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In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
under this heading, $24,750,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009, for assistance to homebuyers as au-
thorized under title I of the American Dream Downpay-
ment Act. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, $60,390,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That of the total amount 
provided in this heading $21,920,000 shall be made avail-
able to the Self Help Homeownership Opportunity Pro-
gram as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Op-
portunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: 
Provided further, That $32,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for capacity building, of which $31,000,000 shall be 
for capacity building for Community Development and af-
fordable Housing for LISC and the Enterprise Founda-
tion for activities authorized by section 4 of the HUD 
Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as in 
effect immediately before June 12, 1997, and $1,000,000 
shall be made available for capacity building activities ad-
ministered by Habitat for Humanity International: Pro-
vided further, That $3,500,000 shall be made available to 
the Housing Assistance Council; $1,980,000 shall be avail-
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able as a grant to the National Housing Development Cor-
poration for operating expenses and a program of afford-
able housing acquisition and rehabilitation: Provided fur-
ther, That up to $990,000 shall be made available for tech-
nical assistance. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the emergency shelter grants program as author-
ized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive 
housing program as authorized under subtitle C of title 
IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation sin-
gle room occupancy program as authorized under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist 
homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter 
plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title 
IV of such Act, $1,535,990,000, of which $1,515,990,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2009, and of 
which $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not less than 30 percent of funds made 
available, excluding amounts provided for renewals under 
the shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent 
housing: Provided further, That all funds awarded for 
services shall be matched by 25 percent in funding by each
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grantee: Provided further, That the Secretary shall renew 
on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to 
contracts funded under the shelter plus care program if 
the program is determined to be needed under the applica-
ble continuum of care and meets appropriate program re-
quirements 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 up to 
$10,395,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available for the national homeless data analysis 
project and technical assistance: Provided further, That 
$2,475,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Pro-
vided further, That all balances for Shelter Plus Care re-
newals previously funded from the Shelter Plus Care Re-
newal account and transferred to this account shall be
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available, if recaptured, for Shelter Plus Care renewals in 
fiscal year 2007. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities and assistance for the provision of 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 
$5,475,700,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amounts made available under this head-
ing are provided as follows: 
(1) $5,326,240,000 for expiring or terminating 
section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including 
section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for 
amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy con-
tracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation 
contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to 
section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act, for renewal of section 8 contracts for units 
in projects that are subject to approved plans of ac-
tion under the Emergency Low Income Housing 
Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Hous-
ing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act 
of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses
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associated with project-based activities and assist-
ance funded under this paragraph. 
(2) $145,500,000 for performance-based con-
tract administrators for section 8 project-based as-
sistance: Provided, That the Secretary may also use 
such amounts for performance-based contract ad-
ministrators for: interest reduction payments pursu-
ant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments 
pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 
236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts 
for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Hous-
ing Act of 1959, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701q, 
1701q–1); project rental assistance contracts for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities 
under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act; 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). 
(3) No less than $3,960,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund.
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(4) Amounts recaptured under this heading, the 
heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Hous-
ing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ 
may be used for renewals of or amendments to sec-
tion 8 project-based contracts or for performance- 
based contract administrators, notwithstanding the 
purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au-
thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 
amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly 
under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amend-
ments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of ex-
piring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 
term, and for supportive services associated with the hous-
ing, $734,580,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, of which amount up to $603,900,000 shall be 
for capital advance and project-based rental assistance 
awards, of which amount up to $59,400,000 shall be for 
service coordinators and the continuation of existing con-
gregate service grants for residents of assisted housing 
projects, and of which amount up to $24,750,000 shall 
be for grants under section 202b of the Housing Act of 
1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q–2) for conversion of eligible
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projects under such section to assisted living or related 
use and for emergency capital repairs as determined by 
the Secretary: Provided, That amounts under this heading 
shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center in-
spections and inspection-related activities associated with 
section 202 capital advance projects: Provided further, 
That no less than $1,980,000 of the total amount made 
available under this heading shall be transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing 
the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, ex-
cept that the initial contract term for such assistance shall 
not exceed 5 years in duration. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For capital advance contracts, including amendments 
to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of 
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, 
for project rental assistance for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such 
Act, including amendments to contracts for such assist-
ance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance 
for up to a 1-year term, and for supportive services associ-
ated with the housing for persons with disabilities as au-
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thorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, and for tenant- 
based rental assistance contracts entered into pursuant to 
section 811 of such Act, $236,610,000 to remain available 
until September 30, 2010: Provided, That no less than 
$990,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund: Provided further, That, of the amount provided 
under this heading up to $74,745,000 shall be for amend-
ments or renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts: 
Provided further, That all tenant-based assistance made 
available under this heading shall continue to remain 
available only to persons with disabilities: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 
811 governing the terms and conditions of project rental 
assistance and tenant-based assistance, except that the 
initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 
5 years in duration: Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading shall be available for Real Es-
tate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related 
activities associated with section 811 Capital Advance 
Projects. 
OTHER ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS 
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
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Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, non-in-
sured rental housing projects, $24,750,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand-
ards Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), 
up to $16,000,000 to remain available until expended, to 
be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust 
Fund: Provided, That for the dispute resolution and in-
stallation programs, the Secretary may assess and collect 
fees and charges from any program participant: Provided 
further, That such collections shall be deposited into the 
Fund, and the Secretary, subject to amounts made avail-
able under this heading, may use such collections, as well 
as fees collected under such section 620, for necessary ex-
penses of such Act: Provided further, That in addition to 
amounts made available under this heading, and notwith-
standing the requirements of such section 620, the Sec-
retary 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: Provided further, That not to exceed the total amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be available from 
the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary
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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 general fund shall 
be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal 
year 2007 so as to result in no final fiscal year 2007 ap-
propriation from the general fund, and fees pursuant to 
such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure 
such a final fiscal year 2007 appropriation. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 2007, commitments to guarantee 
loans to carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the 
National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan 
principal of $185,000,000,000. 
During fiscal year 2007, obligations to make direct 
loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the 
National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed 
$50,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall 
be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in con-
nection with sales of single family real properties owned 
by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual 
Mortgage Insurance Fund. 
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the guaranteed and direct loan program, $351,450,000,
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of which not to exceed $347,490,000 shall be transferred 
to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’; and not 
to exceed $3,960,000 shall be transferred to the appro-
priation for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. In addition, for 
administrative contract expenses, $52,400,000, of which 
no less than $23,562,000 shall be transferred to the Work-
ing Capital Fund, and of which up to $10,000,000 may 
be for education and outreach of FHA single family loan 
products: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan 
commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before April 
1, 2007, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract 
expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in addi-
tional 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 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), including the cost of loan 
guarantee modifications, as that term is defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend-
ed, $8,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That commitments to guarantee loans shall not ex-
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ceed $35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed. 
Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 
519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed 
$50,000,000, of which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be 
for bridge financing in connection with the sale of multi-
family real properties owned by the Secretary and for-
merly insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern-
mental entities in connection with the sale of single-family 
real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in-
sured under such Act. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, 
$229,086,000, of which $209,286,000 shall be transferred 
to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; and of 
which $19,800,000 shall be transferred to the appropria-
tion for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. 
In addition, for administrative contract expenses nec-
essary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan pro-
grams, $72,778,000, of which no less than $10,692,000 
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund.
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GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 
$100,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008. 
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, 
$10,700,000, to be derived from the GNMA guarantees 
of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan receipt ac-
count, of which not to exceed $10,700,000, shall be trans-
ferred to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and 
urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 
by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), includ-
ing carrying out the functions of the Secretary under sec-
tion 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, 
$55,787,000, to remain available until September 30,
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2008: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the Partnership for 
Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Initiative: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available for 
PATH under this heading, $2,500,000 shall not be subject 
to the requirements of section 305 of this title: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this head-
ing, $20,394,000 is for grants pursuant to section 107 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
as amended: Provided further, That activities for the Part-
nership for Advancing Technology in Housing Initiative 
shall be administered by the Office of Policy Development 
and Research for Alaska Native serving institutions and 
Native Hawaiian serving institutions as defined under the 
Higher Education Act as amended, tribal colleges and uni-
versities, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
program, and the Hispanic Serving Institutions Programs. 
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, 
$44,550,000, to remain available until September 30,
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2008, of which $18,800,000 shall be to carry out activities 
pursuant to such section 561: 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. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL 
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, $114,840,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2008, of which $8,712,000 
shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec-
tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, test-
ing, and demonstration efforts, including education and 
outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other 
housing-related diseases and hazards: Provided, That for 
purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) and other provisions of law that further the pur-
poses of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Ini-
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tiative, Operation Lead Elimination Action Plan (LEAP), 
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: Provided further, That not less than 90 percent of 
the funds made available under this paragraph shall be 
used exclusively for abatement, inspections, risk assess-
ments, temporary relocations and interim control of lead- 
based hazards as defined by 42 U.S.C. 4851: Provided fur-
ther, That each recipient of funds provided under the first 
proviso shall make a matching contribution in an amount 
not less than 25 percent: Provided further, That each ap-
plicant shall submit a detailed plan and strategy that dem-
onstrates adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Sec-
retary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant 
to a Notice of Funding Availability. 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative and non-administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of 
uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv-
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ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 
$25,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$1,141,117,000, of which $556,776,000 shall be provided 
from the various funds of the Federal Housing Adminis-
tration, $10,700,000 shall be provided from funds of the 
Government National Mortgage Association, $148,500 
shall be provided by transfer from the ‘‘Native American 
housing block grants’’ account, $247,500 shall be provided 
by transfer from the ‘‘Indian housing loan guarantee fund 
program’’ account and $35,000 shall be transferred from 
the ‘‘Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund’’ ac-
count: Provided, That funds made available under this 
heading shall only be allocated in the manner specified in 
the statement of the managers accompanying this Act un-
less the Committees on Appropriations of both the House 
of Representatives and the Senate are notified of any 
changes in an operating plan or reprogramming: Provided 
further, That no official or employee of the Department 
shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Of-
fice of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) has determined 
that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate 
system of funds control and has received training in funds 
control procedures and directives: Provided further, That 
the Chief Financial Officer shall establish positive control 
of and maintain adequate systems of accounting for ap-
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propriations and other available funds as required by 31 
U.S.C. 1514: Provided further, That for purposes of funds 
control and determining whether a violation exists under 
the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.), the 
point of obligation shall be the executed agreement or con-
tract, except with respect to insurance and guarantee pro-
grams, certain types of salaries and expenses funding, and 
incremental funding that is authorized under an executed 
agreement or contract, and shall be designated in the ap-
proved funds control plan: Provided further, That the 
Chief Financial Officer shall: (1) appoint qualified per-
sonnel to conduct investigations of potential or actual vio-
lations; (2) establish minimum training requirements and 
other qualifications for personnel that may be appointed 
to conduct investigations; (3) establish guidelines and 
timeframes for the conduct and completion of investiga-
tions; (4) prescribe the content, format and other require-
ments for the submission of final reports on violations; 
and (5) prescribe such additional policies and procedures 
as may be required for conducting investigations of, and 
administering, processing, and reporting on, potential and 
actual violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act and all other 
statutes and regulations governing the obligation and ex-
penditure of funds made available in this or any other Act: 
Provided further, That up to $15,000,000 may be trans-
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ferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the 
GS–14 and GS–15 levels until the total number of GS– 
14 and GS–15 positions in the Department has been re-
duced from the number of GS–14 and GS–15 positions 
on the date of enactment of Public Law 106–377 by 21⁄2 
percent. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For additional capital for the Working Capital Fund 
(42 U.S.C. 3535) for the development of, modifications 
to, and infrastructure for Department-wide information 
technology systems, for the continuing operation and 
maintenance of both Department-wide and program-spe-
cific information systems, and for program-related devel-
opment activities, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2008: 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 or from within this 
Act may be used for the purposes specified under this 
Fund, in addition to the purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $107,000,000, of which $23,760,000 shall be 
provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing 
Administration: Provided, That the Inspector General 
shall have independent authority over all personnel issues 
within this office. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprises 
Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including 
not to exceed $500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $62,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to be derived from the Federal Housing Enter-
prises Oversight Fund: Provided, That the Director shall 
submit a spending plan for the amounts provided under 
this heading no later than January 15, 2007: Provided 
further, That not less than 80 percent of the total amount 
made available under this heading shall be used only for 
examination, supervision, and capital oversight of the en-
terprises (as such term is defined in section 1303 of the 
Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Sound-
ness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4502)) to ensure that the
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enterprises are operating in a financially safe and sound 
manner and complying with the capital requirements 
under subtitle B of such Act: Provided further, That not 
to exceed the amount provided herein shall be available 
from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent nec-
essary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending 
the receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided further, 
That the general fund amount shall be reduced as collec-
tions are received during the fiscal year so as to result 
in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $0. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 301. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 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-
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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. 302. None of the amounts made available under 
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2007 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 non-frivolous legal ac-
tion, 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. 303. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) 
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under 
this title for fiscal year 2007 that are allocated under such 
section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined 
under subsection (b), for any State that— 
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year 
under clause (ii) of such section; and 
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for 
fiscal year 2007 under such clause (ii) because the
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areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statis-
tical areas that qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year 
2007 do not have the number of cases of acquired 
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required under 
such clause. 
(b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any 
State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based 
on the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of 
that State that are outside of metropolitan statistical 
areas that qualify under clause (i) of such section 
854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2007, in proportion to AIDS 
cases among cities and States that qualify under clauses 
(i) and (ii) of such section and States deemed eligible 
under subsection (a). 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount allocated for fiscal year 2007 under section 854(c) 
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12903(c)), to the City of New York, New York, on behalf 
of the New York-Wayne-White Plains, New York-New 
Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan di-
vision’’) of the New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA 
Metropolitan Statistical Area, shall be adjusted by the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by: (1) allo-
cating to the City of Jersey City, New Jersey, the propor-
tion of the metropolitan area’s or division’s amount that
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is based on the number of cases of AIDS reported in the 
portion of the metropolitan area or division that is located 
in Hudson County, New Jersey, and adjusting for the pro-
portion of the metropolitan division’s high incidence bonus 
if this area in New Jersey also has a higher than average 
per capita incidence of AIDS; and (2) allocating to the 
City of Paterson, New Jersey, the proportion of the metro-
politan area’s or division’s amount that is based on the 
number of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the 
metropolitan area or division that is located in Bergen 
County and Passaic County, New Jersey, and adjusting 
for the proportion of the metropolitan division’s high inci-
dence bonus if this area in New Jersey also has a higher 
than average per capita incidence of AIDS. The recipient 
cities shall use amounts allocated under this subsection 
to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of the 
AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) in 
their respective portions of the metropolitan division that 
is located in New Jersey. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount allocated for fiscal year 2007 under section 854(c) 
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12903(c)) to areas with a higher than average per capita 
incidence of AIDS, shall be adjusted by the Secretary on
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the basis of area incidence reported over a three year pe-
riod. 
SEC. 304. During fiscal year 2007, in the provision 
of rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in con-
nection with a program to demonstrate the economy and 
effectiveness of providing such assistance for use in as-
sisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties 
of the State of Michigan notwithstanding paragraphs (3) 
and (18)(B)(iii) of such section 8(o), a family residing in 
an assisted living facility in any such county, on behalf 
of which a public housing agency provides assistance pur-
suant to section 8(o)(18) of such Act, may be required, 
at the time the family initially receives such assistance, 
to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40 percent of the 
monthly adjusted income of the family by such a percent-
age or amount as the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 305. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 
pursuant to title III of this Act shall be made on a com-
petitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989.
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SEC. 306. Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 
1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 
on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 
or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 
services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association, Government National Mortgage Association, 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi-
nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 
thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 
within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1831). 
SEC. 307. 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. 308. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub-
ject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
amended, are hereby authorized to make such expendi-
tures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in ac-
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cordance with law, and to make such contracts and com-
mitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in 
carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2007 
for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter pro-
vided: Provided, That collections 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 proviso shall not apply to the mort-
gage insurance or guaranty operations of these corpora-
tions, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary 
to protect the financial interest of the United States Gov-
ernment. 
SEC. 309. None of the funds provided in this title 
for technical assistance, training, or management improve-
ments may be obligated or expended unless HUD provides 
to the Committees on Appropriations a description of each 
proposed activity and a detailed budget estimate of the 
costs associated with each program, project or activity as 
part of the budget justifications. For fiscal year 2007, 
HUD shall transmit this information to the Committees 
by March 15, 2007 for 30 days of review.
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SEC. 310. 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. 311. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the amount allocated for fiscal year 2007 under 
section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 
U.S.C. 12903(c)), to the City of Wilmington, Delaware, 
on behalf of the Wilmington, Delaware-Maryland-New 
Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan di-
vision’’), shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development by allocating to the State of New 
Jersey the proportion of the metropolitan division’s 
amount that is based on the number of cases of AIDS 
reported in the portion of the metropolitan division that 
is located in New Jersey, and adjusting for the proportion 
of the metropolitan division’s high incidence bonus if this 
area in New Jersey also has a higher than average per 
capita incidence of AIDS. The State of New Jersey shall 
use amounts allocated to the State under this subsection 
to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of the 
AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) in the
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portion of the metropolitan division that is located in New 
Jersey. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allo-
cate to Wake County, North Carolina, the amounts that 
otherwise would be allocated for fiscal year 2007 under 
section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 
U.S.C. 12903(c)) to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, 
on behalf of the Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Metropoli-
tan Statistical Area. Any amounts allocated to Wake 
County shall be used to carry out eligible activities under 
section 855 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) within such 
metropolitan statistical area. 
(c) Notwithstanding section 854(c) of the AIDS 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)), the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development may adjust the 
allocation of the amounts that otherwise would be allo-
cated for fiscal year 2007 under section 854(c) of such 
Act, upon the written request of an applicant, in conjunc-
tion with the State(s), for a formula allocation on behalf 
of a metropolitan statistical area, to designate the State 
or States in which the metropolitan statistical area is lo-
cated as the eligible grantee(s) of the allocation. In the 
case that a metropolitan statistical area involves more 
than one State, such amounts allocated to each State shall
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be in proportion to the number of cases of AIDS reported 
in the portion of the metropolitan statistical area located 
in that State. Any amounts allocated to a State under this 
section shall be used to carry out eligible activities within 
the portion of the metropolitan statistical area located in 
that State. 
SEC. 312. The Department of Housing and Urban 
Development shall submit the Department’s fiscal year 
2007 congressional budget justifications to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate using the identical structure provided 
under this Act and only in accordance with the direction 
specified in the report accompanying this Act. 
SEC. 313. That incremental vouchers previously made 
available under the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ 
or renewed under the heading, ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental As-
sistance,’’ for non-elderly disabled families shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, continue to be provided to non-elderly dis-
abled families upon turnover. 
SEC. 314. A public housing agency or such other enti-
ty that administers Federal housing assistance in the 
States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be re-
quired to include a resident of public housing or a recipi-
ent of assistance provided under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or
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a similar governing board of such agency or entity as re-
quired under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public hous-
ing agency or other entity that administers Federal hous-
ing assistance under section 8 in the States of Alaska, 
Iowa and Mississippi shall establish an advisory board of 
not less than 6 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 
advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly. 
SEC. 315. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block 
Grants’’ in title III of this Act shall be allocated to the 
same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that 
received funds in fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 316. 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. 317. Incremental vouchers previously made 
available under the heading, ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ 
or renewed under the heading, ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental As-
sistance’’, for family unification shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, continue to be provided for family unification.
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SEC. 318. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the recipient of a grant under section 202b of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q–2) after Decem-
ber 26, 2000, in accordance with the unnumbered para-
graph at the end of section 202b(b) of such Act, may, at 
its option, establish a single-asset nonprofit entity to own 
the project and may lend the grant funds to such entity, 
which may be a private nonprofit organization described 
in section 831 of the American Homeownership and Eco-
nomic Opportunity Act of 2000. 
SEC. 319. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 
higher education (as defined under section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)); 
(2) is under 24 years of age; 
(3) is not a veteran; 
(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; and 
(6) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 
parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).