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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4624
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1994
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Af-
fairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sun-
dry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corpora-
tions, and offices for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1995, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on
behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107,
chapters 11, 13, 51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to
or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and bur-
ial benefits, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay,
adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of pre-
miums due on commercial life insurance policies guaran-
teed under the provisions of Article IV of the Soldiers’
and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107,
1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61;
50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735;
76 Stat. 1198), $17,626,892,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $25,750,000
of the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Gen-
eral operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical care’’ for necessary
expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public
Law 101–508, and in the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992,
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Public Law 102–568, the funding source for which is spe-
cifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ ap-
propriation: Provided further, That $6,000,000 of the
amount appropriated shall be transferred to ‘‘Medical fa-
cilities revolving fund’’ to augment the funding of individ-
ual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to
pensioners as authorized by the Veterans’ Benefits Act of
1992, Public Law 102–568: Provided further, That of the
$15,622,452,000 made available under this heading for fis-
cal year 1994 in Public Law 103–124, the $9,863,265,000
restricted by section 509 of Public Law 103–124 for person-
nel compensation and benefits expenditures is reduced to
$9,813,256,000.
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law
(38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53,
55, and 61), $1,286,600,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds shall be available to pay any
court order, court award or any compromise settlement
arising from litigation involving the vocational training
program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98–77,
as amended.
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VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
For military and naval insurance, national service life
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887;
72 Stat. 487), $24,760,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
GUARANTY AND INDEMNITY PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the
program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as
amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $65,226,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the
program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as
amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
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modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $59,371,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the purpose of the program, as au-
thorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That during
1995, within the resources available, not to exceed
$1,000,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are au-
thorized for specially adapted housing loans (38 U.S.C.
chapter 37).
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program, $1,020,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General
operating expenses’’.
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EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $1,061, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $4,034.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $195,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $54,000, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $1,964,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $767,000, which may
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be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program authorized by section 38, U.S.C. chapter 37,
subchapter V, as amended, $218,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General
operating expenses’’.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and
outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, including care and treat-
ment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and furnishing recreational fa-
cilities, supplies, and equipment; funeral, burial, and other
expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care
in Department of Veterans Affairs facilities; administra-
tive expenses in support of planning, design, project man-
agement, real property acquisition and disposition, con-
struction and renovation of any facility under the jurisdic-
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tion or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs;
oversight, engineering and architectural activities not
charged to project cost; repairing, altering, improving or
providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by
the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate-
rials; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); aid to State homes as author-
ized by law (38 U.S.C. 1741); and not to exceed
$8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred
to in 38 U.S.C. 8110(a)(5); $16,232,756,000, plus reim-
bursements: Provided, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $771,000,000 is for the equipment
and land and structures object classifications only, which
amount shall not become available for obligation until Au-
gust 1, 1995, and shall remain available for obligation
until September 30, 1996Ω1æ: Provided further, That of
the $15,622,452,000 made available under this heading for
fiscal year 1994 in Public Law 103–124, the $9,863,265,000
restricted by section 509 of Public Law 103–124 for person-
nel compensation and benefits expenditures is reduced to
$9,813,265,000.
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MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of
medical and prosthetic research and development as au-
thorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapter 73), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 1996, $252,000,000, plus
reimbursementsΩ2æ: Provided, That the Secretary may ob-
ligate not more than $500,000 of the funds made available
under this heading for an epidemiological study of veterans
who underwent radium nasopharyngeal irradiation.
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For payment of health professional scholarship pro-
gram grants, as authorized by law, to students who agree
to a service obligation with the Department of Veterans
Affairs at one of its medical facilities, $10,386,000.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in the administration of the
medical hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction,
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of planning, design,
project management, architectural, engineering, real prop-
erty acquisition and disposition, construction and renova-
tion of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including site ac-
quisition; engineering and architectural activites not
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charged to project cost; and research and development in
building construction technology; $69,808,000, plus reim-
bursements.
GRANTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of
grants, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 1732), for assist-
ing in the replacement and upgrading of equipment and
in rehabilitating the physical plant and facilities of the
Veterans Memorial Medical Center, $500,000, to remain
available until September 30, 1996.
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized
by Public Law 102–54, section 8, which shall be trans-
ferred from the ‘‘General post fund’’: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $70,000. In addition, for admin-
istrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,
$54,000, which shall be transferred from the ‘‘General
post fund’’, as authorized by Public Law 102–54,
section 8.
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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary operating expenses of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law; not
to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimburse-
ment of the General Services Administration for security
guard services, and the Department of Defense for the
cost of overseas employee mail; Ω3æ$887,909,000
$893,285,000, of which $25,500,000, for the acquisition of
automated data processing equipment and services to sup-
port the modernization program in the Veterans Benefits
Administration, shall not become available for obligation
until September 1, 1995, and shall remain available for
obligation until September 30, 1996.
NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of the National Cemetery System not otherwise
provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law; cemeterial expenses as authorized by
law; purchase of three passenger motor vehicles, for use
in cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles, $72,663,000.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, Ω4æ$32,219,000
$31,819,000.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending and improving
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102,
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38,
United States Code, including planning, architectural and
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite
utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and
site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is
$3,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were
made available in a previous major project appropriation,
Ω5æ$101,965,000 $208,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That, except for advance planning of
projects funded through the advance planning fund and
the design of projects funded through the design fund,
none of these funds shall be used for any project which
has not been considered and approved by the Congress in
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the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided in this appropriation for fiscal year 1995, for each
approved project shall be obligated (1) by the awarding
of a construction documents contract by September 30,
1995, and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract
by September 30, 1996: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall promptly report in writing to the Comptroller
General and to the Committees on Appropriations any ap-
proved major construction project in which obligations are
not incurred within the time limitations established above;
and the Comptroller General shall review the report in ac-
cordance with the procedures established by section 1015
of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public
Law 93–344): Provided further, That no funds from any
other account except the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’, may
be obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or im-
proving a project which was approved in the budget proc-
ess and funded in this account until one year after sub-
stantial completion and beneficial occupancy by the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs of the project or any part
thereof with respect to that part onlyΩ6æ: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amount provided under this heading,
$7,100,000 shall be for design of a new medical center/nurs-
ing home in Brevard County, Florida and $6,900,000 shall
be for the Orlando, Florida, satellite outpatient clinic.
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CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including plan-
ning, architectural and engineering services, maintenance
or guarantee period services costs associated with equip-
ment guarantees provided under the project, services of
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system
construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102,
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38,
United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project
is less than $3,000,000, $153,540,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, along with unobligated balances of
previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations
which are hereby made available for any project where the
estimated cost is less than $3,000,000: Provided, That
funds in this account shall be available for (1) repairs to
any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or
for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs which
are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any
natural disaster or catastrophe, and (2) temporary meas-
ures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by
such causes.
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PARKING REVOLVING FUND
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by law
(38 U.S.C. 8109), Ω7æ$1,400,000 $16,300,000, together
with income from fees collected, to remain available until
expended. Resources of this fund shall be available for all
expenses authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109 except operations
and maintenance costs which will be funded from ‘‘Medical
care’’.
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE
FACILITIES
For grants to assist the several States to acquire or
construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities
and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing
home and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnish-
ing care to veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
8131–8137), Ω8æ$37,397,000
$47,397,000, to remain
available until expended.
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS
CEMETERIES
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding,
or improving State veteran cemeteries as authorized by
law (38 U.S.C. 2408), $5,378,000, to remain available
until September 30, 1997.
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prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by
law against the corresponding prior year accounts within
the last quarter of fiscal year 1994.
Appropriations accounts available to the Department
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995 shall be available
to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year
appropriations accounts resulting from title X of the Com-
petitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law 100–86, except
that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they
shall be payable from ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’.
Of the budgetary resources available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs during fiscal year 1995,
$20,742,000 are permanently canceled. The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall allocate the amount of budgetary
resources canceled among the Department’s accounts
available for procurement and procurement-related ex-
penses. Amounts available for procurement and procure-
ment-related expenses in each such account shall be re-
duced by the amount allocated to such account. For the
purposes of this section, the definition of ‘‘procurement’’
includes all stages of the process of acquiring property or
services, beginning with the process of determining a need
for a product or service and ending with contract comple-
tion and closeout, as specified in 41 U.S.C. 403(2).
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TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE GRANTS (HOPE GRANTS)
For the homeownership and opportunity for people
everywhere (HOPE grants) program as authorized under
title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.) and subtitles A, B, and C of title
IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act 
(Public 
Law 
101–625), 
Ω9æ$100,000,000
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
up to one and one-half percent may be made available for
technical assistance to potential applicants, applicants and
recipients of assistance under this head as authorized
under subtitle E of title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101–625), as
amended, Ω10æ$1,275,000,000 $1,500,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
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Ω11æNATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP TRUST DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM
For the National Homeownership Trust Demonstra-
tion program, as authorized by title III of the National Af-
fordable Housing Act, as amended by section 182 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992,
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING
(INCLUDING RESCISSION Ω12æAND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For assistance under the United States Housing Act
of 1937, as amended (‘‘the Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437),
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
Ω13æ$11,473,019,000
$10,600,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That Ω14æto be added to and merged with the fore-
going amounts there shall be up to $200,000,000 of amounts
of budget authority (and contract authority) reserved or ob-
ligated in prior years for the development or acquisition
costs of public housing (including public housing for Indian
families), for modernization of existing public housing
projects (including such projects for Indian families), and,
except as herein provided, for programs under section 8 of
the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f), which are recaptured during fis-
cal year 1995; and up to $100,000,000 of transfers of unob-
ligated balances from the Urban Development Action pro-
gram: Provided further, That of the total amount provided
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under this head, Ω15æ$263,000,000 $300,000,000 shall be
for the development or acquisition cost of public housing
for Indian families, including amounts for housing under
the mutual help homeownership opportunity program
under section 202 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437bb); and
$598,000,000 shall be for the development or acquisition
cost of public housing, of which up to .67 per centum shall
be available for technical assistance and inspection of pub-
lic housing agencies by the Secretary: Provided further,
That of the total amount provided under this head,
Ω16æ$3,600,000,000 $3,800,000,000 shall be for mod-
ernization of existing public housing projects pursuant to
section 14 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437l), including up to
Ω17æ.54 per centum $15,000,000 for the inspection of
modernization units and provision of technical assistance
by the Secretary and contract expertise to assist in the
oversight and management of the public and Indian hous-
ing modernization program, including an annual resident
survey: Ω18æProvided further, That of the amounts pro-
vided under this head for modernization of existing public
housing projects, $85,000,000 may be used for the Tenant
Opportunity Program: Provided further, That of the total
amount provided under this head, Ω19æ$2,643,000,000
$2,144,582,000 shall be for rental assistance under the sec-
tion 8 existing housing certificate program (42 U.S.C.
