(5) any program of the Maritime Administra-
tion; or 
(6) any funding provided under the headings 
‘‘National Infrastructure Investments’’ in this Act: 
Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent notifi-
cation to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 Transportation from travel management centers, 
charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 
and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria-
tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 
to elements of the Department of Transportation using 
fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any 
other Act that the Secretary determines represent im-
proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 
a third-party contractor under a financial assistance 
award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail-
able— 
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(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 
by the Department of Transportation in recovering 
improper payments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in 
recovering improper payments or contractor support 
in the implementation of the Improper Payments In-
formation Act of 2002: Provided, That amounts in 
excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with 
the appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available: Provided further, That 
where specific project or accounting information 
associated with the improper payment or pay-
ments is not readily available, the Secretary 
may credit an appropriate account, which shall 
be available for the purposes and period associ-
ated with the account so credited; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 
to the transfer of any such recovery to an ap-
propriations account, the Secretary shall notify 
the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
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priations of the amount and reasons for such 
transfer: Provided further, That for purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’ has 
the same meaning as that provided in section 
2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 
SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are 
subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 
be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice 
shall be provided solely to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, and said reprogramming action shall be approved 
or denied solely by the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That the Secretary may provide notice to other 
congressional committees of the action of the Committees 
on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner 
than 30 days following the date on which the reprogram-
ming action has been approved or denied by the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 189. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this Act may be used by the 
Surface Transportation Board of the Department of 
Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate 
or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount 
in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil 
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suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 190. Funds appropriated in this Act to the 
modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of 
the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim-
bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 
costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 
a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or 
administrations. 
SEC. 191. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform 
standards for developing and supporting agency transit 
pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 
of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of 
transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. 
SEC. 192. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used by the Surface Transportation Board 
to take any actions with respect to the construction of a 
high speed rail project in California unless the permit is 
issued by the Board with respect to the project in its en-
tirety. 
SEC. 193. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to facilitate new scheduled air transpor-
tation originating from the United States if such flights 
would land on, or pass through, property confiscated by 
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the Cuban Government, including property in which a mi-
nority interest was confiscated, as the terms confiscated, 
Cuban Government, and property are defined in para-
graphs (4), (5), and (12)(A), respectively, of section 4 of 
the 
Cuban 
Liberty 
and 
Democratic 
Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023 (4), (5), and 
(12)(A)): Provided, That for this section, new scheduled 
air transportation shall include any flights not already reg-
ularly scheduled prior to March 31, 2015. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
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 Sec-
retary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congres-
sional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the 
Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, 
$14,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of the 
amount made available under this heading shall be avail-
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able to the Secretary for official reception and representa-
tion expenses as the Secretary may determine. 
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Administra-
tive 
Support 
Offices, 
$547,000,000, 
of 
which 
$45,600,000, to remain available until expended, in addi-
tion to amounts made available under this heading for the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer and the Office of the 
Chief Human Capital Officer, shall be for funding shared 
service agreements between the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development and the Department of the 
Treasury; $39,000,000 shall be available for the Office of 
the Chief Financial Officer; $93,000,000 shall be available 
for the Office of the General Counsel; $199,000,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Administration; $40,000,000 
shall be available for the Office of the Chief Human Cap-
ital Officer; $49,000,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Field Policy and Management; $16,000,000 shall be 
available for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; 
$3,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Depart-
mental Equal Employment Opportunity; $4,000,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Strategic Planning and Man-
agement; $44,000,000 shall be available for the Office of 
the Chief Information Officer; and of which the remaining 
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amount shall be available through September 30, 2017, 
for transfer to the appropriations for offices specified 
under this heading or the heading ‘‘Program Office Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ in this title: Provided, That funds pro-
vided under this heading may be used for necessary ad-
ministrative and non-administrative expenses of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development, not other-
wise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, funds appropriated 
under this heading may be used for advertising and pro-
motional activities that directly support program activities 
funded in this title: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall provide the 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 OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, $203,000,000. 
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Community Planning and Development, $102,000,000. 
