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OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the 
Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 
502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 
(12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 and 1701z–2), and for related activi-
ties and assistance, $345,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2026: Provided, That the amounts 
made available under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $200,000,000 shall be for the award of 
grants pursuant to such section 1011, of which not 
less than $80,000,000 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 
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in housing of low-income families, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the establishment and im-
plementation of a national pilot program to facilitate 
new financing mechanisms to address lead and other 
residential environmental stressors in low-income 
communities. 
(3) $3,000,000 shall be for the award of grants 
and contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 
and 1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz-
ard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4854, 
4854a). 
(4) Up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts 
made available under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be 
transferred to the heading ‘‘Research and Tech-
nology’’ for the purposes of conducting research and 
studies and for use in accordance with the provisos 
under that heading for non-competitive agreements. 
(5) $2,000,000 shall be for grants for a radon 
testing and mitigation safety demonstration program 
(the radon demonstration) in public housing: Pro-
vided, That the testing method, mitigation method, 
or action level used under the radon demonstration 
shall be as specified by applicable State or local law, 
if such law is more protective of human health or 
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the environment than the method or level specified 
by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That for purposes of environmental re-
view, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of 
law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under 
the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Stud-
ies program, or other demonstrations or programs under 
this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such 
purposes under this heading, or under the heading ‘‘Hous-
ing for the Elderly’’ under prior Appropriations Acts, shall 
be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes 
of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property 
Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That 
each applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under 
this heading shall certify adequate capacity that is accept-
able to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of 
funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall conduct a dem-
onstration to harmonize income eligibility criteria for 
grants under this heading in this and prior Acts with the 
income eligibility criteria of certain other Federal pro-
grams: Provided further, That for purposes of such dem-
onstration, the Secretary may establish income eligibility 
criteria for such grants using income eligibility criteria of 
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any program administered by the Secretary, the Depart-
ment of Energy weatherization assistance program (42 
U.S.C. 6851 et seq.), the Department of Health and 
Human Services low income home energy assistance pro-
gram (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), and the Department of 
Veterans Affairs supportive services for veteran families 
program (38 U.S.C. 2044): Provided further, That 
amounts made available under this heading, in this or 
prior appropriations Acts, still remaining available, may 
be used for any purpose under this heading notwith-
standing the purpose for which such amounts were appro-
priated if a program competition is undersubscribed and 
there are other program competitions under this heading 
that are oversubscribed. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For Department-wide and program-specific informa-
tion technology systems and infrastructure, $371,250,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, 
That not more than 10 percent of the funds made avail-
able under this heading for development, modernization, 
and enhancement may be obligated until 90 days after the 
Secretary submits a plan and quarterly reports in accord-
ance with the requirements stated in the Report accom-
panying this Act. 
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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, $154,000,000: Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have independent authority 
over all personnel issues within this office. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the 
case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 
amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 
rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 
State housing finance agencies or local governments or 
local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set-
tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 
with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 
the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 
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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 funds made available by this 
Act may be used during fiscal year 2024 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. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 
pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi-
tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 
of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
SEC. 204. 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, 
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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. 1811–1). 
SEC. 205. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap-
propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development shall be available for any program, project 
or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
estimates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 206. 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 2024 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 
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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 
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. 207. The Secretary shall provide quarterly re-
ports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured 
and excess funds in each program and activity within the 
jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit addi-
tional, updated budget information to these Committees 
upon request. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available by this 
title may be used for an audit of the Government National 
Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements 
under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.). 
SEC. 209. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 
for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 
some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured 
by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and 
very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one 
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or more multifamily housing project or projects to another 
multifamily housing project or projects. 
(b) PHASED
TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project- 
based assistance under this section may be done in phases 
to accommodate the financing and other requirements re-
lated to rehabilitating or constructing the project or 
projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 
that such project or projects meet the standards under 
subsection (c). 
(c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub-
ject to the following conditions: 
(1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 
(A) For occupied units in the transferring 
project: The number of low-income and very 
low-income units and the configuration (i.e., 
bedroom size) provided by the transferring 
project shall be no less than when transferred 
to the receiving project or projects and the net 
dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to 
the transferring project shall remain the same 
in the receiving project or projects. 
(B) For unoccupied units in the transfer-
ring project: The Secretary may authorize a re-
duction in the number of dwelling units in the 
receiving project or projects to allow for a re-
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configuration of bedroom sizes to meet current 
market demands, as determined by the Sec-
retary and provided there is no increase in the 
project-based assistance budget authority. 
(2) The transferring project shall, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 
or economically nonviable, or be reasonably expected 
to become economically nonviable when complying 
with State or Federal requirements for community 
integration and reduced concentration of individuals 
with disabilities. 
(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 
or exceed applicable physical standards established 
by the Secretary. 
(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 
project shall notify and consult with the tenants re-
siding in the transferring project and provide a cer-
tification of approval by all appropriate local govern-
mental officials. 
(5) The tenants of the transferring project who 
remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 
receiving project or projects shall not be required to 
vacate their units in the transferring project or 
projects until new units in the receiving project are 
available for occupancy. 
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(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 
is in the best interest of the tenants. 
(7) If either the transferring project or the re-
ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci-
fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiv-
ing project resulting from additional financing ob-
tained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 
FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed 
on, such project by the Secretary, except that the 
Secretary may waive this requirement upon deter-
mination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 
the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or re-
habilitation of the receiving project or projects. 
(8) If the transferring project meets the re-
quirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mort-
gagor of the receiving project or projects shall exe-
cute and record either a continuation of the existing 
use agreement or a new use agreement for the 
project where, in either case, any use restrictions in 
such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 
existing use restrictions. 
(9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of any FHA-insured 
mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 
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SEC. 210. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 
higher education (as defined under section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)); 
(2) is under 24 years of age; 
(3) is not a veteran; 
(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; 
(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 
term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 
under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 
(7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 
14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 
(8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 
parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 
person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan-
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cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition 
and any other required fees and charges) that an indi-
vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or from 
an institution of higher education (as defined under sec-
tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, ex-
cept for a person over the age of 23 with dependent chil-
dren. 
SEC. 211. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native 
American Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allo-
cated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant re-
cipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only 
such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made 
available under paragraph (2) of such heading. 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2024, 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 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall 
maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 
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of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other pro-
grams that are attached to any dwelling units in the prop-
erty. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consulta-
tion with the tenants and the local government that such 
a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held 
by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assist-
ance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 
based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating 
and operating the property and all available Federal, 
State, and local resources, including rent adjustments 
under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section 
‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environ-
mental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effec-
tive fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the 
tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental 
assistance payments with an owner or owners of other ex-
isting housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to 
ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior 
to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abate-
ment remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent 
major threats to health and safety after written notice to 
and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of 
other available remedies, such as partial abatements or re-
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ceivership. After disposition of any multifamily property 
described in this section, the contract and allowable rent 
levels on such properties shall be subject to the require-
ments under section 524 of MAHRAA. 
SEC. 213. Public housing agencies that own and oper-
ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex-
empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 
the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: 
Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a 
reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula 
shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. 
SEC. 214. With respect to the use of amounts pro-
vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap-
ital improvement, and management of public housing as 
authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d),(e)), the Sec-
retary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relat-
ing to asset management that restricts or limits in any 
way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): 
Provided, That a public housing agency may not use cap-
ital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that 
are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 
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from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per-
mitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g). 
SEC. 215. No official or employee of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 
as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 
has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 
has received training in funds control procedures and di-
rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 
there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appro-
priation under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Admin-
istrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, ‘‘Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of 
Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program 
Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 216. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2024, 
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 
opportunity (NOFO) for any program or discretionary 
fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi-
tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary may make the 
NOFO available only on the Internet at the appropriate 
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Government website or through other electronic media, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 217. Payment of attorney fees in program-re-
lated litigation shall be paid from the individual program 
office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 
appropriations. 
SEC. 218. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up 
to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 
appropriated for any office under the headings ‘‘Adminis-
trative Support Offices’’, or ‘‘Program Offices’’, to any 
other such office under such headings: Provided, That no 
appropriation for any such office under such headings 
shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent 
or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
notification to such Committees 3 business days in ad-
vance of any such transfers under this section up to 10 
percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less. 
SEC. 219. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 
payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi-
tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with 
any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, 
ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condi-
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tion of any property covered under a housing assistance 
payment contract. 
(b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection 
(c) when a multifamily housing project with a contract 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for similar project-based 
assistance— 
(1) receives a failing score under the Uniform 
Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) or a suc-
cessor standard; or 
(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 
within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de-
ficiencies or those deficiencies requiring correction 
within 24 hours identified by the inspector at the 
project have been corrected. 
Such requirements shall apply to insured and non-
insured projects with assistance attached to the units 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f), but shall not apply to such units as-
sisted under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with cap-
ital or operating funds under section 9 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 
(c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Es-
tate Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Sec-
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retary shall provide the owner with a Notice of Default 
with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, 
for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide 
a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local 
government, any mortgagees, and any contract adminis-
trator. If the owner’s appeal results in a passing score, 
the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of Default. 
(2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 
deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 
fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may— 
(A) require immediate replacement of project 
management with a management agent approved by 
the Secretary; 
(B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be 
used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and 
sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as des-
ignated by the Secretary, with priority given to the 
tenants of the property affected by the penalty; 
(C) abate the section 8 contract, including par-
tial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until 
all deficiencies have been corrected; 
(D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, 
approved by the Secretary under established proce-
dures, who will be obligated to promptly make all re-
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quired repairs and to accept renewal of the assist-
ance contract if such renewal is offered; 
(E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to 
another project or projects and owner or owners; 
(F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including 
suspensions or debarments from Federal programs; 
(G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to 
manage the property and cure all project deficiencies 
or seek a judicial order of specific performance re-
quiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies; 
(H) work with the owner, lender, or other re-
lated party to stabilize the property in an attempt 
to preserve the property through compliance, trans-
fer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided 
by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or 
(I) take any other regulatory or contractual 
remedies available as deemed necessary and appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to en-
sure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject 
to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 
relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety 
after written notice to the affected tenants. To the extent 
the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 
and the local government, that the property is not feasible 
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for continued rental assistance payments under such sec-
tion 8 or other programs, based on consideration of— 
(1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the 
property and all available Federal, State, and local 
resources, including rent adjustments under section 
524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and 
(2) environmental conditions that cannot be 
remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 
may contract for project-based rental assistance pay-
ments with an owner or owners of other existing 
housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. 
(e) The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all 
properties covered by this section that are assessed 
through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have fail-
ing physical inspection scores or have received an unsatis-
factory management and occupancy review within the past 
36 months. The report shall include— 
(1) identification of the enforcement actions 
being taken to address such conditions, including 
imposition of civil money penalties and termination 
of subsidies, and identification of properties that 
have such conditions multiple times; 
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SEC. 231. None of the funds made available by this 
title may be used to issue rules or guidance in contraven-
tion of section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 
3442) or section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155). 
SEC. 232. The language under the heading ‘‘RENT-
AL ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION’’ in the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as most recently amend-
ed by Public Law 117–103, is further amended— 
(1) in the matter before the first proviso, by striking 
‘‘and ‘Public Housing Operating Fund’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
‘Public Housing Operating Fund’ and ‘Public Housing 
Fund’ ’’; 
(2) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘until Sep-
tember 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2012 and 
thereafter’’; 
(3) by striking the fourth proviso and inserting the 
following new provisos: ‘‘Provided further, That at prop-
erties with assistance under section 9 of the Act request-
ing to partially convert such assistance, and where an 
event under section 18 of the Act occurs that results in 
the eligibility for tenant protection vouchers under section 
8(o) of the Act, the Secretary may convert the tenant pro-
tection voucher assistance to assistance under a project- 
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