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GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expendi-
tures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and 
to make such contracts and commitments without regard 
to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of 
title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in car-
rying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s budget 
for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities on por-
tions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 
maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, $40,288,000, to be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 210 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2238): Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, not less than $16,300,000 shall be for the sea-
way infrastructure program.
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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet as authorized under chapter 531 
of title 46, United States Code, to serve the national security 
needs of the United States, $318,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
CABLE SECURITY FLEET 
For the cable security fleet program, as authorized 
under chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
TANKER SECURITY PROGRAM 
For Tanker Security Fleet payments, as authorized 
under section 53406 of title 46, United States Code, 
$120,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $283,546,000: Provided, That of 
the sums appropriated under this heading— 
(1) $103,500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025, for the operations of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy; 
(2) $22,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for facilities maintenance and repair, and
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equipment, at the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy; 
(3) $70,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for capital improvements at the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy; 
(4) $7,500,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, for the Maritime Environmental 
and Technical Assistance program authorized under 
section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; and 
(5) $10,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended, for the United States Marine Highway Pro-
gram to make grants for the purposes authorized 
under section 55601 of title 46, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration shall transmit to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual 
assault and sexual harassment at the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 
3510 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 2017 (46 U.S.C. 51318): Provided further, That avail-
able balances under this heading for the Short Sea Trans-
portation Program or America’s Marine Highway Program 
(now known as the United States Marine Highway Pro-
gram) from prior year recoveries shall be available to carry
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out activities authorized under section 55601 of title 46, 
United States Code. 
STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of operations, support, and 
training 
activities 
for 
State 
Maritime 
Academies, 
$131,000,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated 
under this heading— 
(1) $22,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for maintenance, repair, and life extension of 
training ships at the State Maritime Academies; 
(2) $91,800,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel 
Program, including funds for construction, planning, 
administration, and design of school ships and, as de-
termined by the Secretary, necessary expenses to de-
sign, plan, construct infrastructure, and purchase 
equipment necessary to berth such ships, of which up 
to $8,900,000 may be used for expenses related to the 
oversight and management of school ships to include 
the purchase of equipment and the repair and main-
tenance of training vessels: Provided, That such funds 
may be used to reimburse State Maritime Academies 
for costs incurred prior to the date of enactment of 
this Act;
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(3) $2,400,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028, for the Student Incentive Program; 
(4) $8,800,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for training ship fuel assistance; and 
(5) $6,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, for direct payments for State Mari-
time Academies. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 
under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obso-
lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Mar-
itime Administration, $6,021,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $103,020,000, of 
which $100,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $3,020,000 shall be for administrative
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expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, which 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations 
for ‘‘Maritime Administration—Operations and Train-
ing’’. 
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
To make grants to improve port facilities as authorized 
under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, 
$213,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That projects eligible for amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act shall be projects for coastal 
seaports, inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, not less than $188,000,000 shall be for 
coastal seaports or Great Lakes ports: Provided further, 
That the requirements under section 3501(a)(9) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Pub-
lic Law 117–263) shall apply to amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That for 
grants awarded under this heading in this Act, the min-
imum grant size shall be $1,000,000: Provided further, That 
for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, 
the requirement under section 54301(a)(6)(A)(ii) of title 46, 
United States Code, shall not apply to projects located in 
noncontiguous States or territories.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime 
Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and serv-
ices and make necessary repairs in connection with any 
lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government prop-
erty under control of the Maritime Administration: Pro-
vided, That payments received therefor shall be credited to 
the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occu-
pancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs 
shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous re-
ceipts. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $31,681,000, 
of which $4,500,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2026. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous ma-
terials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Ma-
terials Safety Administration, $74,556,000, of which
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$12,070,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2026, of which $1,000,000 shall be made available for car-
rying out section 5107(i) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected under sec-
tion 5108(g) of title 49, United States Code, shall be depos-
ited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting re-
ceipts: Provided further, That there may be credited to this 
appropriation, to be available until expended, funds re-
ceived from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 
training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for 
travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous mate-
rials exemptions and approvals functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety 
program, as authorized by section 60107 of title 49, United 
States Code, and to discharge the pipeline program respon-
sibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101– 
380), $226,228,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2026, of which $30,000,000 shall be derived from the 
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $188,828,000 shall 
be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund; of which 
$400,000 shall be derived from the fees collected under sec-
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tion 60303 of title 49, United States Code, and deposited 
in the Liquefied Natural Gas Siting Account for compliance 
reviews of liquefied natural gas facilities; and of which 
$7,000,000 shall be derived from fees collected under section 
60302 of title 49, United States Code, and deposited in the 
Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account 
for the purpose of carrying out section 60141 of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided, That not less than 
$1,058,000 of the amounts made available under this head-
ing shall be for the One-Call State grant program: Provided 
further, That any amounts made available under this head-
ing in this Act or in prior Acts for research contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements or research other trans-
actions agreements (‘‘OTAs’’) shall require written notifica-
tion to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions not less than 3 full business days before such research 
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or research OTAs 
are announced by the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall transmit to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the report 
on pipeline safety testing enhancement as required pursu-
ant to section 105 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of 
Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (division R 
of Public Law 116–260): Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may obligate amounts made available under this
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heading to engineer, erect, alter, and repair buildings or 
make any other public improvements for research facilities 
at the Transportation Technology Center after the Secretary 
submits an updated research plan and the report in the pre-
ceding proviso to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations and after such plan and report in the pre-
ceding proviso are approved by the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency 
Preparedness Grants program, not more than $46,825,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2026, from 
amounts made available by section 5116(h) and subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 5128 of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 5116(h)(4) of title 
49, United States Code, not more than 4 percent of the 
amounts made available from this account shall be avail-
able to pay the administrative costs of carrying out sections 
5116, 5107(e), and 5108(g)(2) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That notwithstanding subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, 
and the limitation on obligations provided under this head-
ing, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year
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shall be available to develop and deliver hazardous mate-
rials emergency response training for emergency responders, 
including response activities for the transportation of crude 
oil, ethanol, flammable liquids, and other hazardous com-
modities by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection 
Association standards, and to make such training available 
through an electronic format: Provided further, That the 
prior year recoveries made available under this heading 
shall also be available to carry out sections 5116(a)(1)(C), 
5116(h), 5116(i), 5116(j), and 5107(e) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
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, $116,452,000: 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.), 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 of Transportation.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applica-
ble appropriations to the Department of Transportation 
shall be available for maintenance and operation of air-
craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; pur-
chase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in 
foreign countries on official department business; and uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 
and 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appro-
priations to the Department and its operating administra-
tions shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, oper-
ation, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems that 
advance the missions of the Department of Transportation 
or an operating administration of the Department of 
Transportation. 
(c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, pro-
cured, or contracted for by the Department prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act shall be deemed authorized by Con-
gress as if this provision was in effect when the system was 
purchased, procured, or contracted for. 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
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but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 182. (a) No recipient of amounts made available 
by this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de-
fined in section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code) 
obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connec-
tion with a motor vehicle record as defined in section 
2725(1) of title 18, United States Code, except as provided 
in section 2721 of title 18, United States Code, for a use 
permitted under section 2721 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
not withhold amounts made available by this Act for any 
grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 183. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 
125 political and Presidential appointees in the Depart-
ment of Transportation: Provided, That none of the per-
sonnel covered by this provision may be assigned on tem-
porary detail outside the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration and Federal Railroad Administration from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred for training may 
be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis-
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tration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ 
account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating 
in training pursuant to section 20105 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 185. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117–58 
to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 
a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, letter of intent, feder-
ally funded cooperative agreement, full funding grant agree-
ment, or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Trans-
portation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations not less than 3 full business days before any 
project competitively selected to receive any discretionary 
grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guar-
antee commitment, line of credit commitment, federally 
funded cooperative agreement, or full funding grant agree-
ment is announced by the Department or its operating ad-
ministrations: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall provide the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations with a comprehensive list of all such loans, 
loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters of intent, federally 
funded cooperative agreements, full funding grant agree-
ments, and discretionary grants prior to the notification 
required under the preceding proviso: Provided further,
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That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any 
‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency relief program: 
Provided further, That no notification shall involve funds 
that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 186. 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 organizational 
units of the Department of Transportation using fair and 
equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until 
expended. 
SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if any funds provided by 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, transmission of such reprogramming notice shall be 
provided solely to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, and such reprogramming action shall be ap-
proved or denied solely by the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation may provide notice to other congressional 
committees of the action of the House and Senate Commit-
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tees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not 
sooner than 30 days after the date on which the reprogram-
ming action has been approved or denied by the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 188. Funds appropriated by this Act to the oper-
ating administrations may be obligated for the Office of the 
Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimburs-
able agreements only when such amounts are for the costs 
of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct 
benefit to the applicable operating administration or ad-
ministrations. 
SEC. 189. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform stand-
ards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and 
transit benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, 
United States Code, including distribution of transit bene-
fits by various paper and electronic media. 
SEC. 190. The Department of Transportation may use 
funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a 
contract under title 49 or 23 of the United States Code uti-
lizing geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference 
not otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regula-
tion, policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a 
Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Ad-
ministration grant from imposing such hiring preference
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on a contract or construction project with which the De-
partment of Transportation is assisting, only if the grant 
recipient certifies the following: 
(1) that except with respect to apprentices or 
trainees, a pool of readily available but unemployed 
individuals possessing the knowledge, skill, and abil-
ity to perform the work that the contract requires re-
sides in the jurisdiction; 
(2) that the grant recipient will include appro-
priate provisions in its bid document ensuring that 
the contractor does not displace any of its existing 
employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference; 
and 
(3) that any increase in the cost of labor, train-
ing, or delays resulting from the use of such hiring 
preference does not delay or displace any transpor-
tation project in the applicable Statewide Transpor-
tation Improvement Program or Transportation Im-
provement Program. 
SEC. 191. The Secretary of Transportation shall co-
ordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure 
that best practices for Industrial Control Systems Procure-
ment are up-to-date and shall ensure that systems procured 
with funds provided under this title were procured using 
such practices.
