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care program under this paragraph, $52,000,000 
shall be for grants for new rapid re-housing projects 
and supportive service projects providing coordinated 
entry, and for eligible activities that the Secretary 
determines to be critical in order to assist survivors 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking, except that the Secretary may make ad-
ditional grants for such projects and purposes from 
amounts made available for such continuum of care 
program: Provided further, That amounts made 
available for the continuum of care program under 
this paragraph and any remaining unobligated bal-
ances under this heading in prior Acts may be used 
to competitively or non-competitively renew or re-
place grants for youth homelessness demonstration 
projects under the continuum of care program, not-
withstanding any conflict with the requirements of 
the continuum of care program: Provided further, 
That any continuum of care, in consultation with 
their youth action board, that determines it no 
longer has an identified need for funds to renew a 
youth homelessness demonstration project shall no-
tify the Secretary, and the Secretary shall recapture 
such assistance from the continuum of care and 
competitively award it to any other continuum of 
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care with the amounts provided under this heading 
under paragraph (4): Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue the notice of funding opportunity 
for the amounts made available in this paragraph 
not later than June 1, 2026 and shall award such 
amounts not later than December 1, 2026; 
(3) $10,000,000 shall be available for the na-
tional homeless data analysis project: Provided, That 
notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant 
and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 
6301–6308), the amounts made available under this 
paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances 
under this heading for such purposes in prior Acts 
may be used by the Secretary to enter into coopera-
tive agreements with such entities as may be deter-
mined by the Secretary, including public and private 
organizations, agencies, and institutions; and 
(4) $107,000,000 shall be available to imple-
ment projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive 
approach to serving homeless youth, age 24 and 
under, in up to 25 communities with a priority for 
communities with substantial rural populations in up 
to eight locations, can dramatically reduce youth 
homelessness: Provided, That of the amount made 
available under this paragraph, up to $25,000,000 
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may be for youth homelessness system improvement 
grants to support communities, including but not 
limited to the communities assisted under the matter 
preceding this proviso, in establishing and imple-
menting an evidence-based response system for 
youth homelessness, or for improving their existing 
system, including through the establishment of local 
youth advisory boards, collaboration with youth with 
lived experience of homelessness in project design 
and implementation, improving data collection, man-
agement, utilization and evaluation, cross-system 
partnerships with juvenile justice, child welfare, and 
education systems: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under this paragraph, up to 
$10,000,000 shall be to provide technical assistance 
to communities, including but not limited to the 
communities assisted in the preceding proviso and 
the matter preceding such proviso, on improving sys-
tem responses to youth homelessness, and collection, 
analysis, use, and reporting of data and performance 
measures under the comprehensive approaches to 
serve homeless youth, in addition to and in coordina-
tion with other technical assistance funds provided 
under this title: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may use up to 10 percent of the amount made avail-
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able under the preceding proviso to build the capac-
ity of current technical assistance providers or to 
train new technical assistance providers with 
verifiable prior experience with systems and pro-
grams for youth experiencing homelessness: 
Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking 
assistance under this heading shall not be required to pro-
vide third party documentation to establish their eligibility 
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to 
receive services: Provided further, That unaccompanied 
youth aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 
24 and under who are living in unsafe situations may be 
served by youth-serving providers funded under this head-
ing: Provided further, That recipients of funds provided 
under this heading in this Act or any prior Act may estab-
lish preferences for elderly individuals or families (except 
for programs provided to serve homeless youth), or dis-
abled individuals or families as defined by section 401(10) 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11360(10)), when implementing the programs: 
Provided further, That persons eligible under section 
103(a)(5) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act may be served by any project funded under this head-
ing to provide both transitional housing and rapid re-hous-
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ing: Provided further, That for all matching funds require-
ments applicable to funds made available under this head-
ing for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee 
may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds 
other funds administered by the Secretary and other Fed-
eral agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory 
prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be available to provide funding for new 
projects, except for projects created through reallocation, 
unless the Secretary determines that the continuum of 
care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and 
ranked based on the degree to which they improve the con-
tinuum of care’s system performance: Provided further, 
That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds 
made available under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and 
prior years for project-based rental assistance for rehabili-
tation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for 
purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the pur-
poses for which such funds were appropriated: Provided 
further, That unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or ap-
propriated under this heading in fiscal year 2019 or prior 
years, except for rental assistance amounts that were re-
captured and made available until expended, shall be avail-
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able for the current purposes authorized under this head-
ing in addition to the purposes for which such funds origi-
nally were appropriated. 
