as authorized.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38
U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55,
and 61, $1,469,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds shall be available to pay any
court order, court award or any compromise settlement
arising from litigation involving the vocational training
program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98–77,
as amended.
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VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
For military and naval insurance, national service life
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72
Stat. 487, $28,670,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That during fiscal year 2000, within the resources
available, not to exceed $300,000 in gross obligations for
direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing
loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $156,958,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
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EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $214,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $57,000, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,531,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $415,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
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NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, sub-
chapter V, as amended, $520,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General
operating expenses’’.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and
outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, including care and treat-
ment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment; and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and
equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental
thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department;
administrative expenses in support of planning, design,
project management, real property acquisition and disposi-
tion, construction and renovation of any facility under the
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; oversight,
engineering and architectural activities not charged to
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing fa-
cilities in the several hospitals and homes under the juris-
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diction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, ei-
ther by contract or by the hire of temporary employees
and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances there-
for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; aid to State
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative
and legal expenses of the Department for collecting and
recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized
under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the Federal Medical
Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.; and not to
exceed $8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as re-
ferred to in 38 U.S.C. 8110(a)(5), $19,006,000,000, plus
reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading, $635,000,000 is for the equip-
ment and land and structures object classifications only,
which amount shall not become available for obligation
until August 1, 2000, and shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2001.
In addition, in conformance with Public Law 105–
33 establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Care Collections Fund, such sums as may be deposited
to such Fund pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be trans-
ferred to this account, to remain available until expended
for the purposes of this account.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of
medical and prosthetic research and development as au-
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thorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 73, to remain available until
September 30, 2001, $326,000,000, plus reimbursements.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in the administration of the
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction,
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi-
ties, $61,200,000 plus reimbursements, to remain avail-
able until September 31, 2001: Provided, That project
technical and consulting services offered by the Facilities
Management Service Delivery Office, including technical
consulting services, project management, real property ad-
ministration (including leases, site acquisition and dis-
posal activities directly supporting projects), shall be pro-
vided to Department of Veterans Affairs components only
on a reimbursable basis, and such amounts will remain
available until September 30, 2000.
GENERAL POST FUND, NATIONAL HOMES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized
by Public Law 102–54, section 8, which shall be trans-
ferred from the ‘‘General post fund’’: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds
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are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed $70,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan programs, $54,000, which shall be trans-
ferred from the ‘‘General post fund’’, as authorized by
Public Law 102–54, section 8.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary operating expenses of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including
uniforms or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General
Services Administration for security guard services, and
the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas em-
ployee mail, $886,000,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2001: Provided, That funds under this heading
shall be available to administer the Service Members Occu-
pational Conversion and Training Act.
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of the National Cemetery Administration, not oth-
erwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances
therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; pur-
chase of two passenger motor vehicles for use in cemeterial
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operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$97,000,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $38,500,000.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending and improving
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102,
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38,
United States Code, including planning, architectural and
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite
utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and
site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is
$4,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were
made available in a previous major project appropriation,
$34,700,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That except for advance planning of projects includ-
ing market-based assessments of health care needs which
may or may not lead to capital investments funded
through the advance planning fund and the design of
projects funded through the design fund, none of these
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funds shall be used for any project which has not been
considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary
process: Provided further, That funds provided in this ap-
propriation for fiscal year 2000, for each approved project
shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction
documents contract by September 30, 2000; and (2) by
the awarding of a construction contract by September 30,
2001: Provided further, That the Secretary shall promptly
report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations any
approved major construction project in which obligations
are not incurred within the time limitations established
above: Provided further, That no funds from any other ac-
count except the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’, may be obli-
gated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving
a project which was approved in the budget process and
funded in this account until 1 year after substantial com-
pletion and beneficial occupancy by the Department of
Veterans Affairs of the project or any part thereof with
respect to that part only.