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SEC. 192. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available by this division for the Department of Transpor-
tation for fiscal year 2024 may be used to enforce a mask 
mandate in response to the COVID–19 virus. 
SEC. 193. None of the funds made available by this 
Act for the Federal Aviation Administration related to un-
manned aircraft systems may be used to make awards to 
any entity that, after the date of enactment of this Act, in-
tends to use such funds to partner with or otherwise trans-
act business related to unmanned aircraft systems with the 
People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, or the Re-
public of Cuba. No such entity may receive awards for any 
project related to unmanned aircraft systems if the entity 
is: 
(1) included on the Consolidated Screening List 
maintained by the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade; 
(2) domiciled in the People’s Republic of China, 
the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, or the Republic of 
Cuba;
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(3) subject to influence or control by the govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China, the Russian 
Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Demo-
cratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Bolivarian Re-
public of Venezuela, or the Republic of Cuba; or 
(4) owned by the People’s Republic of China, the 
Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 
Democratic 
People’s 
Republic 
of 
Korea, 
the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, or the Republic of 
Cuba. 
SEC. 194. None of the funds made available by the Act 
for the Federal Aviation Administration related to un-
manned aircraft systems may be used by the Secretary of 
Transportation to operate an unmanned aircraft system or 
to enter into, extend, or renew a contract for the procure-
ment of an unmanned aircraft system or a contract with 
an entity that operates an unmanned aircraft system in 
the performance of any Department of Transportation con-
tract if the unmanned aircraft system is manufactured by 
an entity that is included on the Consolidated Screening 
List maintained by the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade, domiciled in the People’s Republic of 
China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of 
Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, or the Republic of Cuba,
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subject to influence or control by the government of any such 
country, or owned by any such country unless— 
(1) the operation, procurement, or contracting 
action is for the purpose of— 
(A) detection or counter-UAS system surro-
gate testing and training (including at Federal 
Aviation Administration-approved testing sites); 
(B) intelligence, electronic warfare, cyberse-
curity, and information warfare operations, test-
ing (including at Federal Aviation Administra-
tion-approved testing sites), analysis, and train-
ing; or 
(C) research to inform unmanned aircraft 
system data-driven policy decisions, safety as-
sessments, procedures, rulemaking, and stand-
ards to safely integrate emerging entrants into 
the national airspace system (including at Fed-
eral Aviation Administration-approved testing 
sites); and 
(2) the Secretary of Transportation, on a case- 
by-case basis, certifies in writing to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives that such operation, pro-
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curement, or contracting action is required in the 
public interest. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
EXECUTIVE OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of-
fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, 
Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional 
and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for 
Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $19,400,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, 
That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available 
under this heading shall be available to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this title 
as ‘‘the Secretary’’) for official reception and representation 
expenses as the Secretary may determine. 
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative 
Support Offices, $698,200,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025: Provided, That of the sums appro-
priated under this heading— 
(1) $95,200,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Financial Officer;
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(2) $127,400,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the General Counsel, of which not less than 
$21,700,000 shall be for the Departmental Enforce-
ment Center; 
(3) $241,800,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Administration; 
(4) $55,800,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Human Capital Officer; 
(5) $32,400,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Procurement Officer; 
(6) $68,300,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Field Policy and Management; 
(7) $4,900,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; and 
(8) $72,400,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading may be used for necessary administrative and non- 
administrative expenses of the Department, not otherwise 
provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds appropriated under this head-
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ing may be used for advertising and promotional activities 
that directly support program activities funded in this title: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations quarterly 
written notification regarding the status of pending con-
gressional reports: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required 
by Congress. 
PROGRAM OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Of-
fices, $1,114,100,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under 
this heading— 
(1) $288,500,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Public and Indian Housing; 
(2) $170,500,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Community Planning and Development; 
(3) $497,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Housing; 
(4) $44,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Policy Development and Research; 
(5) $102,900,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; and 
(6) $11,200,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the working capital fund for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this para-
graph as the ‘‘Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred, including reim-
bursements pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund under this 
heading shall be available only for Federal shared services 
used by offices and agencies of the Department, and for any 
such portion of any office or agency’s printing, records 
management, space renovation, furniture, or supply serv-
ices the Secretary has determined shall be provided through 
the Fund, and the operational expenses of the Fund: Pro-
vided, That amounts within the Fund shall not be available 
to provide services not specifically authorized under this 
heading: Provided further, That upon a determination by 
the Secretary that any other service (or portion thereof) au-
thorized under this heading shall be provided through the 
Fund, amounts made available in this title for salaries and 
expenses under the headings ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Adminis-
trative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, and ‘‘Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association’’, for such services 
shall be transferred to the Fund, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify
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the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of its 
plans for executing such transfers at least 15 days in ad-
vance of such transfers. 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
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.) (in this title ‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided for, 
$27,737,961,000, to remain available until expended, which 
shall be available on October 1, 2023 (in addition to the 
$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading 
that shall be available on October 1, 2023), and 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 
shall be available on October 1, 2024: Provided, That of the 
sums appropriated under this heading— 
(1) $27,765,512,000 shall be available for renew-
als of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual con-
tributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced 
vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such 
assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and includ-
ing renewal of other special purpose incremental 
vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, from amounts provided under this 
paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the
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calendar year 2024 funding cycle shall provide re-
newal funding for each public housing agency based 
on validated voucher management system (VMS) leas-
ing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by 
applying an inflation factor as established by the Sec-
retary, by notice published in the Federal Register, 
and by making any necessary adjustments for the 
costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouch-
ers under this paragraph including tenant protection 
and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided under this paragraph 
may be used to fund a total number of unit months 
under lease which exceeds a public housing agency’s 
authorized level of units under contract, except for 
public housing agencies participating in the Moving 
to Work (MTW) demonstration, which are instead 
governed in accordance with the requirements of the 
MTW demonstration program or their MTW agree-
ments, if any: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the 
amount specified under this paragraph (except as oth-
erwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each 
public housing agency’s allocation otherwise estab-
lished pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further, 
That except as provided in the following provisos, the
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entire amount specified under this paragraph (except 
as otherwise modified 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 by the latter of 60 days after en-
actment of this Act or March 1, 2024: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may extend the notification 
period only after the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations are notified at least 10 business 
days in advance of the extension: Provided further, 
That public housing agencies participating in the 
MTW demonstration shall be funded in accordance 
with the requirements of the MTW demonstration pro-
gram or their MTW agreements, if any, and shall be 
subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the 
preceding provisos: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may offset public housing agencies’ calendar 
year 2024 allocations based on the excess amounts of 
public housing agencies’ net restricted assets accounts, 
including HUD-held programmatic reserves (in ac-
cordance with VMS data in calendar year 2023 that 
is verifiable and complete), as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That public housing agencies 
participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be
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subject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, 
excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget 
authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from 
the agencies’ calendar year 2024 MTW funding allo-
cation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall use 
any offset referred to in the preceding two provisos 
throughout the calendar year to prevent the termi-
nation of rental assistance for families as the result 
of insufficient funding, as determined by the Sec-
retary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of re-
newal funding allocations: Provided further, That up 
to $200,000,000 shall be available only: 
(A) for adjustments in the allocations for 
public housing agencies, after application for an 
adjustment by a public housing agency that ex-
perienced a significant increase, as determined 
by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers re-
sulting from unforeseen circumstances or from 
portability under section 8(r) of the Act; 
(B) for vouchers that were not in use during 
the previous 12-month period in order to be 
available to meet a commitment pursuant to sec-
tion 8(o)(13) of the Act, or an adjustment for a 
funding obligation not yet expended in the pre-
vious calendar year for a MTW-eligible activity
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to develop affordable housing for an agency 
added to the MTW demonstration under the ex-
pansion authority provided in section 239 of the 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2016 (division L of Public Law 114–113); 
(C) for adjustments for costs associated with 
HUD–Veterans 
Affairs 
Supportive 
Housing 
(HUD–VASH) vouchers; 
(D) for public housing agencies that despite 
taking reasonable cost savings measures, as de-
termined by the Secretary, would otherwise be 
required to terminate rental assistance for fami-
lies as a result of insufficient funding; 
(E) for adjustments in the allocations for 
public housing agencies that— 
(i) are leasing a lower-than-average 
percentage of their authorized vouchers, 
(ii) have low amounts of budget au-
thority in their net restricted assets ac-
counts and HUD-held programmatic re-
serves, relative to other agencies, and 
(iii) are not participating in the Mov-
ing to Work demonstration, to enable such 
agencies to lease more vouchers;
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(F) for withheld payments in accordance 
with section 8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act for months 
in the previous calendar year that were subse-
quently paid by the public housing agency after 
the agency’s actual costs were validated; and 
(G) for public housing agencies that have 
experienced increased costs or loss of units in an 
area for which the President declared a disaster 
under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170 et seq.): 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may establish a demonstration 
program to continue through fiscal year 2027 at up 
to 8 public housing agencies in difficult rental mar-
kets, as determined by the Secretary, for the purpose 
of testing whether the provision of additional assist-
ance to facilitate leasing increases the ability of fami-
lies participating in the program to lease a unit: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available under 
this paragraph in this and prior Acts to public hous-
ing agencies participating in such demonstration pro-
gram shall be available for making utility and secu-
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rity deposit assistance payments (including last 
month’s rent) and other costs consistent with the 
terms of the demonstration, in addition to the pur-
poses for which such funds were appropriated and ob-
ligated and in addition to amounts for administra-
tive and other expenses otherwise available for such 
payments and costs: Provided further, That any such 
utility or security deposit payments returned to the 
public housing agency, including any interest earned 
while such amounts were held by the owner, shall be 
available only for future housing assistance payment 
expenses (including eligible uses during the term of 
the demonstration): Provided further, That of the 
amounts 
provided 
under 
this 
paragraph, 
$5,289,210,000 is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985; 
(2) $445,000,000 shall be available for section 8 
rental assistance for relocation and replacement of 
housing units that are demolished or disposed of pur-
suant to section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 
23 projects to assistance under section 8, relocation of 
witnesses (including victims of violent crimes) in con-
nection with efforts to combat crime in public and as-
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sisted housing pursuant to a request from a law en-
forcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers 
under any provision of law authorizing such assist-
ance under section 8(t) of the Act, Choice Neighbor-
hood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, 
and tenant protection assistance including replace-
ment and relocation assistance or for project-based as-
sistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted el-
derly tenants currently residing in section 202 prop-
erties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refi-
nanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amend-
ed, or under the authority as provided under this Act: 
Provided, That when a public housing development is 
submitted for demolition or disposition under section 
18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 
rental assistance when the units pose an imminent 
health and safety risk to residents: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may provide section 8 rental as-
sistance from amounts made available under this 
paragraph for units assisted under a project-based 
subsidy contract funded under the ‘‘Project-Based 
Rental Assistance’’ heading under this title where the 
owner has received a Notice of Default and the units 
pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available
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under this paragraph, no less than $5,000,000 may be 
available to provide tenant protection assistance, not 
otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents 
residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to 
pay rents greater than 30 percent of household in-
come, as the result of: (A) the maturity of a HUD- 
insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires 
the permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepay-
ment; (B) the expiration of a rental assistance con-
tract for which the tenants are not eligible for en-
hanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under 
existing law; or (C) the expiration of affordability re-
strictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation 
program administered by the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That such tenant protection assistance made 
available under the preceding proviso may be pro-
vided under the authority of section 8(t) or section 
8(o)(13) of the Act: Provided further, That any tenant 
protection voucher made available from amounts 
under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any 
public housing agency, except the replacement vouch-
ers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when the 
initial family that received any such voucher no 
longer receives such voucher, and the authority for 
any public housing agency to issue any such voucher
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shall cease to exist: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may only provide replacement vouchers for 
units that were occupied within the previous 24 
months that cease to be available as assisted housing, 
subject only to the availability of funds; 
(3) $2,781,449,000 shall be available for admin-
istrative and other expenses of public housing agencies 
in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental as-
sistance program, of which up to $30,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to administer 
their section 8 programs, including fees associated 
with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the 
administration of disaster related vouchers, HUD– 
VASH vouchers, and other special purpose incre-
mental vouchers: Provided, That no less than 
$2,751,449,000 of the amount provided in this para-
graph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for 
the calendar year 2024 funding cycle based on section 
8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provi-
sions) as in effect immediately 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 para-
graph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined
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under the preceding proviso, the Secretary may de-
crease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform 
percentage applicable to all agencies receiving fund-
ing under this paragraph or may, to the extent nec-
essary to provide full payment of amounts determined 
under the preceding proviso, utilize unobligated bal-
ances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 
from funds appropriated under this heading from 
prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated: Provided further, That all public 
housing agencies participating in the MTW dem-
onstration shall be funded in accordance with the re-
quirements of the MTW demonstration program or 
their MTW agreements, if any, and shall be subject to 
the same uniform percentage decrease as under the 
preceding proviso: Provided further, That amounts 
provided under this paragraph shall be only for ac-
tivities related to the provision of tenant-based rental 
assistance authorized under section 8, including re-
lated development activities; 
(4) $686,000,000 shall be available for the re-
newal of tenant-based assistance contracts under sec-
tion 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary
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administrative expenses: Provided, That administra-
tive and other expenses of public housing agencies in 
administering the special purpose vouchers in this 
paragraph shall be funded under the same terms and 
be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the per-
cent decrease for administrative and other expenses to 
public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this 
heading: Provided further, That up to $10,000,000 
shall be available only— 
(A) for adjustments in the allocation for 
public housing agencies, after applications for an 
adjustment by a public housing agency that ex-
perienced a significant increase, as determined 
by the Secretary, in Mainstream renewal costs 
resulting from unforeseen circumstances; and 
(B) for public housing agencies that despite 
taking reasonable cost savings measures, as de-
termined by the Secretary, would otherwise be 
required to terminate the rental assistance for 
Mainstream families as a result of insufficient 
funding: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That upon turnover, section 811 special purpose
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vouchers funded under this heading in this or prior 
Acts, or under any other heading in prior Acts, shall 
be provided to non-elderly persons with disabilities; 
(5) of the amounts provided under paragraph 
(1), up to $7,500,000 shall be available for rental as-
sistance and associated administrative fees for Tribal 
HUD–VASH to serve Native American veterans that 
are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or 
near a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided, 
That such amount shall be made available for renewal 
grants to recipients that received assistance under 
prior Acts under the Tribal HUD–VASH program: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall be author-
ized to specify criteria for renewal grants, including 
data on the utilization of assistance reported by grant 
recipients: Provided further, That such assistance 
shall be administered in accordance with program re-
quirements under the Native American Housing As-
sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and 
modeled after the HUD–VASH program: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall be authorized to 
waive, or specify alternative requirements for any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec-
retary administers in connection with the use of 
funds made available under this paragraph (except
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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 as-
sistance: Provided further, That grant recipients shall 
report to the Secretary on utilization of such rental 
assistance and other program data, as prescribed by 
the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may reallocate, as determined by the Secretary, 
amounts returned or recaptured from awards under 
the Tribal HUD–VASH program under prior Acts to 
existing recipients under the Tribal HUD–VASH 
program; 
(6) $30,000,000 shall be available for incre-
mental rental voucher assistance for use through a 
supported housing program administered in conjunc-
tion with the Department of Veterans Affairs as au-
thorized 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, notwithstanding section 203 (com-
petition provision) of this title, to public housing 
agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Cen-
ters or other entities as designated by the Secretary
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of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geo-
graphical need for such assistance as identified by the 
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, pub-
lic housing agency administrative performance, and 
other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Pro-
vided 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 Veterans Affairs), any provision 
of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development administers in con-
nection with the use of funds made available under 
this paragraph (except for requirements related to 
fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and 
the environment), 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 as-
sistance made available under this paragraph shall 
continue to remain available for homeless veterans 
upon turn-over: Provided further, That of the total 
amount made available under this paragraph, up to 
$10,000,000 may be for additional fees established by
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and allocated pursuant to a method determined by the 
Secretary for administrative and other expenses (in-
cluding those eligible activities defined by notice to fa-
cilitate leasing, such as security deposit assistance 
and costs related to the retention and support of par-
ticipating owners) of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering HUD–VASH vouchers; 
(7) $30,000,000 shall be available for the family 
unification program as authorized under section 8(x) 
of the Act: Provided, That the amounts made avail-
able under this paragraph are provided as follows: 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be available for new 
incremental voucher assistance, which shall con-
tinue to remain available for family unification 
upon turnover; and 
(B) $25,000,000 shall be available for new 
incremental voucher assistance to assist eligible 
youth as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B) of 
the Act, which shall continue to remain available 
for such eligible youth upon turnover: Provided, 
That such amounts shall be available on a non-
competitive basis to public housing agencies that 
partner with public child welfare agencies to 
identify such eligible youth, that request such as-
sistance to timely assist such eligible youth, and
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that meet any other criteria as specified by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall review utilization of such assistance and 
assistance originating from appropriations made 
available for youth under this heading in any 
prior Act that the Secretary made available on 
a noncompetitive basis, at an interval to be de-
termined by the Secretary, and unutilized vouch-
er assistance that is no longer needed based on 
such review shall be recaptured by the Secretary 
and reallocated pursuant to the preceding pro-
viso: 
Provided further, That any public housing agency ad-
ministering new incremental voucher assistance origi-
nating from appropriations made available for the 
family unification program under this heading in 
this or any prior Act that the Secretary made avail-
able on a competitive basis that determines it no 
longer has an identified need for such assistance upon 
turnover shall notify the Secretary, and the Secretary 
shall recapture such assistance from the agency and 
reallocate it to any other public housing agency or 
agencies based on need for voucher assistance in con-
nection with such specified program or eligible youth, 
as applicable; and
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(8) the Secretary shall separately track all spe-
cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-
over, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development under this head-
ing, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Hous-
ing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’, 
for fiscal year 2024 and prior years may be used for re-
newal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts 
and for performance-based contract administrators, not-
withstanding the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated: Provided, That any obligated balances of contract 
authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior fiscal years that 
have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further, 
That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during 
the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based con-
tracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 
1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional 
new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded 
is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, 
for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available.
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PUBLIC HOUSING FUND 
For 2024 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 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)) (the ‘‘Act’’), and to carry out capital 
and management activities for public housing agencies, as 
authorized under section 9(d) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(d)), $8,875,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That of the sums appropriated 
under this heading— 
(1) $5,530,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
retary to allocate pursuant to the Operating Fund 
formula at part 990 of title 24, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, for 2024 payments; 
(2) $35,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
retary to allocate pursuant to a need-based applica-
tion process notwithstanding section 203 of this title 
and not subject to such Operating Fund formula to 
public housing agencies that experience, or are at risk 
of, financial shortfalls, as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided, That after all such shortfall needs 
are met, the Secretary may distribute any remaining 
funds to all public housing agencies on a pro-rata 
basis pursuant to such Operating Fund formula;
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(3) $3,200,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
retary to allocate pursuant to the Capital Fund for-
mula at section 905.400 of title 24, Code of Federal 
Regulations: Provided, That for funds provided under 
this paragraph, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of 
the Act shall be 25 percent: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may waive the limitation in the preceding 
proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund ac-
tivities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify pub-
lic housing agencies requesting waivers under the pre-
ceding proviso if the request is approved or denied 
within 14 days of submitting the request: Provided 
further, That from the funds made available under 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide bonus 
awards in fiscal year 2024 to public housing agencies 
that are designated high performers: Provided further, 
That the Department shall notify public housing 
agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of 
enactment of this Act; 
(4) $30,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
retary to make grants, notwithstanding section 203 of 
this title, to public housing agencies for emergency 
capital needs, including safety and security measures 
necessary to address crime and drug-related activity,
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as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpre-
ventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding 
Presidentially declared emergencies and natural dis-
asters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occur-
ring in fiscal year 2024: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this paragraph, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be for safety and security 
measures: Provided further, That in addition to the 
amount in the preceding proviso for such safety and 
security measures, any amounts that remain avail-
able, after all applications received on or before Sep-
tember 30, 2025, for emergency capital needs have 
been processed, shall be allocated to public housing 
agencies for such safety and security measures; 
(5) $65,000,000 shall be available for competitive 
grants to public housing agencies to evaluate and re-
duce residential health hazards in public housing, in-
cluding lead-based paint (by carrying out the activi-
ties of risk assessments, abatement, and interim con-
trols, as those terms are defined in section 1004 of the 
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act 
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b)), carbon monoxide, mold, 
radon, and fire safety: Provided, That not less than 
$25,000,000 of the amounts provided under this para-
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graph shall be awarded for evaluating and reducing 
lead-based paint hazards: Provided further, That for 
purposes of environmental review, a grant under this 
paragraph shall be considered funds for projects or 
activities under title I of the Act for purposes of sec-
tion 26 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be sub-
ject to the regulations implementing such section; and 
(6) $15,000,000 shall be available to support the 
costs of administrative and judicial receiverships and 
for competitive grants to PHAs in receivership, des-
ignated troubled or substandard, or otherwise at risk, 
as determined by the Secretary, for costs associated 
with public housing asset improvement, in addition 
to other amounts for that purpose provided under any 
heading under this title: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2024, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development 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) of the 
Act regarding the extension of the time periods under such 
section: Provided further, That for purposes of such section 
9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect to amounts,
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that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that 
will result in outlays, immediately or in the future. 
ASSISTED HOUSING INSPECTIONS AND RISK ASSESSMENTS 
For the Department’s inspection and assessment pro-
grams, including travel, training, and program support 
contracts, $50,000,000 to remain available until September 
30, 2025: Provided, That unobligated balances, including 
recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ to sup-
port ongoing public housing financial and physical assess-
ment activities shall be available for the purposes author-
ized under this heading in addition to the purposes for 
which such funds originally were appropriated. 
CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE 
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods 
Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) (the ‘‘Act’’) unless other-
wise specified under this heading), for transformation, re-
habilitation, and replacement housing needs of both public 
and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods 
of poverty into functioning, sustainable, mixed-income 
neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public as-
sets, transportation, and access to jobs, $150,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That 
grant funds may be used for resident and community serv-
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ices, community development, and affordable housing needs 
in the community, and for conversion of vacant or fore-
closed properties to affordable housing: Provided further, 
That the use of amounts made available under this heading 
shall not be deemed to be for public housing, notwith-
standing section 3(b)(1) of the Act: Provided further, That 
grantees shall commit to an additional period of afford-
ability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 
years: Provided further, That grantees shall provide a 
match in State, local, other Federal, or private funds: Pro-
vided further, That grantees may include local governments, 
Tribal entities, public housing agencies, and nonprofit or-
ganizations: Provided further, That for-profit developers 
may apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further, 
That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall 
be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of 
the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants made with amounts 
available under this heading shall be subject to the regula-
tions issued by the Secretary to implement such section: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, not less than $75,000,000 shall be 
awarded to public housing agencies: Provided further, That 
such grantees shall create partnerships with other local or-
ganizations, including assisted housing owners, service 
agencies, and resident organizations: Provided further,
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That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of 
Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human 
Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, 
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Fed-
eral resources: Provided further, That not more than 
$10,000,000 of the amounts made available under this head-
ing may be provided as grants to undertake comprehensive 
local planning with input from residents and the commu-
nity: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able under this heading may be obligated for main street 
housing grants under section 24(n) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437v(n)): Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
cluding recaptures, remaining from amounts made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Dis-
tressed Public Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 
and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this 
heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall make grant awards not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act in such amounts that the 
Secretary determines: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 24(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the 
Secretary may, until September 30, 2024, obligate any
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available unobligated balances made available under this 
heading in this or any prior Act. 
SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS 
For activities and assistance related to Self-Sufficiency 
Programs, to remain available until September 30, 2027, 
$198,000,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated 
under this heading— 
(1) $140,500,000 shall be available for the Fam-
ily Self-Sufficiency program to support family self- 
sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437u), to promote the development of local strategies 
to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8 
and 9 of such Act with public and private resources, 
and enable eligible families to achieve economic inde-
pendence and self-sufficiency; 
(2) $42,500,000 shall be available for the Resi-
dent Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program to 
provide for supportive services, service coordinators, 
and congregate services as authorized by section 34 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437z–6) and the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4101 et seq.); and
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(3) $15,000,000 shall be available for a Jobs-Plus 
Initiative, modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: 
Provided, That funding provided under this para-
graph shall be available for competitive grants to 
partnerships between public housing authorities, local 
workforce investment boards established under section 
107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), and other agencies and or-
ganizations that provide support to help public hous-
ing residents obtain employment and increase earn-
ings: Provided further, That applicants must dem-
onstrate the ability to provide services to residents, 
partner with workforce investment boards, and lever-
age service dollars: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may allow public housing agencies to request 
exemptions from rent and income limitation require-
ments under sections 3 and 6 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437d), as 
necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary may ap-
prove upon a finding by the Secretary that any such 
waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for 
the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus Initia-
tive as a voluntary program for residents: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall publish by notice in
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the Federal Register any waivers or alternative re-
quirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later 
than 10 days before the effective date of such notice. 
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS 
For activities and assistance authorized under title I 
of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (in this heading ‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 
U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with re-
spect to Indian tribes, and related training and technical 
assistance, $1,081,625,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028: Provided, That of the sums appropriated 
under this heading— 
(1) $848,625,000 shall be available for the Native 
American Housing Block Grants program, as author-
ized under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That, not-
withstanding NAHASDA, to determine the amount of 
the allocation under title I of such Act for each In-
dian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula 
under section 302 of such Act with the need compo-
nent based on single-race census data and with the 
need component based on multi-race census data, and 
the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe 
shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation 
amounts: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
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notify grantees of their formula allocation not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) $150,000,000 shall be available for competi-
tive grants under the Native American Housing Block 
Grants program, as authorized under title I of 
NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli-
gate such amount for competitive grants to eligible re-
cipients authorized under NAHASDA that apply for 
funds: Provided further, That in awarding amounts 
made available in this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
consider need and administrative capacity, and shall 
give priority to projects that will spur construction 
and rehabilitation of housing: Provided further, That 
a grant funded pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
in an amount not greater than $10,000,000: Provided 
further, That any amounts transferred for the nec-
essary costs of administering and overseeing the obli-
gation and expenditure of such additional amounts in 
prior Acts may also be used for the necessary costs of 
administering 
and 
overseeing 
such 
additional 
amount; 
(3) $1,000,000 shall be available for the cost of 
guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized 
by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such notes and other
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obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): 
Provided further, That amounts made available in 
this and prior Acts for the cost of such guaranteed 
notes and other obligations that are unobligated, in-
cluding recaptures and carryover, shall be available to 
subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and 
other obligations, any part of which is to be guaran-
teed, not to exceed $50,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025; 
(4) $75,000,000 shall be available for grants to 
Indian tribes for carrying out the Indian Community 
Development Block Grant program under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 
which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including section 203 of this Act), not more than 
$5,000,000 may be used for emergencies that con-
stitute imminent threats to health and safety: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
made with amounts made available in this paragraph 
shall be expended for planning and management de-
velopment and administration; and 
(5) $7,000,000, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purpose, shall be available for pro-
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viding training and technical assistance to Indian 
tribes, Indian housing authorities, and tribally des-
ignated housing entities, to support the inspection of 
Indian housing units, for contract expertise, and for 
training and technical assistance related to amounts 
made available under this heading and other headings 
in this Act for the needs of Native American families 
and Indian country: Provided, That of the amounts 
made available in this paragraph, not less than 
$2,000,000 shall be for a national organization as au-
thorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 
4212): Provided further, That amounts made avail-
able in this paragraph may be used, contracted, or 
competed as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, 
United States Code (commonly known as the Federal 
Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977), the 
amounts made available in this paragraph may be 
used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative agree-
ments with public and private organizations, agen-
cies, institutions, and other technical assistance pro-
viders to support the administration of negotiated 
rulemaking under section 106 of NAHASDA (25 
U.S.C. 4116), the administration of the allocation for-
mula under section 302 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C.
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4152), and the administration of performance track-
ing and reporting under section 407 of NAHASDA 
(25 U.S.C. 4167). 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
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), $905,700, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
661a): Provided further, That amounts made available in 
this and prior Acts for the cost of guaranteed loans, as au-
thorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), that are un-
obligated, including recaptures and carryover, shall be 
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $1,400,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2025. 
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. 4221 et seq.), $22,300,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
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tion 812(b) of such Act, the Department of Hawaiian Home 
Lands may not invest grant amounts made available under 
this heading in investment securities and other obligations: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading in this and prior fiscal years may be used to pro-
vide rental assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families 
both on and off the Hawaiian Home Lands, notwith-
standing any other provision of law: Provided further, That 
up to $1,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading may be for training and technical assistance re-
lated to amounts made available under this heading and 
other headings in this Act for the needs of Native Hawai-
ians and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized 
by section 184A of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000 in total 
loan principal, to remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided, That the Secretary may enter into commit-
ments to guarantee loans used for refinancing.
