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retary: Provided further, That such procedures established 
pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating 
tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 
23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from resid-
ual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own 
Family Self-Sufficiency program. 
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) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $655,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding NAHASDA, to determine the 
amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each 
Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under 
section 302 of such Act with the need component based 
on single-race census data and with the need component 
based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the 
allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the 
two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$7,000,000 shall be for providing training and technical 
assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally des-
ignated housing entities, to support the inspection of In-
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dian housing units, contract expertise, and for training 
and technical assistance related to funding provided under 
this heading and other headings under this Act for the 
needs of Native American families and Indian country: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under the 
previous proviso may be used, contracted, or competed as 
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be 
made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other 
obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Pro-
vided further, That such costs, including the costs of modi-
fying 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 avail-
able to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes 
and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaran-
teed, not to exceed $17,761,989: Provided further, That 
the Department will notify grantees of their formula allo-
cation within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That for an additional amount for the 
Native American Housing Block Grants program, as au-
thorized under title I of NAHASDA, $100,000,000 to re-
main available until September 30, 2023: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall obligate this additional amount 
for competitive grants to eligible recipients authorized 
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under NAHASDA that apply for funds: Provided further, 
That in awarding this additional amount, the Secretary 
shall consider need and administrative capacity, and shall 
give priority to projects that will spur construction and 
rehabilitation: Provided further, That up to 1 percent of 
this additional amount may be transferred, in aggregate, 
to ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Public and 
Indian Housing’’ for necessary costs of administering and 
overseeing the obligation and expenditure of this addi-
tional amount: Provided further, That any funds trans-
ferred pursuant to the previous proviso shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $1,440,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, up to $553,846,154, to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That up to $750,000 of 
this amount may be for administrative contract expenses 
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including management processes and systems to carry out 
the loan guarantee program. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro-
gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $2,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department 
of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest grant amounts 
provided under this heading in investment securities and 
other obligations: Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading in this and prior fiscal years 
may be used to provide rental assistance to eligible Native 
Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian Home 
Lands, notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
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 et seq.), 
$375,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 
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all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 
that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such 
Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 
year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program 
requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 
under such section: Provided further, That the Depart-
ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation with-
in 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to units of State and local govern-
ment, and to other entities, for economic and community 
development 
activities, 
and 
for 
other 
purposes, 
$3,365,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of the 
total amount provided, $3,300,000,000 is for carrying out 
the community development block grant program under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974, as amended (‘‘the Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.): Provided further, That unless explicitly provided 
for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any 
grant made with funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be expended for planning and management develop-
ment and administration: Provided further, That a metro-
politan city, urban county, unit of general local govern-
ment, Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indi-
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rectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, 
trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such 
funds to another such entity in exchange for any other 
funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use 
such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) 
of the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be 
provided to a for-profit entity for an economic develop-
ment project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project 
has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guide-
lines required under subsection (e)(2): Provided further, 
That the Department shall notify grantees of their for-
mula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $65,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian 
tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 
which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (includ-
ing section 203 of this Act), up to $4,000,000 may be 
used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to 
health and safety. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2019, commitments to 
guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and 
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Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), 
any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total 
principal amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding any 
aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaran-
teed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwith-
standing subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in 
a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, 
and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with 
section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
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, 
$1,362,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022: Provided, That notwithstanding the amount made 
available under this heading, the threshold reduction re-
quirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act 
shall not apply to allocations of such amount: Provided 
further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
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Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as 
amended, $54,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity 
Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing 
Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $35,000,000 shall be made available for the 
second, third, and fourth capacity building activities au-
thorized under 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 made available for rural capacity 
building activities: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be 
made available for capacity building by national rural 
housing organizations with experience assessing national 
rural conditions and providing financing, training, tech-
nical assistance, information, and research to local non-
profits, local governments, and Indian Tribes serving high 
need rural communities: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, $4,000,000, 
shall be made available for a program to rehabilitate and 
modify the homes of disabled or low-income veterans, as 
authorized under section 1079 of Public Law 113–291: 
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Provided further, That funds provided under the previous 
proviso shall be awarded within 180 days of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That funds provided for such 
program in fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 2018 shall be 
awarded within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For the Emergency Solutions Grants program as au-
thorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the Con-
tinuum of Care program as authorized under subtitle C 
of title IV of such Act; and the Rural Housing Stability 
Assistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title 
IV of such Act, $2,612,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That any rental assistance 
amounts that are recaptured under such Continuum of 
Care program shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That not less than $270,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for such Emergency Solutions Grants program: Provided 
further, That not less than $2,205,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for such 
Continuum of Care and Rural Housing Stability Assist-
ance programs: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, up to $50,000,000 
shall be made available for grants for rapid re-housing 
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projects and supportive service projects providing coordi-
nated entry, and for eligible activities the Secretary deter-
mines to be critical in order to assist survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, and stalking: Provided further, 
That such projects shall be eligible for renewal under the 
continuum of care program subject to the same terms and 
conditions as other renewal applicants: Provided further, 
That up to $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for the national homeless 
data analysis project: Provided further, That all funds 
awarded for supportive services under the Continuum of 
Care program and the Rural Housing Stability Assistance 
program shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in 
cash or in kind by each grantee: Provided further, That 
for all match requirements applicable to funds made avail-
able under this heading 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 Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a spe-
cific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such 
funds: Provided further, That the Secretary shall collect 
system performance measures for each continuum of care, 
and that relative to fiscal year 2015, under the Continuum 
of Care competition with respect to funds made available 
under this heading, the Secretary shall base an increasing 
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share of the score on performance criteria: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
shall be available to provide funding for new projects, ex-
cept for projects created through reallocation, unless the 
Secretary determines that the continuum of care has dem-
onstrated that projects are evaluated and ranked based 
on the degree to which they improve the continuum of 
care’s system performance: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall prioritize funding under the Continuum of 
Care program to continuums of care that have dem-
onstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from lower per-
forming projects to higher performing projects: Provided 
further, That all awards of assistance under this heading 
shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless pro-
grams with other mainstream health, social services, and 
employment programs for which homeless populations 
may be eligible: Provided further, That any unobligated 
amounts remaining from funds appropriated under this 
heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project- 
based rental assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10- 
year grant terms may be used for purposes under this 
heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
funds were appropriated: Provided further, That all bal-
ances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded 
from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and trans-
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ferred to this account shall be available, if recaptured, for 
Continuum of Care renewals in fiscal year 2019: Provided 
further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may 
represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the Emer-
gency Solutions Grant program within 60 days of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That up to 
$80,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be to implement projects to demonstrate how a com-
prehensive approach to serving homeless youth, age 24 
and under, in up to 25 communities, including at least 
five communities with substantial rural populations, can 
dramatically reduce youth homelessness: Provided further, 
That of the amount made available under the previous 
proviso, up to $5,000,000 shall be available to provide 
technical assistance on youth homelessness, and collection, 
analysis, and reporting of data and performance measures 
under the comprehensive approaches to serve homeless 
youth, in addition to and in coordination with other tech-
nical assistance funds provided under this title: Provided 
further, That such projects shall be eligible for renewal 
under the continuum of care program subject to the same 
terms and conditions as other renewal applicants: Pro-
vided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking as-
sistance under this heading shall not be required to pro-
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vide third party documentation to establish their eligibility 
under 42 U.S.C. 11302(a) or (b) to receive services: Pro-
vided 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 heading. 
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, $11,347,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2018 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available Oc-
tober 1, 2018), and $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2019: 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 
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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 paragraph: Provided further, That of 
the total amounts provided under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $245,000,000 shall be available for performance- 
based contract administrators for section 8 project-based 
assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided 
further, That the Secretary may also use such amounts 
in the previous proviso for performance-based contract ad-
ministrators for the administration of: interest reduction 
payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement 
payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); sec-
tion 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 con-
tracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities 
under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); 
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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 fur-
ther, That amounts recaptured under this heading, the 
heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or 
the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may be used for 
renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based con-
tracts or for performance-based contract administrators, 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, upon the request of 
the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual re-
ceipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 
project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 
authorizes HUD or a 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 determined by the Secretary, shall be 
remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 
to be available until expended: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided 
by this heading for uses authorized under this heading. 
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HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au-
thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 
amended, for project rental assistance for the elderly 
under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amend-
ments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of ex-
piring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 
term, for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, 
including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the 
American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 
2000, as amended, and for supportive services associated 
with the housing, $678,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That of the amount pro-
vided under this heading, up to $90,000,000 shall be for 
service coordinators and the continuation of existing con-
gregate service grants for residents of assisted housing 
projects: Provided further, That amounts under this head-
ing shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center 
inspections and inspection-related activities associated 
with section 202 projects: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing 
the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, ex-
cept that the initial contract term for such assistance shall 
not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, That 
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upon request of the Secretary, project funds which are 
held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject 
to a section 202 project rental assistance contract and, 
upon termination of such contract, are in excess of an 
amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remit-
ted to the Department and deposited in this account, to 
remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to 
the previous proviso shall be available, in addition to the 
amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for amend-
ments and renewals: Provided further, That unobligated 
balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 
from funds transferred to or appropriated under this 
heading shall be available for amendments and renewals 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds origi-
nally were appropriated: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000, 
shall be for a program to be established by the Secretary 
to make grants to experienced non-profit organizations, 
States, local governments, or public housing agencies for 
safety and functional home modification repairs to meet 
the needs of low-income elderly persons to enable them 
to remain in their primary residence: Provided further, 
That of the total amount made available under the pre-
vious proviso, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available 
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to meet such needs in communities with substantial rural 
populations. 
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), as amended, for 
project rental assistance for supportive housing for per-
sons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, 
for project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) 
of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 
667), including amendments to contracts for such assist-
ance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance 
for up to a 1-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 Housing Act, and for supportive 
services associated with the housing for persons with dis-
abilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, 
$154,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022: Provided, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment 
Center inspections and inspection-related activities associ-
ated with section 811 projects: Provided further, That, 
upon the request of the Secretary, project funds which are 
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held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject 
to a section 811 project rental assistance contract and, 
upon termination of such contract, are in excess of an 
amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remit-
ted to the Department and deposited in this account, to 
remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to 
the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the 
amounts otherwise provided by this heading for amend-
ments and renewals: Provided further, That unobligated 
balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 
from funds transferred to or appropriated under this 
heading shall be used for amendments and renewals not-
withstanding the purposes for which such funds originally 
were appropriated. 
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, 
$45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con-
tract services: Provided, That grants made available from 
amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded 
within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That funds shall be used for providing counseling and ad-
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vice to tenants and homeowners, both current and pro-
spective, with respect to property maintenance, financial 
management or literacy, and such other matters as may 
be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing 
conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the 
responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 
administration; and for housing counselor training: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of providing such grants 
from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary 
may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, sub-
ject to the availability of annual appropriations. 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 
U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, non-
insured rental housing projects, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount, to-
gether with unobligated balances from recaptured 
amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from ter-
minated contracts under such sections of law, and any un-
obligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, re-
maining from funds appropriated under this heading after 
fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 
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up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections 
of law. 
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 
$12,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$12,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured 
Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed 
the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
available from the general fund of the Treasury to the ex-
tent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures 
pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant 
to section 620 of such Act: Provided further, That the 
amount made available under this heading from the gen-
eral fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 
during fiscal year 2019 so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2019 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at zero, and fees pursuant to section 620 of such Act shall 
be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 
2019 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dispute 
resolution and installation programs, the Secretary may 
assess and collect fees from any program participant: Pro-
vided further, That such collections shall be deposited into 
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the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use 
such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620 
of such Act, for necessary expenses of such Act: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 
620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibil-
ities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of 
approved service providers that are paid directly by the 
recipients of their services. 
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, 2020: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2019, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
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 previous 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, $130,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided further, That to the 
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extent 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2019, 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 2019 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: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall not take any 
action against a lender solely on the basis of compare ra-
tios that have been adversely affected by defaults on mort-
gages secured by properties in areas where a major dis-
aster was declared in 2017 or 2018 pursuant to the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
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 
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(12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 
$30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2020: Provided, That during fiscal year 2019, 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, 2020: Provided, That $27,000,000 shall be available 
for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association: Provided further, 
That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments ex-
ceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2019, an ad-
ditional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be 
available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional 
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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: Provided further, That receipts from Commit-
ment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of 
the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited 
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, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That with respect to amounts made avail-
able under this heading, notwithstanding section 203 of 
this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, 
State or local governments and their agencies, or colleges 
or universities for research projects: Provided further, 
That with respect to the previous proviso, such partners 
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to the cooperative agreements must contribute at least a 
50 percent match toward the cost of the project: Provided 
further, That for non-competitive agreements entered into 
in accordance with the previous two provisos, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall comply 
with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability 
and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282, 31 
U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 
102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award deci-
sions: Provided further, That prior to obligation of tech-
nical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a 
plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this 
activity: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading may be available for the doctoral dis-
sertation research grant program. 
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, 
$65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
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the Secretary 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, $300,000 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 LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
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, $260,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020, of which $45,000,000 
shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec-
tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1970, which shall include research, studies, 
testing, and demonstration efforts, including education 
and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 
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other housing-related diseases and hazards: Provided, 
That for purposes of environmental review, 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 under 
this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such 
purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be 
funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) 
of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform 
Act of 1994: Provided further, That not less than 
$95,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading for the award of grants pursuant to section 1011 
of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992 shall be provided to areas with the highest 
lead-based paint abatement needs: Provided further, That 
$45,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be for the implementation of projects to demonstrate 
how intensive, extended multi-year interventions can dra-
matically reduce the presence of lead-based paint hazards 
in communities containing high concentrations of both 
pre-1940 housing and low-income families by achieving 
economies of scale that substantially reduce the cost of 
lead-based paint remediation activities and administrative 
costs for grantees: Provided further, That such projects 
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in each of five communities shall be for five years and 
serve no more than four contiguous census tracts in which 
there are high concentrations of housing stock built before 
1940, in which low-income families with children make up 
a significantly higher proportion of the population as com-
pared to the State average, and that are located in juris-
dictions in which instances of elevated blood lead levels 
reported to the State are significantly higher than the 
State average: Provided further, That funding awarded for 
such projects shall be made available for draw down con-
tingent upon the grantee meeting cost-savings, produc-
tivity, and grant compliance benchmarks established by 
the Secretary: Provided further, That each recipent of 
funds for such projects shall contribute an amount not less 
than 10 percent of the total award, and that the Secretary 
shall give priority to applicants that secure commitments 
for additional contributions from public and private 
sources: Provided further, That grantees currently receiv-
ing grants made under this heading shall be eligible to 
apply for such projects, provided that they are deemed to 
be in compliance with program requirements established 
by the Secretary: Provided further, That each applicant 
shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the 
Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant 
to a notice of funding availability: Provided further, That 
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amounts made available under this heading in this or prior 
appropriations Acts, still remaining 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 the development, modernization, and enhance-
ment of, modifications to, and infrastructure for Depart-
ment-wide and program-specific information technology 
systems, for the continuing operation and maintenance of 
both Department-wide and program-specific information 
systems, and for program-related maintenance activities, 
$280,000,000, of which $260,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020, and of which $20,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 
That any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts 
appropriated by previously enacted appropriations Acts 
may be used for the purposes specified under this Fund, 
in addition to any other information technology purposes 
for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 10 percent of the funds made 
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available under this heading for development, moderniza-
tion and enhancement may be obligated until the Sec-
retary submits to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations, for approval, a plan for expenditure 
that—(A) identifies for each modernization project: (i) the 
functional and performance capabilities to be delivered 
and the mission benefits to be realized, (ii) the estimated 
life-cycle cost, and (iii) key milestones to be met; and (B) 
demonstrates that each modernization project is: (i) com-
pliant with the Department’s enterprise architecture, (ii) 
being managed in accordance with applicable life-cycle 
management policies and guidance, (iii) subject to the De-
partment’s capital planning and investment control re-
quirements, and (iv) supported by an adequately staffed 
project office. 
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, $128,082,000: Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have independent authority 
over all personnel issues within this office. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
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. 
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under 
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2019 to investigate 
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 
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lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ-
ing the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, 
that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 
preventing action by a Government official or entity, or 
a court of competent jurisdiction. 
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 
within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 
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