HOUSING 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Housing, $372,000,000. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Policy Development and Research, $22,700,000. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $73,000,000. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $6,700,000. 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING PROGRAMS 
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.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 
$15,918,643,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2018, shall be available on October 1, 2015 (in addition 
to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this 
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heading that became available on October 1, 2015), and 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, shall be available on October 1, 2016: Provided, 
That the amounts made available under this heading are 
provided as follows: 
(1) $18,151,000,000 shall be available for renewals 
of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions 
contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under 
any provision of law authorizing such assistance under 
section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other spe-
cial purpose or incremental vouchers: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, from amounts 
provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec-
retary for the calendar year 2016 funding cycle shall pro-
vide renewal funding for each public housing agency based 
on validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing 
and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying 
an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by no-
tice published in the Federal Register, and by making any 
necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the 
first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph in-
cluding tenant protection, HOPE VI, and Choice Neigh-
borhoods vouchers: Provided further, That in determining 
calendar year 2016 funding allocations under this heading 
for public housing agencies, including agencies partici-
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pating in the Moving To Work (MTW) demonstration, the 
Secretary may take into account the anticipated impact 
of changes in targeting and utility allowances, on public 
housing agencies’ contract renewal needs: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this para-
graph may be used to fund a total number of unit months 
under lease which exceeds a public housing agency’s au-
thorized level of units under contract, except for public 
housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstra-
tion, which are instead governed by the terms and condi-
tions of their MTW agreements: 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 established pursuant 
to this paragraph: Provided further, That except as pro-
vided in the following provisos, the 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 de-
scribed above, and the Secretary shall notify public hous-
ing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 
days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2016: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may extend the notifica-
tion period with the prior written approval of the House 
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and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That public housing agencies participating in the 
MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their 
MTW agreements and shall be subject to the same pro 
rata adjustments under the previous provisos: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may offset public housing 
agencies’ calendar year 2016 allocations based on the ex-
cess amounts of public housing agencies’ net restricted as-
sets accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves 
(in accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2015 that 
is verifiable and complete), as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That public housing agencies par-
ticipating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject 
to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding 
amounts subject to the single fund budget authority provi-
sions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’ cal-
endar year 2016 MTW funding allocation: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall use any offset referred to 
in the previous two provisos throughout the calendar year 
to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families 
as the result of insufficient funding, as determined by the 
Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal 
funding allocations: Provided further, That up to 
$75,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjustments 
in the allocations for public housing agencies, after appli-
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cation for an adjustment by a public housing agency that 
experienced a significant increase, as determined by the 
Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from un-
foreseen circumstances or from portability under section 
8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use dur-
ing the 12-month period in order to be available to meet 
a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) 
for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-Veterans 
Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) 
for adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher 
leasing rates at the end of the calendar year that exceed 
the average leasing for the 12-month period used to estab-
lish the allocation, and for additional leasing of vouchers 
that were issued but not leased prior to the end of such 
calendar year; (5) for public housing agencies that despite 
taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by 
the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate 
rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient 
funding; and (6) for adjustments in the allocations for 
public housing agencies that experienced a significant in-
crease, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs 
as a result of participation in the Small Area Fair Market 
Rent demonstration: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall allocate amounts under the previous proviso based 
on need, as determined by the Secretary; 
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(2) $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assist-
ance for relocation and replacement of housing units that 
are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of 
the Act, conversion of section 23 projects to assistance 
under section 8, the family unification program under sec-
tion 8(x) of the Act, relocation of witnesses in connection 
with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted hous-
ing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or pros-
ecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of 
law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the 
Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood vouchers, man-
datory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection 
assistance including replacement and relocation assistance 
or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement 
of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 
202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are 
refinanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amended, 
or under the authority as provided under this Act: Pro-
vided, That when a public housing development is sub-
mitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 of 
the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assist-
ance when the units pose an imminent health and safety 
risk to residents: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
only provide replacement vouchers for units that were oc-
cupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be 
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available as assisted housing, subject only to the avail-
ability of funds: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be 
available to provide tenant protection assistance, not oth-
erwise provided under this paragraph, to residents resid-
ing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents 
greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result 
of (1) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or sec-
tion 202 loan that requires the permission of the Secretary 
prior to loan prepayment; (2) the expiration of a rental 
assistance contract for which the tenants are not eligible 
for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance 
under existing law; or (3) the expiration of affordability 
restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation pro-
gram administered by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That such tenant protection assistance made available 
under the previous proviso may be provided under the au-
thority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)): Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall issue guidance to 
implement the previous provisos, including, but not limited 
to, requirements for defining eligible at-risk households 
within 120 days of the enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That any tenant protection voucher made avail-
able from amounts under this paragraph shall not be re-
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issued by any public housing agency, except the replace-
ment vouchers 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 shall cease to 
exist: Provided further, That the Secretary, for the pur-
pose under this paragraph, may use unobligated balances, 
including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from 
amounts appropriated in prior fiscal years under this 
heading for voucher assistance for nonelderly disabled 
families and for disaster assistance made available under 
Public Law 110–329; 
(3) $1,530,000,000 shall be for administrative and 
other expenses of public housing agencies in administering 
the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of 
which up to $10,000,000 shall be available to the Sec-
retary to allocate to public housing agencies that need ad-
ditional funds to administer their section 8 programs, in-
cluding fees associated with section 8 tenant protection 
rental assistance, the administration of disaster related 
vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, 
and other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided, 
That no less than $1,520,000,000 of the amount provided 
in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing 
agencies for the calendar year 2016 funding cycle based 
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on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act 
provisions) 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 paragraph are insuffi-
cient to pay the amounts determined under the previous 
proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated 
to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agen-
cies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the 
extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts deter-
mined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated bal-
ances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining 
from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development under this heading from prior fis-
cal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, notwith-
standing the purposes for which such amounts were appro-
priated: Provided further, That all public housing agencies 
participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded 
pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject 
to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the pre-
vious proviso: Provided further, That amounts provided 
under this paragraph shall be only for activities related 
to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance author-
ized under section 8, including related development activi-
ties; 
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(4) $107,643,210 for the renewal of tenant-based as-
sistance contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), 
including necessary administrative expenses: Provided, 
That administrative 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 percent 
decrease for administrative and other expenses to public 
housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading; 
(5) The Secretary shall separately track all special 
purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 
heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 
Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist-
ance’’, for fiscal year 2016 and prior years may be used 
for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 
contracts and for performance-based contract administra-
tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 
were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 
of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that 
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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 addi-
tional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount re-
scinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until 
expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, 
in addition to amounts otherwise available. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 
carry out capital and management activities for public 
housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) 
(‘‘the Act’’), $1,681,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 
2016 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) regarding the extension of the time peri-
ods under such section: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with 
respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 
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binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately 
or in the future: Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 
shall be to support ongoing Public Housing Financial and 
Physical Assessment activities: Provided further, That of 
the total amount provided under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $20,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to 
make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to 
public housing agencies for emergency capital needs in-
cluding safety and security measures necessary to address 
crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting 
from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and nat-
ural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emer-
gencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided under this heading 
$30,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service coor-
dinator and congregate services as authorized by section 
34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437z-6) and the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided further, That of 
the total amount made available under this heading, up 
to $15,000,000 may be used for a Jobs-Plus initiative 
modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: Provided fur-
ther, That the funding provided under the previous proviso 
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shall provide competitive grants to partnerships between 
public housing authorities, local workforce investment 
boards established under section 117 of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organiza-
tions that provide support to help public housing residents 
obtain employment and increase earnings: Provided fur-
ther, That applicants must demonstrate the ability to pro-
vide services to residents, partner with workforce invest-
ment boards, and leverage service dollars: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may set aside a portion of the 
funds provided for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Suf-
ficiency program to support the services element of the 
Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may allow PHAs to request exemptions from rent 
and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 
6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary 
to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding 
by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative re-
quirements are necessary for the effective implementation 
of the Jobs-Plus initiative as a voluntary program for resi-
dents: Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish 
by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alter-
native requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no 
later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice: 
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Provided further, That for funds provided under this head-
ing, 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 previous proviso to allow public 
housing agencies to fund activities authorized under sec-
tion 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That from 
the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary 
shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2016 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. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2016 payments to public housing agencies for the 
operation and management of public housing, as author-
ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,440,000,000. 
CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE 
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighbor-
hoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise 
specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabili-
tation, and replacement housing needs of both public and 
HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 
poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neigh-
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borhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 
transportation and access to jobs, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That grant 
funds may be used for resident and community services, 
community development, and affordable housing needs in 
the community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed 
properties to affordable housing: Provided further, That 
the use of funds made available under this heading shall 
not be deemed to be public housing notwithstanding sec-
tion 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That grantees 
shall commit to an additional period of affordability deter-
mined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: Pro-
vided further, That grantees shall undertake comprehen-
sive local planning with input from residents and the com-
munity, and that grantees shall provide a match in State, 
local, other Federal or private funds: Provided further, 
That grantees may include local governments, tribal enti-
ties, public housing authorities, and nonprofits: Provided 
further, That for-profit developers may apply jointly with 
a public entity: Provided further, That for purposes of en-
vironmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public 
housing agency under section 26 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants under 
this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by 
the Secretary to implement such section: Provided further, 
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That such grantees shall create partnerships with other 
local organizations including assisted housing owners, 
service agencies, and resident organizations: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries 
of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human 
Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney Gen-
eral, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate 
Federal resources: Provided further, That unobligated bal-
ances, including recaptures, remaining from funds appro-
priated 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. 
FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support 
family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the devel-
opment of local strategies to coordinate the use of assist-
ance under sections 8 and 9 of such Act with public and 
private resources, and enable eligible families to achieve 
economic independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, 
That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive 
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or specify alternative requirements under sections b(3), 
b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to 
facilitate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency pro-
gram for individuals receiving assistance under different 
provisions of the Act, as determined by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That owners of multifamily properties with 
project-based subsidy contracts under section 8 may com-
pete for funding under this heading and/or voluntarily 
make a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the 
assisted tenants of such property in accordance with pro-
cedures established by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That such procedures established pursuant to the previous 
proviso shall permit participating tenants to accrue escrow 
funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) and shall allow 
owners to use funding from residual receipt accounts to 
hire coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency 
program. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $650,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing As-
sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine 
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the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for 
each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula 
under section 302 of such Act with the need component 
based on single-race census data and with the need compo-
nent 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 of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national 
or regional organizations representing Native American 
housing interests for providing training and technical as-
sistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally des-
ignated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be 
made available for a national organization as authorized 
under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the inspection 
of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and 
technical assistance in the training, oversight, and man-
agement of such Indian housing and tenant-based assist-
ance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaran-
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teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI 
of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such notes and other obliga-
tions, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, 
That these funds are available to subsidize the total prin-
cipal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part 
of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $17,452,007: 
Provided further, That the Department will notify grantees 
of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, notwithstanding 
section 302(d) of NAHASDA, if on January 1, 2016, a 
recipient’s total amount of undisbursed block grants in the 
Department’s line of credit control system is greater than 
three times the formula allocation it would otherwise re-
ceive under this heading, the Secretary shall adjust that 
recipient’s formula allocation down by the difference be-
tween its total amount of undisbursed block grants in the 
Department’s line of credit control system on January 1, 
2016, and three times the formula allocation it would oth-
erwise receive: Provided further, That grant amounts not 
allocated to a recipient pursuant to the previous proviso 
shall be allocated under the need component of the for-
mula proportionately among all other Indian tribes not 
subject to an adjustment: Provided further, That the two 
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previous provisos shall not apply to any Indian tribe that 
would otherwise receive a formula allocation of less than 
$5,000,000: Provided further, That to take effect, the 
three previous provisos do not require the issuance of any 
regulation. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a), $8,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, up to $1,269,841,270, to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That up to $750,000 of 
this amount may be for administrative contract expenses 
including management processes and systems to carry out 
the loan guarantee program. 
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 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 
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$332,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 
all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 
that initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such 
Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 
year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program 
requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 
under such section: Provided further, That the Depart-
ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation with-
in 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to units of State and local govern-
ment, and to other entities, for economic and community 
development 
activities, 
and 
for 
other 
purposes, 
$3,060,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of the 
total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out 
the community development block grant program under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974, as amended (‘‘the Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.): Provided further, That unless explicitly provided 
for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any 
grant made with funds appropriated under this heading 
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shall be expended for planning and management develop-
ment and administration: Provided further, That a metro-
politan city, urban county, unit of general local govern-
ment, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indi-
rectly receives funds under this heading 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 must use 
such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) 
of the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be 
provided to a for-profit entity for an economic develop-
ment project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project 
has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guide-
lines required under subparagraph (e)(2): Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading may be used for grants for the Economic Develop-
ment Initiative (‘‘EDI’’) or Neighborhood Initiatives ac-
tivities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants pursuant to 
section 107 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307): Provided further, That the 
Department shall notify grantees of their formula alloca-
tion within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading $60,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes 
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notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law (including sec-
tion 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for 
emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health 
and safety. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2016, commitments 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 $300,000,000, notwithstanding any 
aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaran-
teed 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 
section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 
Provided further, That all unobligated balances, including 
recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appro-
priated to the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
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opment under this heading are hereby permanently re-
scinded. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional 
Affordable 
Housing 
Act, 
as 
amended, 
$767,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That notwithstanding the amount made 
available under this heading, the threshold reduction re-
quirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act 
shall not apply to allocations of such amount: Provided 
further, That the requirements under provisos 2 through 
6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such re-
quirements applicable pursuant to the ‘‘Full-Year Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’, shall not apply to any 
project to which funds were committed on or after August 
23, 2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by 
the Final Rule titled ‘‘Home Investment Partnerships 
Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Up-
dating Property Standards’’ which became effective on 
such date: Provided further, That notwithstanding para-
graphs (1)(B)(i) or (2)(B)(i) of section 1337(a) of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 4567(a)), amounts allocated under such para-
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graphs shall be credited to, made available, and merged 
with this account: Provided further, That no amounts 
made available by any provision of law may be transferred, 
reprogrammed, or credited to the Housing Trust Fund. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as 
amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018: Provided, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership 
Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of 
the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, 
as amended: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, $35,000,000 shall be made 
available for the second, third, and fourth capacity build-
ing activities authorized under 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 made available 
for rural capacity building activities: Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building 
by national rural housing organizations with experience 
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assessing national rural conditions and providing financ-
ing, training, technical assistance, information, and re-
search to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian 
Tribes serving high need rural communities. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the emergency solutions grants program as au-
thorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the con-
tinuum of care program as authorized under subtitle C 
of title IV of such Act; and the rural housing stability as-
sistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title 
IV of such Act, $2,185,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That any rental assistance 
amounts that are recaptured under such continuum of 
care program shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That not less than $250,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for such emergency solutions grants program: Provided 
further, That not less than $1,905,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for such 
continuum of care and rural housing stability assistance 
programs: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for the national homeless data analysis project: Provided 
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further, That all funds awarded for supportive services 
under the continuum of care program and the rural hous-
ing stability assistance program shall be matched by not 
less than 25 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee: 
Provided further, That for all match requirements applica-
ble to funds made available under this heading for this 
fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could 
have used) as a source of match funds other funds admin-
istered 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 the 
Secretary shall establish minimum project performance 
thresholds for each grantee under the continuum of care 
program based on program performance data: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided under this head-
ing shall be available to renew any expiring contract or 
amendment to a contract funded under the continuum of 
care program unless the Secretary determines that the ex-
piring contract or amendment to a contract is needed 
under the applicable continuum of care and meets appro-
priate program requirements, financial standards, and 
performance measures, including the minimum perform-
ance thresholds established in the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall prioritize funding 
under the continuum of care program to grant applica-
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tions that demonstrate a capacity to reallocate funding 
from lower performing projects to higher performing 
projects: Provided further, That all awards of assistance 
under this heading shall be required to coordinate and in-
tegrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 
social services, and employment programs for which home-
less populations may be eligible: Provided further, That 
with respect to funds provided under this heading for the 
continuum of care program for fiscal years 2013, 2014, 
2015, and 2016 provision of permanent housing rental as-
sistance may be administered by private nonprofit organi-
zations: Provided further, That any unobligated amounts 
remaining from funds appropriated 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 ap-
propriated: Provided further, That all balances for Shelter 
Plus Care renewals previously funded from the Shelter 
Plus Care Renewal account and transferred to this ac-
count shall be available, if recaptured, for continuum of 
care renewals in fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That 
the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allo-
cation from amounts allocated (which may represent ini-
tial or final amounts allocated) for the emergency solu-
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tions grant program within 60 days of enactment of this 
Act. 