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
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.), 
$505,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew or replace 
all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 
that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such 
Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 
year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program re-
quirements before awarding funds for new contracts under 
such section: Provided further, That the process for submit-
ting amendments and approving replacement contracts 
shall be established by the Secretary in a notice: Provided 
further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to States and units of general local gov-
ernment, and other entities, for economic and community 
development activities, and other purposes, $4,491,483,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 
(1) $3,300,000,000 shall be available for car-
rying out the community development block grant
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program under title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.) (in this heading ‘‘the Act’’): Provided, 
That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with 
funds made available under this paragraph shall be 
expended for planning and management development 
and administration: Provided further, That a metro-
politan city, urban county, unit of general local gov-
ernment, or insular area that directly or indirectly 
receives funds under this paragraph may not sell, 
trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such 
funds to another such entity in exchange for any 
other funds, credits, or non-Federal considerations, 
but shall use such funds for activities eligible under 
title I of the Act: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds made 
available under this paragraph may be provided to a 
for-profit entity for an economic development project 
under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been 
evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines 
required under subsection (e)(2) of section 105; 
(2) $100,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
retary to award grants on a competitive basis to 
State and local governments, metropolitan planning 
organizations, and multijurisdictional entities for ad-
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ditional activities under title I of the Act for the iden-
tification and removal of barriers to affordable hous-
ing production and preservation: Provided, That eli-
gible uses of such grants include activities to further 
develop, evaluate, and implement housing policy 
plans, improve housing strategies, and facilitate af-
fordable housing production and preservation: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall prioritize ap-
plicants that are able to (A) demonstrate progress and 
a commitment to overcoming local barriers to facili-
tate the increase in affordable housing production and 
preservation; and (B) demonstrate an acute need for 
housing affordable to households with incomes below 
100 percent of the area median income: Provided fur-
ther, That funds allocated for such grants shall not 
adversely affect the amount of any formula assistance 
received by a jurisdiction under paragraph (1) of this 
heading: Provided further, That in administering 
such amounts the Secretary may waive or specify al-
ternative requirements for any provision of such title 
I except for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, the environment, 
and requirements that activities benefit persons of 
low- and moderate-income, upon a finding that any 
such waivers or alternative requirements are nec-
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essary to expedite or facilitate the use of such 
amounts; 
(3) $30,000,000 shall be available for activities 
authorized under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for 
Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115– 
271): Provided, That funds allocated pursuant to this 
paragraph shall not adversely affect the amount of 
any formula assistance received by a State under 
paragraph (1) of this heading: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall allocate the funds for such activi-
ties based on the notice establishing the funding for-
mula published in 84 FR 16027 (April 17, 2019) ex-
cept that the formula shall use age-adjusted rates of 
drug overdose deaths for 2021 based on data from the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and 
(4) $1,061,483,000 shall be available for grants 
for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for 
the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Congres-
sionally Directed Spending in the table entitled ‘‘Con-
gressionally Directed Spending’’ included in the re-
port accompanying this Act: Provided, That eligible 
expenses of such grants in this and prior Acts may 
include administrative, planning, operations and 
maintenance, and other costs: Provided further, That 
such grants for the EDI shall be available for reim-
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bursement of otherwise eligible expenses incurred on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act and prior 
to the date of grant execution: Provided further, That 
none of the amounts made available under this para-
graph for grants for the EDI shall be used for reim-
bursement of expenses incurred prior to the date of 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That grants 
for the EDI authorized under this heading in the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development Appro-
priations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) shall also 
be available hereafter for reimbursement of otherwise 
eligible expenses (including those eligible expenses 
identified in the first proviso of this paragraph) in-
curred on or after the date of enactment of such Act 
and prior to the date of grant execution, and shall 
hereafter not be subject to the second proviso under 
such heading in such Act: 
Provided further, That for amounts made available under 
paragraphs (1) and (3), the Secretary shall notify grantees 
of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of 
this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2024, commit-
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ments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed 
a total principal amount of $400,000,000, notwithstanding 
any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guar-
anteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwith-
standing subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in 
a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, 
and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with sec-
tion 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That such commitment authority funded by 
fees may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to 
guarantee, notes or other obligations issued by any State 
on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in 
accordance with the requirements of such section 108: Pro-
vided further, That any State receiving such a guarantee 
or commitment under the preceding proviso shall distribute 
all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general 
local government in non-entitlement areas that received the 
commitment. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 12721 et
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seq.), $1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided, That the Department shall notify 
grantees of their formula allocations within 60 days after 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That section 218(g) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not apply with re-
spect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from its 
HOME Investment Trust Fund that otherwise expired or 
would expire in any calendar year from 2018 through 2026 
under that section: Provided further, That section 231(b) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)) shall not apply to any 
uninvested funds that otherwise were deducted or would be 
deducted from the line of credit in the participating juris-
diction’s HOME Investment Trust Fund in any calendar 
year from 2018 through 2026 under that section. 
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 (42 
U.S.C. 12805 note), and for related activities and assist-
ance, $61,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this 
heading—
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(1) $13,500,000 shall be available for the Self- 
Help Homeownership Opportunity Program as au-
thorized under such section 11; 
(2) $42,000,000 shall be available for the second, 
third, and fourth capacity building entities specified 
in section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be for rural capacity building activi-
ties: Provided, That for purposes of awarding grants 
from amounts made available in this paragraph, the 
Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, as 
appropriate, subject to the availability of annual ap-
propriations; and 
(3) $6,000,000 shall be available for capacity 
building by national rural housing organizations 
having experience assessing national rural conditions 
and providing financing, training, technical assist-
ance, information, and research to local nonprofit or-
ganizations, local governments, and Indian Tribes 
serving high need rural communities. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), and for 
related activities and assistance, $3,908,000,000, to remain
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available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That of the 
sums appropriated under this heading— 
(1) $290,000,000 shall be available for the Emer-
gency Solutions Grants program authorized under 
subtitle B of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.): 
Provided, That the Department shall notify grantees 
of their formula allocation from amounts allocated 
(which may represent initial or final amounts allo-
cated) for the Emergency Solutions Grant program 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act; 
(2) $3,401,000,000 shall be available for the Con-
tinuum of Care program authorized under subtitle C 
of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) and the 
Rural Housing Stability Assistance programs author-
ized under subtitle D of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 
11408): Provided, That the Secretary shall prioritize 
funding under the Continuum of Care program to 
continuums of care that have demonstrated a capacity 
to reallocate funding from lower performing projects 
to higher performing projects: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may make reasonable adjustments to re-
newal amounts to enable renewal projects to operate 
at substantially the same levels, including cost-of-liv-
ing adjustments for supportive services from the prior 
grant: Provided further, That the Secretary shall pro-
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vide incentives to create projects that coordinate with 
housing providers and healthcare organizations to 
provide permanent supportive housing and rapid re- 
housing services: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available for the Continuum of Care 
program under this paragraph, $25,000,000 shall be 
for additional non-renewable grants to improve co-
ordination and establish partnerships between or 
among housing providers, homeless services providers, 
healthcare organizations, and government entities to 
address housing-related supportive services needs or 
improve access to health services for chronically home-
less individuals and other homeless individuals: Pro-
vided further, That amounts in the previous proviso 
may be awarded only to applicants that identify sig-
nificant available resources that could be leveraged to 
assist people transitioning from homelessness to per-
manent community-based housing: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may establish by notice an alter-
native maximum amount for administrative costs re-
lated to the requirements described in sections 
402(f)(1) and 402(f)(2) of subtitle A of such title IV 
of no more than 5 percent or $50,000, whichever is 
greater, notwithstanding the 3 percent limitation in 
section 423(a)(10) of such subtitle C: Provided fur-
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ther, That of the amounts made available for the Con-
tinuum of Care program under this paragraph, 
$52,000,000 shall be for grants for new rapid re-hous-
ing projects and supportive service projects providing 
coordinated entry, and for eligible activities that the 
Secretary determines to be critical in order to assist 
survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking, except that the Secretary may 
make additional grants for such projects and purposes 
from amounts made available for such Continuum of 
Care program: Provided further, That amounts made 
available for the Continuum of Care program under 
this paragraph and any remaining unobligated bal-
ances under this heading in prior Acts may be used 
to competitively or non-competitively renew or replace 
grants for youth homeless demonstration projects 
under the Continuum of Care program, notwith-
standing any conflict with the requirements of the 
Continuum of Care program; 
(3) $10,000,000 shall be available for the na-
tional homeless data analysis project: Provided, That 
notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant 
and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 
6301–6308), the amounts made available under this 
paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances
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under this heading for such purposes in prior Acts 
may be used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative 
agreements with such entities as may be determined 
by the Secretary, including public and private orga-
nizations, agencies, and institutions; 
(4) $107,000,000 shall be available to implement 
projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive ap-
proach to serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, 
in up to 25 communities with a priority for commu-
nities with substantial rural populations in up to 
eight locations, can dramatically reduce youth home-
lessness: Provided, That of the amount made available 
under this paragraph, not less than $25,000,000 shall 
be for youth homelessness system improvement grants 
to support communities, including but not limited to 
the communities assisted under the matter preceding 
this proviso, in establishing and implementing a re-
sponse system for youth homelessness, or for improv-
ing their existing system: Provided further, That of 
the amount made available under this paragraph, up 
to $10,000,000 shall be to provide technical assistance 
to communities, including but not limited to the com-
munities assisted in the preceding proviso and the 
matter preceding such proviso, on improving system 
responses to youth homelessness, and collection, anal-
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ysis, use, and reporting of data and performance 
measures under the comprehensive approaches to serve 
homeless youth, in addition to and in coordination 
with other technical assistance funds provided under 
this title: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
use up to 10 percent of the amount made available 
under the preceding proviso to build the capacity of 
current technical assistance providers or to train new 
technical assistance providers with verifiable prior ex-
perience with systems and programs for youth experi-
encing homelessness; and 
(5) $100,000,000 shall be available for one-time 
awards under the Continuum of Care program for 
new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of 
new permanent supportive housing, of which not more 
than 20 percent of such awards may be used for other 
Continuum of Care eligible activities associated with 
such projects and not more than 10 percent of such 
awards may be used for project administration: Pro-
vided, That these amounts shall be awarded on a com-
petitive basis, based on need and other factors to be 
determined by the Secretary, including incentives to 
establish projects that coordinate with housing pro-
viders, healthcare organizations and social service 
providers: Provided further, That not less than
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$35,000,000 shall be awarded to applicants for 
projects within States with populations less than 
2,500,000, except that if such amount is undersub-
scribed any remaining amounts may be awarded to 
qualified applicants for projects in any State: Pro-
vided further, That the grants for ongoing costs asso-
ciated with such projects shall be eligible for renewal 
under the Continuum of Care program subject to the 
same terms and conditions as other renewal appli-
cants: 
Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking 
assistance under this heading shall not be required to pro-
vide third party documentation to establish their eligibility 
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to receive 
services: Provided further, That unaccompanied youth aged 
24 and under or families headed by youth aged 24 and 
under who are living in unsafe situations may be served 
by youth-serving providers funded under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That persons eligible under section 103(a)(5) 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act may be 
served by any project funded under this heading to provide 
both transitional housing and rapid re-housing: Provided 
further, That for all matching funds requirements applica-
ble to funds made available under this heading for this fis-
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cal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee may use (or could 
have used) as a source of match funds other funds adminis-
tered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless 
there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any 
such use of any such funds: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available under this heading shall be 
available to provide funding for new projects, except for 
projects created through reallocation, unless the Secretary 
determines that the continuum of care has demonstrated 
that projects are evaluated and ranked based on the degree 
to which they improve the continuum of care’s system per-
formance: Provided further, That any unobligated amounts 
remaining from funds made available under this heading 
in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project-based rental 
assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant 
terms may be used for purposes under this heading, not-
withstanding the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated: Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
transferred to or appropriated under this heading in fiscal 
year 2019 or prior years, except for rental assistance 
amounts that were recaptured and made available until ex-
pended, shall be available for the current purposes author-
ized under this heading in addition to the purposes for 
which such funds originally were appropriated.
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HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), 
not otherwise provided for, $15,390,924,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 
2023 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appro-
priated under this heading that became available October 
1, 2023), and $400,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be available on October 1, 2024: Provided, 
That the amounts made available under this heading shall 
be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project- 
based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate reha-
bilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project- 
based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate reha-
bilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to 
section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for 
units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action 
under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation 
Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 
Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administra-
tive and other expenses associated with project-based activi-
ties and assistance funded under this heading: Provided fur-
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ther, That of the total amounts provided under this heading, 
not to exceed $448,000,000 shall be available for perform-
ance-based contract administrators for section 8 project- 
based assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may also use such 
amounts in the preceding proviso for performance-based 
contract administrators for the administration of: interest 
reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supple-
ment 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 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance contracts for sup-
portive housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance con-
tracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 
(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): Provided further, That amounts recaptured 
under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for 
Assisted Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate 
Fund’’, may be used for renewals of or amendments to sec-
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tion 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based con-
tract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for 
which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the 
request of the Secretary, project funds that are held in resid-
ual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 
8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 
authorizes the Department or a housing finance agency to 
require that surplus project funds be deposited in an inter-
est-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess 
of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be 
remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 
to be available until expended: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited pursuant to the preceding proviso shall 
be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided 
by this heading for uses authorized under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amounts provided under this 
heading, $32,924,000 shall be available for rent adjustments 
as authorized by section 515(d) of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f note): Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $5,081,790,000 is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au-
thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q), for project rental assistance for the elderly 
under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments 
to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring con-
tracts for such assistance for up to a 5-year term, for senior 
preservation rental assistance contracts, including renew-
als, as authorized by section 811(e) of the American Home-
ownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q note), and for supportive services associated 
with the housing, $1,075,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the amount made 
available under this heading, up to $120,000,000 shall be 
for service coordinators and the continuation of existing 
congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing 
projects: Provided further, That any funding for existing 
service coordinators under the preceding proviso shall be 
provided within 120 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of sec-
tion 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rent-
al assistance, except that the initial contract term for such 
assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided 
further, That upon request of the Secretary, project funds
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that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project 
subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, 
and that upon termination of such contract are in excess 
of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be 
remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to 
the preceding proviso shall be available, in addition to the 
amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for the pur-
poses authorized under this heading: Provided further, That 
unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for the current purposes au-
thorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for 
which such funds originally were appropriated: Provided 
further, That for the purposes of the preceding proviso the 
Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements 
for, any provision of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
(12 U.S.C. 1701q) in order to facilitate the development of 
such units, except for requirements related to fair housing, 
nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment: 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, up to $6,000,000 shall be used by the 
Secretary to support preservation transactions of housing 
for the elderly originally developed with a capital advance
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and assisted by a project rental assistance contract under 
the provisions of section 202(c) of the Housing Act of 1959. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons 
with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013), for project rental assistance for supportive housing 
for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such 
Act, for project assistance contracts pursuant to subsection 
(h) of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as added 
by section 205(a) of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Amendments of 1978 (Public Law 95–557: 92 Stat. 
2090), including amendments to contracts for such assist-
ance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance 
for up to a 5-year term, for project rental assistance to 
State housing finance agencies and other appropriate enti-
ties as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and for sup-
portive services associated with the housing for persons with 
disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, 
$360,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That, upon the request of the Secretary, 
project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for 
any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance
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contract, and that upon termination of such contract are 
in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, 
shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this 
account, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Pro-
vided further, That amounts deposited in this account pur-
suant to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition 
to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the 
purposes authorized under this heading: Provided further, 
That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-
over, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated 
under this heading shall be used for the current purposes 
authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes 
for which such funds originally were appropriated. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $57,500,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2025, including 
up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services: Pro-
vided, That funds shall be used for providing counseling 
and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and 
prospective, with respect to property maintenance, finan-
cial management or literacy, and such other matters as 
may be appropriate to assist them in improving their hous-
ing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling
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the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for pro-
gram administration; and for housing counselor training: 
Provided further, That for purposes of awarding grants 
from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary 
may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, sub-
ject to the availability of annual appropriations. 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $14,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $14,000,000 
shall be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust 
Fund (established under section 620(e) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5419(e)): Provided, That not to exceed the total 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be available 
from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent nec-
essary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending 
the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 
620 of such Act: Provided further, That the amount made 
available under this heading from the general fund shall 
be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year 
2024 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropria-
tion from the general fund estimated at zero, and fees pur-
suant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary 
to ensure such a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation: Pro-
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vided further, That for the dispute resolution and installa-
tion programs, the Secretary may assess and collect fees 
from any program participant: Provided further, That such 
collections shall be deposited into the Trust Fund, and the 
Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as 
well as fees collected under section 620 of such Act, for nec-
essary expenses of such Act: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, 
the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Sec-
retary under such Act through the use of approved service 
providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their 
services. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee single family loans in-
sured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not 
exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That during fiscal year 2024, 
obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes 
of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, 
shall not exceed $1,000,000: Provided further, That the fore-
going amount in the preceding proviso shall be for loans 
to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with 
sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary 
and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance
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Fund: Provided further, That for administrative contract 
expenses 
of 
the 
Federal 
Housing 
Administration, 
$150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided further, That to the extent guaranteed loan 
commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 
2024, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract ex-
penses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional 
guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata 
amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case 
shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 
$30,000,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), during fiscal 
year 2024 the Secretary may insure and enter into new 
commitments to insure mortgages under section 255 of the 
National Housing Act only to the extent that the net credit 
subsidy cost for such insurance does not exceed zero. 
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 
the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author-
ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 
$35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2025: Provided, That during fiscal year 2024, gross ob-
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ligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au-
thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the 
National Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, which 
shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 
in connection with the sale of single family real properties 
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such 
Act. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the 
purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as 
amended 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1721(g)), 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$900,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided, That $54,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025, shall be for necessary salaries 
and expenses of the Government National Mortgage Associa-
tion: Provided further, That to the extent that guaranteed 
loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before 
April 1, 2024, an additional $100 for necessary salaries 
and expenses shall be available until expended for each 
$1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments 
(including a pro rata amount for any amount below 
$1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by 
this proviso exceed $3,000,000: Provided further, That re-
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ceipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pur-
suant to title III of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1716 et seq.) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 
account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and 
urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 
by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying out 
the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 
2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $125,400,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 
with respect to amounts made available under this heading, 
notwithstanding section 203 of this title, the Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements with philanthropic enti-
ties, other Federal agencies, State or local governments and 
their agencies, Indian Tribes, tribally designated housing 
entities, colleges or universities, or international organiza-
tions for research projects: Provided further, That with re-
spect to the preceding proviso, such partners to the coopera-
tive agreements shall contribute at least a 50 percent match 
toward the cost of the project: Provided further, That for
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non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with 
the preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall comply with 
section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and 
Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282, 31 U.S.C. 
