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561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), $86,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair 
Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to 
develop on-line courses and provide such training: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under 
this heading may be used to lobby the executive or legisla-
tive branches of the Federal Government in connection 
with a specific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$1,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary for the cre-
ation and promotion of translated materials and other pro-
grams that support the assistance of persons with limited 
English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the 
Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 
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502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 
(12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 and 1701z-2), and for related activi-
ties and assistance, $415,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the amounts 
made available under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $290,000,000 shall be for the award of 
grants pursuant to such section 1011, of which not 
less than $95,000,000 shall be provided to areas 
with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs; 
(2) $85,000,000 shall be for the Healthy 
Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1970, which shall include research, studies, testing, 
and demonstration efforts, including education and 
outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 
other housing-related diseases and hazards, and 
mitigating housing-related health and safety hazards 
in housing of low-income families, of which— 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for the implemen-
tation of projects in up to five communities that 
are served by both the Healthy Homes Initia-
tive and the Department of Energy weatheriza-
tion programs to demonstrate whether the co-
ordination of Healthy Homes remediation ac-
tivities with weatherization activities achieves 
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cost savings and better outcomes in improving 
the safety and quality of homes; and 
(B) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to ex-
perienced non-profit organizations, States, local 
governments, or public housing agencies for 
safety and functional home modification repairs 
and renovations to meet the needs of low-in-
come elderly homeowners to enable them to re-
main in their primary residence: Provided, That 
of the total amount made available under this 
subparagraph no less than $3,000,000 shall be 
available to meet such needs in communities 
with substantial rural populations; 
(3) $5,000,000 shall be for the award of grants 
and contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 
and 1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz-
ard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4854, 
4854a); 
(4) Up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts 
made available under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be 
transferred to the heading ‘‘Research and Tech-
nology’’ for the purposes of conducting research and 
studies and for use in accordance with the provisos 
under that heading for non-competitive agreements; 
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(5) $30,000,000 shall be for a lead-risk assess-
ment demonstration for public housing agencies to 
conduct lead hazard screenings or lead-risk assess-
ments during housing quality standards inspections 
of units in which a family receiving assistance under 
section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)) resides or expects to reside, and 
has or expects to have a child under age 6 residing 
in the unit, while preserving rental housing avail-
ability and affordability; and 
(6) $5,000,000 shall be for grants for a radon 
testing and mitigation safety demonstration program 
(the radon demonstration) in public housing: Pro-
vided, That the testing method, mitigation method, 
or action level used under the radon demonstration 
shall be as specified by applicable state or local law, 
if such law is more protective of human health or 
the environment than the method or level specified 
by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That for purposes of environmental re-
view, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of 
law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under 
the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Stud-
ies program, or other demonstrations or programs under 
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this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such 
purposes under this heading, or under the heading ‘‘Hous-
ing for the Elderly’’ under prior Appropriations Acts, shall 
be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes 
of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property 
Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That 
each applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under 
this heading shall certify adequate capacity that is accept-
able to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of 
funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading, except for amounts in paragraphs (2)(B) for 
home modification repairs and renovations, 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 Department-wide and program-specific informa-
tion technology systems and infrastructure, $382,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which 
up to $16,746,000 shall be for development, moderniza-
tion, and enhancement projects, including planning for 
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such projects: Provided, That not more than 10 percent 
of the funds made available under this heading for devel-
opment, modernization, and enhancement may be obli-
gated until the Secretary submits and the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations approve a plan that— 
(1) identifies for each development, moderniza-
tion, and enhancement project to be funded from 
available balances, including carryover— 
(A) plain language summaries of the 
project scope; 
(B) the estimated total project cost; and 
(C) key milestones to be met; and 
(2) identifies for each major modernization 
project— 
(A) the functional and performance capa-
bilities to be delivered and the mission benefits 
to be realized; 
(B) the estimated life-cycle cost; 
(C) key milestones to be met through the 
project end date, including any identified sys-
tem decommissioning; 
(D) a description of the procurement strat-
egy and governance structure for the project 
and the number of HUD staff and contractors 
supporting the project; and 
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(E) certification from the Chief Informa-
tion Officer that each project is compliant with 
the Department’s enterprise architecture, life- 
cycle management and capital planning and in-
vestment control requirements: 
Provided further, That not later than 30 days after 
the end of each quarter, the Secretary shall submit 
an updated report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate summarizing the status, cost and plan for all 
modernization projects; and for each major mod-
ernization project with an approved project plan, 
identifying— 
(1) results and actual expenditures of the prior 
quarter; 
(2) any variances in cost, schedule (including 
procurement), or functionality from the previously 
approved project plan, reasons for such variances 
and estimated impact on total life-cycle costs; and 
(3) risks and mitigation strategies associated 
with ongoing work. 
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, $140,000,000: Provided, That 
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the Inspector General shall have independent authority 
over all personnel and acquisition issues within this office. 
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. 
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SEC. 202. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to investigate or prosecute under the Fair 
Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by 
one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining 
of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely 
for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Gov-
ernment official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdic-
tion. 
SEC. 203. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 
pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi-
tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 
of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
SEC. 204. Section 7 of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(u)(1) Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act 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 As-
sociation, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 
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Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any 
member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any in-
sured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit In-
surance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811– 
1). 
‘‘(2) Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development which are subject to 
chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, are hereby au-
thorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration or agency and in accordance with law, and to 
make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of such 
title as may be necessary in carrying out the programs 
set forth in the budget for such corporation or agency ex-
cept as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of 
these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan 
or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent ex-
pressly provided for in an appropriations Act (unless such 
loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided 
for in appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall 
not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty oper-
ations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage 
purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest 
of the United States Government.’’. 
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SEC. 205. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap-
propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development shall be available for any program, project 
or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
estimates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 206. The Secretary shall provide quarterly re-
ports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured, 
and excess funds in each program and activity within the 
jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit addi-
tional, updated budget information to these Committees 
upon request. 
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available by this 
title may be used for an audit of the Government National 
Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements 
under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.). 
SEC. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 
for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 
some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured 
by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and 
very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one 
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or more multifamily housing project or projects to another 
multifamily housing project or projects. 
(b) PHASED
TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project- 
based assistance under this section may be done in phases 
to accommodate the financing and other requirements re-
lated to rehabilitating or constructing the project or 
projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 
that such project or projects meet the standards under 
subsection (c). 
(c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub-
ject to the following conditions: 
(1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 
(A) For occupied units in the transferring 
project: The number of low-income and very 
low-income units and the configuration (i.e., 
bedroom size) provided by the transferring 
project shall be no less than when transferred 
to the receiving project or projects and the net 
dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to 
the transferring project shall remain the same 
in the receiving project or projects. 
(B) For unoccupied units in the transfer-
ring project: The Secretary may authorize a re-
duction in the number of dwelling units in the 
receiving project or projects to allow for a re-
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configuration of bedroom sizes to meet current 
market demands, as determined by the Sec-
retary and provided there is no increase in the 
project-based assistance budget authority. 
(2) The transferring project shall, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 
or economically nonviable, or be reasonably expected 
to become economically nonviable when complying 
with state or Federal requirements for community 
integration and reduced concentration of individuals 
with disabilities. 
(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 
or exceed applicable physical standards established 
by the Secretary. 
(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 
project shall notify and consult with the tenants re-
siding in the transferring project and provide a cer-
tification of approval by all appropriate local govern-
mental officials. 
(5) The tenants of the transferring project who 
remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 
receiving project or projects shall not be required to 
vacate their units in the transferring project or 
projects until new units in the receiving project are 
available for occupancy. 
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(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 
is in the best interest of the tenants. 
(7) If either the transferring project or the re-
ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci-
fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiv-
ing project resulting from additional financing ob-
tained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 
FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed 
on, such project by the Secretary, except that the 
Secretary may waive this requirement upon deter-
mination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 
the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or re-
habilitation of the receiving project or projects. 
(8) If the transferring project meets the re-
quirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mort-
gagor of the receiving project or projects shall exe-
cute and record either a continuation of the existing 
use agreement or a new use agreement for the 
project where, in either case, any use restrictions in 
such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 
existing use restrictions. 
(9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of any FHA-insured 
mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 
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are provided in advance for the amount of any such 
increased cost. 
(d) For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in-
come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat-
ute and/or regulations governing the program under 
which the project is insured or assisted; 
(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 
means housing that meets one of the following con-
ditions— 
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 
insured under the National Housing Act; 
(B) housing that has project-based assist-
ance attached to the structure including 
projects undergoing mark to market debt re-
structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 
(C) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q); 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q), as such section existed before the en-
actment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Af-
fordable Housing Act; 
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(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or 
(F) housing or vacant land that is subject 
to a use agreement; 
(3) 
the 
term 
‘‘project-based 
assistance’’ 
means— 
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(b)); 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or 
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist-
ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 
(as such section existed immediately before Oc-
tober 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 
under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous-
ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1); 
(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)); and 
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(F) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013(d)(2)); 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
which some or all of the project-based assistance, 
debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 
low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 
multifamily housing project which is transferring 
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 
the statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
come use restrictions to the receiving project or 
projects; and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
(e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this sec-
tion, including the effect of such transfers on the oper-
ational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 
conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
properties. The Secretary shall publish by notice in the 
Federal Register the terms and conditions, including cri-
teria for approval by the Department of Housing and 
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Urban Development, of transfers pursuant to this section 
no later than 30 days before the effective date of such 
notice. 
SEC. 209. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 
higher education (as defined under section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)); 
(2) is under 24 years of age; 
(3) is not a veteran; 
(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; 
(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 
term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 
under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 
(7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 
14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 
(8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 
parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
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(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 
person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan-
cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition 
and any other required fees and charges) that an indi-
vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or from 
an institution of higher education (as defined under sec-
tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, ex-
cept for a person over the age of 23 with dependent chil-
dren. 
SEC. 210. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native 
American Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allo-
cated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant re-
cipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only 
such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made 
available under paragraph (2) of such heading. 
SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2023, in managing and disposing of any 
multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 
during the process of foreclosure on any property with a 
contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 
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of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall 
maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other pro-
grams that are attached to any dwelling units in the prop-
erty. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consulta-
tion with the tenants and the local government that such 
a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held 
by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assist-
ance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 
based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating 
and operating the property and all available Federal, 
State, and local resources, including rent adjustments 
under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section 
‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environ-
mental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effec-
tive fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the 
tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental 
assistance payments with an owner or owners of other ex-
isting housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to 
ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior 
to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abate-
ment remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent 
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major threats to health and safety after written notice to 
and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of 
other available remedies, such as partial abatements or re-
ceivership. After disposition of any multifamily property 
described in this section, the contract and allowable rent 
levels on such properties shall be subject to the require-
ments under section 524 of MAHRAA. 
SEC. 212. Public housing agencies that own and oper-
ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex-
empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 
the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: 
Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a 
reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula 
shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. 
SEC. 213. With respect to the use of amounts pro-
vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap-
ital improvement, and management of public housing as 
authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d),(e)), the Sec-
retary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relat-
ing to asset management that restricts or limits in any 
way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): 
Provided, That a public housing agency may not use cap-
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ital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that 
are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 
from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per-
mitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g). 
SEC. 214. No official or employee of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 
as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 
has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 
has received training in funds control procedures and di-
rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 
there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appro-
priation under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Admin-
istrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, ‘‘Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of 
Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program 
Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 215. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2023, 
notify the public through the Federal Register and other 
means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no-
tice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for any program or 
discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is 
to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary may 
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make the NOFO available only on the Internet at the ap-
propriate Government website or through other electronic 
media, as determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 216. Payment of attorney fees in program-re-
lated litigation shall be paid from the individual program 
office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 
appropriations. 
SEC. 217. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up 
to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 
appropriated for any office under the headings ‘‘Adminis-
trative Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any 
other such office under such headings: Provided, That no 
appropriation for any such office under such headings 
shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent 
or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
notification to such Committees 3 business days in ad-
vance of any such transfers under this section up to 10 
percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less. 
SEC. 218. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 
payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi-
tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with 
any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, 
ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condi-
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tion of any property covered under a housing assistance 
payment contract. 
(b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection 
(c) when a multifamily housing project with a contract 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for similar project-based 
assistance— 
(1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition 
Standards (UPCS) score of 59 or less; or 
(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 
within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de-
ficiencies identified by the inspector at the project 
have been corrected. 
Such requirements shall apply to insured and non-
insured projects with assistance attached to the units 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f), but shall not apply to such units as-
sisted under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with cap-
ital or operating funds under section 9 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 
(c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Es-
tate Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Sec-
retary shall provide the owner with a Notice of Default 
with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, 
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for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide 
a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local 
government, any mortgagees, and any contract adminis-
trator. If the owner’s appeal results in a UPCS score of 
60 or above, the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of 
Default. 
(2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 
deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 
fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary shall 
take one or more of the following actions, and provide ad-
ditional notice of those actions to the owner and the par-
ties specified above— 
(A) require immediate replacement of project 
management with a management agent approved by 
the Secretary; 
(B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be 
used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and 
sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as des-
ignated by the Secretary, with priority given to the 
tenants of the property affected by the penalty; 
(C) abate the section 8 contract, including par-
tial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until 
all deficiencies have been corrected; 
(D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, 
approved by the Secretary under established proce-
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dures, who will be obligated to promptly make all re-
quired repairs and to accept renewal of the assist-
ance contract if such renewal is offered; 
(E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to 
another project or projects and owner or owners; 
(F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including 
suspensions or debarments from Federal programs; 
(G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to 
manage the property and cure all project deficiencies 
or seek a judicial order of specific performance re-
quiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies; 
(H) work with the owner, lender, or other re-
lated party to stabilize the property in an attempt 
to preserve the property through compliance, trans-
fer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided 
by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or 
(I) take any other regulatory or contractual 
remedies available as deemed necessary and appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to en-
sure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject 
to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 
relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety 
after written notice to and informed consent of the af-
fected tenants and use of other remedies set forth above. 
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To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation 
with the tenants and the local government, that the prop-
erty is not feasible for continued rental assistance pay-
ments under such section 8 or other programs, based on 
consideration of— 
(1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the 
property and all available Federal, State, and local 
resources, including rent adjustments under section 
524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and 
(2) environmental conditions that cannot be 
remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 
may contract for project-based rental assistance pay-
ments with an owner or owners of other existing 
housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. 
(e) The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all 
properties covered by this section that are assessed 
through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have 
UPCS physical inspection scores of less than 60 or have 
received an unsatisfactory management and occupancy re-
view within the past 36 months. The report shall include— 
(1) identification of the property level enforce-
ment actions being taken to address such conditions, 
including imposition of civil money penalties and ter-
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mination of subsidies, and identification of prop-
erties that have such conditions multiple times; 
(2) identification of property level actions that 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
is taking to protect tenants of such identified prop-
erties; and 
(3) any administrative or legislative rec-
ommendations to further improve the living condi-
tions at properties covered under a housing assist-
ance payment contract. 
The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and 
House Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 
days after the enactment of this Act, and the second re-
port shall be submitted within 180 days of the transmittal 
of the first report. 
SEC. 219. None of the funds made available by this 
Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under sec-
tion 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assist-
ance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by 
any public housing agency for any amount of salary, in-
cluding bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, 
or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds 
the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 
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IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any pub-
lic housing agency fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 220. None of the funds made available by this 
Act and provided to the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development may be used to make a grant award 
unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business 
days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, 
Tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to 
receive a grant award is announced by the Department 
or its offices: Provided, That such notification shall list 
each grant award by State and congressional district. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 
the Government National Mortgage Association, or the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development to in-
sure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any 
mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or 
otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to 
eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, mu-
nicipality, or any other political subdivision of a State. 
SEC. 222. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of gen-
eral local government as a metropolitan city (as defined 
in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop-
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ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to 
grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
SEC. 223. Amounts made available by this Act that 
are appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 
basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development 
and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development and functions thereof, for research, evalua-
tion, or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at 
the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately be-
come available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year 
or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, 
or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made 
available to that Office subject to reprogramming require-
ments in section 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 224. None of the funds provided in this Act or 
any other Act may be used for awards, including perform-
ance, special act, or spot, for any employee of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development subject to ad-
ministrative discipline (including suspension from work), 
in this fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not be effec-
tive prior to the effective date of any such administrative 
discipline or after any final decision over-turning such dis-
cipline. 
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SEC. 225. With respect to grant amounts awarded 
under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fis-
cal years 2015 through 2023 for the Continuum of Care 
(CoC) program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs 
paid by program income of grant recipients may count to-
ward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, pro-
vided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the 
recipient’s CoC program. 
SEC. 226. (a) From amounts made available under 
this title under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance 
Grants’’, the Secretary may award 1-year transition 
grants to recipients of funds for activities under subtitle 
C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transition from one Continuum 
of Care program component to another. 
(b) In order to be eligible to receive a transition 
grant, the funding recipient must have the consent of the 
continuum of care and meet standards determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 227. The Promise Zone designations and Prom-
ise Zone Designation Agreements entered into pursuant 
to such designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal 
years, shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms 
and conditions of such agreements. 
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SEC. 228. Any public housing agency designated as 
a Moving to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of divi-
sion L of Public Law 114–113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 
129 Stat. 2897) may, upon such designation, use funds 
(except for special purpose funding, including special pur-
pose vouchers) previously allocated to any such public 
housing agency under section 8 or 9 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve funds held by 
the public housing agency or funds held by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the 
authority for use of section 8 or 9 funding provided under 
such section and section 204 of title II of the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 
(Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–28), notwith-
standing the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated. 
SEC. 229. None of the amounts made available by 
this Act may be used to prohibit any public housing agen-
cy under receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor 
from applying for, receiving, or using funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ for competitive 
grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in 
this Act or that remain available and not awarded from 
prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public housing agency 
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from using such funds to carry out any required work pur-
suant to a settlement agreement, consent decree, vol-
untary agreement, or similar document for a violation of 
the Lead Safe Housing or Lead Disclosure Rules. 
SEC. 230. None of the funds made available by this 
title may be used to issue rules or guidance in contraven-
tion of section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 
3442) or section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155). 
SEC. 231. (a) Funds previously made available in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114– 
113) for the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were 
available for obligation through fiscal year 2018 are to re-
main available through fiscal year 2024 for the liquidation 
of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2016 through 
2018. 
(b) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) for 
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available 
for obligation through fiscal year 2019 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2017 through 2019. 
(c) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) for 
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available 
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for obligation through fiscal year 2020 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 through 2020. 
(d) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6) for 
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available 
for obligation through fiscal year 2021 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2027 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2019 through 2021. 
(e) Funds previously made available in the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116- 
94) for the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were 
available for obligation through fiscal year 2022 are to re-
main available through fiscal year 2028 for the liquidation 
of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2020 through 
2022. 
(f) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) for 
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available 
for obligation through fiscal year 2023 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2029 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2021 through 2023. 
SEC. 232. For fiscal year 2023, if the Secretary de-
termines or has determined, for any prior formula grant 
allocation administered by the Secretary under a program 
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under the headings ‘‘Public and Indian Housing’’, ‘‘Com-
munity Planning and Development’’, or ‘‘Housing Pro-
grams’’ in this title, that a recipient received an allocation 
greater than the amount such recipient should have re-
ceived for a formula allocation cycle pursuant to applicable 
statutes and regulations, the Secretary may adjust for any 
such funding error in the next applicable formula alloca-
tion 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 bal-
ances that are attributable to the offset to the recipient 
or recipients that would have been allocated 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 al-
location cycle) in an amount proportionate to such recipi-
ent’s eligibility under the next applicable formula alloca-
tion cycle formula: Provided, That all offsets and realloca-
tions from such available balances shall be recorded 
against funds available for the next applicable formula al-
location cycle: Provided further, That the term ‘‘next appli-
cable formula allocation cycle’’ means the first formula al-
location cycle for a program that is reasonably available 
for correction following such a Secretarial determination: 
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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 a next applicable formula al-
location cycle would critically impair the recipient’s ability 
to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant, the Sec-
retary may adjust for the funding error across two or more 
formula allocation cycles. 
SEC. 233. (a) Amounts made available in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) under the heading ‘‘Native American Pro-
grams’’ in title XII of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) 
which were allocated or awarded to Indian tribes or trib-
ally designated housing entities, and which are not accept-
ed as of the date of enactment of this Act, are voluntarily 
returned, or otherwise recaptured for any reason, may be 
used by the Secretary to make additional grants for the 
same purpose and under the same terms and conditions 
as amounts appropriated by section 11003(a)(2) of the 
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2). 
(b) Amounts repurposed by this section that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget are designated as an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 
14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 
1151 (117th Congress) as engrossed in the House of Rep-
resentatives on June 8, 2022. 
SEC. 234. The Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is 
amended— 
(a) in section 515, by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RENT ADJUSTMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT RE-
NEWALS.—After the initial renewal of a section 8 contract 
pursuant to this section and notwithstanding any other 
provision of law or contract regarding the adjustment of 
rents or subsequent renewal of such contract for a project, 
including such a provision in section 514 or this section, 
in the case of a project subject to any restrictions imposed 
pursuant to sections 514 or this section, the Secretary 
may, not more than once every 10 years, adjust such rents 
or renew such contracts at rent levels that are equal to 
the lesser of budget-based rents or comparable market 
rents for the market area upon the request of an owner 
or purchaser who— 
‘‘(1) demonstrates that— 
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‘‘(A) project income is insufficient to oper-
ate and maintain the project, and no rehabilita-
tion is currently needed, as determined by the 
Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) the rent adjustment or renewal con-
tract is necessary to support commercially rea-
sonable financing (including any required debt 
service coverage and replacement reserve) for 
rehabilitation necessary to ensure the long-term 
sustainability of the project, as determined by 
the Secretary, and in the event the owner or 
purchaser fails to implement the rehabilitation 
as required by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
take such action against the owner or purchaser 
as allowed by law; and 
‘‘(2) agrees to— 
‘‘(A) extend the affordability and use re-
strictions required under 514(e)(6) for an addi-
tional twenty years; and 
‘‘(B) enter into a binding commitment to 
continue to renew such contract for and during 
such extended term, provided that after the af-
fordability and use restrictions required under 
514(e)(6) have been maintained for a term of 
30 years: 
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‘‘(i) an owner with a contract for 
which rent levels were set at the time of its 
initial renewal under section 514(g)(2) 
shall request that the Secretary renew such 
contract under section 524 for and during 
such extended term; and 
‘‘(ii) an owner with a contract for 
which rent levels were set at the time of its 
initial renewal under section 514(g)(1) 
may request that the Secretary renew such 
contract under section 524.’’; 
(b) in section 524, by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) RENT ADJUSTMENTS TO ADDRESS DISTRESS.— 
In the case of a section 8 contract that will be eligible 
for renewal under this section when it expires or termi-
nates, notwithstanding any provision of contract or law 
regarding the adjustment of rents, including such a provi-
sion in this section, the Secretary may adjust such rents, 
subject to the availability of funds for such rent adjust-
ments, to rent levels that are equal to the lesser of budget- 
based rents or comparable market rents for the market 
area at the request of an owner or purchaser who dem-
onstrates that such rent adjustment is needed to address 
project health and safety deficiencies and that— 
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‘‘(1) project income is insufficient to operate 
and maintain the project, and no rehabilitation is 
currently needed, as determined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(2) the rent adjustment is necessary to sup-
port commercially reasonable financing (including 
any required debt service coverage and replacement 
reserve) for rehabilitation necessary to ensure the 
long-term sustainability of the project, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and in the event the owner 
or purchaser fails to implement the rehabilitation as 
required by the Secretary, the Secretary may take 
such action against the owner or purchaser as al-
lowed by law.’’; and 
(c) in section 579, by striking ‘‘October 1, 2022’’ 
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2027’’. 
SEC. 235. Of the amounts made available under the 
heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ in prior Acts, 
up to $1,300,000 may be transferred to Treasury Account 
86-X-0148 for the liquidation of obligations incurred in 
fiscal year 2018 in connection with the continued provision 
of interest reduction payments authorized under section 
236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1). 
SEC. 236. (a) Funds previously made available in 
chapter 9 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations 
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Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-2, division A; 127 Stat. 36) 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban 
Development—Community Planning and Development— 
Community Development Fund’’ that were available for 
obligation through fiscal year 2017 are to remain available 
until expended for the liquidation of valid obligations in-
curred in fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the 
case of any grantee of funds referred to in subsection (a) 
of this section that provides assistance that duplicates 
benefits available to a person for the same purpose from 
another source, the grantee itself shall— 
(1) be subject to remedies for noncompliance; or 
(2) bear responsibility for absorbing such cost 
of duplicative benefits and returning an amount 
equal to any duplicative benefits paid to the grant-
ee’s funds available for use under such heading, un-
less the Secretary, upon the request of a grantee 
issues a public determination by publication in the 
Federal Register that it is not in the best interest 
of the Federal Government to pursue such remedies. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
grantee of funds referred to in subsection (a) of this sec-
tion may request a waiver from the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development of any recoupment by the Sec-
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retary of such funds for amounts owed by persons who 
have received such assistance from such funds and who 
have been defrauded, or after receiving assistance, have 
filed for bankruptcy, gone through a foreclosure procedure 
on property that received such assistance, or are deceased. 
If the grantee self-certifies to the Secretary in such re-
quest that it has verified that the individual conditions of 
each person it is requesting a waiver for meets one of the 
conditions specified in the preceding sentence, the Sec-
retary may grant such waivers on the basis of grantee self- 
certification, issue a public determination by publication 
in the Federal Register that it is not in the best interest 
of the Federal Government to pursue such recoupment, 
and may conduct oversight to verify grantee self-certifi-
cation and subject the grantee to remedies for noncompli-
ance for any amounts that have not met such require-
ments. 
(d) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that 
were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent 
resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. 
Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. 
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Res. 1151 (117th Congress) as engrossed in the House 
of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 
SEC. 237. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
enforce, or in any way make effective the proposed rule 
entitled ‘‘Housing and Community Development Act of 
1980: Verification of Eligible Status’’, issued by the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development on May 10, 
2019 (Docket No. FR–6124–P–01), or any final rule 
based substantially on such proposed rule. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2023’’. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
ACCESS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as au-
thorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 792), $9,850,000: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, there may be credited 
to this appropriation funds received for publications and 
training expenses. 
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime 
Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 46107), 
including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles 
as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 
Code; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized 
by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, 
$38,260,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided, That not to exceed 
$3,500 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), $27,935,000: Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, 
in carrying out the duties specified in such Act, to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
the Government under section 1001 of title 18, United 
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States Code, by any person or entity that is subject to 
regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That the Inspector General may 
enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, 
studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies 
and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws 
and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 
within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Pro-
vided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap-
point, and employ such officers and employees as may be 
necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and du-
ties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the appli-
cable laws and regulations that govern such selections, ap-
pointments, and employment within the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That concurrent 
with the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2024, 
the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for 
fiscal year 2024 in similar format and substance to budget 
requests submitted by executive agencies of the Federal 
Government. 
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
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