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8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately 
before October 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
1701s); 
(D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/ 
or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1); 
(E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) 
of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)); and 
(F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ means the multi-
family housing project or projects to which some or all of 
the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low- 
income and very low-income use restrictions are to be trans-
ferred; 
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the multifamily 
housing project which is transferring some or all of the project- 
based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income 
and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project 
or projects; and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development. 
(e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall conduct an evalua-
tion of the transfer authority under this section, including the 
effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, 
physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of 
the affected properties. 
SEC. 210. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) 
to any individual who— 
(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher 
education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); 
(2) is under 24 years of age; 
(3) is not a veteran; 
(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; 
(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined 
in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 
under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 
(7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or older 
and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 
(8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents 
who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assist-
ance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person 
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial assistance (in excess 
of amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and 
charges) that an individual receives under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or 
from an institution of higher education (as defined under section
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102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall 
be considered income to that individual, except for a person over 
the age of 23 with dependent children. 
SEC. 211. The funds made available for Native Alaskans under 
paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native American Programs’’ in 
title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan 
housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 
2005, and only such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds 
made available under paragraph (2) of such heading. 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal 
year 2021, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property 
that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure 
on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall 
maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are 
attached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent 
the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and 
the local government that such a multifamily property owned or 
having a mortgage held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued 
rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 
based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and oper-
ating the property and all available Federal, State, and local 
resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the 
Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 
(‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environmental condi-
tions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Sec-
retary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, 
contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner 
or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other 
rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps 
to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to 
foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement rem-
edies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats 
to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent 
of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such 
as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multi-
family property described in this section, the contract and allowable 
rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements 
under section 524 of MAHRAA. 
SEC. 213. Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 
or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any 
asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary in connec-
tion with the operating fund rule: Provided, That an agency seeking 
a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating 
fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management require-
ments. 
SEC. 214. With respect to the use of amounts provided in 
this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement, 
and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) 
and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(d),(e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or 
guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits 
in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant 
to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United States Housing
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Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Provided, That a public 
housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 
9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance 
with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts 
permitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g). 
SEC. 215. No official or employee of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder 
unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined 
that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system 
of funds control and has received training in funds control proce-
dures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 
there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appropriation 
under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support 
Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, ‘‘Government National Mortgage 
Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guar-
antee Program Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 216. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2021, notify the 
public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined 
appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assist-
ance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program 
or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to 
be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2021, the Secretary may make the NOFA avail-
able only on the Internet at the appropriate Government website 
or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 217. Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation 
shall be paid from the individual program office and Office of 
General Counsel salaries and expenses appropriations. The annual 
budget submission for the program offices and the Office of General 
Counsel shall include any such projected litigation costs for attorney 
fees as a separate line item request. 
SEC. 218. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 
percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appropriated 
for any office under the headings ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’ 
or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any other such office under such headings: 
Provided, That no appropriation for any such office under such 
headings shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent 
or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval 
of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall provide notification to such 
Committees 3 business days in advance of any such transfers under 
this section up to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less. 
SEC. 219. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance payments 
shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions, as determined 
by the Secretary, and comply with any standards under applicable 
State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations relating to 
the physical condition of any property covered under a housing 
assistance payment contract. 
(b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c) when 
a multifamily housing project with a contract under section 8 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or a 
contract for similar project-based assistance— 
(1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition Standards 
(UPCS) score of 60 or less; or
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(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within 3 
days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies identified 
by the inspector at the project have been corrected. 
Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects 
with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), but shall not apply 
to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with capital or 
operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 
(c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Estate Assess-
ment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Secretary shall provide the 
owner with a Notice of Default with a specified timetable, deter-
mined by the Secretary, for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary 
shall provide a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the 
local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. 
If the owner’s appeal results in a UPCS score of 60 or above, 
the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of Default. 
(2) At the end of the time period for correcting all deficiencies 
specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner fails to fully correct 
such deficiencies, the Secretary may— 
(A) require immediate replacement of project management 
with a management agent approved by the Secretary; 
(B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be used solely 
for the purpose of supporting safe and sanitary conditions at 
applicable properties, as designated by the Secretary, with pri-
ority given to the tenants of the property affected by the pen-
alty; 
(C) abate the section 8 contract, including partial abate-
ment, as determined by the Secretary, until all deficiencies 
have been corrected; 
(D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved 
by the Secretary under established procedures, who will be 
obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept 
renewal of the assistance contract if such renewal is offered; 
(E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to another 
project or projects and owner or owners; 
(F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including suspensions 
or debarments from Federal programs; 
(G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the 
property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial 
order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all 
project deficiencies; 
(H) work with the owner, lender, or other related party 
to stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve the property 
through compliance, transfer of ownership, or an infusion of 
capital provided by a third-party that requires time to effec-
tuate; or 
(I) take any other regulatory or contractual remedies avail-
able as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary. 
(d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to ensure that 
project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise 
of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants 
for major threats to health and safety after written notice to the 
affected tenants. To the extent the Secretary determines, in con-
sultation with the tenants and the local government, that the 
property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments