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ligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Trans-
portation, or her designee.
RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses of the Research and Innovative
Technology 
Administration, 
$12,000,000, 
of 
which
$6,036,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2010: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation, to be available until expended, funds received from
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,
and private sources for expenses incurred for training.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $66,400,000: Provided, That the
Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in car-
rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations
of fraud, including false statements to the government (18
U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to
regulation by the Department: Provided further, That the
funds made available under this heading shall be used to
investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United
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States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair
methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers
and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and
foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation
Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$25,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees estab-
lished by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation
Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting
collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses
under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a
dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2008, to result in a final appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at no more than
$23,750,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year applicable
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire
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of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liabil-
ity insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign coun-
tries on official department business; and uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902).
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the
Department of Transportation shall be available for services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for
an Executive Level IV.
SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered by
this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside
the Department of Transportation.
SEC. 183. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 184. (a) No recipient of funds made available in
this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined
in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of
motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record
as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18
U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
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(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall
not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee
if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.
SEC. 185. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal
Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training may be credited respectively
to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid
Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administration’s
‘‘Research and University Research Centers’’ account, and
to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Op-
erations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors
participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
SEC. 186. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is
authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock here-
tofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such
stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount
determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 187. None of the funds in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Transportation may be used to make a grant unless
the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full busi-
ness days before any discretionary grant award, letter of
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intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling $1,000,000
or more is announced by the department or its modal ad-
ministrations from: (1) any discretionary grant program
of the Federal Highway Administration including the emer-
gency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program
of the Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any pro-
gram of the Federal Transit Administration other than the
formula grants and fixed guideway modernization pro-
grams: Provided, That no notification shall involve funds
that are not available for obligation.
SEC. 188. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor
fees and other funds received by the Department of Trans-
portation from travel management centers, charge card pro-
grams, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous
sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Depart-
ment of Transportation and allocated to elements of the De-
partment of Transportation using fair and equitable cri-
teria and such funds shall be available until expended.
SEC. 189. Amounts made available in this or any other
Act that the Secretary determines represent improper pay-
ments by the Department of Transportation to a third
party contractor under a financial assistance award, which
are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available—
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(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by
the Department of Transportation in recovering im-
proper payments; and
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in re-
covering improper payments or contractor support in
the implementation of the Improper Payments Infor-
mation Act of 2002: Provided, That amounts in excess
of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)—
(A) shall be credited to and merged with the
appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available; or
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided, That prior to the
transfer of any such recovery to an appropria-
tions account, the Secretary shall notify the
House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions of the amount and reasons for such trans-
fer: Provided further, That for purposes of this
section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’, has the
same meaning as that provided in section
2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300.
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SEC. 190. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject
to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be pro-
vided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions, said reprogramming action shall be approved or de-
nied solely by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided,
That the Secretary may provide notice to other congres-
sional committees of the action of the Committees on Appro-
priations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30
days following the date on which the reprogramming action
has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations.
SEC. 191. Out of funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this Act to the Surface Transpor-
tation Board of the Department of Transportation, when
considering cases, matters, or declaratory orders before the
Board involving a railroad, or an entity claiming or seek-
ing authority to operate as a railroad, and the transpor-
tation of solid waste (as defined in section 1004 of 42
U.S.C. 6903), the Board shall consider any activity involv-
ing the receipt, delivery, sorting, handling or transfer in-
transit outside of a sealed container, storage other than in-
side a sealed container, or other processing of solid waste
to be an activity over which the Board does not have juris-
diction.
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SEC. 192. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this Act may be used by the Surface
Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation
to charge or collect any filing fee for rate complaints filed
with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount au-
thorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section
1914 of title 28, United States Code.
SEC. 193. Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Transportation shall—
(1) conduct an investigation of rail service dis-
ruptions since 2004 and incidents since 2004 in
which rail carriers failed to timely deliver various
commodities, such as coal, wheat, ethanol, potatoes,
specialty crops, and lumber; and
(2) submit a report containing legislative and
regulatory recommendations designed to reduce such
disruptions and incidents and to improve railroad
service to—
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate; and
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(D) the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 194. None of the funds made available under this
Act may be used to establish a cross-border motor carrier
demonstration program to allow Mexico-domiciled motor
carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones along the
international border between the United States and Mexico.