note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)) with respect to docu-
mentation of award decisions: Provided further, That prior 
to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary 
shall submit a plan to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on how the Secretary will allocate fund-
ing for this activity at least 30 days prior to obligation: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided under 
this heading may be available for the doctoral dissertation 
research grant program: Provided further, That an addi-
tional $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, shall be for competitive grants to nonprofit or govern-
mental entities to provide legal assistance (including assist-
ance related to pretrial activities, trial activities, post-trial 
activities and alternative dispute resolution) at no cost to 
eligible low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction: 
Provided further, That in awarding grants under the pre-
ceding proviso, the Secretary shall give preference to appli-
cants that include a marketing strategy for residents of 
areas with high rates of eviction, have experience providing
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no-cost legal assistance to low-income individuals, includ-
ing those with limited English proficiency or disabilities, 
and have sufficient capacity to administer such assistance: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure, to the ex-
tent practicable, that the proportion of eligible tenants liv-
ing in rural areas who will receive legal assistance with 
grant funds made available under this heading is not less 
than the overall proportion of eligible tenants who live in 
rural areas. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not other-
wise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 
561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), $86,355,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair 
Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to 
develop on-line courses and provide such training: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading may be used to lobby the executive or legislative 
branches of the Federal Government in connection with a 
specific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further, That of
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the funds made available under this heading, $1,355,000 
shall be available to the Secretary for the creation and pro-
motion of translated materials and other programs that 
support the assistance of persons with limited English pro-
ficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the 
Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 
502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 
(12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 and 1701z–2), and for related activities 
and assistance, $350,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2026: Provided, That the amounts made 
available under this heading are provided as follows— 
(1) $245,000,000 shall be for the award of grants 
pursuant to such section 1011, of which not less than 
$105,000,000 shall be provided to areas with the high-
est lead-based paint abatement needs; 
(2) $105,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes 
Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the
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Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, which 
shall include research, studies, testing, and dem-
onstration efforts, including education and outreach 
concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other 
housing-related diseases and hazards, and mitigating 
housing-related health and safety hazards in housing 
of low-income families, of which— 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for the implementa-
tion of projects in communities that are served 
by both the Healthy Homes Initiative and the 
Department of Energy weatherization programs 
to demonstrate whether the coordination of 
Healthy Homes remediation activities with 
weatherization activities achieves cost savings 
and better outcomes in improving the safety and 
quality of homes; and 
(B) $30,000,000 shall be for grants to expe-
rienced non-profit organizations, States, local 
governments, or public housing agencies for safe-
ty and functional home modification repairs and 
renovations to meet the needs of low-income sen-
iors to enable them to remain in their primary 
residence: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this subparagraph no less 
than $10,000,000 shall be available to meet such
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needs in communities with substantial rural 
populations; and 
(3) Up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts 
made available under paragraph (2) may be trans-
ferred to the heading ‘‘Research and Technology’’ for 
the purposes of conducting research and studies and 
for use in accordance with the provisos under that 
heading for non-competitive agreements: 
Provided further, That for purposes of environmental re-
view, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of 
law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under 
the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Stud-
ies program, or other demonstrations or programs under 
this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such 
purposes under this heading, or under the heading ‘‘Hous-
ing for the Elderly’’ under prior Appropriations Acts, shall 
be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes 
of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Dis-
position Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That each 
applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under this 
heading shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable 
to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pur-
suant to a notice of funding opportunity: Provided further, 
That amounts made available under this heading, except
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for amounts in paragraph (2)(B) for home modification re-
pairs and renovations, in this or prior appropriations Acts, 
still remaining available, may be used for any purpose 
under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which 
such amounts were appropriated if a program competition 
is undersubscribed and there are other program competi-
tions under this heading that are oversubscribed. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For Department-wide and program-specific informa-
tion technology systems and infrastructure, $374,750,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2026, of which up 
to $23,950,000 shall be for development, modernization, and 
enhancement projects, including planning for such projects: 
Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of each 
quarter, the Secretary shall brief the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations on all information tech-
nology modernization efforts as required by the report ac-
companying this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of In-
spector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act 
of 1978, as amended, $152,924,000: Provided, That the In-
spector General shall have independent authority over all 
personnel issues within this office.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent 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 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f note) 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 agen-
cies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development for which settlement occurred after 
January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwith-
standing the previous sentence, the Secretary may award 
up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured 
and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide 
project owners with incentives to refinance their project at 
a lower interest rate. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to investigate or prosecute under the Fair 
Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by
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one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining 
of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for 
the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Govern-
ment official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 203. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pur-
suant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive 
basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 
(42 U.S.C. 3545). 
SEC. 204. Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation 
Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall 
be available, without regard to the limitations on adminis-
trative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, 
and for utilizing and making payment for services and fa-
cilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association, Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Fed-
eral Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home 
Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended 
(12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 
SEC. 205. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap-
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propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall be available for any program, project or 
activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget esti-
mates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 206. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are subject 
to the Government Corporation Control Act are hereby au-
thorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration or agency and in accordance with law, and to 
make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 
Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the budget for 2024 for such corporation or agency 
except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections 
of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan 
or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent ex-
pressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in 
support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or 
prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall 
not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations 
of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases 
are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United 
States Government.
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SEC. 207. The Secretary shall provide quarterly re-
ports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured 
and excess funds in each program and activity within the 
jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, 
updated budget information to these Committees upon re-
quest. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available by this 
title may be used for an audit of the Government National 
Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements 
under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 
et seq.). 
SEC. 209. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for 
fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or 
all project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Sec-
retary and statutorily required low-income and very low- 
income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more 
multifamily housing project or projects to another multi-
family housing project or projects. 
(b) PHASED TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project-based 
assistance under this section may be done in phases to ac-
commodate the financing and other requirements related to 
rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to
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which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such 
project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c). 
(c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject 
to the following conditions: 
(1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 
(A) For occupied units in the transferring 
project: The number of low-income and very low- 
income units and the configuration (i.e., bed-
room size) provided by the transferring project 
shall be no less than when transferred to the re-
ceiving project or projects and the net dollar 
amount of Federal assistance provided to the 
transferring project shall remain the same in the 
receiving project or projects. 
(B) For unoccupied units in the transfer-
ring project: The Secretary may authorize a re-
duction in the number of dwelling units in the 
receiving project or projects to allow for a recon-
figuration of bedroom sizes to meet current mar-
ket demands, as determined by the Secretary and 
provided there is no increase in the project-based 
assistance budget authority. 
(2) The transferring project shall, as determined 
by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or eco-
nomically nonviable, or be reasonably expected to be-
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come economically nonviable when complying with 
State or Federal requirements for community integra-
tion and reduced concentration of individuals with 
disabilities. 
(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or 
exceed applicable physical standards established by 
the Secretary. 
(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 
project shall notify and consult with the tenants re-
siding in the transferring project and provide a cer-
tification of approval by all appropriate local govern-
mental officials. 
(5) The tenants of the transferring project who 
remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the re-
ceiving project or projects shall not be required to va-
cate their units in the transferring project or projects 
until new units in the receiving project are available 
for occupancy. 
(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is 
in the best interest of the tenants. 
(7) If either the transferring project or the re-
ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci-
fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving 
project resulting from additional financing obtained 
by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-in-
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sured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such 
project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary 
may waive this requirement upon determination that 
such a waiver is necessary to facilitate the financing 
of acquisition, construction, and/or rehabilitation of 
the receiving project or projects. 
(8) If the transferring project meets the require-
ments of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of 
the receiving project or projects shall execute and 
record either a continuation of the existing use agree-
ment or a new use agreement for the project where, 
in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement 
are of no lesser duration than the existing use restric-
tions. 
(9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of any FHA-insured mort-
gage, except to the extent that appropriations are pro-
vided in advance for the amount of any such in-
creased cost. 
(d) For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in-
come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the statute 
and/or regulations governing the program under 
which the project is insured or assisted;
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(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 
means housing that meets one of the following condi-
tions— 
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 
insured under the National Housing Act; 
(B) housing that has project-based assist-
ance attached to the structure including projects 
undergoing mark to market debt restructuring 
under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Housing Act; 
(C) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q); 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q), as such section existed before the enact-
ment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act; 
(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or 
(F) housing or vacant land that is subject 
to a use agreement; 
(3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ means—
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(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(b)); 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or 
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance 
provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as 
such section existed immediately before October 
1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 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 sec-
tion 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 Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
which some or all of the project-based assistance, debt,
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and statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
come use restrictions are to be transferred; 
(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-in-
come 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 evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, 
including the effect of such transfers on the operational effi-
ciency, 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;
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(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 assistance 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 per-
son to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial as-
sistance (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 high-
er education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be consid-
ered income to that individual, except for a person over the 
age of 23 with dependent children. 
SEC. 211. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native Amer-
ican Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allocated to
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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 2024, in managing and disposing of any mul-
tifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and dur-
ing the process of foreclosure on any property with a con-
tract 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 consider-
ation of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the 
property and all available Federal, State, and local re-
sources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the 
Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability 
Act of 1997 (in this section ‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 U.S.C. 1437f
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note), and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be rem-
edied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in con-
sultation 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 remedies to assist relocation of tenants for immi-
nent 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 re-
ceivership. After disposition of any multifamily 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 oper-
ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt 
from any asset management requirement imposed by the 
Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: Pro-
vided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduc-
tion of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not 
be exempt from asset management requirements. 
SEC. 214. With respect to the use of amounts provided 
in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital
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improvement, and management of public housing as au-
thorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d), (e)), the Sec-
retary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relat-
ing 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 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 op-
erating 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 im-
plemented an adequate system of funds control and has re-
ceived training in funds control procedures 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 Na-
tional Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage- 
Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account’’, and
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‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 216. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2024, 
notify the public through the Federal Register and other 
means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no-
tice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding 
opportunity (NOFO) for any program or discretionary 
fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi-
tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary may make the 
NOFO available 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 appro-
priations. 
SEC. 218. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up 
to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds ap-
propriated for any office under the headings ‘‘Administra-
tive Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any other 
such office under such headings: Provided, That no appro-
priation 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 ap-
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proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide no-
tification 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 condi-
tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with any 
standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, ordi-
nances, 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 failing score under the Uniform 
Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) or successor 
standard; or 
(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 
within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de-
ficiencies, or those deficiencies requiring correction 
within 24 hours, identified by the inspector at the 
project have been corrected.
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Such requirements shall apply to insured and non-
insured 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 Es-
tate Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Secretary 
shall provide the owner with a Notice of Default with a 
specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, for cor-
recting 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 passing score, the Secretary may 
withdraw the Notice of Default. 
(2) At the end of the time period for correcting all defi-
ciencies 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
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sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as des-
ignated by the Secretary, with priority given to the 
tenants of the property affected by the penalty; 
(C) abate the section 8 contract, including par-
tial abatement, 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 proce-
dures, who will be obligated to promptly make all re-
quired repairs and to accept renewal of the assistance 
contract if such renewal is offered; 
(E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to an-
other 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 requir-
ing 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 pre-
serve the property through compliance, transfer of 
ownership, or an infusion of capital provided by a 
third-party that requires time to effectuate; or
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(I) take any other regulatory or contractual rem-
edies available as deemed necessary and appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
(d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to en-
sure 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 consultation with the tenants 
and the local government, that the property 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 operating 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’’); and 
(2) environmental conditions that cannot be 
remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 
may contract for project-based rental assistance pay-
ments with an owner or owners of other existing hous-
ing properties, or provide other rental assistance. 
