103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4624
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Af-
fairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sun-
dry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corpora-
tions, and offices for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1995, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on
behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107,
chapters 11, 13, 51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to
or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and bur-
ial benefits, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay,
adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of pre-
miums due on commercial life insurance policies guaran-
teed under the provisions of Article IV of the Soldiers’
and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107,
1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61;
50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735;
76 Stat. 1198), $17,626,892,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $25,750,000
of the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Gen-
eral operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical care’’ for necessary
expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public
Law 101–508, and in the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992,
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Public Law 102–568, the funding source for which is spe-
cifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ ap-
propriation: Provided further, That $6,000,000 of the
amount appropriated shall be transferred to ‘‘Medical fa-
cilities revolving fund’’ to augment the funding of individ-
ual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to
pensioners as authorized by the Veterans’ Benefits Act of
1992, Public Law 102–568.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law
(38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53,
55, and 61), $1,286,600,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds shall be available to pay any
court order, court award or any compromise settlement
arising from litigation involving the vocational training
program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98–77,
as amended.
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
For military and naval insurance, national service life
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887;
72 Stat. 487), $24,760,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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GUARANTY AND INDEMNITY PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the
program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as
amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $65,226,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the
program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as
amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $59,371,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
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DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the purpose of the program, as au-
thorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That during
1995, within the resources available, not to exceed
$1,000,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are au-
thorized for specially adapted housing loans (38 U.S.C.
chapter 37).
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program, $1,020,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General
operating expenses’’.
EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $1,061, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost 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 gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $4,034.
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In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $195,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $54,000, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost 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 gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $1,964,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $767,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program authorized by section 38, U.S.C. chapter 37,
subchapter V, as amended, $218,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General
operating expenses’’.
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and
outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, including care and treat-
ment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and furnishing recreational fa-
cilities, supplies, and equipment; funeral, burial, and other
expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care
in Department of Veterans Affairs facilities; administra-
tive expenses in support of planning, design, project man-
agement, real property acquisition and disposition, con-
struction and renovation of any facility under the jurisdic-
tion or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs;
oversight, engineering and architectural activities not
charged to project cost; repairing, altering, improving or
providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by
the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate-
rials; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); aid to State homes as author-
ized by law (38 U.S.C. 1741); and not to exceed
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$8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred
to in 38 U.S.C. 8110(a)(5); $16,232,756,000, plus reim-
bursements: Provided, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $771,000,000 is for the equipment
and land and structures object classifications only, which
amount shall not become available for obligation until Au-
gust 1, 1995, and shall remain available for obligation
until September 30, 1996.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of
medical and prosthetic research and development as au-
thorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapter 73), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 1996, $252,000,000, plus reim-
bursements.
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For payment of health professional scholarship pro-
gram grants, as authorized by law, to students who agree
to a service obligation with the Department of Veterans
Affairs at one of its medical facilities, $10,386,000.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in the administration of the
medical hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction,
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of planning, design,
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project management, architectural, engineering, real prop-
erty acquisition and disposition, construction and renova-
tion of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including site ac-
quisition; engineering and architectural activites not
charged to project cost; and research and development in
building construction technology; $69,808,000, plus reim-
bursements.
GRANTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of
grants, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 1732), for assist-
ing in the replacement and upgrading of equipment and
in rehabilitating the physical plant and facilities of the
Veterans Memorial Medical Center, $500,000, to remain
available until September 30, 1996.
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized
by Public Law 102–54, section 8, which shall be trans-
ferred from the ‘‘General post fund’’: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost 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 gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $70,000. In addition, for admin-
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istrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,
$54,000, which shall be transferred from the ‘‘General
post fund’’, as authorized by Public Law 102–54, section
8.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary operating expenses of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law; not
to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimburse-
ment of the General Services Administration for security
guard services, and the Department of Defense for the
cost of overseas employee mail; $887,909,000, of which
$25,500,000, for the acquisition of automated data proc-
essing equipment and services to support the moderniza-
tion program in the Veterans Benefits Administration,
shall not become available for obligation until September
1, 1995, and shall remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1996.
NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of the National Cemetery System not otherwise
provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law; cemeterial expenses as authorized by
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law; purchase of three passenger motor vehicles, for use
in cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles, $72,663,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $32,219,000.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending and improving
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102,
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, Unit-
ed States Code, including planning, architectural and en-
gineering services, maintenance or guarantee period serv-
ices costs associated with equipment guarantees provided
under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility
and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac-
quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is
$3,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were
made available in a previous major project appropriation,
$101,965,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That, except for advance planning of projects fund-
ed through the advance planning fund and the design of
projects funded through the design fund, none of these
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funds shall be used for any project which has not been
considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary
process: Provided further, That funds provided in this ap-
propriation for fiscal year 1995, for each approved project
shall be obligated (1) by the awarding of a construction
documents contract by September 30, 1995, and (2) by
the awarding of a construction contract by September 30,
1996: Provided further, That the Secretary shall promptly
report in writing to the Comptroller General and to the
Committees on Appropriations any approved major con-
struction project in which obligations are not incurred
within the time limitations established above; and the
Comptroller General shall review the report in accordance
with the procedures established by section 1015 of the Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public Law
93–344): Provided further, That no funds from any other
account except the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’, may be obli-
gated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving
a project which was approved in the budget process and
funded in this account until one year after substantial
completion and beneficial occupancy by the Department
of Veterans Affairs of the project or any part thereof with
respect to that part only.
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CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including plan-
ning, architectural and engineering services, maintenance
or guarantee period services costs associated with equip-
ment guarantees provided under the project, services of
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system
construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102,
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, Unit-
ed States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is
less than $3,000,000, $153,540,000, to remain available
until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre-
vious ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations which
are hereby made available for any project where the esti-
mated cost is less than $3,000,000: Provided, That funds
in this account shall be available for (1) repairs to any
of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for
the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs which are
necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural
disaster or catastrophe, and (2) temporary measures nec-
essary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such
causes.
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PARKING REVOLVING FUND
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by law
(38 U.S.C. 8109), $1,400,000, together with income from
fees collected, to remain available until expended. Re-
sources of this fund shall be available for all expenses au-
thorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109 except operations and mainte-
nance costs which will be funded from ‘‘Medical care’’.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE
FACILITIES
For grants to assist the several States to acquire or
construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities
and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing
home and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnish-
ing care to veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
8131–8137), $37,397,000, to remain available until
expended.
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS
CEMETERIES
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding,
or improving State veteran cemeteries as authorized by
law (38 U.S.C. 2408), $5,378,000, to remain available
until September 30, 1997.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Any appropriation for 1995 for ‘‘Compensation and
pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insur-
ance and indemnities’’ may be transferred to any other
of the mentioned appropriations.
Appropriations available to the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs for 1995 for salaries and expenses shall be
available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
No part of the appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations
for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, ‘‘Construction, minor
projects’’ and the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’) shall be avail-
able for the purchase of any site for or toward the con-
struction of any new hospital or home.
No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be avail-
able for hospitalization or examination of any persons ex-
cept beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such
benefits to veterans, unless reimbursement of cost is made
to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Appropriations available to the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs for fiscal year 1995 for ‘‘Compensation and
pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insur-
ance and indemnities’’ shall be available for payment of
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prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by
law against the corresponding prior year accounts within
the last quarter of fiscal year 1994.
Appropriations accounts available to the Department
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995 shall be available
to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year
appropriations accounts resulting from title X of the Com-
petitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law 100–86, except
that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they
shall be payable from ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’.
Of the budgetary resources available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs during fiscal year 1995,
$20,742,000 are permanently canceled. The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall allocate the amount of budgetary
resources canceled among the Department’s accounts
available for procurement and procurement-related ex-
penses. Amounts available for procurement and procure-
ment-related expenses in each such account shall be re-
duced by the amount allocated to such account. For the
purposes of this section, the definition of ‘‘procurement’’
includes all stages of the process of acquiring property or
services, beginning with the process of determining a need
for a product or service and ending with contract comple-
tion and closeout, as specified in 41 U.S.C. 403(2).
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TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE GRANTS (HOPE GRANTS)
For the homeownership and opportunity for people
everywhere (HOPE grants) program as authorized under
title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.) and subtitles A, B, and C of title
IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act (Public Law 101–625), $100,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which up to one and one-half
percent may be made available for technical assistance to
potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assist-
ance under this head as authorized under subtitle E of
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1992.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101–625), as
amended, $1,275,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
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ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For assistance under the United States Housing Act
of 1937, as amended (‘‘the Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437),
not otherwise provided for, $11,473,019,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the total
amount provided under this head, $263,000,000 shall be
for the development or acquisition cost of public housing
for Indian families, including amounts for housing under
the mutual help homeownership opportunity program
under section 202 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437bb); and
$598,000,000 shall be for the development or acquisition
cost of public housing, of which up to .67 per centum shall
be available for technical assistance and inspection of pub-
lic housing agencies by the Secretary: Provided further,
That of the total amount provided under this head,
$3,600,000,000 shall be for modernization of existing pub-
lic housing projects pursuant to section 14 of the Act (42
U.S.C. 1437l), including up to .54 per centum for the in-
spection of modernization units and provision of technical
assistance by the Secretary and contract expertise to as-
sist in the oversight and management of the public and
Indian housing modernization program, including an an-
nual resident survey: Provided further, That of the
amounts provided under this head for modernization of
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existing public housing projects, $85,000,000 may be used
for the Tenant Opportunity Program: Provided further,
That of the total amount provided under this head,
$2,643,000,000 shall be for rental assistance under the
section 8 existing housing certificate program (42 U.S.C.
1437f) and the housing voucher program under section
8(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)): Provided further,
That those portions of the fees for the costs incurred in
administering incremental units assisted in the certificate
and housing voucher programs under sections 8(b), 8(o),
and 8(e)(2) shall be established or increased in accordance
with the authorization for such fees in section 8(q) of the
Act: Provided further, That of the total amount provided
under this head, $17,300,000 shall be available for fees
for coordinators under section 23(h)(1) for the family self-
sufficiency program (42 U.S.C. 1437u): Provided further,
That of the total amount provided under this head,
$1,202,100,000 shall be for amendments to section 8 con-
tracts other than contracts for projects developed under
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and
$555,000,000 shall be for section 8 assistance for property
deposition, and $100,000,000 shall be for assistance for
State or local units of government, tenant and nonprofit
organizations to purchase projects where owners have indi-
cated an intention to prepay mortgages and for assistance
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to be used as an incentive to prevent prepayment or for
vouchers to aid eligible tenants adversely affected by mort-
gage prepayment, as authorized in the Emergency Low-
Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987, as amended:
Provided further, That 50 per centum of the amounts of
budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 per centum 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 Amend-
ments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–628, 102 Stat. 3224,
3268) shall be rescinded, or in the case of cash, shall be
remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget au-
thority 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 Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development for which settlement occurred after
January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount provided under
this head, $156,000,000 shall be for housing opportunities
for persons with AIDS under title VIII, subtitle D of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
$150,000,000 shall be for the lead-based paint hazard re-
duction program as authorized under sections 1011 and
1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction
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Act of 1992; and $30,000,000 shall for service coordina-
tors in public housing pursuant to section 9(a)(1)(B)(ii)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and
$30,000,000 shall be for service coordinators in project-
based section 8 housing, pursuant to section 8(d)(2)(F)(1)
of the Act, tenant-based section 8 housing, pursuant to
section 8(q) of the Act and, for service coordinators in
multifamily housing assisted under the National Housing
Act, pursuant to section 676 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1992: Provided further, That of
the total amount provided under this head, $149,100,000
shall be for moving to opportunity.
Of the total amount provided under this head,
$1,158,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including
amendments to capital advance contracts, for housing for
the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing
Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assist-
ance, and amendments to contracts for project rental as-
sistance, for supportive housing for the elderly under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959: Provided, That
$22,000,000 shall be for service coordinators pursuant to
section 202(q) of the Housing Act of 1959 and subtitle
E of title VI of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992, other than section 676 of such Act and sec-
tion 8(d)(2)(F)(i) of the Act.
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Of the total amount provided under this head,
$387,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including
amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive
housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by sec-
tion 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act; and for project rental assistance, and
amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for
supportive housing for persons with disabilities as author-
ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE RENEWAL OF EXPIRING SECTION 8
SUBSIDY CONTRACTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For assistance under the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) not otherwise provided for, for
use in connection with expiring section 8 subsidy con-
tracts, $3,705,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That to the extent the amount in this
appropriation is insufficient to fund all expiring section
8 contracts, the Secretary may transfer to and merge with
this appropriation such amounts from the ‘‘Annual con-
tributions for assisted housing’’ appropriation as the Sec-
retary shall determine, and amounts earmarked in the
foregoing account may be reduced accordingly, at the Sec-
retary’s discretion: Provided further, That the Secretary
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may maintain consolidated accounting data for funds dis-
bursed at the public housing agency or Indian housing au-
thority or project level for subsidy assistance regardless
of the source of the disbursement so as to minimize the
administrative burden of multiple accounts.
Further, for the foregoing purposes, $800,000,000,
to become available for obligation on October 1, 1995, and
to remain available for obligation until expended.
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE
(RESCISSION)
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum
payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all
contracts entered into under section 236 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) is reduced in fiscal year
1995 by not more than $2,000,000 in uncommitted bal-
ances of authorizations provided for this purpose in appro-
priations Acts: Provided, That up to $66,000,000 of re-
captured section 236 budget authority resulting from the
prepayment of mortgages subsidized under section 236 of
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) shall be
rescinded in fiscal year 1995.
HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For payments under section 235(r) of the National
Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z) for incentives
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to mortgagors to refinance mortgages that are insured
under such section 235 and for closing and other costs
in connection with such refinancing, $6,875,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That up to
$50,000,000 of recaptured section 235 budget authority
resulting from reducing the interest rate on such refi-
nanced mortgages shall be reused for payments under this
heading: Provided further, That up to $184,000,000 of ad-
ditional recaptured section 235 budget authority from refi-
nancing section 235 mortgages shall be rescinded in fiscal
year 1995.
CONGREGATE SERVICES
For contracts with and payments to public housing
agencies and nonprofit corporations for congregate serv-
ices programs, $6,267,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1996, in accordance with the provisions of the
Congregate Services Act of 1978, as amended.
PAYMENTS FOR OPERATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING
PROJECTS
For payments to public housing agencies and Indian
housing authorities for operating subsidies for low-income
housing projects as authorized by section 9 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1437g), $2,900,000,000.
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SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING
For the revitalization of severely distressed public
housing program, as authorized by section 24 of the Unit-
ed States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1437), $500,000,000, to remain available until expended,
of which up to one-half of one percent may be used for
technical assistance under this program, to be made avail-
able directly, or indirectly under contracts or grants, as
appropriate.
DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING
For grants to public housing agencies for use in
eliminating drug-related crime in public housing projects
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11901–11908, and for drug in-
formation clearinghouse services authorized by 42 U.S.C.
11921–11925, $265,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants, tech-
nical assistance, contracts and other assistance training,
program assessment, and execution for or on behalf of
public housing agencies and resident organizations (in-
cluding the cost of necessary travel for participants in
such training) and of which $1,500,000 shall be for grants
for an after school demonstration program in public hous-
ing projects, run by the 4H Clubs of America and co-spon-
sored by private sector firms.
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INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $3,000,000, as au-
thorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 3739): Provided,
That such costs, including the costs of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further,
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$22,388,000.
YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For youthbuild program activities authorized by sub-
title D of title IV of the Crantson-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act, as amended, $50,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. In addition, the unex-
pended balances from the $28,000,000 made available for
subtitle D of title IV of such Act under the head ‘‘Home-
ownership and opportunity for people everywhere grants
(HOPE Grants)’’ in the Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 shall be transferred to
and merged with this appropriation.
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HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, other
than loans, not otherwise provided for, for providing coun-
seling and advice to tenants and homeowners—both cur-
rent and prospective—with respect to property mainte-
nance, financial management, and such other matters as
may be appropriate to assist them in improving their hous-
ing conditions and meeting the responsibilities of tenancy
or homeownership, including provisions for training and
for support of voluntary agencies and services as author-
ized by section 106 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1968, as amended, $50,000,000.
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND
For assistance to owners of eligible multifamily hous-
ing projects insured, or formerly insured, and under the
National Housing Act, as amended, or which are otherwise
eligible for assistance under section 201(c) of the Housing
and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as
amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1a), in the program of assist-
ance for troubled multifamily housing projects under the
Housing and Community Development Amendments of
1978, as amended, $50,000,000, and all uncommitted bal-
ances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1994,
and any collections and other amounts in the fund author-
ized under section 201(j) of the Housing and Community
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Development Amendments of 1978, as amended, during
fiscal year 1995, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That assistance to an owner of a multifamily hous-
ing project assisted, but not insured, under the National
Housing Act may be made if the project owner and the
mortgagee have provided or agreed to provide assistance
to the project in a manner as determined by the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
FHA—MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
During fiscal year 1995, 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 $100,000,000,000.
During fiscal year 1995, obligations to make direct
loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the
National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed
$180,000,000: 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 section 203
of such Act.