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paint hazards in public housing by carrying out the activi-
ties of risk assessments, abatement, and interim controls 
(as those terms are defined in section 1004 of the Residen-
tial Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 4851b)): Provided further, That for purposes of en-
vironmental review, a grant under the previous proviso 
shall be considered funds for projects or activities under 
title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for purposes of section 26 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be subject to the regula-
tions implementing such section. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2019 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)), $4,756,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020. 
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-
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borhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 
transportation and access to jobs, $100,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
grant funds may be used for resident and community serv-
ices, community development, and affordable housing 
needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or 
foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided fur-
ther, That the use of funds made available under this 
heading shall not be deemed to be public housing notwith-
standing section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, 
That grantees shall commit to an additional period of af-
fordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 
20 years: Provided further, That grantees shall provide a 
match in State, local, other Federal or private funds: Pro-
vided further, That grantees may include local govern-
ments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and non-
profits: Provided further, That for-profit developers may 
apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further, That 
for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be 
treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437x), and grants under this heading shall be subject 
to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement 
such section: Provided further, That of the amount pro-
vided, not less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to pub-
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lic housing agencies: Provided further, That such grantees 
shall create partnerships with other local organizations in-
cluding assisted housing owners, service agencies, and 
resident organizations: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, 
Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agri-
culture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to co-
ordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources: 
Provided further, That no more than $5,000,000 of funds 
made available under this heading may be provided as 
grants to undertake comprehensive local planning with 
input from residents and the community: Provided further, 
That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remain-
ing from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Revital-
ization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE 
VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 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 the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Fund-
ing Availability for funds made available under this head-
ing no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall make grant awards 
no later than one year from the date of enactment of this 
Act in such amounts that the Secretary determines: Pro-
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vided further, That notwithstanding section 24(o) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), 
the Secretary may, until September 30, 2019, obligate any 
available unobligated balances made available under this 
heading in this, or any prior Act. 
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-
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, 
$80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020: Provided, That the Secretary may, by Federal Reg-
ister notice, waive or specify alternative requirements 
under subsections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 
of such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified 
self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assist-
ance under different provisions of the Act, as determined 
by the Secretary: Provided further, That owners of a pri-
vately owned multifamily property with a section 8 con-
tract may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency pro-
gram available to the assisted tenants of such property 
in accordance with procedures established by the Sec-
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retary: Provided further, That such procedures established 
pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating 
tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 
23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from resid-
ual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own 
Family Self-Sufficiency program. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $655,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding NAHASDA, to determine the 
amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each 
Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under 
section 302 of such Act with the need component based 
on single-race census data and with the need component 
based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the 
allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the 
two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$7,000,000 shall be for providing training and technical 
assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally des-
ignated housing entities, to support the inspection of In-
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