(e) The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all 
properties covered by this section that are assessed through 
the Real Estate Assessment Center and have failing phys-
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ical inspection scores or have received an unsatisfactory 
management and occupancy review within the past 36 
months. The report shall include— 
(1) identification of the enforcement actions 
being taken to address such conditions, including im-
position of civil money penalties and termination of 
subsidies, and identification of properties that have 
such conditions multiple times; 
(2) identification of actions that the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development is taking to pro-
tect tenants of such identified properties; and 
(3) any administrative or legislative rec-
ommendations to further improve the living condi-
tions at properties covered under a housing assistance 
payment contract. 
The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and 
House Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 
days after the enactment of this Act, and the second report 
shall be submitted within 180 days of the transmittal of 
the first report. 
SEC. 220. None of the funds made available by this 
Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 
8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance 
program) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by any public
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housing agency for any amount of salary, including bo-
nuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or any other 
official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate 
of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule at any time during any public housing agen-
cy fiscal year 2024. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this 
Act and provided to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development may be used to make a grant award unless 
the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any 
project, State, locality, housing authority, Tribe, nonprofit 
organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant 
award is announced by the Department or its offices: Pro-
vided, That such notification shall list each grant award 
by State and congressional district. 
SEC. 222. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 
the Government National Mortgage Association, or the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development to insure, 
securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage 
or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise re-
places a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain 
condemnation or seizure, by a State, municipality, or any 
other political subdivision of a State.
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SEC. 223. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general 
local government as a metropolitan city (as defined in sec-
tion 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to grants under sec-
tion 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
SEC. 224. Amounts made available by this Act that 
are appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 
basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development and 
Research of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment and functions thereof, for research, evaluation, or 
statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at the time 
of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, 
may be deobligated and shall immediately become available 
and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent 
fiscal year for the research, evaluation, or statistical pur-
poses for which the amounts are made available to that Of-
fice subject to reprogramming requirements in section 405 
of this Act. 
SEC. 225. None of the funds provided in this Act or 
any other Act may be used for awards, including perform-
ance, special act, or spot, for any employee of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development subject to admin-
istrative discipline (including suspension from work), in 
this fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not be effective
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prior to the effective date of any such administrative dis-
cipline or after any final decision over-turning such dis-
cipline. 
SEC. 226. With respect to grant amounts awarded 
under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fiscal 
years 2015 through 2024 for the Continuum of Care (CoC) 
program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs paid by 
program income of grant recipients may count toward 
meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, provided the 
costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the recipient’s 
CoC program. 
SEC. 227. (a) From amounts made available under 
this title under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’, 
the Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipi-
ents of funds for activities under subtitle C of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et 
seq.) to transition from one Continuum of Care program 
component to another. 
(b) In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant, 
the funding recipient must have the consent of the con-
tinuum of care and meet standards determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 228. The Promise Zone designations and Promise 
Zone Designation Agreements entered into pursuant to such
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designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal years, 
shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions of such agreements. 
SEC. 229. None of the amounts made available in this 
Act may be used to consider Family Self-Sufficiency per-
formance measures or performance scores in determining 
funding awards for programs receiving Family Self-Suffi-
ciency program coordinator funding provided in this Act. 
SEC. 230. Any public housing agency designated as a 
Moving to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of division 
L of Public Law 114–113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 129 Stat. 
2897) may, upon such designation, use funds (except for 
special purpose funding, including special purpose vouch-
ers) previously allocated to any such public housing agency 
under section 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, including any reserve funds held by the public hous-
ing agency or funds held by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, pursuant to the authority for use 
of section 8 or 9 funding provided under such section and 
section 204 of title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–134; 
110 Stat. 1321–28), notwithstanding the purposes for which 
such funds were appropriated.
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SEC. 231. None of the amounts made available by this 
Act may be used to prohibit any public housing agency 
under receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor 
from applying for, receiving, or using funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ for competitive 
grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in 
this Act or that remain available and not awarded from 
prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public housing agency 
from using such funds to carry out any required work pur-
suant to a settlement agreement, consent decree, voluntary 
agreement, or similar document for a violation of the Lead 
Safe Housing or Lead Disclosure Rules. 
SEC. 232. (a) Funds previously made available in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115– 
31) for the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were 
available for obligation through fiscal year 2019 are to re-
main available through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation 
of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2017 through 
2019. 
(b) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) for 
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available 
for obligation through fiscal year 2020 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 through 2020.
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(c) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6) for the 
‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available for 
obligation through fiscal year 2021 are to remain available 
through fiscal year 2027 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
tions incurred in fiscal years 2019 through 2021. 
(d) Funds previously made available in the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116– 
94) for the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were 
available for obligation through fiscal year 2022 are to re-
main available through fiscal year 2028 for the liquidation 
of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2020 through 
2022. 
(e) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) for 
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available 
for obligation through fiscal year 2023 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2029 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2021 through 2023. 
SEC. 233. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development to direct a grantee to undertake specific 
changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying out the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Hous-
ing’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the notice
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entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assess-
ment Tool’’ (79 Fed. Reg. 57949 (September 26, 2014)). 
SEC. 234. For fiscal year 2024, if the Secretary deter-
mines or has determined, for any prior formula grant allo-
cation administered by the Secretary through the Offices of 
Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and De-
velopment, or Housing, that a recipient received an alloca-
tion greater than the amount such recipient should have 
received for a formula allocation cycle pursuant to applica-
ble statutes and regulations, the Secretary may adjust for 
any such funding error in the next applicable formula allo-
cation cycle by (a) offsetting each such recipient’s formula 
allocation (if eligible for a formula allocation in the next 
applicable formula allocation cycle) by the amount of any 
such funding error, and (b) reallocating any available bal-
ances that are attributable to the offset to the recipient or 
recipients that would have been allocated additional funds 
in the formula allocation cycle in which any such error oc-
curred (if such recipient or recipients are eligible for a for-
mula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation 
cycle) in an amount proportionate to such recipient’s eligi-
bility under the next applicable formula allocation cycle: 
Provided, That all offsets and reallocations from such avail-
able balances shall be recorded against funds available for 
the next applicable formula allocation cycle: Provided fur-
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ther, That the term ‘‘next applicable formula allocation 
cycle’’ means the first formula allocation cycle for a pro-
gram that is reasonably available for correction following 
such a Secretarial determination: Provided further, That 
if, upon request by a recipient and giving consideration to 
all Federal resources available to the recipient for the same 
grant purposes, the Secretary determines that the offset in 
the next applicable formula allocation cycle would critically 
impair the recipient’s ability to accomplish the purpose of 
the formula grant, the Secretary may adjust for the funding 
error across two or more formula allocation cycles. 
SEC. 235. The Secretary may transfer from amounts 
made available for salaries and expenses under this title 
(excluding amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Of-
fice of Inspector General’’) up to $500,000 from each office 
to the heading ‘‘Information Technology Fund’’ for infor-
mation technology needs, including for additional develop-
ment, modernization, and enhancement, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the total 
amount of such transfers shall not exceed $5,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That this transfer authority shall not be used 
to fund information technology projects or activities that 
have known out-year development, modernization, or en-
hancement costs in excess of $500,000: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall provide notification to the House
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and Senate Committees on Appropriations no fewer than 
three business days in advance of any such transfer. 
SEC. 236. (a) Funds previously made available in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115– 
31) for ‘‘Lead Hazard Reduction’’ that were available for 
obligation through fiscal year 2018 are to remain available 
through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
tions incurred in fiscal years 2017 through 2018. 
(b) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) for 
‘‘Lead Hazard Reduction’’ that were available for obliga-
tion through fiscal year 2019 are to remain available 
through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
tions incurred in fiscal years 2018 through 2019. 
SEC. 237. The Secretary shall comply with all process 
requirements, including public notice and comment, when 
seeking to revise any annual contributions contract. 
SEC. 238. (a) Of the unobligated balances remaining 
from amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Lead 
Hazard Reduction’’ in title II of division L of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103), 
$65,000,000 is hereby rescinded, which shall be applied to 
the funds remaining available for activities under para-
graph (1) under such heading (excluding amounts for areas 
with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs).
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(b) Of the unobligated balances remaining from 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Lead Hazard 
Reduction’’ in title II of division L of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) and in title 
II of division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2023 (Public Law 117–328), $49,400,000 is hereby re-
scinded, which shall be applied to the funds remaining 
available for activities under paragraph (5) under such 
headings. 
(c) Of the unobligated balances remaining from 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Public Hous-
ing Fund’’ in title II of division L of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328), $20,000,000 
is hereby rescinded, which shall be applied to the funds re-
maining available for activities under paragraph (7) under 
such heading. 
(d) Any unobligated balances (including any unobli-
gated balances of contract authority) as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act included under Treasury Appropriation 
Fund Symbols 86 X 0129, 86 X 0148, 86 X 0197, 86 X 
0314, 86 X 0315, 86 X 0324, 86 X 0402, 86 X 4058 and 
86 X 8093 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 239. The language under the heading ‘‘Rental As-
sistance Demonstration’’ in the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (title II of
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division C of Public Law 112–55), as most recently amend-
ed by Public Law 117–103, is further amended— 
(1) in the initial undesignated matter, by strik-
ing ‘‘and ‘Public Housing Operating Fund’ ’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, ‘Public Housing Operating Fund’, and 
‘Public Housing Fund’ ’’; 
(2) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2030’’; 
(3) by striking the fourth proviso, and inserting 
the following new provisos: ‘‘Provided further, That at 
properties with assistance under section 9 of the Act 
requesting to partially convert such assistance, and 
where an event under section 18 of the Act occurs that 
results in the eligibility for tenant protection vouchers 
under section 8(o) of the Act, the Secretary may con-
vert the tenant protection voucher assistance to assist-
ance under a project-based subsidy contract under 
section 8 of the Act, which shall be eligible for renewal 
under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Hous-
ing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, or assist-
ance under section 8(o)(13) of the Act, so long as the 
property meets any additional requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary to facilitate conversion: Pro-
vided further, That to facilitate the conversion of as-
sistance under the previous proviso, the Secretary