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, $10,254,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2015 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available Oc-
tober 1, 2015), and $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2016: Pro-
vided, That the amounts made available under this head-
ing shall be available for expiring or terminating section 
8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 
moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to sec-
tion 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 
8 moderate rehabilitation 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 In-
come Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-In-
come Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 
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Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 
associated with project-based activities and assistance 
funded under this paragraph: Provided further, That of 
the total amounts provided under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $150,000,000 shall be available for performance- 
based contract administrators for section 8 project-based 
assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment may also use such amounts in the previous proviso 
for performance-based contract administrators for the ad-
ministration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to 
section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715z-1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assist-
ance 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 supportive 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 contracts 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. 
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667): Provided further, That amounts recaptured under 
this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for As-
sisted Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate 
Fund’’, may be used for renewals of or amendments to 
section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based 
contract 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 of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, project funds that are held in residual receipts 
accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project- 
based Housing Assistance Payments contract that author-
izes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that 
surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing 
residual receipts account and that are in excess of an 
amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remit-
ted to the Department and deposited in this account, to 
be available until expended: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided 
by this heading for uses authorized under this heading. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For amendments to capital advance contracts for 
housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of 
the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project 
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rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) 
of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such 
assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such as-
sistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior preserva-
tion rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as au-
thorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and 
Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for 
supportive 
services 
associated 
with 
the 
housing, 
$414,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, up to $77,000,000 shall be for service coordina-
tors and the continuation of existing congregate service 
grants for residents of assisted housing projects: Provided 
further, That amounts under this heading shall be avail-
able for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and 
inspection-related activities associated with section 202 
projects: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive 
the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and con-
ditions of project rental 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 of Housing and Urban Development, project 
funds 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 
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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 September 30, 2019, for pur-
poses under this heading, and shall be in addition to the 
amounts otherwise provided under this heading for such 
purposes: Provided further, That in addition, of the prior 
year unobligated balances of funds, including recaptures 
and carryover, made available under this heading, 
$47,000,000 shall be used for an additional amount for 
the purposes provided under this heading, notwithstanding 
any purpose for which originally appropriated. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For amendments to capital advance contracts for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as author-
ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental 
assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project 
assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), 
including amendments to contracts for such assistance 
and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for 
up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to State 
housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as 
authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gon-
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zalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services 
associated with the housing for persons with disabilities 
as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, 
$152,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment 
Center inspections and inspection-related activities associ-
ated with section 811 projects: Provided further, That, in 
this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development, project funds that are held 
in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a 
section 811 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 remit-
ted to the Department and deposited in this account, to 
be available until September 30, 2019: Provided further, 
That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the 
previous 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 car-
ryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appro-
priated under this heading may be used for the current 
purposes authorized under this heading notwithstanding 
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the purposes for which such funds originally were appro-
priated. 
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, 
$47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con-
tract services: Provided, That grants made available from 
amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded 
within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That funds shall be used for providing counseling and ad-
vice to tenants and homeowners, both current and pro-
spective, with respect to property maintenance, financial 
management/literacy, and such other matters as may be 
appropriate to assist them in improving their housing con-
ditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the re-
sponsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 
administration; and for housing counselor training: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of providing such grants 
from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary 
may enter into multiyear agreements as is appropriate, 
subject to the availability of annual appropriations. 
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RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 
U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) in State-aided, non-
insured rental housing projects, $30,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount, to-
gether with unobligated balances from recaptured 
amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from ter-
minated contracts under such sections of law, and any un-
obligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, re-
maining from funds appropriated under this heading after 
fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 
up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections 
of law. 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST 
FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand-
ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 
$11,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$11,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured 
Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed 
the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
available from the general fund of the Treasury to the ex-
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tent necessary 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 gen-
eral fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 
during fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2016 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be 
modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 
2016 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dispute 
resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect 
fees from any program participant: Provided further, That 
such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the 
Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, 
as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary 
expenses of such Act: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the 
Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 
under such Act through the use of approved service pro-
viders that are paid directly by the recipients of their serv-
ices. 
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FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee single family loans 
insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall 
not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2016, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, shall not exceed $5,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That the foregoing amount in the previous 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 Fund: Provided Further, That 
for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017. 
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 
$30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That during fiscal year 2016, gross 
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obligations 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 $5,000,000, 
which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental en-
tities in connection with the sale of single family real prop-
erties 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 
$500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That $23,000,000 shall be available 
for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association: Provided further, 
That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees col-
lected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, 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 
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