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including plan-
ning, architectural and engineering services, maintenance
or guarantee period services costs associated with equip-
ment guarantees provided under the project, services of
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claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system
construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102,
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38,
United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project
is less than $4,000,000, $102,300,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, along with unobligated balances of
previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations
which are hereby made available for any project where the
estimated cost is less than $4,000,000: Provided, That
funds in this account shall be available for: (1) repairs
to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction
or for the use of the Department which are necessary be-
cause of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster
or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to
prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.
PARKING REVOLVING FUND
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38
U.S.C. 8109, income from fees collected, to remain avail-
able until expended, which shall be available for all author-
ized expenses except operations and maintenance costs,
which will be funded from ‘‘Medical care’’.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE
FACILITIES
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re-
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model, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and
domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care
to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131–8137,
$80,000,000, to remain available until expended.
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS
CEMETERIES
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding,
or improving State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38
U.S.C. 2408, $11,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2000 for
‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’,
and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations.
SEC. 102. Appropriations available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 for salaries
and expenses shall be available for services authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations
for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, ‘‘Construction, minor
projects’’, and the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’) shall be
available for the purchase of any site for or toward the
construction of any new hospital or home.
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SEC. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hos-
pitalization or examination of any persons (except bene-
ficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits
to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under
5 U.S.C. 7901–7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141–5204), unless re-
imbursement of cost is made to the ‘‘Medical care’’ ac-
count at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.
SEC. 105. Appropriations available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 for ‘‘Com-
pensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and
‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall be available
for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to
be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 shall
be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding
prior year appropriations accounts resulting from title X
of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law
100–86, except that if such obligations are from trust
fund accounts they shall be payable from ‘‘Compensation
and pensions’’.
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SEC. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, during fiscal year 2000, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance
Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans’ Special Life Insur-
ance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Gov-
ernment Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reim-
burse the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ account for the
cost of administration of the insurance programs financed
through those accounts: Provided, That reimbursement
shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated
in an insurance program in fiscal year 2000, that are
available for dividends in that program after claims have
been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been
set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of administra-
tion of an insurance program exceeds the amount of sur-
plus earnings accumulated in that program, reimburse-
ment shall be made only to the extent of such surplus
earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary shall deter-
mine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2000, which
is properly allocable to the provision of each insurance pro-
gram and to the provision of any total disability income
insurance included in such insurance program.
SEC. 108. Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and there-
after, funds available in any Department of Veterans Af-
fairs appropriation or fund for salaries and expenses shall
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also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution
Management and the Office of Employment Discrimina-
tion Complaint Adjudication for all services provided by
such office at rates which will recover actual costs. Pay-
ments may be made in advance for services to be furnished
based on estimated costs. Amounts received shall be cred-
ited to the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ account for use
by the office that provided the service: Provided, That the
amounts listed in the House Report accompanying this
Act for each office and administration reimbursing the Of-
fice of Resolution Management and the Office of Employ-
ment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication for service
rendered shall not be exceeded.
SEC. 109. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
carry out a major medical facility project to renovate and
construct facilities at the Olin E. Teague Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Temple, Texas, for a
joint venture Cardiovascular Institute, in an amount not
to exceed $11,500,000. In order to carry out that project,
the amount of $11,500,000 appropriated for fiscal year
1998 and programmed for the renovation of Building 9
at the Waco, Texas, Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Center is hereby made available for that project.