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1437f) and the housing voucher program under section
8(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o))Ω20æ: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amount provided for rental assistance, up
to $350,000,000 shall be available for the Pension Fund
Partnership program, as authorized by section 6 of the
HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–120);
$20,000,000 shall be for the Community Viability Fund;
$50,000,000 shall be for the Colonias program; and
$500,000,000 shall be for the Neighborhood Leveraged In-
vestment Program (LIFT)Ω21æ:–Provided further, That
those portions of the fees for the costs incurred in admin-
istering incremental units assisted in the certificate and
housing voucher programs under sections 8(b), 8(o), and
8(e)(2) shall be established or increased in accordance
with the authorization for such fees in section 8(q) of the
Act: Provided further, That of the total amount provided
under this head, $17,300,000 shall be available for fees
for coordinators under section 23(h)(1) for the family self-
sufficiency program (42 U.S.C. 1437u): Provided further,
That of the total amount provided under this head,
Ω22æ$1,202,100,000 $735,000,000 shall be for amend-
ments to section 8 contracts other than contracts for
projects developed under section 202 of the Housing Act
of 1959, as amended, and $555,000,000 shall be for sec-
tion 8 assistance for property Ω23ædeposition disposition,
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and Ω24æ$100,000,000 $250,000,000 shall be for assist-
ance for State or local units of government, tenant and
nonprofit organizations to purchase projects where owners
have indicated an intention to prepay mortgages and for
assistance to be used as an incentive to prevent prepay-
ment or for vouchers to aid eligible tenants adversely af-
fected by mortgage prepayment, as authorized in the
Emergency Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of
1987, as amended: Provided further, That 50 per centum
of the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50
per centum of the cash amounts associated with such
budget authority, that are recaptured from projects de-
scribed in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (Public
Law 100–628, 102 Stat. 3224, 3268) shall be rescinded,
or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury,
and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured
and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be
used by State housing finance agencies or local govern-
ments or local housing agencies with projects approved by
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for
which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in ac-
cordance with such section: Provided further, That of the
total 
amount 
provided 
under 
this 
head,
Ω25æ$156,000,000 $186,000,000 shall be for housing op-
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portunities for persons with AIDS under title VIII, sub-
title D of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act; Ω26æ$150,000,000 $75,000,000 shall be for
the lead-based paint hazard reduction program as author-
ized under sections 1011 and 1053 of the Residential
Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act of 1992; and
$30,000,000 shall for service coordinators in public hous-
ing pursuant to section 9(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937; and $30,000,000 shall be for service
coordinators in project-based section 8 housing, pursuant
to section 8(d)(2)(F)(1) of the Act, tenant-based section
8 housing, pursuant to section 8(q) of the Act and, for
service coordinators in multifamily housing assisted under
the National Housing Act, pursuant to section 676 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992Ω27æ:–
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under
this head, $149,100,000 shall be for moving to oppor-
tunityΩ28æ: Provided further, That notwithstanding the
language preceding the first proviso of this paragraph,
$135,000,000 shall be used for special purpose grants in ac-
cordance with the terms and conditions specified for such
grants in Senate Report 103–311.
Of the total amount provided under this head,
Ω29æ$1,158,000,000 $1,300,000,000 shall be for capital
advances, including amendments to capital advance con-
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tracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for
project rental assistance, and amendments to contracts for
project rental assistance, for supportive housing for the
elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of
1959: Provided, That $22,000,000 shall be for service co-
ordinators pursuant to section 202(q) of the Housing Act
of 1959 and subtitle E of title VI of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992, other than section
676 of such Act and section 8(d)(2)(F)(i) of the Act.
Of the total amount provided under this head,
$387,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including
amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive
housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by sec-
tion 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act; and for project rental assistance, and
amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for
supportive housing for persons with disabilities as author-
ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE RENEWAL OF EXPIRING SECTION 8
SUBSIDY CONTRACTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For assistance under the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) not otherwise provided for, for
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use in connection with expiring section 8 subsidy con-
tracts, Ω30æ$3,705,000,000 $2,992,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That to the extent the
amount in this appropriation is insufficient to fund all ex-
piring section 8 contracts, the Secretary may transfer to
and merge with this appropriation such amounts from the
‘‘Annual contributions for assisted housing’’ appropriation
as the Secretary shall determine, and amounts earmarked
in the foregoing account may be reduced accordingly, at
the Secretary’s discretion: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may maintain consolidated accounting data for
funds disbursed at the public housing agency or Indian
housing authority or project level for subsidy assistance
regardless of the source of the disbursement so as to mini-
mize the administrative burden of multiple accounts.
Ω31æFurther,
for
the
foregoing
purposes,
$800,000,000, to become available for obligation on Octo-
ber 1, 1995, and to remain available for obligation until
expended.
