H. R. 4624
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions,
corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes, 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 burial benefits, emergency and other officers’
retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment
of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed
under the provisions of Article IV of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’
Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and for other benefits as
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters
23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122,
123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $17,626,892,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $25,750,000 of
the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General operating
expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical care’’ for necessary expenses in implement-
ing those provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation 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 specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ appro-
priation: Provided further, That $6,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated shall be transferred to ‘‘Medical facilities revolving fund’’
to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing
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home care provided to pensioners as authorized by the Veterans’
Benefits Act of 1992, Public Law 102–568.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits
to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters
21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), $1,286,600,000,
to remain available until expended: 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 insur-
ance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance,
and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by law (38
U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487), $24,760,000, to
remain available until 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, $65,226,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General operating
expenses’’.
LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the program, as
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That
such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
and guaranteed loan programs, $59,371,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation 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 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: Provided further,
That during 1995, within the resources available, not to exceed
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$1,000,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for
specially adapted housing loans (38 U.S.C. chapter 37).
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program, $1,020,000, which may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $1,061, as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans not to exceed $4,034.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the direct loan program, $195,000, which may be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General operating
expenses’’.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $54,000, as authorized by 38
U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further,
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for
the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,964,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the direct loan program, $767,000, which may be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General operating
expenses’’.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram authorized by section 38, U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V,
as amended, $218,000, which may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing,
as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment
to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including
care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and furnishing recreational facili-
ties, supplies, and equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses
incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in Department
of Veterans Affairs facilities; administrative expenses in support
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of planning, design, project management, real property acquisition
and disposition, construction and renovation of any facility under
the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs;
oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged to
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities
in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, either
by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase
of materials; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); aid to State homes as authorized by
law (38 U.S.C. 1741); and not to exceed $8,000,000 to fund cost
comparison studies as referred to in 38 U.S.C. 8110(a)(5);
$16,232,756,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds
made available under this heading, $771,000,000 is for the equip-
ment and land and structures object classifications only, which
amount shall not become available for obligation until August 1,
1995, and shall remain available for obligation until September
30, 1996: Provided further, That of the $15,622,452,000 made avail-
able under this heading for fiscal year 1994 in Public Law 103–
124, the $9,863,265,000 restricted by section 509 of Public Law
103–124 for personnel compensation and benefits expenditures is
reduced to $9,813,265,000.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by law
(38 U.S.C. chapter 73), to remain available until September 30,
1996, $252,000,000, plus reimbursements.
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For payment of health professional scholarship program grants,
as authorized by law, to students who agree to a service obligation
with the Department of Veterans Affairs at one of its medical
facilities, $10,386,000.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING
EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and
research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses
in support of planning, design, project management, architectural,
engineering, real property acquisition and disposition, construction
and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the
use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including site acquisi-
tion; engineering and architectural activities not charged to project
cost; and research and development in building construction tech-
nology; $69,808,000, 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 assisting in the replacement
and upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the physical
plant and facilities of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center,
$500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996.
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TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by Public
Law 102–54, section 8, which shall be transferred from the ‘‘General
post fund’’: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modify-
ing such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional 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 administrative
expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $54,000, which
shall be transferred from the ‘‘General post fund’’, as authorized
by Public Law 102–54, section 8.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by law; not to exceed $25,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services
Administration for security guard services, and the Department
of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail; $890,600,000,
of which $25,500,000, for the acquisition of automated data process-
ing equipment and services to support the modernization program
in the Veterans Benefits Administration, shall not become available
for obligation until September 1, 1995, and shall remain available
for obligation until September 30, 1996.
NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation 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 three passenger motor
vehicles, for use in cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $72,663,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $31,819,000.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections
316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122
of title 38, United States Code, including planning, architectural
and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the
project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage
system construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated
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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,
$355,612,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 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: Provided further, That funds provided in this
appropriation for fiscal year 1995, for each approved project shall
be obligated (1) by the awarding of a construction documents con-
tract by September 30, 1995, and (2) by the awarding of a construc-
tion contract by September 30, 1996: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall promptly report in writing to the Comptroller Gen-
eral 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 procedures estab-
lished by section 1015 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(title X of Public Law 93–344): Provided further, That no funds
from any other account except the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’, may
be 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.
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 planning, architectural and engineer-
ing services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associ-
ated with equipment 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, United 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 estimated 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
necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.
PARKING REVOLVING FUND
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
8109), $16,300,000, together with income from fees collected, to
remain available until expended. Resources of this fund shall be
available for all expenses authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109 except
operations and maintenance costs which will be funded from ‘‘Medi-
cal care’’.
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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 furnishing care to veterans as authorized by
law (38 U.S.C. 8131–8137), $47,397,000, to remain available until
expended.
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improv-
ing State veteran cemeteries as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 2408),
$5,378,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Any appropriation for 1995 for ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’,
‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’
may be transferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations.
Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans Affairs
for 1995 for salaries and expenses shall be available for services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Department
of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for ‘‘Construction,
major projects’’, ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ and the ‘‘Parking
revolving fund’’) shall be available for the purchase of any site
for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for
hospitalization or examination of any persons except 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 Veterans Affairs
for fiscal year 1995 for ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjust-
ment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall
be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required
to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts
within the last quarter of fiscal year 1994.
Appropriations accounts available to the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs for fiscal year 1995 shall be available to pay prior
year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts
resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality Banking Act,
Public Law 100–86, except that if such obligations are from trust
fund accounts they shall be payable from ‘‘Compensation and pen-
sions’’.
Of the budgetary resources available to the Department of
Veterans Affairs during fiscal year 1995, $20,742,000 are perma-
nently canceled. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall allocate
the amount of budgetary resources canceled among the Depart-
ment’s accounts available for procurement and procurement-related
expenses. Amounts available for procurement and procurement-
related expenses in each such account shall be reduced by the
amount allocated to such account. For the purposes of this section,
the definition of ‘‘procurement’’ includes all stages of the process
of acquiring property or services, beginning with the process of
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determining a need for a product or service and ending with contract
completion and closeout, as specified in 41 U.S.C. 403(2).
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
GRANTS (HOPE GRANTS)
For the homeownership and opportunity for people everywhere
(HOPE grants) program as authorized under title III of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.) and subtitles
A, B, and C of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act (Public Law 101–625), $50,000,000, to remain available
until expended, of which up to one and one-half percent may be
made available for technical assistance to potential applicants,
applicants and recipients of assistance under this head as author-
ized under subtitle E of title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized
under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act (Public Law 101–625), as amended, $1,400,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP TRUST DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
For the National Homeownership Trust Demonstration pro-
gram, as authorized by title III of the National Affordable Housing
Act, as amended by section 182 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992, $50,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937,
as amended (‘‘the Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437), not otherwise
provided for, $11,083,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That to be added to and merged with the foregoing
amounts there shall be up to $400,000,000 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 Indian families), for modernization
of existing public housing 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 during fiscal
year 1995 or are unobligated as of September 30, 1994; and up
to $100,000,000 of transfers of unobligated balances from the Urban
Development Action Grants program: Provided further, That of
the total amount provided under this head, $282,000,000 shall
be for the development or acquisition cost of public housing for
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Indian families, including amounts for housing under the mutual
help homeownership opportunity program under section 202 of the
Act (42 U.S.C. 1437bb); and $598,000,000 shall be for the develop-
ment or acquisition cost of public housing, of which up to .67
per centum shall be available for technical assistance and inspection
of public housing agencies by the Secretary: Provided further, That
of the total amount provided under this head, $3,700,000,000 shall
be for modernization of existing public housing projects pursuant
to section 14 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437l), including up to
$15,000,000 for the inspection of modernization units and provision
of technical assistance by the Secretary and contract expertise
to assist in the oversight and management of the public and Indian
housing modernization program, including an annual resident sur-
vey: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this
head for modernization of existing public housing projects,
$25,000,000 may be used for the Tenant Opportunity Program:
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this
head, $2,785,582,000 shall be for rental assistance under the section
8 existing housing certificate program (42 U.S.C. 1437f) and the
housing voucher program under section 8(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)): Provided further, That of the total amount provided for
rental assistance, a total of up to $400,000,000 may be made avail-
able for new programs subject to enactment into law of applicable
authorizing legislation: Provided further, That those portions of
the fees for the costs incurred in administering incremental units
assisted in the certificate and housing voucher programs under
sections 8(b), 8(o), and 8(e)(2) shall be established or increased
in accordance with the authorization for such fees in section 8(q)
of the Act: Provided further, That of the total amount provided
under this head, $17,300,000 shall be available for fees for coordina-
tors under section 23(h)(1) for the family self-sufficiency program
(42 U.S.C. 1437u): Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this head, $735,000,000 shall be for amendments to
section 8 contracts other than contracts for projects developed under
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and
$555,000,000 shall be for section 8 assistance for property disposi-
tion, and $175,000,000 shall be for assistance for State or local
units of government, tenant and nonprofit organizations to purchase
projects where owners have indicated an intention to prepay mort-
gages and for assistance to be used as an incentive to prevent
prepayment or for vouchers to aid eligible tenants adversely affected
by mortgage prepayment, as authorized in the Emergency Low-
Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987, as amended: Provided
further, That 50 per centum of the amounts of budget authority,
or in lieu thereof 50 per centum of the cash amounts associated
with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects
described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance 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, 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 governments
or local housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred
after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section: Provided
further, That of the total amount provided under this head,
$186,000,000 shall be for housing opportunities for persons with
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AIDS under title VIII, subtitle D of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act; $100,000,000 shall be for the lead-based
paint hazard reduction program as authorized under sections 1011
and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act
of 1992; and $30,000,000 shall be for service coordinators in public
housing pursuant to section 9(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937; and $30,000,000 shall be for service coordinators
in project-based section 8 housing, pursuant to section 8(d)(2)(F)(1)
of the Act, tenant-based section 8 housing, pursuant to section
8(q) of the Act and, for service coordinators in multifamily housing
assisted under the National Housing Act, pursuant to section 676
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992: Provided
further, That notwithstanding the language preceding the first pro-
viso of this paragraph, $289,500,000 shall be used for special pur-
pose grants in accordance with the terms and conditions specified
for such grants in the committee of conference report and statement
of the managers (H. Rept. 103–715) accompanying H.R. 4624, except
for the grant of $500,000 for the Earth Conservatory for the acquisi-
tion of land near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Of the total amount provided under this head, $1,279,000,000
shall be for capital advances, including amendments to capital
advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project
rental assistance, and amendments to contracts for project rental
assistance, for supportive housing for the elderly under section
202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959: Provided, That $22,000,000
shall be for service coordinators pursuant to section 202(q) of the
Housing Act of 1959 and subtitle E of title VI of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1992, other than section 676
of such Act and section 8(d)(2)(F)(i) of the Act.
Of the total amount provided under this head, $387,000,000
shall be for capital advances, including amendments to capital
advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act; and for project rental assistance,
and amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for
supportive housing for persons with disabilities as authorized 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 contracts, $2,536,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That to the extent the amount
in this appropriation is insufficient to fund all expiring section
8 contracts, the Secretary may transfer to and merge with this
appropriation such amounts from the ‘‘Annual contributions for
assisted housing’’ appropriation as the Secretary shall determine,
and amounts earmarked in the foregoing account may be reduced
accordingly, 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
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or project level for subsidy assistance regardless of the source
of the disbursement so as to minimize the administrative burden
of multiple accounts.
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE
(RESCISSION)
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments
that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered
into under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715z–1) is reduced in fiscal year 1995 by not more than $2,000,000
in uncommitted balances of authorizations provided for this purpose
in appropriations Acts: Provided, That up to $66,000,000 of recap-
tured section 236 budget authority resulting from the prepayment
of mortgages subsidized under section 236 of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) shall be rescinded in fiscal year 1995.
HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For payments under section 235(r) of the National Housing
Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z) for incentives to mortgagors
to refinance mortgages that are insured under such section 235
and for closing and other costs in connection with such refinancing,
$6,875,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
up to $50,000,000 of recaptured section 235 budget authority result-
ing from reducing the interest rate on such refinanced mortgages
shall be reused for payments under this heading: Provided further,
That up to $184,000,000 of additional recaptured section 235 budget
authority from refinancing section 235 mortgages shall be rescinded
in fiscal year 1995.
CONGREGATE SERVICES
For contracts with payments to public housing agencies and
nonprofit 
corporations 
for 
congregate 
services 
programs,
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995, of which
up to $6,267,000 shall be for entities 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 (Public 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), $2,900,000,000.
SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING
For the HOPE VI/urban revitalization demonstration program
under the third paragraph under the head ‘‘Homeownership and
Opportunity for People Everywhere grants (HOPE grants)’’ in the
Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public