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TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For activities and assistance to prevent the involun-
tary displacement of low-income families, the elderly and
the disabled because of the loss of affordable housing
stock, expiration of subsidy contracts (other than con-
tracts for which amounts are provided under another
heading in this Act), or expiration of use restrictions, or
other changes in housing assistance arrangements, and for
other purposes, $10,540,135,000 and all amounts that are
recaptured in this account, and recaptured under the ap-
propriation for ‘‘Annual contributions for assisted hous-
ing’’, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
from the amounts provided, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall use amounts, as needed, for as-
sistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437) in connection with expiring or terminating
section 8 subsidy contracts, for amendments to section 8
subsidy contracts, for enhanced vouchers (including
amendments and renewals) as described in the Adminis-
trative Provisions of this title, for enhanced vouchers (in-
cluding amendments and renewals) as provided in para-
graphs (3) and (4) of section 515(c) of the Multifamily
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Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997,
and for enhanced vouchers (including amendments and re-
newals) as provided under or pursuant to the ‘‘Preserving
Existing Housing Investment’’ heading in the Depart-
ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
1997: Provided further, That in the case of enhanced
vouchers provided under this heading, if the income of the
family receiving assistance declines to a significant extent,
the percentage of income paid by the family for rent shall
not exceed the greater of 30 percent or the percentage of
income paid at the time of mortgage prepayment: Provided
further, That amounts available under this heading may
be made available for section 8 rental assistance under the
United States Housing Act of 1937: (1) to relocate resi-
dents of properties: (A) that are owned by the Secretary
and being disposed of; or (B) that are discontinuing sec-
tion 8 project-based assistance; (2) for relocation and re-
placement housing for units that are demolished or dis-
posed of: (A) from the public housing inventory (in addi-
tion to amounts that may be available for such purposes
under this and other headings); or (B) pursuant to section
24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or to other
authority for the revitalization of severely distressed public
housing, as set forth in the Appropriations Acts for the
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Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies, for the fiscal
years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997, and in the Omnibus
Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996;
(3) for the conversion of section 23 projects to assistance
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
(4) for funds to carry out the family unification program;
and (5) for the relocation of witnesses in connection with
efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pur-
suant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecuting
agency: Provided further, That of the total amount avail-
able under this heading, $25,000,000 may be made avail-
able to nonelderly disabled families affected by the des-
ignation of a public housing development under section 7
of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the establish-
ment of preferences in accordance with section 651 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, or the
restriction of occupancy to elderly families, or the restric-
tions on occupancy to elderly families in accordance with
section 658 of such Act: Provided further, That amounts
available under this heading may be made available for
administrative fees and other expenses to cover the cost
of administering rental assistance programs under section
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided fur-
ther, That the fee otherwise authorized under section 8(q)
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of such Act shall be determined in accordance with section
8(q), as in effect immediately before enactment of the
Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998:
Provided further, That all balances for the section 8 rental
assistance, section 8 counseling, new construction sub-re-
habilitation, relocation/replacement/demolition, section 23
conversions, rental and disaster vouchers, loan manage-
ment set-aside, section 514 technical assistance, and pro-
grams previously funded within the ‘‘Annual Contribu-
tions’’ account shall be transferred to this account, to be
available for the purposes for which they were originally
appropriated: Provided further, That all balances pre-
viously recaptured in the ‘‘Section 8 Reserve Preserva-
tion’’ account shall be transferred to this account, to be
available for the purposes for which they were originally
appropriated: Provided further, That the unexpended
amounts previously appropriated for special purpose
grants within the ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted
Housing’’ account shall be recaptured and transferred to
this account, to be available for assistance under the Act
for use in connection with expiring or terminating section
8 subsidy contracts: Provided further, That of the amounts
previously appropriated for property disposition within the
‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’ account, up
to $79,000,000 shall be transferred to this account, to be
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available for assistance under the Act for use in connection
with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts:
Provided further, That of the unexpended amounts pre-
viously appropriated for carrying out the Low-Income
Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act
of 1990 and the Emergency Low-Income Housing Preser-
vation Act of 1987, other than amounts made available
for rental assistance, within the ‘‘Annual Contributions for
Assisted Housing’’ and ‘‘Preserving Existing Housing In-
vestments’’ accounts, shall be recaptured and transferred
to this account, to be available for assistance under the
Act for use in connection with expiring or terminating sec-
tion 8 subsidy contracts.
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to
carry out capital and management activities for public
housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1437), $2,555,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of the total amount, up to
$50,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities under sec-
tion 9(d) of such Act, and for lease adjustments to section
23 projects, including up to $1,000,000 for related travel:
Provided further, That all balances for debt service for
Public and Indian Housing and Public and Indian Hous-
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ing Grants previously funded within the ‘‘Annual contribu-
tions for assisted housing’’ account shall be transferred
to this account, to be available for the purposes for which
they were originally appropriated.
