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tribal entities, public housing authorities, and nonprofits: 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 provided, not less than $50,000,000 shall be 
awarded to public housing authorities: Provided further, That such 
grantees shall create partnerships with other local organizations 
including assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident 
organizations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult 
with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health 
and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney 
General, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal 
resources: Provided further, That no more than $5,000,000 of funds 
made available under this heading may be provided to assist 
communities in developing comprehensive strategies for imple-
menting this program or implementing other revitalization efforts 
in conjunction with community notice and input: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the 
use of such competitive funds, including but not limited to eligible 
activities, program requirements, and performance metrics: Pro-
vided further, That unobligated balances, including recaptures, 
remaining from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Revitaliza-
tion 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 purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated. 
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 development of local strategies 
to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8(o) and 9 of 
such Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible 
families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive 
or specify alternative requirements under sections 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 privately owned multi-
family property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make 
a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants 
of such property in accordance with procedures established by the 
Secretary: 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 residual receipt accounts 
to hire coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may carry out a demonstration 
testing the effectiveness of combining vouchers for homeless youth 
under the Family Unification Program authorized under section
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8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein) with assistance under the Family Self- 
Sufficiency program authorized under section 23 of the Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may establish alternative require-
ments to those contained in section 8(x) of the Act to facilitate 
such a demonstration: Provided further, That any public housing 
agency that has existing Family Unification Program vouchers and 
an established Family Self-Sufficiency program may participate 
in such demonstration provided that they can demonstrate (1) an 
agreement with the public child welfare agency or agencies to 
serve the target population; (2) capacity to serve the target popu-
lation; (3) the success of the agency’s existing Family Self-Suffi-
ciency program in serving residents; (4) partnerships with local 
organizations that serve homeless youth; and (5) any other factors 
established by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall monitor and evaluate the demonstration and report on 
whether the demonstration helped homeless youth achieve self- 
sufficiency. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 
et seq.), $650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That, notwithstanding the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to deter-
mine 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, $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national 
or regional organizations representing Native American housing 
interests for providing training and technical assistance to Indian 
housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities as 
authorized under NAHASDA: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 
shall be made available for a national organization as authorized 
under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 
shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract 
expertise, training, and technical assistance in the training, over-
sight, and management of such Indian housing and tenant-based 
assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 
shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other 
obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided fur-
ther, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such notes 
and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, 
That these funds are available to subsidize the total principal 
amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,530,000: Provided further,
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That the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation 
within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as 
authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), 
$9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That of this amount, $300,000 shall be for training and technical 
assistance activities, including up to $100,000 for related travel 
by Hawaii-based employees of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
up to $744,047,000, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That up to $750,000 of this amount may be for administra-
tive contract expenses including management processes and systems 
to carry out the loan guarantee program. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b) and for such costs for loans used for refi-
nancing, $100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall 
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up 
to $16,130,000, to remain available until expended. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $330,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016, except that amounts allocated pursuant 
to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all 
expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially 
were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act from funds made 
available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal 
years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds 
for new contracts under such section: Provided further, That the 
Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 
60 days of enactment of this Act.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to units of State and local government, and 
to other entities, for economic and community development activi-
ties, and for other purposes, $3,066,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, unless otherwise specified: Provided, 
That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying 
out the community development block grant program under title 
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
amended (the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided fur-
ther, That unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not 
to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be expended for planning and management 
development and administration: Provided further, That a metro-
politan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or 
Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives 
funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer 
all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange 
for any other funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must 
use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds 
provided under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity 
for an economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless 
such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with 
guidelines required under subparagraph (e)(2): Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available under this heading may 
be used for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (‘‘EDI’’) 
or Neighborhood Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or 
for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307): Provided further, That 
the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 
within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
$66,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding 
section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (including section 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 
may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats 
to health and safety: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under the previous proviso, $6,000,000 shall be for grants 
for mold remediation and prevention that shall be awarded through 
one national competition to Native American tribes with the 
greatest need. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
during fiscal year 2015, commitments to guarantee loans under 
section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall 
not exceed a total principal amount of $500,000,000, notwith-
standing any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations 
guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding 
subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy 
cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall 
be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974.