SEC. 195. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
establish and maintain on the homepage of the Internet
website of the Department of Transportation—
(1) a direct link to the Internet website of the Of-
fice of Inspector General of the Department of Trans-
portation; and
(2) a mechanism by which individuals may
anonymously report cases of waste, fraud, or abuse
with respect to the Department of Transportation.
SEC. 196. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION AND COLLEC-
TION OF TOLLS ON CERTAIN HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTED
USING FEDERAL FUNDS. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this sec-
tion:
(1) FEDERAL HIGHWAY FACILITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal high-
way facility’’ means—
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(i) any highway, bridge, or tunnel on
the Interstate System that is constructed
using Federal funds; or
(ii) any United States highway.
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Federal high-
way facility’’ does not include any right-of-way
for any highway, bridge, or tunnel described in
subparagraph (A).
(2) TOLLING PROVISION.—The term ‘‘tolling pro-
vision’’ means section 1216(b) of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129 note;
112 Stat. 212);
(b) PROHIBITION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made avail-
able by this Act shall be used to consider or approve
an application to permit the imposition or collection
of any toll on any portion of a Federal highway facil-
ity in the State of Texas—
(A)(i) that is in existence on the date of en-
actment of this Act; and
(ii) on which no toll is imposed or collected
under a tolling provision on that date of enact-
ment; or
(B) that would result in the Federal high-
way facility having fewer non-toll lanes than be-
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fore the date on which the toll was first imposed
or collected.
(2) EXEMPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply
to the imposition or collection of a toll on a Federal
highway facility—
(A) on which a toll is imposed or collected
under a tolling provision on the date of enact-
ment of this Act; or
(B) that is constructed, under construction,
or the subject of an application for construction
submitted to the Secretary, after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
(c) STATE BUY-BACK.—None of the funds made avail-
able by this Act shall be used to impose or collect a toll
on a Federal highway facility in the State of Texas that
is purchased by the State of Texas on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 197. The Secretary of Transportation may con-
duct a study of the use of non-hazardous recycled aggregates
and other materials, including reused concrete and asphalt,
in highway projects, to the maximum extent practicable
and whenever economically feasible and consistent with
public health and environmental laws.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2008’’.
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TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, $3,930,000:
Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS
For the necessary salaries and expenses of the Office
of Hearings and Appeals, $1,490,000.
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
For the necessary salaries and expenses of the Office
of 
Small 
and 
Disadvantaged 
Business 
Utilization,
$510,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
For the necessary salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Chief Financial Officer, $43,750,000.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For the necessary salaries and expenses of the Office
of the General Counsel, $86,820,000.
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER
For the necessary salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Chief Procurement Officer, $13,500,000.
CENTER FOR FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Center for
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, $1,860,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
CONGRESSIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovern-
mental Relations, $2,670,000: Provided, That the Secretary
shall provide the Committee on Appropriations quarterly
written notification regarding the status of pending con-
gressional reports.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC
AFFAIRS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, $2,630,000.
OFFICE OF DEPARTMENTAL EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
For the necessary salaries and expenses of the Office
of 
Departmental 
Equal 
Employment 
Opportunity,
$3,440,000.
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration, $1,480,000.
ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Ad-
ministration, $251,630,000: Provided, That, funds provided
under the heading may be used for necessary administrative
and non-administrative expenses of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided
for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor,
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
OFFICE OF DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS AND
COORDINATION
For the necessary salaries and expenses of the Office
of 
Departmental 
Operations 
and 
Coordination,
$12,520,000.
OFFICE OF FIELD POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
For the necessary salaries and expenses of the Office
of Field Policy and Management, $47,730,000.
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PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND
INDIAN HOUSING
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing,
$1,620,000.
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
Public and Indian Housing, $188,340,000.
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities and assistance for the provision of ten-
ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437
et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for,
$16,598,694,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $12,398,694,000 shall be available on October 1,
2007, and $4,200,000,000 shall be available on October 1,
2008: Provided, That the amounts made available under
this heading are provided as follows:
(1) $14,936,200,000 for renewals of expiring sec-
tion 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts
(including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any
provision of law authorizing such assistance under
section 8(t) of the Act): Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, from amounts
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provided under this paragraph, the Secretary for the
calendar year 2008 funding cycle shall provide re-
newal funding for each public housing agency based
on voucher management system (VMS) leasing and
cost data for the most recently completed period of 12
consecutive months for which the Secretary determines
the data is verifiable and complete and by applying
the 2008 Annual Adjustment Factor as established by
the Secretary, and by making any necessary adjust-
ments for the costs associated with the first-time re-
newal of tenant protection or HOPE VI vouchers or
vouchers that were not in use during the 12-month
period in order to be available to meet a commitment
pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding the first proviso, except
for applying the 2008 Annual Adjustment Factor and
making any other specified adjustments, public hous-
ing agencies specified in category 1 below shall receive
funding for calendar year 2008 based on the higher
of the amounts the agencies would receive under the
first proviso or the amounts the agencies received in
calendar year 2007, and public housing agencies spec-
ified in categories 2 and 3 below shall receive funding
for calendar year 2008 equal to the amounts the agen-
cies received in calendar year 2007, except that public
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housing agencies specified in categories 1 and 2 below
shall receive funding under this proviso only if, and
to the extent that, any such public housing agency
submits a plan, approved by the Secretary, that dem-
onstrates that the agency can effectively use within 12
months the funding that the agency would receive
under this proviso that is in addition to the funding
that the agency would receive under the first proviso:
(1) public housing agencies that are eligible for assist-
ance under section 901 in Public Law 109–148 (119
Stat. 2781) or are located in the same counties as
those eligible under section 901 and operate voucher
programs under section 8(o) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 but do not operate public hous-
ing under section 9 of such Act, and any public hous-
ing agency that otherwise qualifies under this cat-
egory must demonstrate that they have experienced a
loss of rental housing stock as a result of the 2005
hurricanes; (2) public housing agencies that would re-
ceive less funding under the first proviso than they
would receive under this proviso and that have been
placed in receivership within the 24 months preceding
the date of enactment of this Act; and (3) public hous-
ing agencies that spent more in calendar year 2007
than the total of the amounts of any such public hous-
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ing agency’s allocation amount for calendar year
2007 and the amount of any such public housing
agency’s available housing assistance payments un-
designated funds balance from calendar year 2006
and the amount of any such public housing agency’s
available administrative fees undesignated funds bal-
ance through calendar year 2007: Provided further,
That up to $100,000,000 shall be available only: (1)
to adjust the allocations for public housing agencies,
after application for an adjustment by a public hous-
ing agency that experienced a significant increase, as
determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs result-
ing from unforeseen circumstances or from portability
under section 8(r) of the Act of tenant-based rental
assistance; and (2) for adjustments for public housing
agencies that could experience a significant decrease
in voucher funding that could result in the risk of loss
of voucher units due to the use of VMS data based on
a 12-month period: Provided further, That none of the
funds provided under the first proviso in this section
may be used to support a total number of unit
months under lease which exceeds a public housing
agency’s authorized level of units under contract: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall, to the extent
necessary to stay within the amount provided under
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this paragraph, pro rate each public housing agency’s
allocation otherwise established pursuant to this para-
graph: Provided further, That except as provided in
the following proviso, the entire amount provided
under this paragraph shall be obligated to the public
housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata
method described above and the Secretary shall notify
public housing agencies of their annual budget not
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That public housing agencies partici-
pating in the Moving to Work demonstration shall be
funded pursuant to their Moving to Work agreements
and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments
under the previous proviso;
(2) $150,000,000 for section 8 rental assistance
for relocation and replacement of housing units that
are demolished or disposed of pursuant to the Omni-
bus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–134), conversion of section
23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family
unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, re-
location of witnesses in connection with efforts to
combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu-
ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu-
tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision
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of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t)
of the Act, HOPE VI vouchers, mandatory and vol-
untary conversions, and tenant protection assistance
including replacement and relocation assistance: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall provide replacement
vouchers for all units that cease to be available as as-
sisted housing due to demolition, disposition, or con-
version, subject only to the availability of funds;
(3) $50,000,000 for family self-sufficiency coordi-
nators under section 23 of the Act;
(4) up to $6,494,000 may be transferred to the
Working Capital Fund;
(5) $1,351,000,000 for administrative and other
expenses of public housing agencies in administering
the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program,
of which up to $5,000,000 shall be available as an in-
centive bonus as determined by the Secretary for ad-
ministrative expenses for PHAs that voluntarily con-
solidate, and which up to $35,000,000 shall be avail-
able to the Secretary to allocate to public housing
agencies that need additional funds to administer
their section 8 programs, with up to $30,000,000 to
be for fees associated with section 8 tenant protection
rental assistance: Provided, That no less than
$1,311,000,000 of the amount provided in this para-
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graph shall be allocated for the calendar year 2008
funding cycle on a basis to public housing agencies as
provided in section 8(q) of the Act as in effect imme-
diately before the enactment of the Quality Housing
and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law
105–276): Provided further, That if the amounts
made available under this paragraph are insufficient
to pay the amounts required by this paragraph, the
Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to
agencies by a uniform prorated percentage applicable
to all agencies receiving funding under this para-
graph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full
payment of amounts required under this paragraph,
utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and
carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development
under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contribu-
tions for Assisted Housing’’, the heading ‘‘Housing
Certificate Fund’’, and the heading ‘‘Project-based
rental assistance’’, for fiscal year 2007 and prior
years, notwithstanding the purposes for which such
amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That
all amounts provided under this paragraph shall be
only for activities related to the provision of tenant-
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based rental assistance authorized under section 8, in-
cluding related development activities;
(6) $30,000,000 for incremental voucher assist-
ance through the Family Unification Program; and
(7) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher
assistance for use through a supported housing pro-
gram administered in conjunction with the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937:
Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall make such funding available, not-
withstanding section 305 (competition provision) of
this title, to public housing agencies that partner with
eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as des-
ignated by the Secretary of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, based on geographical need for such as-
sistance as identified by the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency ad-
ministrative performance, and other factors as speci-
fied by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment in consultation with the Secretary of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in
consultation with the Secretary of the Department of
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Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or reg-
ulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment administers in connection with the use of
funds made available under this paragraph (except
for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such
waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for
the effective delivery and administration of such
voucher assistance: Provided further, That assistance
made available under this paragraph shall continue
to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-
over.
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances, including recaptures and
carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development under this
heading, the heading ‘‘Annual contributions for assisted
housing’’, the heading ‘‘Tenant-based rental assistance’’,
and the heading ‘‘Project-based rental assistance’’, for fiscal
year 2007 and prior years, $1,100,000,000 are rescinded,
to be effected by the Secretary no later than September 30,
2008: Provided, That, if insufficient funds exist under these
headings, the remaining balance may be derived from any
other heading under this title: Provided further, That the
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Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 30
days in advance of the rescission of any funds derived from
the headings specified above: Provided further, That any
such balances governed by reallocation provisions under the
statute authorizing the program for which the funds were
originally appropriated shall be available for the rescission:
Provided further, That any obligated balances of contract
authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been
terminated shall be cancelled.
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities and assistance for the provision of
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.)
(‘‘the 
Act’’ 
herein), 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for,
$5,813,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amounts made available under this heading
are provided as follows:
(1) up to $5,522,810,000 for expiring or termi-
nating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (in-
cluding section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts),
for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy
contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation
contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to sec-
tion 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act, for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in
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projects that are subject to approved plans of action
under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preserva-
tion Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preser-
vation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and
for administrative and other expenses associated with
project-based activities and assistance funded under
this paragraph.
(2) not to exceed $286,230,000 for performance-
based contract administrators for section 8 project-
based assistance: Provided, That the Secretary may
also use such amounts for performance-based contract
administrators for: interest reduction payments pur-
suant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments
pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban
Development 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, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701q, 1701q–1);
project rental assistance contracts for supportive
housing for persons with disabilities under section
811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act; project assistance contracts pursu-
ant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959
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(Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law
86–372; 73 Stat. 667).
(3) not to exceed $3,960,000 may be transferred
to the Working Capital Fund; and
(4) amounts recaptured under this heading, the
heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Hous-
ing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ may
be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8
project-based contracts or for performance-based con-
tract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes
for which such amounts were appropriated.
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to
carry out capital and management activities for public
housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’) $2,500,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2011: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year
2008, the Secretary may not delegate to any Department
official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority
under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension
of the time periods under such section: Provided further,
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That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’
means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are sub-
ject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, im-
mediately or in the future: Provided further, That of the
total amount provided under this heading, up to
$14,890,000 shall be for carrying out activities under sec-
tion 9(h) of such Act; not to exceed $16,847,000 may be
transferred to the Working Capital Fund; and up to
$15,345,000 shall be to support the ongoing Public Housing
Financial and Physical Assessment activities of the Real
Estate Assessment Center (REAC): Provided further, That
no funds may be used under this heading for the purposes
specified in section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That of the total
amount provided under this heading, not to exceed
$20,000,000 may be available for the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development to make grants, notwithstanding
section 305 of this Act, to public housing agencies for emer-
gency capital needs resulting from unforeseen or unprevent-
able emergencies and natural disasters occurring in fiscal
year 2008: Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be for sup-
portive services, service coordinators and congregate services
as authorized by section 34 of the Act and the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of
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1996: Provided further, That of the total amount provided
under this heading up to $8,820,000 is to support the costs
of administrative and judicial receiverships: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law or
regulation, or any independent decision of the Secretary,
during fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall, in accordance
with part 905.10(j) of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations
and from amounts made available under this heading,
award performance bonuses to public housing agencies that
are designated high performers under the Public Housing
Assessment System for the 2007 fiscal year.
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND
For 2008 payments to public housing agencies for the
operation and management of public housing, as authorized
by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,200,000,000; of which
$5,940,000 shall be for technical assistance related to the
transition and implementation of asset-based management
in public housing: Provided, That, in fiscal year 2008 and
all fiscal years hereafter, no amounts under this heading
in any appropriations Act may be used for payments to
public housing agencies for the costs of operation and man-
agement of public housing for any year prior to the current
year of such Act: Provided further, That no funds may be
used under this heading for the purposes specified in section
9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended.
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REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC
HOUSING (HOPE VI)
For grants to public housing agencies for demolition,
site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based
assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended,
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2008, of which not to exceed $1,980,000 may be used for
technical assistance and contract expertise, to be provided
directly or indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative
agreements, including training and cost of necessary travel
for participants in such training, by or to officials and em-
ployees of the department and of public housing agencies
and to residents: Provided, That none of such funds shall
be used directly or indirectly by granting competitive ad-
vantage in awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, un-
less expressly permitted herein.
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.), $630,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That, notwith-
standing the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the
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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 Cen-
sus data and with the need component based on multi-race
Census data, and the amount of the allocation for each In-
dian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation
amounts: Provided further, That of the amounts made
available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be contracted
through the Secretary as technical assistance and capacity
building to be used by the National American Indian Hous-
ing Council in support of the implementation of
NAHASDA; and $4,250,000 shall be to support the inspec-
tion of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training,
and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and
management of such Indian housing and tenant-based as-
sistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this head-
ing, $1,980,000 shall be made available for the cost of guar-
anteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title
VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations,
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount
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of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is
to be guaranteed, not to exceed $17,000,000.
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro-
gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25
U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $9,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $300,000 shall be for training and tech-
nical assistance activities.
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $7,450,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such loans, 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 total loan principal, any part of which is to
be guaranteed, up to $367,000,000.
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act
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of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), $1,044,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such loans, 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 total loan principal, any part of which is to
be guaranteed, not to exceed $41,504,255.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Develop-
ment, $1,520,000.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND
EXPENSES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
Community Planning and Development mission area,
$93,770,000.
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Hous-
ing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.),
$300,100,000, to remain available until September 30,
2009, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section
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854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew
all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing
that were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that
meet all program requirements before awarding funds for
new contracts and activities authorized under this section:
Provided further, That the Secretary may use not to exceed
$1,485,000 of the funds under this heading for training,
oversight, and technical assistance activities; and not to ex-
ceed $1,485,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital
Fund.
RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Devel-
opment in the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended,
which amount shall be competitively awarded by September
1, 2008, to Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies,
State community and/or economic development agencies,
local rural nonprofits and community development cor-
porations to support innovative housing and economic de-
velopment activities in rural areas.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For assistance to units of State and local government,
and to other entities, for economic and community develop-
ment activities, and for other purposes, $4,060,000,000, to
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remain available until September 30, 2010, unless otherwise
specified: Provided, That of the amount provided,
$3,705,430,000 is for carrying out the community develop-
ment 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 further,
That unless explicitly provided for under this heading (ex-
cept for planning grants provided in the second paragraph
and amounts made available under the third paragraph),
not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds ap-
propriated under this heading shall be expended for plan-
ning and management development and administration:
Provided further, That not to exceed $1,570,000 may be
transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further,
That $3,000,000 is for technical assistance as authorized
by section 107(b)(4) of such Act: Provided further, That
$62,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwith-
standing section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwith-
standing any other provision of law (including section 305
of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies
that constitute imminent threats to health and safety.
Of the amount made available under this heading,
$248,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic
Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of tar-
geted economic investments: Provided, That none of the
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funds provided under this paragraph may be used for pro-
gram operations: Provided further, That, for fiscal years
2006, 2007, and 2008, no unobligated funds for EDI grants
may be used for any purpose except acquisition, planning,
design, purchase of equipment, revitalization, redevelop-
ment or construction.
Of the amount made available under this heading,
$40,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives
that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and
blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment,
economic diversification, and community revitalization in
areas with population outmigration or a stagnating or de-
clining economic base, or to determine whether housing ben-
efits can be integrated more effectively with welfare reform
initiatives.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2009, as authorized by section
108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, 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, as amended:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed,
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not to exceed $275,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate
limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section
108(k) of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974, as amended.
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
For competitive economic development grants, as au-
thorized by section 108(q) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended, for Brownfields rede-
velopment projects, $10,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2009.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $1,970,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2010, of which not to
exceed $3,465,000 may be transferred to the Working Cap-
ital Fund: Provided, That up to $15,000,000 shall be avail-
able for technical assistance: Provided further, That of the
total amount provided in this paragraph, up to
$150,000,000 shall be available for housing counseling
under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1968: Provided further, That, from amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available under this heading,
$25,000,000 may be made available to promote broader
participation in homeownership through the American
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Dream Downpayment Initiative, as such initiative is set
forth under section 271 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12821).
Of the overall funds made available for this account,
up to $100,000,000 may be made available for mortgage
foreclosure mitigation activities, under the following terms
and conditions:
(1) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment (‘‘Secretary, ‘‘the Department’’) is authorized
to provide, or contract with public, private or non-
profit entities (including the Neighborhood Reinvest-
ment Corporation and Housing Finance Agencies) to
make awards (with up to a 25 percent match by an
entity of the amount made available to such entity)
(except for the match, some or all of the award may
be repayable by the contractor to the Secretary, upon
terms determined by the Secretary) to provide mitiga-
tion assistance to eliminate the default and fore-
closure of mortgages of owner-occupied single-family
homes that are at risk of such foreclosure, including
mortgages known as subprime mortgages;
(2) These loss mitigation activities shall only be
made available to homebuyers with mortgages in de-
fault or in danger of default where such activities are
likely to ensure the long-term affordability of any
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mortgage retained pursuant to such activity; No Fed-
eral funds made available under this paragraph may
be provided directly to lenders or homeowners for fore-
closure mitigation assistance. An entity may use its
own funds (including its match contribution) for fore-
closure mitigation assistance subject to repayment re-
quirements and the regulations issued by the Sec-
retary;
(3) Loss mitigation activities shall involve a rea-
sonable analysis of the borrower’s financial situation,
an evaluation of the current value of the property
that is subject to the mortgage, the possible purchase
of the mortgage, refinancing opportunities or the ap-
proval of a work-out strategy by all interested parties,
and an assessment of the feasibility of the following
measures, including:
(I) waiver of any late payment change or,
as applicable, penalty interest;
(II) forbearance pursuant to the written
agreement between the borrower and servicer pro-
viding for a temporary reduction in monthly
payments followed by a reamortization and new
payment schedule that includes any arrearage;
(III) waiver, modification, or variation of
any term of a mortgage, including modifications
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that changes the mortgage rate, including the
possible elimination of the adjustable rate mort-
gage requirements, forgiving the payment of
principal and interest, extending the final matu-
rity rate of such mortgage, or beginning to in-
clude an escrow for taxes and insurance;
(IV) acceptance of payment from the home-
buyer of an amount less than the stated prin-
cipal balance in financial satisfaction of such
mortgage;
(V) assumption;
(VI) pre-foreclosure sale;
(VII) deed in lieu of foreclosure; and
(VIII) such other measures, or combination
of measures, to make the mortgage both feasible
and reasonable to ensure the long-term afford-
ability of any mortgage retained pursuant to
such activity.
(4) Activities described in subclasses (V)(VI)(VII)
shall be only pursued after a reasonable evaluation of
the feasibility of the activities described in subclasses
(I), (II), (III), (IV) and (VIII), based on the home-
owner’s circumstances.
(5) The Secretary shall develop a listing of mort-
gage foreclosure mitigation entities with which it has
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agreements as well as a listing of counseling centers
approved by the Secretary, with the understanding
that an eligible mortgage foreclosure mitigation entity
may also operate as a counseling center.
(6) Any mitigation funds recovered by the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development shall
be revolved back into the overall mitigation fund or
for other counseling activities, maintained by the De-
partment and revolved back into mitigation and
counseling activities.
(7) The Department shall report annually to the
Congress on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default.
Such report shall identify all methods of success and
housing preserved and shall include all recommended
efforts that will or likely can assist in the success of
this program.
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as
amended, $70,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2010: Provided, That of the total amount provided
under this heading, $26,500,000 shall be made available to
the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity
Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Op-
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portunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended:
Provided further, That $33,500,000 shall be made available
for the first four capacity building activities authorized
under section 4(b)(3) of the HUD Demonstration Act of
1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as in effect immediately before
June 12, 1997 and of which up to $5,000,000 may be made
available for rural capacity building activities: Provided
further, That of the total amount made available under this
heading; $3,000,000 shall be made available to the Housing
Assistance Council; $2,000,000 shall be made available to
the 
National 
American 
Indian 
Housing 
Council;
$3,000,000 shall be made available as a grant to the Raza
Development Fund of La Raza for the HOPE Fund, of
which $500,000 is for technical assistance and fund man-
agement, and $2,500,000 is for investments in the HOPE
Fund and financing to affiliated organizations; and
$2,000,000 shall be made available as a grant to the Hous-
ing Partnership Network for operating expenses and a pro-
gram of affordable housing acquisition and rehabilitation.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the emergency shelter grants program as author-
ized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive hous-
ing program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of
such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room
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occupancy program as authorized under the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist homeless indi-
viduals pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program
as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act,
$1,585,990,000, of which $1,580,990,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2010, and of which
$5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for reha-
bilitation projects with ten-year grant terms: Provided,
That of the amounts provided, $25,000,000 shall be set aside
to conduct a demonstration program for the rapid re-hous-
ing of homeless families: Provided further, That of amounts
made available in the preceding proviso, not to exceed
$3,000,000 may be used to conduct an evaluation of this
demonstration program: Provided further, That funding
made available for this demonstration program shall be
used by the Secretary, expressly for the purposes of pro-
viding housing and services to homeless families in order
to evaluate the effectiveness of the rapid re-housing ap-
proach in addressing the needs of homeless families: Pro-
vided further, That not less than 30 percent of funds made
available, excluding amounts provided for renewals under
the shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent
housing for individuals and families: Provided further,
That all funds awarded for services shall be matched by 25
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percent in funding by each grantee: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall renew on an annual basis expiring con-
tracts or amendments to contracts funded under the shelter
plus care program if the program is determined to be need-
ed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appro-
priate program requirements and financial standards, as
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That all
awards of assistance under this heading shall be required
to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other
mainstream health, social services, and employment pro-
grams for which homeless populations may be eligible, in-
cluding Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Pro-
gram, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food
Stamps, and services funding through the Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Block Grant, Workforce Investment
Act, and the Welfare-to-Work grant program: Provided fur-
ther, That up to $8,000,000 of the funds appropriated under
this heading shall be available for the national homeless
data analysis project and technical assistance: Provided
further, That not to exceed $2,475,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading may be transferred to the Work-
ing Capital Fund: Provided further, That all balances for
Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded from the Shel-
ter Plus Care Renewal account and transferred to this ac-