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with VMS data in calendar year 2014 that is 
verifiable and complete), as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That public housing agen-
cies participating in the MTW demonstration shall 
also be subject to the offset, as determined by the 
Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single 
fund budget authority provisions of their MTW 
agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2015 
MTW funding allocation: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the pre-
vious two provisos throughout the calendar year to 
prevent the termination of rental assistance for fam-
ilies as the result of insufficient funding, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 
proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided 
further, That up to $75,000,000 shall be available 
only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public 
housing agencies, after application for an adjust-
ment by a public housing agency that experienced a 
significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, 
in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unfore-
seen circumstances or from portability under section 
8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use 
during the 12-month period in order to be available 
to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) 
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of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated 
with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 
(HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for public housing 
agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings 
measures, as determined by the Secretary, would 
otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance 
for families as a result of insufficient funding: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts under the previous proviso based on need, 
as determined by the Secretary; and (5) for adjust-
ments in the allocations for public housing agencies 
that experienced a significant increase, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, in renewal costs as a result 
of participation in the Small Area Fair Market Rent 
demonstration; 
(2) $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 
assistance for relocation and replacement of housing 
units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 
section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 
projects to assistance under section 8, the family 
unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 
relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 
combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu-
ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu-
tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 
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of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 
of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood 
vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and 
tenant protection assistance including replacement 
and relocation assistance or for project-based assist-
ance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elder-
ly tenants currently residing in section 202 prop-
erties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refi-
nanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amend-
ed, or under the authority as provided under this 
Act: Provided, That when a public housing develop-
ment is submitted for demolition or disposition 
under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may pro-
vide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose 
an imminent health and safety risk to residents: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may only pro-
vide replacement vouchers for units that were occu-
pied within the previous 24 months that cease to be 
available as assisted housing, subject only to the 
availability of funds: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this paragraph, 
$5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant pro-
tection assistance, not otherwise provided under this 
paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy 
areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 
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30 percent of household income, as the result of (1) 
the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or sec-
tion 202 loan that requires the permission of the 
Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (2) the expira-
tion of a rental assistance contract for which the 
tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or ten-
ant protection assistance under existing law; or (3) 
the expiration of affordability restrictions accom-
panying a mortgage or preservation program admin-
istered by the Secretary: Provided further, That such 
tenant protection assistance made available under 
the previous proviso may be provided under the au-
thority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(t)): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, 
including, but not limited to, requirements for defin-
ing eligible at-risk households within 120 days of the 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That any 
tenant protection voucher made available from 
amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued 
by any public housing agency, except the replace-
ment vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, 
when the initial family that received any such vouch-
er no longer receives such voucher, and the authority 
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for any public housing agency to issue any such 
voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further, That 
the Secretary, for the purpose under this paragraph, 
may use unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryovers, remaining from amounts appro-
priated in prior fiscal years under this heading for 
voucher assistance for nonelderly disabled families 
and for disaster assistance made available under 
Public Law 110–329; 
(3) $1,350,000,000 shall be for administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
ance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to admin-
ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ-
ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist-
ance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and 
other special purpose incremental vouchers: Pro-
vided, That no less than $1,335,000,000 of the 
amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated 
to public housing agencies for the calendar year 
2015 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act 
(and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in ef-
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fect immediately before the enactment of the Quality 
Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub-
lic Law 105–276): Provided further, That if the 
amounts made available under this paragraph are 
insufficient to pay the amounts determined under 
the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the 
amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percent-
age applicable to all agencies receiving funding 
under this paragraph or may, to the extent nec-
essary to provide full payment of amounts deter-
mined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated 
balances, including recaptures and carryovers, re-
maining from funds appropriated to the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development under this 
heading from prior fiscal years, notwithstanding the 
purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: 
Provided further, That all public housing agencies 
participating in the MTW demonstration shall be 
funded pursuant to their MTW agreements, and 
shall be subject to the same uniform percentage de-
crease as under the previous proviso: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts provided under this paragraph 
shall be only for activities related to the provision of 
tenant-based rental assistance authorized under sec-
tion 8, including related development activities; 
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(4) $108,450,000 for the renewal of tenant- 
based assistance contracts under section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administra-
tive expenses: Provided, That administrative and 
other expenses of public housing agencies in admin-
istering the special purpose vouchers in this para-
graph shall be funded under the same terms and be 
subject to the same pro rata reduction as the per-
cent decrease for administrative and other expenses 
to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of 
this heading; 
(5) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher 
assistance for use through a supported housing pro-
gram administered in conjunction with the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall make such funding available, not-
withstanding section 204 (competition provision) of 
this title, to public housing agencies that partner 
with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as 
designated by the Secretary of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for 
such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the 
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Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing 
agency administrative performance, and other fac-
tors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may waive, or specify alter-
native requirements for (in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), 
any provision of any statute or regulation that the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ad-
ministers in connection with the use of funds made 
available under this paragraph (except for require-
ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment), upon a find-
ing by the Secretary that any such waivers or alter-
native requirements are necessary for the effective 
delivery and administration of such voucher assist-
ance: Provided further, That assistance made avail-
able under this paragraph shall continue to remain 
available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; and 
(6) The Secretary shall separately track all spe-
cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 
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HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 
heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 
Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist-
ance’’, for fiscal year 2015 and prior years may be used 
for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 
contracts and for performance-based contract administra-
tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 
were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 
of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that 
have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further, 
That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during 
the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based con-
tracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal 
year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of addi-
tional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount re-
scinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until 
expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, 
in addition to amounts otherwise available. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 
carry out capital and management activities for public 
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housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) 
(the ‘‘Act’’) $1,775,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 
2015 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may not delegate to any Department official other than 
the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph 
(2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time peri-
ods under such section: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with 
respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 
binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately 
or in the future: Provided further, That up to $8,000,000 
shall be to support ongoing Public Housing Financial and 
Physical Assessment activities: Provided further, That up 
to $5,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administra-
tive and judicial receiverships: Provided further, That of 
the total amount provided under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $20,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to 
make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to 
public housing agencies for emergency capital needs in-
cluding safety and security measures necessary to address 
crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting 
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from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and nat-
ural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emer-
gencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided under this heading 
$45,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service coor-
dinator and congregate services as authorized by section 
34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437z–6) and the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided further, That of 
the total amount made available under this heading, up 
to $15,000,000 may be used for incentives as part of a 
Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus 
demonstration: Provided further, That the funding pro-
vided under the previous proviso shall provide competitive 
grants to partnerships between public housing authorities, 
local workforce investment boards established under sec-
tion 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and 
other agencies and organizations that provide support to 
help public housing residents obtain employment and in-
crease earnings: Provided further, That applicants must 
demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, 
partner with workforce investment boards, and leverage 
service dollars: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
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set aside a portion of the funds provided for the Resident 
Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program to support the 
services element of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may allow PHAs to request 
exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements 
under sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, 
on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may ap-
prove upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waiv-
ers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effec-
tive implementation of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative as a 
voluntary program for residents: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Reg-
ister any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to 
the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the ef-
fective date of such notice: Provided further, That from 
the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary 
shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2015 to public 
housing agencies that are designated high performers. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2015 payments to public housing agencies for the 
operation and management of public housing, as author-
ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,400,000,000. 
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CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE 
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighbor-
hoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise 
specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabili-
tation, and replacement housing needs of both public and 
HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 
poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neigh-
borhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 
transportation and access to jobs, $25,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That grant 
funds may be used for resident and community services, 
community development, and affordable housing needs in 
the community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed 
properties to affordable housing: Provided further, That 
the use of funds made available under this heading shall 
not be deemed to be public housing notwithstanding sec-
tion 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That grantees 
shall commit to an additional period of affordability deter-
mined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: Pro-
vided further, That grantees shall undertake comprehen-
sive local planning with input from residents and the com-
munity, and that grantees shall provide a match in State, 
local, other Federal or private funds: Provided further, 
That grantees may include local governments, tribal enti-
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ties, public housing authorities, and nonprofits: Provided 
further, That for-profit developers may apply jointly with 
a public entity: Provided further, That such grantees shall 
create partnerships with other local organizations includ-
ing assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident 
organizations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Trans-
portation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and 
Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and 
leverage other appropriate Federal resources: Provided 
further, That unobligated balances remaining from funds 
appropriated under this heading and the heading ‘‘Revital-
ization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE 
VI)’’ in fiscal year 2014 and prior fiscal years may be used 
for purposes under this heading notwithstanding the pur-
poses for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
paragraph may be used for a grant to a recipient that 
has previously received a Choice Neighborhoods Initiative 
implementation grant. 
FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support 
family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the devel-
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opment of local strategies to coordinate the use of assist-
ance under sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public 
and private resources, and enable eligible families to 
achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, 
$75,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary may, by Fed-
eral Register notice, waive or specify alternative require-
ments under subsections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 
23 of such Act in order for public housing agencies, own-
ers and the Department to administer and to facilitate the 
operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for individ-
uals receiving assistance under different provisions of the 
Act, as determined by the Secretary. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
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.), $650,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing As-
sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, 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 compo-
nent based on multi-race census data, and the amount of 
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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, 
$3,000,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national 
or regional organizations representing Native American 
housing interests for providing training and technical as-
sistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally des-
ignated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be 
made available for a national organization as authorized 
under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the inspection 
of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and 
technical assistance in the training, oversight, and man-
agement of such Indian housing and tenant-based assist-
ance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaran-
teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI 
of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such notes and other obliga-
tions, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, 
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That these funds are available to subsidize the total prin-
cipal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part 
of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,530,000: 
Provided further, That the Department will notify grantees 
of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, notwithstanding 
section 302(d) of NAHASDA, if on January 1, 2015, a 
recipient’s total amount of undisbursed block grants in the 
Department’s line of credit control system is greater than 
three times the formula allocation it would otherwise re-
ceive under this heading, the Secretary shall adjust that 
recipient’s formula allocation down by the difference be-
tween its total amount of undisbursed block grants in the 
Department’s line of credit control system on January 1, 
2015, and three times the formula allocation it would oth-
erwise receive: Provided further, That grant amounts not 
allocated to a recipient pursuant to the previous proviso 
shall be allocated under the need component of the for-
mula proportionately among all other Indian tribes not 
subject to an adjustment: Provided further, That the two 
previous provisos shall not apply to any Indian tribe that 
would otherwise receive a formula allocation of less than 
$5,000,000: Provided further, That to take effect, the 
three previous provisos do not require the issuance of any 
regulation. 
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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), $8,000,000, 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 $1,200,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That up to $750,000 of 
this amount may be for administrative contract expenses 
including management processes and systems to carry out 
the loan guarantee program. 
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.), 
$305,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 
all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 
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that initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) 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, and if amounts provided under this 
heading pursuant to such section are insufficient to fund 
renewals for all such expiring contracts, then amounts 
made available under this heading for formula grants pur-
suant to section 854(c)(1) shall be used to provide the bal-
ance of such renewal funding before awarding funds for 
such formula grants: 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, 
$3,060,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of the 
total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 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 
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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, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indi-
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 none of the funds made available 
under this heading may be used for grants for the Eco-
nomic Development Initiative (‘‘EDI’’) or Neighborhood 
Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants 
pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307): Provided fur-
ther, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That $60,000,000 shall be for grants to 
Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such 
Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including section 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may 
be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats 
to health and safety. 
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, commitments to 
guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), 
any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total 
principal amount of $500,000,000, 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: 
Provided further, That all unobligated balances, including 
recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appro-
priated to the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment under this heading are hereby permanently re-
scinded. 
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, 
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$700,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: 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 requirements under provisos 2 through 
6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such re-
quirements applicable pursuant to the ‘‘Full-Year Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’, shall not apply to any 
project to which funds were committed on or after August 
23, 2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by 
the Final Rule titled ‘‘Home Investment Partnerships 
Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Up-
dating Property Standards’’ which became effective on 
such date: Provided further, That funds provided in prior 
appropriations Acts for technical assistance, which were 
made available for Community Housing Development Or-
ganizations technical assistance, and which still remain 
available, may be used for HOME technical assistance, 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated: Provided further, That the Department 
shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 
days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of 
the total amount provided under this heading, up to 
$10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-help and 
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Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as au-
thorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity 
Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
12805 note). 
CAPACITY BUILDING 
For the second, third, and fourth capacity building 
activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Dem-
onstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), 
$35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
available for rural capacity-building activities. In addition, 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building 
by national rural housing organizations with experience 
assessing national rural conditions and providing financ-
ing, training, technical assistance, information, and re-
search to local non-profits, local governments, and Indian 
Tribes serving high-need rural communities. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 as-
sistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title 
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IV of such Act, $2,105,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017: 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 $200,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for such emergency solutions grants program: Provided 
further, That not less than $1,800,000,000 (increased by 
$10,000,000) of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing shall be available for such continuum of care and rural 
housing stability assistance programs: Provided further, 
That up to $5,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) 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 hous-
ing 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 applica-
ble to funds made available under this heading for this 
fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could 
have used) as a source of match funds other funds admin-
istered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless 
there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any 
such use of any such funds: Provided further, That the 
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Secretary may renew on an annual basis expiring con-
tracts or amendments to contracts funded under the con-
tinuum of care program if the program is determined to 
be needed under the applicable continuum of care and 
meets appropriate program requirements, performance 
measures, and financial standards, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That all awards of assistance 
under this heading shall be required to coordinate and in-
tegrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 
social services, and employment programs for which home-
less populations may be eligible, including Medicaid, State 
Children’s Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assist-
ance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services fund-
ing through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse 
Block Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare- 
to-Work grant program: Provided further, That all bal-
ances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded 
from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and trans-
ferred to this account shall be available, if recaptured, for 
continuum of care renewals in fiscal year 2015: Provided 
further, That with respect to funds provided under this 
heading for the continuum of care program for fiscal years 
2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 provision of permanent hous-
ing rental assistance may be administered by private non-
profit organizations: Provided further, That the Depart-
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ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from 
amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final 
amounts allocated) for the emergency solutions grant pro-
gram within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT 
(RESCISSION) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 
heading are hereby permanently rescinded. 
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, $9,346,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2014 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available Oc-
tober 1, 2014), and $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015: 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-
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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 
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 $210,000,000 shall be available for assistance agree-
ments with performance-based contract administrators for 
section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out 42 
U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may also use such 
amounts in the previous proviso for performance-based 
contract administrators for the administration of: interest 
reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supple-
ment payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 
section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts for the 
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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)); 
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 of Housing and Urban Development, project 
funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any 
project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing As-
sistance 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 deter-
mined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Depart-
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Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 gov-
erning the terms and conditions of project rental assist-
ance, except that the initial contract term for such assist-
ance shall not exceed 5 years in duration. 
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), for project rental 
assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and 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 assistance 
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 entities as 
authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services 
associated with the housing for persons with disabilities 
as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, 
$135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment 
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Center inspections and inspection-related activities associ-
ated with section 811 projects. 
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, 
$47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016, 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-
vice to tenants and homeowners, both current and pro-
spective, with respect to property maintenance, financial 
management/literacy, and such other matters as may be 
appropriate to assist them in improving their housing con-
ditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the re-
sponsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 
administration; and for housing counselor training. 
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, $28,000,000, to remain 
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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 
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 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$10,000,000 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 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal 
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year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be 
modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 
2015 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dispute 
resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect 
fees from any program participant: Provided further, That 
such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the 
Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, 
as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary 
expenses of such Act: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the 
Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 
under such Act through the use of approved service pro-
viders that are paid directly by the recipients of their serv-
ices. 
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, 2016: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2015, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, shall not exceed $20,000,000: Provided fur-
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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. 
For administrative contract expenses of the Federal 
Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016: Provided, That to the ex-
tent 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, 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. 
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 
(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, 2016: Provided, That during fiscal year 2015, gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au-
thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 
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the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $20,000,000, 
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 
$500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016: Provided, That $22,000,000 shall be available 
for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association: Provided further, 
That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees col-
lected 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 
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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, 
$40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That with respect to amounts made avail-
able under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of 
this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal 
agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies 
for research projects: Provided further, That with respect 
to the previous proviso, such partners 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 Secretary 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 decisions: Provided further, That 
prior to obligation of technical assistance, 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. 
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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, 
$46,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016: Provided, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, 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 train-
ing: Provided further, That no funds made available under 
this heading shall 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, 
$300,000 (increased by $150,000) shall be available to the 
Secretary 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. 
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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, $70,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That up to 
$10,000,000 of that amount shall be for the Healthy 
Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall 
include research, studies, testing, and demonstration ef-
forts, including education and outreach concerning lead- 
based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases 
and hazards: Provided further, That for purposes of envi-
ronmental review, pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
other provisions of the 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 Mul-
tifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 
1994. 
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For the development of, modifications to, and infra-
structure for Department-wide and program-specific infor-
mation technology systems, for the continuing operation 
and maintenance of both Department-wide and program- 
specific information systems, and for program-related 
maintenance 
activities, 
$97,000,000 
(reduced 
by 
$10,000,000), 
of 
which 
$82,000,000 
(reduced 
by 
$10,000,000) shall remain available until September 30, 
2016, and of which $15,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017 for Development, Modernization 
and Enhancement: Provided, That any amounts trans-
ferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That any amounts trans-
ferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by pre-
viously 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 further, That not 
more than 40 percent of the funds made available under 
this heading for Development, Modernization and En-
hancement, including development and deployment of a 
Next Generation Management System and development 
and deployment of modernized Federal Housing Adminis-
tration systems may be obligated until the Secretary sub-
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mits to the Committees on Appropriations and the Comp-
troller General of the United States a plan for expenditure 
that—(A) provides for all information technology invest-
ments: (i) the cost and schedule baselines with expla-
nations for each associated variance, (ii) the status of 
functional and performance capabilities delivered or 
planned to be delivered, and (iii) mitigation strategies to 
address identified risks; (B) outlines activities to ensure 
strategic, consistent, and effective application of informa-
tion technology management controls: (i) enterprise archi-
tecture, (ii) project management, (iii) investment manage-
ment, and (iv) human capital management. 
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, $124,861,000: Provided, That 
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) 
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 
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B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 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 2015 to investigate 
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 
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. Sections 203 and 209 of division C of Pub-
lic Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 693–694) shall apply during 
fiscal year 2015 as if such sections were included in this 
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title, except that during such fiscal year such sections shall 
be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ for ‘‘fiscal 
year 2011’’ and for ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ each place such 
terms appear, and shall be amended to reflect revised de-
lineations of statistical areas established by the Office of 
Management and Budget pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 
3504(e)(3), 31 U.S.C. 1104(d), and Executive Order No. 
10253. 
SEC. 204. 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. 205. 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 
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within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 
SEC. 206. 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. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub-
ject to the Government Corporation Control Act are here-
by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available to each such 
corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to 
make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 
Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the budget for 2015 for such corporation or agen-
cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collec-
tions of these corporations and agencies may be used for 
new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the 
extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans 
are in support of other forms of assistance provided for 
in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro-
viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
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operations of these corporations, or where loans or mort-
gage purchases are necessary to protect the financial in-
terest of the United States Government. 
SEC. 208. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall provide quarterly reports to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all 
uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in 
each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the 
Department and shall submit additional, updated budget 
information to these Committees upon request. 
SEC. 209. The President’s formal budget request for 
fiscal year 2016, as well as the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifica-
tions to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use 
the identical account and sub-account structure provided 
under this Act. 
SEC. 210. A public housing agency or such other enti-
ty that administers Federal housing assistance for the 
Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall 
not be required to include a resident of public housing or 
a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of direc-
tors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity 
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as required under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public 
housing agency or other entity that administers Federal 
housing assistance under section 8 for the Housing Au-
thority of the county of Los Angeles, California and the 
States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that chooses not 
to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of 
section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar 
governing board shall establish an advisory board of not 
less than six residents of public housing or recipients of 
section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the 
public housing agency or other administering entity on 
issues related to public housing and section 8. Such advi-
sory board shall meet not less than quarterly. 
SEC. 211. No funds provided under 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. 212. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 
for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, 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. bed-
room size) provided by the transferring project 
shall be no less than when transferred to the re-
ceiving 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. 
(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. 
(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-
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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, as amended) of any FHA-insured 
mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 
are provided in advance for the amount of any such 
increased cost. 
(d) For purposes of this section— 
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(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 as amended by 
section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales National 
Affordable Housing Act; 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such sec-
tion existed before the enactment of the Cran-
ston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 
(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act; or 
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(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; 
(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; 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 
under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous-
ing Act; 
(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and 
(F) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act; 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
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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) PUBLIC NOTICE AND RESEARCH REPORT.— 
(1) The Secretary shall publish by notice in the 
Federal Register the terms and conditions, including 
criteria for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to 
this section no later than 30 days before the effec-
tive date of such notice. 
(2) The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation 
of the transfer authority under this section, includ-
ing the effect of such transfers on the operational ef-
ficiency, contract rents, physical and financial condi-
tions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
properties. 
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vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or an insti-
tution of higher education (as defined under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be consid-
ered income to that individual, except for a person over 
the age of 23 with dependent children. 
SEC. 214. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block 
Grants’’ in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the 
same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that 
received funds in fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 215. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first 
sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may, until September 30, 2015, in-
sure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages 
under such section 255. 
SEC. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2015, 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 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Fed-
eral programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental as-
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sistance payments under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are at-
tached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent 
the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 
and the local government, that such a multifamily prop-
erty owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for con-
tinued rental assistance payments under such section 8 
or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs 
of rehabilitating and operating the property and all avail-
able Federal, State, and local resources, including rent ad-
justments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing 
Reform 
and 
Affordability 
Act 
of 
1997 
(‘‘MAHRAA’’) and (2) environmental conditions that can-
not be remedied in a cost-effective 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 existing housing properties, 
or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also 
take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based con-
tracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the 
exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relo-
cation of tenants for imminent 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 receivership. After disposition of 
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any multifamily property described under this section, the 
contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall 
be subject to the requirements under section 524 of 
MAHRAA. 
SEC. 217. The commitment authority funded by fees 
as provided under the heading ‘‘Community Development 
Loan Guarantees Program Account’’ may be used to guar-
antee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other 
obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitle-
ment communities in the State in accordance with the re-
quirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974: Provided, That any State re-
ceiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute 
all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general 
local government in non-entitlement areas that received 
the commitment. 
SEC. 218. 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 of Housing and Urban Development in con-
nection 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. 
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SEC. 219. 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) and (e)), the 
Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline 
relating to asset management that restricts or limits in 
any way the use of capital funds for central office costs 
pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Pro-
vided, That a public housing agency may not use capital 
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 section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 
SEC. 220. 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 sub- 
office under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’ and ‘‘Ad-
ministrative Support Offices,’’ as well as each account re-
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ceiving appropriations for ‘‘Program Office Salaries and 
Expenses’’ within the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
SEC. 221. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall report annually to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 
8 project-based housing, including the number of all 
project-based units by region as well as an analysis of all 
federally subsidized housing being refinanced under the 
Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall in the re-
port identify all existing units maintained by region as sec-
tion 8 project-based units and all project-based units that 
have opted out of section 8 or have otherwise been elimi-
nated as section 8 project-based units. The Secretary shall 
identify in detail and by project the most likely reasons 
for any units which opted out or otherwise were lost as 
section 8 project-based units. Such analysis shall include 
a review of the most likely impact of the loss of any sub-
sidized units in that housing marketplace. 
SEC. 222. The Secretary of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2015, 
notify the public through the Federal Register and other 
means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no-
tice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding 
availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary 
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fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi-
tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2015, the Secretary may make the 
NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate 
Government Web site or through other electronic media, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 223. Payment of attorney fees in program-re-
lated litigation must be paid from individual program of-
fice personnel benefits and compensation funding. The an-
nual budget submission for program office personnel ben-
efit and compensation funding must include program-re-
lated litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line 
item request. 
SEC. 224. The Secretary of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer up 
to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds 
appropriated for any office funded under the heading ‘‘Ad-
ministrative Support Offices’’ to any other office funded 
under such heading: Provided, That no appropriation for 
any office funded under the heading ‘‘Administrative Sup-
port Offices’’ shall be increased or decreased by more than 
5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior 
written approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary is 
authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, 
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whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any ac-
count funded under the general heading ‘‘Program Office 
Salaries and Expenses’’ to any other account funded 
under such heading: Provided further, That no appropria-
tion for any account funded under the general heading 
‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be in-
creased or decreased by more than 5 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 may transfer 
funds made available for salaries and expenses between 
any office funded under the heading ‘‘Administrative Sup-
port Offices’’ and any account funded under the general 
heading ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’, but 
only with the prior written approval of the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 225. The Disaster Housing Assistance Pro-
grams, administered by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, shall be considered a ‘‘program of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development’’ 
under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose 
of income verifications and matching. 
SEC. 226. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall take the required actions under sub-
section (b) when a multifamily housing project with a sec-
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tion 8 contract or contract for similar project-based assist-
ance: 
(1) receives a Real Estate Assessment Center 
(REAC) score of 30 or less; or 
(2) receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 
and: 
(A) fails to certify in writing to HUD with-
in 60 days that all deficiencies have been cor-
rected; or 
(B) receives consecutive scores of less than 
60 on REAC inspections. 
Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured 
projects with assistance attached to the units under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f), but do not apply to such units assisted 
under section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to 
public housing units assisted with capital or operating 
funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 
(b) The Secretary shall take the following required 
actions as authorized under subsection (a)— 
(1) The Secretary shall notify the owner and 
provide an opportunity for response within 30 days. 
If the violations remain, the Secretary shall develop 
a Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan 
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within 60 days, with a specified timetable for cor-
recting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide 
notice of the Plan to the owner, tenants, the local 
government, any mortgagees, and any contract ad-
ministrator. 
(2) At the end of the term of the Compliance, 
Disposition and Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails 
to fully comply with such plan, the Secretary may 
require immediate replacement of project manage-
ment with a management agent approved by the 
Secretary, and shall take one or more of the fol-
lowing actions, and provide additional notice of those 
actions to the owner and the parties specified above: 
(A) impose civil money penalties; 
(B) abate the section 8 contract, including 
partial abatement, as determined by the Sec-
retary, until all deficiencies have been corrected; 
(C) pursue transfer of the project to an 
owner, approved by the Secretary under estab-
lished procedures, which will be obligated to 
promptly make all required repairs and to ac-
cept renewal of the assistance contract as long 
as such renewal is offered; or 
(D) seek judicial appointment of a receiver 
to manage the property and cure all project de-
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ficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific per-
formance requiring the owner to cure all project 
deficiencies. 
(c) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps 
to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, 
subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies 
to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats 
to health and safety after written notice to and informed 
consent of the affected tenants and use of other remedies 
set forth above. To the extent the Secretary determines, 
in consultation with the tenants and the local government, 
that the property is not feasible for continued rental as-
sistance 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 (‘‘MAHRAA’’) and 
(2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in 
a cost-effective 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 existing housing properties, or provide other rent-
al assistance. The Secretary shall report semi-annually on 
all properties covered by this section that are assessed 
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through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have 
physical inspection scores of less than 30 or have consecu-
tive physical inspection scores of less than 60. The report 
shall include: 
(1) The enforcement actions being taken to ad-
dress such conditions, including imposition of civil 
money penalties and termination of subsidies, and 
identify properties that have such conditions mul-
tiple times; and 
(2) Actions that the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants 
of such identified properties. 
SEC. 227. 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, 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 IV of the Executive 
Schedule at any time during any public housing agency 
fiscal year 2015. 
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SEC. 228. None of the funds in this Act may be avail-
able for the doctoral dissertation research grant program 
at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 229. None of the funds in this Act provided to 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development may 
be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary noti-
fies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
not less than 3 full business days before any project, 
State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organi-
zation, or other entity selected to receive a grant award 
is announced by the Department or its offices. 
SEC. 230. Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Act (MAHRAA) of 
1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2015’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
thereof ‘‘October 1, 2016’’. 
SEC. 231. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs 
Assessment (PNA). 
SEC. 232. None of the funds made available by this 
Act nor any receipts or amounts collected under any Fed-
eral Housing Administration program may be used to im-
plement the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge 
(HAWK) program. 
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SEC. 233. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 
the Government National Mortgage Administration, 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. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 
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, 
as amended, $7,548,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, there may be credited to this 
appropriation funds received for publications and training 
expenses. 
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $45,000,000, to remain available 
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until September 30, 2016, to be derived from assessments 
collected from the Federal National Mortgage Association, 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Fed-
eral Home Loan Banks under section 1106 of the Housing 
and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. 
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. 307), in-
cluding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 
1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefore, as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $25,499,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official recep-
tion 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, as amended, $24,499,000: Provided, That the In-
spector General shall have all necessary authority, in car-
rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, 
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as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 
U.S.C. 1001), 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 Amtrak: Provided fur-
ther, That concurrent with the President’s budget request 
for fiscal year 2016, the Inspector General shall submit 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
a budget request for fiscal year 2016 in similar format 
and substance to those submitted by executive agencies 
of the Federal Government. 
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902), $103,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 
may be used for official reception and representation ex-
penses. The amounts made available to the National 
Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts 
necessary to make lease payments on an obligation in-
curred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT 
CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 
as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $132,000,000, of which 
$5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing pro-
gram: Provided, That in addition, $50,000,000 shall be 
made available until expended to the Neighborhood Rein-
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vestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation 
activities, under the following terms and conditions: 
(1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion (‘‘NRC’’) shall make grants to counseling inter-
mediaries approved by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development (HUD) (with match to be 
determined by the NRC based on affordability and 
the economic conditions of an area; a match also 
may be waived by the NRC based on the aforemen-
tioned conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure 
mitigation assistance primarily to States and areas 
with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help 
eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of 
owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk 
of such foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates 
of defaults and foreclosures, grants may also be pro-
vided to approved counseling intermediaries based on 
a geographic analysis of the Nation by the NRC 
which determines where there is a prevalence of 
mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including 
any trends for mortgages that are likely to default 
and face foreclosure. A State Housing Finance 
Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing 
Finance Agency meets all the requirements under 
this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling inter-
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mediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure 
mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as de-
termined by the NRC, and shall be approved by 
HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements. 
(2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance 
shall only be made available to homeowners of 
owner-occupied homes with mortgages in default or 
in danger of default. These mortgages shall likely be 
subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners will 
be provided such assistance that shall consist of ac-
tivities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and re-
sult in the long-term affordability of the mortgage 
retained pursuant to such activity or another posi-
tive outcome for the homeowner. No funds made 
available under this paragraph may be provided di-
rectly to lenders or homeowners to discharge out-
standing mortgage balances or for any other direct 
debt reduction payments. 
(3) The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation 
assistance by approved counseling intermediaries 
and State Housing Finance Agencies shall involve a 
reasonable analysis of the borrower’s financial situa-
tion, an evaluation of the current value of the prop-
erty that is subject to the mortgage, counseling re-
garding the assumption of the mortgage by another 
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non-Federal party, counseling regarding the possible 
purchase of the mortgage by a non-Federal third 
party, counseling and advice of all likely restruc-
turing and refinancing strategies or the approval of 
a work-out strategy by all interested parties. 
(4) NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the 
total funds under this paragraph to its own charter 
members with expertise in foreclosure prevention 
counseling, subject to a certification by the NRC 
that the procedures for selection do not consist of 
any procedures or activities that could be construed 
as an unacceptable conflict of interest or have the 
appearance of impropriety. 
(5) HUD-approved counseling entities and 
State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds 
under this paragraph shall have demonstrated expe-
rience in successfully working with financial institu-
tions as well as borrowers facing default, delin-
quency and foreclosure as well as documented coun-
seling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful 
performance and positive outcomes with documented 
counseling plans (including post mortgage fore-
closure mitigation counseling), loan workout agree-
ments and loan modification agreements. NRC may 
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use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in under-
served areas. 
(6) Of the total amount made available under 
this paragraph, up to $2,500,000 may be made 
available to build the mortgage foreclosure and de-
fault mitigation counseling capacity of counseling 
intermediaries through NRC training courses with 
HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their 
partners, except that private financial institutions 
that participate in NRC training shall pay market 
rates for such training. 
(7) Of the total amount made available under 
this paragraph, up to 5 percent may be used for as-
sociated administrative expenses for the NRC to 
carry out activities provided under this section. 
(8) Of the total amount made available under 
this paragraph, up to $4,000,000 may be used for 
wind-down and closeout of the mortgage foreclosure 
mitigation activities program. 
(9) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance 
grants may include a budget for outreach and adver-
tising, and training, as determined by the NRC. 
(10) The NRC shall continue to report bi-annu-
ally to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations as well as the Senate Banking Committee 
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and House Financial Services Committee on its ef-
forts to mitigate mortgage default. 
UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
HOMELESSNESS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses (including payment of sala-
ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of ex-
perts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code) of the United States Interagency Council on 
Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to 
title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 
as amended, $3,500,000. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
funded in this Act. 
SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 
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SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such 
expenditures are a matter of public record and available 
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided 
under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
training that— 
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high lev-
els of emotional response or psychological stress in 
some participants; 
(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the train-
ing and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em-
ployment 
Opportunity 
Commission 
Notice 
N– 
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
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(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par-
ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre-
vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund-
ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that: 
(1) creates a new program; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted by the Congress; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 
activity by either the House or Senate Committees 
on Appropriations for a different purpose; 
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