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND
For payments to public housing agencies for the oper-
ation and management of public housing, as authorized
by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $2,818,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For grants to public housing agencies and Indian
tribes and their tribally designated housing entities for use
in eliminating crime in public housing projects authorized
by 42 U.S.C. 11901–11908, for grants for federally as-
sisted low-income housing authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11909,
and for drug information clearinghouse services author-
ized by 42 U.S.C. 11921–11925, $290,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which up to $4,500,000 shall
be for grants, technical assistance, contracts and other as-
sistance, training, and program assessment and execution
for or on behalf of public housing agencies, resident orga-
nizations, and Indian tribes and their tribally designated
housing entities (including up to $150,000 for the cost of
necessary travel for participants in such training),
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$10,000,000 shall be used in connection with efforts to
combat violent crime in public and assisted housing under
the Operation Safe Home Program administered by the
Inspector General of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development; and $10,000,000 shall be provided
to the Office of Inspector General for Operation Safe
Home.
REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC
HOUSING (HOPE VI)
For grants to public housing agencies for demolition,
site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based
assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24
of the United States Housing Act of 1937, $575,000,000
to remain available until expended of which the Secretary
may use up to $10,000,000 for technical assistance and
contract expertise, to be provided directly or indirectly by
grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including
training and cost of necessary travel for participants in
such training, by or to officials and employees of the De-
partment and of public housing agencies and to residents:
Provided, That for purposes of environmental review pur-
suant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
a grant under this heading or under prior appropriations
Acts for use for the purposes under this heading shall be
treated as assistance under title I of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 and shall be subject to the regula-
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tions issued by the Secretary to implement section 26 of
such Act: Provided further, That none of such funds shall
be used directly or indirectly by granting competitive ad-
vantage in awards to settle litigation or pay judgments,
unless expressly permitted herein.
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(NAHASDA) (Public Law 104–330), $620,000,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $6,000,000 shall
be used to support the inspection of Indian housing units,
contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in
the oversight and management of Indian housing and ten-
ant-based assistance, including up to $100,000 for related
travel: Provided, That of the amount provided under this
heading, $6,000,000 shall be made available for the cost
of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized
by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such
costs, including the costs of modifying such notes and
other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided
further, That these funds are available to subsidize the
total principal amount of any notes and other obligations,
any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
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$54,600,000: Provided further, That for administrative ex-
penses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, up to
$200,000 from amounts in the first proviso, which shall
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘Salaries and expenses’’, to be used only for the adminis-
trative costs of these guarantees.
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by
section 184 of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 3739), $6,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of
which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $71,956,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the guaranteed loan program, up to $150,000 from
amounts in the first paragraph, which shall be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and
expenses’’, to be used only for the administrative costs of
these guarantees.
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS
Housing 
Opportunity 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
12901),
$215,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000), to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary
may use up to .5 percent of the funds under this heading
for technical assistance.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For grants to States and units of general local gov-
ernment and for related expenses, not otherwise provided
for, to carry out a community development grants pro-
gram as authorized by title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’
herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301), $4,500,200,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That
$67,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwith-
standing section 106(a)(1) of such Act, $3,000,000 shall
be available as a grant to the Housing Assistance Council,
$3,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the National
American Indian Housing Council, and $30,000,000 shall
be for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Act: Provided
further, That $15,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to
the Self Help Housing Opportunity program: Provided
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or termination, exceeds 30 percent of adjusted in-
come.
(2) ENHANCED ASSISTANCE.—Enhanced vouch-
er assistance under this section shall be voucher as-
sistance under section 8(o) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, except that under such en-
hanced voucher assistance—
(A) if the assisted family elects to remain
in the covered project in which the family was
residing on the date of the expiration of such
contract and the rent for any year for such unit
exceeds the normally applicable payment stand-
ard established by the public housing agency
pursuant to section 8(o), the amount of rental
assistance provided on behalf of the family shall
be determined using a payment standard that is
equal to the rent for the dwelling unit: Pro-
vided, That the rent is reasonable in compari-
son to the rent charged for comparable dwelling
units in the private, unassisted local market;
and
(B) if the assisted family elects to move
from such covered project, subparagraph (A)
shall not apply and the payment standard for