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE
(RESCISSION)
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum
payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all
contracts entered into under section 236 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) is reduced in fiscal year
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1995 by not more than $2,000,000 in uncommitted bal-
ances of authorizations provided for this purpose in appro-
priations Acts: Provided, That up to $66,000,000 of re-
captured section 236 budget authority resulting from the
prepayment of mortgages subsidized under section 236 of
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) shall be
rescinded in fiscal year 1995.
HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For payments under section 235(r) of the National
Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z) for incentives
to mortgagors to refinance mortgages that are insured
under such section 235 and for closing and other costs
in connection with such refinancing, $6,875,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That up to
$50,000,000 of recaptured section 235 budget authority
resulting from reducing the interest rate on such refi-
nanced mortgages shall be reused for payments under this
heading: Provided further, That up to $184,000,000 of ad-
ditional recaptured section 235 budget authority from refi-
nancing section 235 mortgages shall be rescinded in fiscal
year 1995.
CONGREGATE SERVICES
Ω32æFor contracts with and payments to public hous-
ing agencies and nonprofit corporations for congregate
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services programs, $6,267,000, to remain available until
September 30, 1996, in accordance with the provisions of
the Congregate Services Act of 1978, as amended.
For contracts with payments to public housing agen-
cies and nonprofit corporations for congregate services pro-
grams, $25,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 1995, of which up to $6,267,000 shall be for entities
operating such programs in accordance with the provisions
of the Congregate Services Act of 1978, as amended, and
the balance shall be for programs under section 802 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Pub-
lic Law 101–625).
PAYMENTS FOR OPERATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING
PROJECTS
For payments to public housing agencies and Indian
housing authorities for operating subsidies for low-income
housing projects as authorized by section 9 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1437g), $2,900,000,000.
SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING
Ω33æFor the revitalization of severely distressed pub-
lic housing program, as authorized by section 24 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1437), $500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which up to one-half of one percent may be
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used for technical assistance under this program, to be
made available directly, or indirectly under contracts or
grants, as appropriate.
For the HOPE VI/urban revitalization demonstration
program under the third paragraph under the head ‘‘Home-
ownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere grants
(HOPE grants)’’ in the Department of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102–389, 106
Stat. 1571, 1579, $500,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding the first proviso
of such third paragraph, the Secretary shall have discretion
to approve funding for more than fifteen applicants: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding the third proviso of
such third paragraph, the Secretary may provide funds for
more than 500 units for each participating city: Provided
further, That in selecting HOPE VI implementation grants
recipients in fiscal year 1995, the Secretary must first
award such grants to those cities or jurisdictions which have
received HOPE VI planning grants in fiscal year 1993 or
fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That the requirement of
the immediately proceeding proviso shall not limit the Sec-
retary’s discretion to limit funding to amounts he deems
appropriate, nor shall it prevent the Secretary from guar-
anteeing that all implementation grant recipients conform
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with the requirements of the HOPE VI/urban revitalization
demonstration program: Provided further, That of the fore-
going $500,000,000, the Secretary may use up to $2,500,000
for technical assistance under such urban revitalization
demonstration, to be made available directly, or indirectly,
under contracts or grants, as appropriate: Provided further,
That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the Secretary
from conforming the program standards and criteria set
forth herein, with subsequent authorization legislation that
may be enacted into law.
DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING
For grants to public housing agencies for use in
eliminating drug-related crime in public housing projects
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11901–11908, and for drug in-
formation clearinghouse services authorized by 42 U.S.C.
11921–11925, Ω34æ$265,000,000 $315,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall
be for grants, technical assistance, contracts and other as-
sistance training, program assessment, and execution for
or on behalf of public housing agencies and resident orga-
nizations (including the cost of necessary travel for par-
ticipants in such training) Ω35æand of which $1,500,000
shall be for grants for an after school demonstration pro-
gram in public housing projects, run by the 4H Clubs of
America and co-sponsored by private sector firmsΩ36æ: