Calendar No. 194
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2491
[Report No. 103–137]
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994,
and for other purposes.
JULY 13 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
SEPTEMBER 9 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 7), 1993
Reported with amendments
II
Calendar No. 194
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2491
[Report No. 103–137]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 13 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
SEPTEMBER 9 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 7), 1993
Reported by Ms. MIKULSKI, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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, 1994, 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,
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boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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), $16,828,446,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That not less than $38,919,000
of the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Gen-
eral operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical care’’ for necessary
expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in
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the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public
Law 101–508, and in the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992,
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, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55,
and 61), $947,400,000, 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;
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72 Stat. 487), $15,370,000, to remain available until
expended.
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, $56,231,000,
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, $70,716,000,
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which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
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
1994, 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, $2,863,000, 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, $1,032, 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
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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
$2,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred
to 
in 
U.S.C. 
8110(a)(5); 
$15,522,452,000
$15,637,452,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of
the sum appropriated, $9,850,000,000 is available only for
expenses in the personnel compensation and benefits ob-
ject classifications: Provided further, That of the funds
made available under this heading, $531,350,000
$651,000,000 is for the equipment and land and structures
object classifications only, which amount shall not become
available for obligation until August 1, 1994, and shall
remain available for obligation until September 30, 1995:–
Provided
further,
That
of
the
sum
appropriated,
$10,000,000 is for homeless programs authorized by sec-
tions 2, 3, and 4 of Public Law 102–590.
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM CONTINGENCY FUND
For necessary expenses, including but not limited to
personnel, supplies, equipment, and contractual services, to
undertake and carry out activities directed toward the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs participation in national
health care reform; and construct, alter, repair, or acquire
by purchase or lease clinics or other facilities under the ju-
risdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs; $500,000,000, which shall be available only to the ex-
tent an official budget request for a specific dollar amount,
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that includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by
the President to Congress: Provided, That these funds shall
be available until expended upon enactment of national
health care reform legislation: Provided further, That the
entire amount provided under this heading is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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, 1995, $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.
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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATION DEBT REDUCTION
PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For payment of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Professionals Education Debt Reduction Program
when authorized into law, $10,000,000, to remain available
until expended, and, in addition, $5,000,000 to be derived
by transfer from the Health Professional Education Loan
Payment Program Appropriation in the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public
Law 102–389), to be available until September 30, 1994:
Provided, That upon the day following the transfer of these
funds, the provisions of the Health Professional Education
Loan Payment Program Appropriation are repealed.
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,
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 activities not
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charged to project cost; and research and development in
building 
construction 
technology; 
$68,500,000
$73,500,000, plus reimbursements.
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, 1995.
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: 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-
istrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,
$52,000, which may be transferred to and merged with
the ‘‘General post fund’’, as authorized by Public Law
102–54, section 8.
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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; 
$823,249,000
$828,249,000.
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
law; purchase of six passenger motor vehicles, for use in
cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles, $70,507,000.
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, $31,436,000.
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CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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,
$322,793,000 $369,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $14,000,000 shall
be transferred from the Parking revolving fund to this ac-
count and the amounts transferred shall be available for
the same purposes and for the same period of time as
funds appropriated to this account: Provided further, That
except for advance planning of projects funded through
the advance planning fund and the design of projects
funded through the design fund, none of these funds shall
be used for any project which has not been considered and
approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: Pro-
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vided further, That funds provided in this appropriation
for fiscal year 1994, for each approved project shall be
obligated (1) by the awarding of a construction documents
contract by September 30, 1994, and (2) by the awarding
of a construction contract by September 30, 1995: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall promptly report in
writing to the Comptroller General and to the Committees
on Appropriations any approved major construction
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 pro-
cedures established by section 1015 of the Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public Law 93–344): Pro-
vided further, That no funds from any other account ex-
cept the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’, may be obligated 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:–Provided further, That prior to the issu-
ance of a bidding document for any construction contract
for a project approved under this heading (excluding com-
pletion items), the director of the affected Department of
Veterans Affairs medical facility must certify that the de-
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sign of such project is acceptable from a patient care
standpoint.
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), $1,353,000, 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), $41,080,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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), $5,242,000, to remain available
until September 30, 1996.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Any appropriation for 1994 for ‘‘Compensation and
pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insur-
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ance and indemnities’’ may be transferred to any other
of the mentioned appropriations.
Appropriations available to the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs for 1994 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 1994 for ‘‘Compensation and
pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insur-
ance and indemnities’’ shall be available for payment of
prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by
law against the aforementioned accounts within the last
quarter of fiscal year 1993.
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Appropriations accounts available to the Department
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1994 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’’.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE GRANTS (HOPE GRANTS)
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
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 A, B,
C, and D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable 
Housing 
Act 
(Public 
Law 
101–625),
$109,190,000, to remain available until expended, of
which up to one and one-half percent may be made avail-
able for technical assistance to potential applicants, appli-
cants and recipients of assistance under this head as au-
thorized under subtitle E of title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992: Provided, That of
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the foregoing amount, not more than $12,000,000 may be
made available to carry out activities under subtitle D of
the title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act.
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public
Law 102–389 and Public Law 102–139, $250,000,000
are rescinded: Provided, That of the foregoing amount,
$130,000,000 shall be deducted from the amount ear-
marked for HOPE for the Public and Indian Housing
Homeownership Program and $75,000,000 shall be de-
ducted from the amount earmarked for HOPE for Home-
ownership of Multifamily Units Program in Public Law
102–389, and $45,000,000 shall be deducted from the
amount earmarked for HOPE for the Public and Indian
Housing Homeownership Program in Public Law 102–
139.
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, $1,250,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
For additional amounts for the HOME investment
partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
amended, subject to the terms provided under this head
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in the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1992, Public Law 102–368, $75,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101–625), as amended,
$1,275,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
which not to exceed $1,205,045,000 shall be for formula allo-
cation to eligible participating jurisdictions under sub-
section 217(a)(1) of the Act; not to exceed $12,750,000 shall
be for grants to Indian tribes under subsection 217(a)(2)
of the Act; not to exceed $2,550,000 shall be for insular
areas under subsection 217(a)(3) of the Act; not to exceed
$4,655,000 shall be for increasing allocations to States eligi-
ble to receive increased allocations in fiscal year 1994 under
subsection 217(b)(2)(B) of the Act; not to exceed
$39,000,000 shall be for community housing partnership
activities authorized under section 233 of the Act; and, not
to exceed $11,000,000 shall be for activities in support of
State and local housing strategies authorized under subtitle
C of the Act.
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, 
$9,192,900,000
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$9,334,900,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That to be added to and merged with the foregoing
amounts there shall be up to $242,680,000 of amounts
of budget authority (and contract authority) reserved or
obligated in prior years for the development or acquisition
costs of public housing (including public housing for In-
dian families), for modernization of existing public hous-
ing projects (including such projects for Indian families),
and, except as herein provided, for programs under section
8 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f), which are recaptured dur-
ing fiscal year 1994; and up to $203,000,000 of amounts
of budget authority for rental assistance under section 8 of
the Act and section 162(h) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1987 recaptured during fiscal year
1992 as a result of the conversion of section 202 direct loans
to capital grants: Provided further, That of the total
amount 
provided 
under 
this 
head, 
$257,320,000
$268,000,000 shall be for the development or acquisition
cost of public housing for Indian families, including
amounts for housing under the mutual help homeowner-
ship opportunity program under section 202 of the Act
(42 U.S.C. 1437bb); and $400,000,000 $598,000,000 shall
be for the development or acquisition cost of public hous-
ing, of which up to one-half of one percent shall be avail-
able for technical assistance and inspection of public hous-
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ing agencies by the Secretary: Provided further, That of
the $598,000,000 provided for the development of public
housing in fiscal year 1994, not more than 20 percent may
be used pursuant to section 5(j)(2) of the Act, as amended,
for the substantial redesign, reconstruction, or redevelop-
ment of existing obsolete public housing projects or build-
ings and for the cost of improving the management and
operation of projects undergoing redesign, reconstruction, or
redevelopment: Provided further, That of the total amount
provided under this head, $3,100,000,000 $3,230,000,000
shall be for modernization of existing public housing
projects pursuant to section 14 of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1437l), including up to two-fifths of one percent for the
inspection of modernization units and provision of man-
agement and technical assistance by the Secretary for
troubled public housing agencies and Indian housing au-
thorities: Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this head, $1,381,518,000 $872,239,000 shall
be for rental assistance under the section 8 existing hous-
ing 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 of the total amount pro-
vided under this head, $8,400,000 shall be available for
fees under section 23(h) for the family self-sufficiency pro-
gram (42 U.S.C. 1437u): Provided further, That of the
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total amount provided under this head, $1,228,997,000
$900,000,000 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
$599,559,000 $541,000,000 shall be for assistance for
State or local units of government, tenant and nonprofit
organizations to purchase projects where owners have indi-
cated an intent to prepay mortgages and for assistance
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 those portions of the fees for the
costs incurred in administering incremental units assisted
in the certificate and housing voucher programs under sec-
tions 8(b), 8(o), and 8(e)(2) shall be established or in-
creased in accordance with the authorization for such fees
in section 8(q) of the Act: 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 Amendments 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,
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and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured
and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be
used by State housing finance agencies or local govern-
ments or local housing agencies with projects approved by
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for
which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in ac-
cordance with such section: Provided further, That of the
total amount provided under this head, $125,000,000
$156,000,000 shall be for housing opportunities for per-
sons with AIDS under title VIII, subtitle D of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez 
National 
Affordable 
Housing 
Act,
$150,000,000 $250,000,000 shall be for the lead-based
paint hazard reduction program as authorized under sec-
tions 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Haz-
ard Reduction Act of 1992, and $30,000,000 shall be for
service coordinators in pubilc public housing pursuant to
section 9(a)(1)(b)(ii) of the United States Housing Act of
1937.
Of the total amount provided under this head,
$1,023,350,000 $1,158,000,000 shall be for capital ad-
vances, including amendments to capital advance con-
tracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for
project rental assistance, and amendments to contracts for
project rental assistance, for supportive housing for the
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elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of
1959: Provided further, That $15,855,000 shall be for
service coordinators pursuant to section 202(q) of the
Housing Act of 1959.
Of the total amount provided under this head,
$445,373,000 $387,000,000 shall be for capital advances,
including amendments to capital advances contracts, for
supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as author-
ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act; and for project rental assistance,
and amendments to contracts for project rental assistance,
for supportive housing for persons with disabilities as au-
thorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable 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, $5,558,106,000 $4,558,106,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That funds provided under this
paragraph may not be obligated for a contract term that
is less than five years: Provided further, That to the extent
the amount in this appropriation is insufficient to fund
all expiring section 8 contracts, the Secretary may transfer
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to and merge with this appropriation such amounts from
the ‘‘Annual contributions for assisted housing’’ appro-
priation as the Secretary shall determine, and amounts
earmarked in the foregoing account may be reduced ac-
cordingly, at the Secretary’s discretion: Provided further,
That the Secretary may maintain consolidated accounting
data for funds disbursed at the public housing agency or
Indian housing authority or project level for subsidy as-
sistance 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, 1994, 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
1994 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 $45,515,000 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
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rescinded in fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That to
the extent that the recaptures and rescission during fiscal
year 1994 are less than $45,515,000, the total funding
provided under the head ‘‘Annual contributions for as-
sisted housing’’ and the budget authority provided under
that head for assistance in connection with mortgage pre-
payments shall be reduced accordingly.
RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum
payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all
contracts entered into under section 101 of the Housing
and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s),
is reduced in fiscal year 1994 by not more than
$1,544,646 of uncommitted balances of authorizations
provided for this purpose in appropriations Acts.
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, 1995, in accordance with the provisions of the
Congregate Services Act of 1978, as amended.
For contracts with payments to public housing agen-
cies and nonprofit corporations for congregate services pro-
grams, $25,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 1995, of which up to $6,267,000 shall be for entities
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operating such programs in accordance with the provisions
of the Congregate Services Act of 1978, as amended, and
the balance shall be for programs under section 802 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Pub-
lic Law 101–625).
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), $2,620,808,000.
SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS
For the revitalization of distressed public housing
projects program, authorized by section 24 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, $483,240,000,
to remain available until expended.
For the urban revitalization demonstration program
under the third paragraph under the head ‘‘Homeownership
and Opportunity for People Everywhere grants (HOPE
grants)’’ in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Hous-
ing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102–389, 106 Stat.
1571, 1579, $803,240,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding the first proviso
of such third paragraph, the Secretary shall have discretion
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to approve funding for more than fifteen applicants: Pro-
vided further, That no part of the foregoing amount that
is used for the urban revitalization demonstration program
shall be made available for an application that was not
submitted to the Secretary by May 26, 1993: Provided fur-
ther, That of the foregoing $803,240,000, the Secretary may
use up to $2,500,000 for technical assistance under such
urban revitalization demonstration, to be made available
directly, or indirectly under contracts or grants, as appro-
priate: Provided further, That nothing in this paragraph
shall prohibit the Secretary from conforming the program
standards and criteria set forth herein, with subsequent au-
thorization legislation that may be enacted into law: Pro-
vided further, That of the $803,240,000 made available
under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be made to eligible
grantees under the urban revitalization demonstration pro-
gram, to implement programs authorized under subtitle D
of title IV, and of which, $10,000,000 shall be made for
youth apprenticeship training activities for joint labor-
management organizations pursuant to section 3(c)(2)(B)
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as
amended.
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-
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formation clearinghouse services authorized by 42 U.S.C.
11921–11925, $265,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not more than $198,750,000 shall
be available for grants to housing authorities with greater
than 1,250 public housing units: Provided further, That not
more than $53,000,000 shall be available for grants to hous-
ing authorities with less than 1,250 public housing units:
Provided further, That not more than $13,250,000 shall be
available for grants for federally-assisted, low-income hous-
ing.
YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM
For youthbuild program activities authorized by sub-
title D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act, $48,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That no amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorizations in sections 402(b)(1), (2),
or (3) of such Act shall be available for the foregoing ap-
propriation.
NATIONAL CITIES IN SCHOOLS COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
For the national cities in schools community develop-
ment program, as authorized under section 930 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Pub-
lic Law 102–550), $10,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
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HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth-
erwise provided for, for providing counseling and advice
to tenants and homeowners—both current and prospec-
tive—with respect to property maintenance, financial
management, and such other matters as may be appro-
priate to assist them in improving their housing conditions
and meeting the responsibilities of tenancy or homeowner-
ship, including provisions for training and for support of
voluntary agencies and services as authorized by section
106(a)(1)(iii), section 106(a)(2), section 106(c), section
106(d), section 106(e), and section 106(f) of the Housing
and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended,
$12,000,000.
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, $35,747,000 $41,000,000, and all un-
committed balances of excess rental charges as of Septem-
ber 30, 1993, and any collections and other amounts in
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the fund authorized under section 201(j) of the Housing
and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as
amended, during fiscal year 1994, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That assistance to an owner of
a multifamily housing 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 deter-
mined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment.
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
FHA-MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
During fiscal year 1994, 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 $64,564,645,000.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out
the guaranteed loan program, $262,810,000, to be derived
from the FHA-mutual mortgage insurance guaranteed
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$256,682,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for
salaries and expenses; and of which not to exceed
$6,128,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for
the Office of Inspector General.