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, $18,143,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2025 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available Oc-
tober 1, 2025), and $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2026: Pro-
vided, That the amounts made available under this head-
ing shall be available for expiring or terminating section 
8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 
moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to sec-
tion 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 
8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered 
into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal 
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-
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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 heading: Provided further, That of the 
total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed 
$509,000,000 shall be available for performance-based 
contract administrators for section 8 project-based assist-
ance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided further, 
That the Secretary may also use such amounts in the pre-
ceding proviso for performance-based contract administra-
tors for the administration of: interest reduction payments 
pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pur-
suant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment 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 Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q); project rental assistance contracts for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 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 
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86–372; 73 Stat. 667): Provided further, That amounts 
recaptured under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Con-
tributions for Assisted Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing 
Certificate Fund’’, may be used for renewals of or amend-
ments to section 8 project-based contracts or for perform-
ance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the 
purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, upon the request of the Secretary, project funds 
that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project 
subject to a section 8 project-based housing assistance 
payments contract that authorizes the Department 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-
ment and deposited in this account, to be available until 
expended: Provided further, That amounts deposited pur-
suant to the preceding proviso shall be available in addi-
tion to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for 
uses authorized under this heading. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au-
thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
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U.S.C. 1701q), 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 5-year 
term, for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, 
including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the 
American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act 
of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), for supportive services 
associated with the housing, and for administrative and 
other expenses associated with assistance under this head-
ing, $1,031,000,000 to remain available until September 
30, 2029: Provided, That of the amount made available 
under this heading, up to $122,000,000 shall be for serv-
ice coordinators and the continuation of existing con-
gregate service grants for residents of assisted housing 
projects: Provided further, That any funding for existing 
service coordinators under the preceding proviso shall be 
provided within 120 days of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may enter into 2-year 
agreements as appropriate with such funding that are sub-
ject to the availability of annual appropriations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of 
section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project 
rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for 
such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Pro-
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vided further, That upon request of the Secretary, project 
funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any 
project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance 
contract, and that upon termination of such contract are 
in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, 
shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this 
account, to remain available until September 30, 2029: 
Provided further, That amounts deposited in this account 
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available, in ad-
dition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading, 
for the purposes authorized under this heading: Provided 
further, That unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or ap-
propriated under this heading shall be available for the 
current purposes authorized under this heading in addi-
tion to the purposes for which such funds originally were 
appropriated: Provided further, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, up to $4,000,000 shall 
be used by the Secretary to support preservation trans-
actions of housing for the elderly originally developed with 
a capital advance and assisted by a project rental assist-
ance contract under the provisions of section 202(c) of the 
Housing Act of 1959. 
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HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons 
with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of such Act, for project assistance contracts 
pursuant to subsection (h) of section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959, as added by section 205(a) of the Housing 
and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (Pub-
lic Law 95–557; 92 Stat. 2090), including amendments 
to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring 
contracts for such assistance for up to a 5-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-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act, for supportive services associated with the 
housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by sec-
tion 811(b)(1) of such Act, and for administrative and 
other expenses associated with assistance funded under 
this heading, $287,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029: Provided, That, upon the request of the 
Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts 
accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project 
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rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of 
such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined 
by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and 
deposited in this account, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029: Provided further, That amounts depos-
ited in this account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall 
be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided 
by this heading for the purposes authorized under this 
heading: Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be 
used for the current purposes authorized under this head-
ing in addition to the purposes for which such funds origi-
nally were appropriated. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban 
Development 
Act 
of 
1968, 
as 
amended, 
$57,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con-
tract services: Provided, That funds shall be used for pro-
viding counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, 
both current and prospective, with respect to property 
maintenance, financial management or literacy, and such 
other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in im-
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proving their housing conditions, meeting their financial 
needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or 
homeownership; for program administration; and for hous-
ing counselor training: Provided further, That for purposes 
of awarding grants from amounts provided under this 
heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agree-
ments, as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual 
appropriations. 
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 
$14,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$14,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured 
Housing Fees Trust Fund (established under section 
620(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5419(e)): Provided, 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 to incur obligations and 
make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the 
Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount made available under this heading 
from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections 
are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a 
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final fiscal year 2026 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 2026 appropriation: Provided further, That for the 
dispute resolution and installation programs, the Sec-
retary may assess and collect fees from any program par-
ticipant: Provided further, That such collections shall be 
deposited into the Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as pro-
vided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees col-
lected under section 620 of such Act, for necessary ex-
penses 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, 2027: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2026, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, shall not exceed $1,000,000: Provided fur-
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ther, That the foregoing amount in the preceding proviso 
shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 
in connection with sales of single family real properties 
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the 
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further, That 
for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration, $160,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That to the 
extent 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2026, an addi-
tional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be 
available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed 
loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 
amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds 
made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding the limitation in the 
first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), during fiscal year 2026 the 
Secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to 
insure mortgages under section 255 of the National Hous-
ing Act only to the extent that the net credit subsidy cost 
for such insurance does not exceed zero. 
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 
the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author-
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ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 
$35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided, That during fiscal year 2026, gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au-
thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 
the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, 
which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental en-
tities in connection with the sale of single family real prop-
erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under 
such Act. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 
the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 
as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
$550,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided, That $56,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027, shall be for necessary sala-
ries and expenses of the Government National Mortgage 
Association: Provided further, That to the extent that 
guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 
on or before April 1, 2026, an additional $100 for nec-
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essary salaries and expenses shall be available until ex-
pended 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 $3,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That receipts from Commitment and 
Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.) shall be cred-
ited as offsetting collections to this account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and 
urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 
by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying 
out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization 
Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, 
$122,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $40,000,000 shall be for technical assist-
ance, of which $5,000,000 shall be for the distressed cities 
technical assistance program: Provided further, That with 
respect to amounts made available under this heading, 
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notwithstanding section 203 of this title, the Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements with philanthropic 
entities, other Federal agencies, State or local govern-
ments and their agencies, Indian tribes, tribally des-
ignated housing entities, or colleges or universities for re-
search projects: Provided further, That with respect to the 
preceding proviso, such partners to the cooperative agree-
ments shall 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 preceding two provisos, the Secretary 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) of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development 
Reform 
Act 
of 
1989 
(42 
U.S.C. 
3545(a)(4)(C)) with respect to documentation of award 
decisions: Provided further, That of the total amounts pro-
vided under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be for competi-
tive grants to nonprofit or governmental entities to provide 
legal assistance (including assistance related to pretrial 
activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and alter-
native dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible low-income 
tenants at risk of or subject to eviction: Provided further, 
That in awarding grants under the preceding proviso, the 
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Secretary shall give preference to applicants that include 
a marketing strategy for residents of areas with high rates 
of eviction, have experience providing no-cost legal assist-
ance to low-income individuals, and have sufficient capac-
ity to administer such assistance: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that 
the proportion of eligible tenants living in rural areas who 
will receive legal assistance with grant funds made avail-
able under this heading is not less than the overall propor-
tion of eligible tenants who live in rural areas: Provided 
further, That the Department shall maintain on its pub-
licly accessible website all completed research funded 
under this heading by this or any prior Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the Department shall release and publish such 
research without regard to the findings within 6 months 
of submission of the final report. 
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 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), section 561 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 
(42 U.S.C. 3616a), and this heading, $86,355,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 
of the sums appropriated under this heading— 
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(1) $26,355,000 shall be for the fair housing 
assistance program under such title VIII; 
(2) $56,000,000 shall be for the fair housing 
initiatives program under such section 561, of 
which, not less than $10,400,000 shall be available 
for education and outreach programs, not less than 
$3,700,000 shall be available for fair housing orga-
nization initiatives, and not less than $40,500,000 
shall be available for the private enforcement initia-
tive, except that if any program or initiative is 
undersubscribed any remaining amounts may be 
awarded to qualified applicants of other programs or 
initiatives under this paragraph: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall issue each notice of funding oppor-
tunity for the fair housing initiatives program not 
later than 150 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(3) $1,000,000 may be for the Secretary for the 
creation and promotion of translated materials and 
other programs that support the assistance of per-
sons with limited English proficiency in utilizing the 
services provided by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development; and 
(4) $3,000,000 shall be for the national fair 
housing training academy: Provided, That notwith-
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standing section 3302 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Secretary may also assess and collect fees 
to cover the costs of such academy, and may use 
such funds to develop online courses and provide 
such training: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading may be used to lobby the executive or 
legislative branches of the Federal Government in connec-
tion with a specific contract, grant, or loan. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the lead hazard reduction program, as authorized 
by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz-
ard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the healthy 
homes initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 
1701z–1 and 1701z–2), and for related activities and as-
sistance, $295,600,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028: Provided, That the amounts made avail-
able under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $155,600,000 shall be for the award of 
grants pursuant to such section 1011, of which not 
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less than $105,000,000 shall be provided to areas 
with the highest lead-based paint abatement need; 
(2) $140,000,000 shall be for the healthy 
homes initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1970, which shall include research, studies, testing, 
and demonstration efforts, including education and 
outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 
other housing-related diseases and hazards, and 
mitigating housing-related health and safety hazards 
in housing of low-income families: Provided, That up 
to $10,000,000 of amounts made available under 
this paragraph shall be for a one-time national pilot 
program to facilitate new financing mechanisms to 
address lead and other residential environmental 
stressors in low-income communities: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall issue the notice of 
funding of opportunity for the pilot program estab-
lished in the preceding proviso within 120 days of 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
$30,000,000 of amounts made available under this 
paragraph shall be for grants to experienced non- 
profit organizations, States, local governments, or 
public housing agencies for safety and functional 
home modification repairs and renovations to meet 
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