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(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; 
(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 
term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 
under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 
(7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 
14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 
(8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 
parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 
person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan-
cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition 
and any other required fees and charges) that an indi-
vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or from 
an institution of higher education (as defined under sec-
tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, ex-
cept for a person over the age of 23 with dependent chil-
dren. 
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SEC. 211. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native 
American Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allo-
cated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant re-
cipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only 
such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made 
available under paragraph (3) of such heading. 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2021, in managing and disposing of any 
multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 
during the process of foreclosure on any property with a 
contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall 
maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other pro-
grams that are attached to any dwelling units in the prop-
erty. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consulta-
tion with the tenants and the local government that such 
a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held 
by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assist-
ance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 
based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating 
and operating the property and all available Federal, 
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State, and local resources, including rent adjustments 
under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 
U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environmental conditions that 
cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Sec-
retary may, in consultation with the tenants of that prop-
erty, contract for project-based rental assistance payments 
with an owner or owners of other existing housing prop-
erties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary 
shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project- 
based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, sub-
ject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to 
assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to 
health and safety after written notice to and informed con-
sent of the affected tenants and use of other available rem-
edies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After 
disposition of any multifamily property described in this 
section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such 
properties shall be subject to the requirements under sec-
tion 524 of MAHRAA. 
SEC. 213. Public housing agencies that own and oper-
ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex-
empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 
the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: 
Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a 
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reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula 
shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. 
SEC. 214. With respect to the use of amounts pro-
vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap-
ital improvement, and management of public housing as 
authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d),(e)), the Sec-
retary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relat-
ing to asset management that restricts or limits in any 
way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): 
Provided, That a public housing agency may not use cap-
ital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that 
are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 
from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per-
mitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g). 
SEC. 215. No official or employee of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 
as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 
has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 
has received training in funds control procedures and di-
rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 
there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appro-
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priation under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Admin-
istrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, ‘‘Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of 
Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program 
Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 216. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2021, 
notify the public through the Federal Register and other 
means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no-
tice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding 
availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary 
fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi-
tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2021, the Secretary may make the 
NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate 
Government web site or through other electronic media, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 217. Payment of attorney fees in program-re-
lated litigation shall be paid from the individual program 
office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 
appropriations. The annual budget submission for the pro-
gram offices and the Office of General Counsel shall in-
clude any such projected litigation costs for attorney fees 
as a separate line item request. 
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SEC. 218. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), the Secretary may transfer up to 10 percent or 
$5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appropriated for 
any office under the headings ‘‘Administrative Support 
Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any other such office 
under such heading: Provided, That no appropriation for 
any such office or account shall be increased or decreased 
by more than 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, 
without prior written approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall provide notification to such Committees 
not less than 3 business days in advance of any such 
transfers under this section up to 10 percent or 
$5,000,000, whichever is less. 
(2) The authority under paragraph (1) to transfer 
funds shall not apply to the Office of Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity, the Office of Lead Hazard Control 
and Healthy Homes, or the Office of Departmental Equal 
Employment Opportunity. 
(b) The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 
percent of funds appropriated for any office under the 
headings ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program 
Offices’’ to the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Oppor-
tunity, the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy 
Homes, or the Office of Departmental Equal Employment 
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Opportunity: Provided, That no amounts may be trans-
ferred pursuant to this subparagraph unless the Secretary 
shall provide notification to such Committees not less 3 
business days in advance of any such transfers under this 
subsection. 
SEC. 219. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 
payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi-
tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with 
any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, 
ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condi-
tion of any property covered under a housing assistance 
payment contract. 
(b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection 
(c) when a multifamily housing project with a contract 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for similar project-based 
assistance— 
(1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition 
Standards (UPCS) score of 60 or less; or 
(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 
within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de-
ficiencies identified by the inspector at the project 
have been corrected. 
Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured 
projects with assistance attached to the units under sec-
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tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f), but shall not apply to such units assisted 
under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with cap-
ital or operating funds under section 9 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 
(c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Es-
tate Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Sec-
retary shall provide the owner with a Notice of Default 
with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, 
for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide 
a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local 
government, any mortgagees, and any contract adminis-
trator. If the owner’s appeal results in a UPCS score of 
60 or above, the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of 
Default. 
(2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 
deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 
fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may— 
(A) require immediate replacement of project 
management with a management agent approved by 
the Secretary; 
(B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be 
used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and 
sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as des-
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ignated by the Secretary, with priority given to the 
tenants of the property affected by the penalty; 
(C) abate the section 8 contract, including par-
tial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until 
all deficiencies have been corrected; 
(D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, 
approved by the Secretary under established proce-
dures, who will be obligated to promptly make all re-
quired repairs and to accept renewal of the assist-
ance contract if such renewal is offered; 
(E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to 
another project or projects and owner or owners; 
(F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including 
suspensions or debarments from Federal programs; 
(G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to 
manage the property and cure all project deficiencies 
or seek a judicial order of specific performance re-
quiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies; 
(H) work with the owner, lender, or other re-
lated party to stabilize the property in an attempt 
to preserve the property through compliance, trans-
fer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided 
by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or 
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(I) take any other regulatory or contractual 
remedies available as deemed necessary and appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to en-
sure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject 
to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 
relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety 
after written notice to the affected tenants. To the extent 
the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 
and the local government, that the property is not feasible 
for continued rental assistance payments under such sec-
tion 8 or other programs, based on consideration of— 
(1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the 
property and all available Federal, State, and local 
resources, including rent adjustments under section 
524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’), and 
(2) environmental conditions that cannot be 
remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 
may contract for project-based rental assistance pay-
ments with an owner or owners of other existing 
housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. 
(e) The Secretary shall report quarterly on all prop-
erties covered by this section that are assessed through 
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the Real Estate Assessment Center and have UPCS phys-
ical inspection scores of less than 60 or have received an 
unsatisfactory management and occupancy review within 
the past 36 months. The report shall include— 
(1) identification of the enforcement actions 
being taken to address such conditions, including 
imposition of civil money penalties and termination 
of subsidies, and identification of properties that 
have such conditions multiple times; 
(2) identification of actions that the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development is taking 
to protect tenants of such identified properties; and 
(3) any administrative or legislative rec-
ommendations to further improve the living condi-
tions at properties covered under a housing assist-
ance payment contract. 
This report shall be submitted to the Senate and House 
Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days 
after the enactment of this Act, and on the first business 
day of each Federal fiscal year quarter thereafter while 
this section remains in effect. 
SEC. 220. None of the funds made available by this 
Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under sec-
tion 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assist-
ance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing 
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Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by 
any public housing agency for any amount of salary, in-
cluding bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, 
or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds 
the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 
IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any pub-
lic housing agency fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this 
Act and provided to the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development may be used to make a grant award 
unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business 
days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, 
tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to 
receive a grant award is announced by the Department 
or its offices. 
SEC. 222. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs 
Assessment (PNA). 
SEC. 223. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 
the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development to in-
sure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any 
mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or 
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otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to 
eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, mu-
nicipality, or any other political subdivision of a State. 
SEC. 224. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of gen-
eral local government as a metropolitan city (as defined 
in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to 
grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
SEC. 225. Amounts made available by this Act that 
are appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 
basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development 
and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development and functions thereof, for research, evalua-
tion, or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at 
the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately be-
come available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year 
or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, 
or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made 
available to that Office subject to reprogramming require-
ments in section 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 226. Funds made available by this title under 
the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ may be used 
by the Secretary to participate in Performance Partner-
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ship Pilots authorized under section 526 of division H of 
Public Law 113–76 (42 U.S.C. 12301 note), section 524 
of division G of Public Law 113–235, section 525 of divi-
sion H of Public Law 114–113, section 525 of division 
H of Public Law 115–31, section 525 of division H of 
Public Law 115–141, section 524 of division B of Public 
Law 115–245, and such authorities as are enacted for 
Performance Partnership Pilots in an appropriations Act 
for fiscal year 2021: Provided, That such participation 
shall be limited to not more than 10 continuums of care 
and housing activities to improve outcomes for discon-
nected youth. 
SEC. 227. In this fiscal year and in each fiscal year 
thereafter, with respect to grant amounts awarded for the 
Continuum of Care (CoC) program authorized under sub-
title C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) with amounts made 
available under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance 
Grants’’, costs paid by program income of grant recipients 
may be counted toward meeting the recipient’s matching 
requirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC costs 
that supplement the recipient’s CoC program. 
SEC. 228. (a) In this fiscal year and in each fiscal 
year thereafter, from amounts made available by this title 
under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’, the 
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Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipients 
of funds for activities under subtitle C of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) 
to transition from one Continuum of Care program compo-
nent to another. 
(b) To be eligible to receive a transition grant under 
subsection (a), the funding recipient shall have the consent 
of the Continuum of Care and meet such standards as 
the Secretary may establish. 
SEC. 229. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to direct a grantee to undertake spe-
cific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying 
out the final rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair 
Housing’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the 
notice entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing 
Assessment Tool’’ (79 Fed. Reg. 57949 (September 26, 
2014)). 
SEC. 230. The Promise Zone designations and Prom-
ise Zone Designation Agreements entered into pursuant 
to such designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal 
years, shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms 
and conditions of such agreements. 
SEC. 231. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to establish and apply review criteria, 
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including rating factors or preference points, for participa-
tion in or coordination with EnVision Centers, in the eval-
uation, selection, and award of any funds made available 
and requiring competitive selection under this Act, except 
with respect to any such funds otherwise authorized for 
EnVision Center purposes under this Act. 
SEC. 232. None of the funds made available by this 
or any prior Act may be used to require or enforce any 
changes to the terms and conditions of the public housing 
annual contributions contract between the Secretary and 
any public housing agency, as such contract was in effect 
as of December 31, 2017, unless such changes are mutu-
ally agreed upon by the Secretary and such agency: Pro-
vided, That such agreement by an agency may be indi-
cated only by a written amendment to the terms and con-
ditions containing the duly authorized signature of its 
chief executive: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
not withhold funds to compel such agreement by an agen-
cy which certifies to its compliance with its contract. 
SEC. 233. Any public housing agency designated as 
a Moving to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of divi-
sion L of Public Law 114–113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 
129 Stat. 2897) may, upon such designation, use funds 
(except for special purpose funding, including special pur-
pose vouchers) previously allocated to any such public 
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housing agency under section 8 or 9 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve funds held by 
the public housing agency or funds held by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the 
authority for use of section 8 or 9 funding provided under 
such section and section 204 of title II of the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 
(Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321-28), notwith-
standing the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated. 
SEC. 234. None of the amounts made available by 
this Act, by Public Law 116-94, or by Public Law 116– 
6 may be used to prohibit any public housing agency under 
receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor from 
applying for, receiving, or using funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Capital Fund’’ for 
competitive grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint 
hazards in this Act or that remain available and not 
awarded from prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public 
housing agency from using such funds to carry out any 
required work pursuant to a settlement agreement, con-
sent decree, voluntary agreement, or similar document for 
a violation of the Lead Safe Housing or Lead Disclosure 
Rules. 
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SEC. 235. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
enforce, or in any way make effective the proposed rule 
entitled ‘‘Making Admission or Placement Determinations 
Based on Sex in Facilities Under Community Planning 
and Development Housing Programs’’, transmitted to 
Congress for review by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development on June 12, 2020 (Docket No. FR- 
6152-P-01), or any final rule based substantially on such 
proposed rule. 
SEC. 236. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the notice issued by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development on February 20, 2015, and entitled 
‘‘Appropriate Placement for Transgender Persons in Sin-
gle-Sex Emergency Shelters and Other Facilities’’ (Notice 
CPD-15-02) shall have the force and effect of law. 
SEC. 237. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
enforce, or in any way make effective the proposed rule 
entitled ‘‘Housing and Community Development Act of 
1980: Verification of Eligible Status’’, issued by the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development on May 10, 
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2019 (Docket No. FR-6124-P-01), or any final rule based 
substantially on such proposed rule. 
SEC. 238. There are hereby rescinded, from funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing 
and Urban Development—Housing Programs—Rental 
Housing Assistance’’— 
(a) all unobligated balances from recaptured amounts 
appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated 
contracts under section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1(f)(2)), and any unobligated bal-
ances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from 
funds appropriated under such heading after fiscal year 
2005; and 
(b) any funds remaining from amounts appropriated 
under such heading in the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 239. (a) Amounts made available under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment—Community Planning and Development—Commu-
nity Development Fund’’ in chapter 9 of title X of the 
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 
113-2, division A; 127 Stat. 36) shall remain available 
through September 30, 2025 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations of such funding. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the 
case of any grantee of funds referred to in subsection (a) 
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of this section that provides assistance that duplicates 
benefits available to a person for the same purpose from 
another source, the grantee itself shall— 
(1) be subject to remedies for noncompliance; or 
(2) bear responsibility for absorbing such cost 
of duplicative benefits and returning an amount 
equal to any duplicative benefits paid to the grant-
ee’s funds available for use under such heading, un-
less the Secretary, upon the request of a grantee 
issues a public determination by publication in the 
Federal Register that it is not in the best interest 
of the Federal Government to pursue such remedies. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
grantee of funds referred to in subsection (a) of this sec-
tion may request a waiver from the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development of any recoupment by the Sec-
retary of such funds for amounts owed by persons who 
have received such assistance from such funds and who 
have been defrauded, or after receiving assistance, have 
filed for bankruptcy, gone through a foreclosure procedure 
on property that received such assistance, or are deceased. 
If the grantee self-certifies to the Secretary in such re-
quest that it has verified that the individual conditions of 
each person it is requesting a waiver for meets one of the 
conditions specified in the preceding sentence, the Sec-
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retary may grant such waivers on the basis of grantee self- 
certification, issue a public determination by publication 
in the Federal Register that it is not in the best interest 
of the Federal Government to pursue such recoupment, 
and may conduct oversight to verify grantee self-certifi-
cation and subject the grantee to remedies for noncompli-
ance for any amounts that have not met such require-
ments. 
(d) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that 
were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
ACCESS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as au-
thorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 792), $9,200,000: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, there may be credited 
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to this appropriation funds received for publications and 
training expenses. 
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime 
Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 307), including serv-
ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 
section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; and uni-
forms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, 
$29,800,000: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses. 
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), $26,248,000: Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, 
in carrying out the duties specified in such Act, to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
the Government under section 1001 of title 18, United 
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States Code, by any person or entity that is subject to 
regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That the Inspector General may 
enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, 
studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies 
and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws 
and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 
within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Pro-
vided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap-
point, and employ such officers and employees as may be 
necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and du-
ties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the appli-
cable laws and regulations that govern such selections, ap-
pointments, and employment within the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That concurrent 
with the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2022, 
the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for 
fiscal year 2022 in similar format and substance to budget 
requests submitted by executive agencies of the Federal 
Government. 
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
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hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902), $118,400,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 
may be used for official reception and representation ex-
penses. The amounts made available to the National 
Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts 
necessary to make lease payments on an obligation in-
curred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT 
CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 
as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $208,500,000, of which 
$5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing pro-
gram: Provided, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be for competitive 
grants to: redevelop abandoned or distressed properties; 
provide homeownership and financing assistance to house-
holds with income of not more than 120 percent of the 
area median income; purchase properties that are aban-
doned or distressed to sell, rent, or redevelop; establish 
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or operate land banks to acquire, redevelop, or sell prop-
erties that are abandoned or distressed; demolish aban-
doned or distressed structures, as part of a redevelopment 
effort to increase affordable rental and owner-occupied 
housing; or engage in community development activities 
in areas with high rates of abandoned or distressed prop-
erties. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board, including services authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United State Code, $37,500,000: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to 
exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Surface 
Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropria-
tion as offsetting collections and used for necessary and 
authorized expenses under this heading: Provided further, 
That the amounts made available under this heading from 
the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar 
basis as such offsetting collections are received during fis-
cal year 2021, to result in a final appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at not more than $36,250,000. 
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UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
HOMELESSNESS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses (including payment of sala-
ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and rental of conference rooms) of the United States 
Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the 
functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et. seq.), as 
amended, $3,800,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That not more than $15,000 may be 
used for travel expenses by the Executive Director: Pro-
vided further, That the Executive Director may not engage 
in any official travel except for travel paid out of such 
amounts: Provided further, That no funds may be used 
to promote homelessness interventions unless those inter-
ventions include support for evidence-based interventions 
including the Housing First model and Permanent Sup-
portive Housing. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
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intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
funded in this Act. 
SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through a pro-
curement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro-
vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
training that— 
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high lev-
els of emotional response or psychological stress in 
some participants; 
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(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the train-
ing and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em-
ployment 
Opportunity 
Commission 
Notice 
N– 
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par-
ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre-
vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund-
ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2021, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that— 
(1) creates a new program; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
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(3) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted by the Congress; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 
activity by either the House or Senate Committees 
on Appropriations for a different purpose; 
(5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; 
(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
less; or 
(7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a 
branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, 
agency, administration, or department different from 
the budget justifications submitted to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations or the table accompanying 
the report accompanying this Act, whichever is more 
detailed, unless prior approval is received from the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this 
Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and of the House of Rep-
resentatives to establish the baseline for application 
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of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the 
current fiscal year: Provided further, That the report 
shall include— 
(A) a table for each appropriation with a 
separate column to display the prior year en-
acted level, the President’s budget request, ad-
justments made by Congress, adjustments due 
to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 
fiscal year enacted level; 
(B) a delineation in the table for each ap-
propriation and its respective prior year enacted 
level by object class and program, project, and 
activity as detailed in this Act, the table accom-
panying the report accompanying this Act, ac-
companying reports of the House and Senate 
Committee on Appropriations, or in the budget 
appendix for the respective appropriations, 
whichever is more detailed, and shall apply to 
all items for which a dollar amount is specified 
and to all programs for which new budget 
(obligational) authority is provided, as well as 
to discretionary grants and discretionary grant 
allocations; and 
(C) an identification of items of special 
congressional interest. 
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SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2021 from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2021 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2022, for each such account for 
the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 
be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such 
funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made 
in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under sec-
tion 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to sup-
port any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use 
the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is 
employed only for a public use: Provided, That for pur-
poses of this section, public use shall not be construed to 
include economic development that primarily benefits pri-
vate entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for 
mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway 
projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve 
the general public (including energy-related, communica-
tion-related, water-related and wastewater-related infra-
structure), other structures designated for use by the gen-
eral public or which have other common-carrier or public- 
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utility functions that serve the general public and are sub-
ject to regulation and oversight by the government, and 
projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public 
health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small 
Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 
Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public 
use for purposes of eminent domain. 
SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 409. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 
filling a position, other than a temporary position, for-
merly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed 
Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily com-
pleted his or her period of active military or naval service, 
and has within 90 days after his or her release from such 
service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge 
for a period of not more than 1 year, made application 
for restoration to his or her former position and has been 
certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still 
qualified to perform the duties of his or her former posi-
tion and has not been restored thereto. 
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SEC. 410. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 
with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 
(41 U.S.C. 8301–8305, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy 
American Act’’). 
SEC. 411. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act shall be made available to any 
person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 
Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305). 
SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in 
contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 413. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier 
permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, 
United States Code, or exemption application under sec-
tion 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding 
an air operators certificate issued by a country that is 
party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport 
Agreement where such approval would contravene United 
States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Nor-
way Air Transport Agreement. 
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(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or 
otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from 
granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to 
such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent 
with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agree-
ment and United States law. 
SEC. 414. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend-
ance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or de-
partment of the United States Government, who are sta-
tioned in the United States, at any single international 
conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 
5 days in advance that such attendance is important to 
the national interest: Provided, That for purposes of this 
section the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a 
conference occurring outside of the United States attended 
by representatives of the United States Government and 
of foreign governments, international organizations, or 
nongovernmental organizations. 
SEC. 415. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this Act may be used by the 
Surface Transportation Board to charge or collect any fil-
ing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board 
in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for dis-
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trict court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 
28, United States Code. 
SEC. 416. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Transportation, 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or 
any other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light 
duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s 
fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 
Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 
24, 2011. 
SEC. 417. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 418. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded 
under this Act timely access to any records, documents, 
or other materials available to the department or agency 
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities 
under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access 
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to such records, documents, or other materials, under any 
provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 
refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the 
Inspector General’s right of access. 
(b) A department or agency covered by this section 
shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such 
records, documents, and other materials in a timely man-
ner. 
(c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 
with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in-
formation provided by the establishment over which that 
Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal-
endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 
SEC. 419. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 
or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 
been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 
budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 
a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government- 
driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 
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overall scope of the project and/or program unless such 
awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) 
of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. 
SEC. 420. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 2635.702 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 421. (a) For the duration of the national emer-
gency declared by the President under the National Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related to the pan-
demic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 2019 
(COVID–19), an air carrier operating under part 121 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall— 
(1) require each passenger and cabin crew-
member to wear a mask or protective face covering 
while on board an aircraft of the air carrier; 
(2) require each flight crewmember to wear a 
mask or protective face covering while on board an 
aircraft but outside the flight deck; 
(3) submit to the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration a proposal to permit flight 
crew members of the air carrier to wear a mask or 
protective face covering while at their stations in the 
flight deck, including a safety risk assessment with 
respect to such proposal; 
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(4) provide flight and cabin crewmembers, air-
port customer service agents, and other employees 
whose job responsibilities involve interaction with 
passengers with masks or protective face coverings, 
gloves, and hand sanitizer and wipes with sufficient 
alcohol content; 
(5) ensure aircraft, including the cockpit and 
cabin, operated by such carrier are cleaned, dis-
infected, and sanitized after each use in accordance 
with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
guidance; 
(6) ensure enclosed facilities owned, operated, 
or used by such air carrier, including facilities used 
for flight or cabin crewmember training or perform-
ance of indoor maintenance, repair, or overhaul 
work, are cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized fre-
quently in accordance with Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention guidance; 
(7) provide air carrier employees whose job re-
sponsibilities involve cleaning, disinfecting, and sani-
tizing aircraft or enclosed facilities described in 
paragraphs (5) and (6) with masks or protective 
face coverings and gloves, and ensure that each con-
tractor of the air carrier provides employees of such 
contractor with such materials; and 
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(8) establish guidelines, or adhere to applicable 
guidelines, for notifying employees of a confirmed 
COVID–19 diagnosis of an employee of such air car-
rier and for identifying other air carrier employees 
whom such employee contacted in the 48-hour period 
before the employee developed symptoms. 
(b)(1) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of the na-
tional emergency declared by the President under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related 
to the pandemic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 
(COVID–19), Amtrak shall— 
(A) require each passenger and employee of 
Amtrak, including engineers, conductors, and on-
board service workers, to wear a mask or other pro-
tective face covering while onboard an Amtrak train; 
(B) take such actions as are reasonable to en-
sure passenger compliance with the requirement 
under subparagraph (A); 
(C) provide masks or protective face coverings, 
gloves, and hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes with 
sufficient alcohol content to— 
(i) conductors, engineers, and onboard 
service workers; 
(ii) ticket agents, station agents, and red 
cap agents; and 
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(iii) any other employees whose job respon-
sibilities include interaction with passengers; 
(D) ensure Amtrak trains, including the loco-
motive cab and passenger cars, are cleaned, dis-
infected, and sanitized frequently in accordance with 
guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention and ensure that employees whose job 
responsibilities include such cleaning, disinfecting, or 
sanitizing are provided masks or protective face cov-
erings and gloves; 
(E) ensure stations and enclosed facilities that 
Amtrak owns and operates including facilities used 
for training or the performance of indoor mainte-
nance, repair, or overhaul work, are cleaned, dis-
infected, and sanitized frequently in accordance with 
guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention and ensure that employees whose job 
responsibilities include such cleaning, disinfecting, or 
sanitizing are provided masks or protective face cov-
erings and gloves; 
(F) take such actions as are reasonable to en-
sure that stations or facilities served or used by Am-
trak that Amtrak does not own are cleaned, dis-
infected, and sanitized frequently in accordance with 
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guid-
ance; 
(G) ensure that each contractor of Amtrak pro-
vides masks or protective face coverings and gloves 
to employees of such contractor whose job respon-
sibilities include those described in subparagraphs 
(D) and (E); and 
(H) establish guidelines, or adhere to existing 
applicable guidelines, for notifying employees of a 
confirmed diagnosis of COVID–19 of an employee of 
Amtrak. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—If Amtrak is unable to acquire 
any of the items necessary to comply with subparagraphs 
(C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1) due to market unavail-
ability, Amtrak shall— 
(A) prepare and make public documentation 
demonstrating what actions have been taken to ac-
quire such items; and 
(B) continue efforts to acquire such items until 
such items become available. 
(c)(1) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of the na-
tional emergency declared by the President under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related 
to the pandemic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 
2019 (COVID–19), recipients of funds under section 5307 
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of title 49, United States Code, that serve an urbanized 
area with a population of at least 500,000 individuals and 
that provided a minimum of 20,000,000 unlinked pas-
senger trips in the most recent year for which data is 
available shall— 
(A) require each passenger to wear a mask or 
protective face covering while on board a public 
transportation vehicle; 
(B) provide masks or protective face coverings, 
gloves, and hand santizer and wipes with sufficient 
alcohol content to operators, station managers, and 
other employees or contractors whose job respon-
sibilities include interaction with passengers; 
(C) ensure public transportation vehicles oper-
ated by such public transportation provider are 
cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized frequently in ac-
cordance with Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention guidance and ensure that employees or con-
tractors whose job responsibilities involve such clean-
ing, disinfecting, or sanitizing are provided masks or 
protective face coverings and gloves; 
(D) ensure stations and enclosed facilities 
owned, operated, or used by such public transpor-
tation provider, including facilities used for training 
or performance of indoor maintenance, repair, or 
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overhaul work, are cleaned, disinfected, and sani-
tized frequently in accordance with Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention guidance and ensure 
that employees or contractors whose job responsibil-
ities include such cleaning, disinfecting, or sanitizing 
are provided masks or other protective face cov-
erings and gloves; and 
(E) establish guidelines, or adhere to applicable 
guidelines, for notifying employees of a confirmed 
COVID–19 diagnosis of an employee of such public 
transportation provider. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The implementation of the 
requirement under paragraph (1)(A) shall be carried out 
in a manner determined by the provider of public trans-
portation. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—If a provider of public transpor-
tation is unable to acquire a subparagraphs (B), (C), or 
(D) of paragraph (1) due to market unavailability, such 
provider shall— 
(A) prepare and make public documentation 
demonstrating what actions have been taken to ac-
quire such items; and 
(B) continue efforts to acquire such items until 
they become available. 
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TITLE V 
ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Infrastruc-
ture Investments’’, $3,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title I of this Act, except as modified by this heading 
in this title: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title, the Secretary 
shall use an amount not less than $60,000,000 for the 
planning, preparation, or design of projects eligible for 
amounts made available under this heading in this title, 
with an emphasis on transit, transit oriented development, 
and multimodal projects: Provided further, That grants 
awarded under the preceding proviso shall not be subject 
to a minimum grant size: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading in this title, 
the Secretary shall use an amount not less than 
$300,000,000 for eligible projects located in or to directly 
benefit areas of persistent poverty: Provided further, That 
a grant award under this heading in this title shall be not 
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less 
than 
$20,000,000 
and 
not 
greater 
than 
$300,000,000: Provided further, That not more than 20 
percent of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title may be awarded to projects in a single State 
that are not port infrastructure investments (including in-
land port infrastructure and land ports of entry): Provided 
further, That an award under this heading in this title is 
an urban award if it is to a project located within or on 
the boundary of an urbanized area, as designated by the 
Bureau of the Census, that had a population greater than 
250,000 in the 2010 decennial census: Provided further, 
That for the purpose of determining if an award for plan-
ning, preparation, or design is an urban award, the project 
location is the location of the project being planned, pre-
pared, or designed: Provided further, That for the purpose 
of determining if an award for eligible projects located in 
or to directly benefit areas of persistent poverty is an 
urban award, the project location is the location of the 
eligible project in or to directly benefit areas of persistent 
poverty: Provided further, That each award under this 
heading in this title that is not an urban award is a rural 
award: Provided further, That of the amounts awarded 
under this heading in this title, 60 percent shall be award-
ed as urban awards and 40 percent shall be awarded as 
rural awards: Provided further, That for rural awards and 
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awards for eligible projects located in or to directly benefit 
areas of persistent poverty, the minimum grant size shall 
be $5,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 
share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may retain up to $30,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2023, of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title, and may transfer 
portions of such amounts to the Administrators of the 
Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and 
the Maritime Administration to fund the award and over-
sight of grants and credit assistance made under the na-
tional infrastructure investments program: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding 
Opportunity for amounts made available under this head-
ing in this title not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such No-
tice of Funding Opportunity shall require application sub-
missions 90 days after the publishing of such Notice: Pro-
vided further, That of the applications submitted under the 
preceding 2 provisos, the Secretary shall make grants not 
later than 390 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act in such amounts that the Secretary determines: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
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section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Cyber Security Initia-
tives’’, $10,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equip-
ment’’, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2023: Provided, That amounts made available under 
this heading in this title shall be derived from the general 
fund: Provided further, That funding provided under this 
heading shall be used to make improvements (including 
activities that improve water and energy efficiency or re-
duce the risk of harm to occupants or property from nat-
ural hazards) or to replace air route traffic control centers, 
air traffic control towers, terminal radar approach control 
facilities, and navigation and landing equipment: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-
ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap-
ter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 
United States Code, $2,500,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023: Provided, That amounts made 
available under this heading in this title shall be derived 
from the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject 
to apportionment formulas, special apportionment cat-
egories, or minimum percentages under such chapter 471: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall distribute funds 
provided under this heading as discretionary grants to air-
ports: Provided further, That the amount made available 
under this heading in this title shall not be subject to any 
limitation on obligations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports 
program set forth in any Act: Provided further, That not 
less than $250,000,000 of the grants awarded under this 
heading in this title shall be for airport sustainability ac-
tivities focused on reducing energy consumption, noise im-
pacts, waste, and pollution or improving water quality, 
community relations, and wildlife compatibility: Provided 
further, That priority consideration shall be based on 
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project justification and completeness of pre-grant actions: 
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.1 percent of 
the funds provided under this heading in this title to fund 
the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants 
made under this heading: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Consolidated Rail In-
frastructure and Safety Improvements’’, $5,000,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, 
That such additional amount shall be subject to the provi-
sions under this heading in title I of this Act, except as 
modified by this heading in this title: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title— 
(1) Not less than $1,500,000,000 shall be for 
projects eligible under section 22907(c) of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
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(2) Not less than $3,500,000,000 shall be for 
projects 
eligible 
under 
sections 
22907(c)(2), 
22907(c)(3), 22907(c)(4), and 22907(c)(9) of title 
49, United States Code, that contribute to the devel-
opment, initiation, expansion, or restoration of inter-
city passenger rail service including alignments for 
existing routes: Provided, That amounts made avail-
able in this paragraph shall be for such eligible 
projects with a total project cost greater than 
$500,000,000: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing section 22907(g)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, not more than 25 percent of the 
amounts made available in this paragraph shall be 
for such eligible projects in rural areas: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice 
of Funding Opportunity for amounts made available under 
this heading in this title not later than 150 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require applica-
tion submissions 90 days after the publishing of such No-
tice: Provided further, That the Secretary shall announce 
the selection of projects to receive awards for amounts 
made available under this heading in this title not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
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gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MAGNETIC LEVITATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT 
PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Magnetic Levitation 
Technology Deployment Program’’, $100,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2022, consistent with 
language in subsections (a) through (c) of section 1307 
of SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109–59), as amended by 
section 102 of the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–244) (23 U.S.C. 322 note): 
Provided, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 per-
cent of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title for the costs of award and project management 
and oversight, to remain available until September 30, 
2023: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Northeast Corridor 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’, 
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$5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, to enable the Secretary to make or amend existing 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au-
thorized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114– 
94): Provided, That such additional amount shall be sub-
ject to the provisions under this heading in title I of this 
Act, except as modified by this heading in this title: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall make or amend 
such grants not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading in this title, priority 
shall be given to projects for the repair, rehabilitation, or 
upgrade of railroad assets or infrastructure, for capital 
projects that expand passenger rail capacity, and for the 
rehabilitation or acquisition of rolling stock: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title may be used to subsidize the operating losses 
of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this title, not less than $172,000,000 shall be 
made available for use of the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation in lieu of fiscal year 2021 capital payments 
from commuter rail passenger transportation providers 
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subject to the cost allocation policy developed pursuant to 
section 24905(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding sections 24319(g) and 
24905(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 49, United States Code, such 
use of funds in fiscal year 2021 does not constitute cross- 
subsidization of commuter rail passenger transportation: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading in this title, not less than 
$1,000,000,000 shall be made available to advance capital 
projects, including rehabilitation and upgrade of railroad 
infrastructure, that increase reliability or expand pas-
senger rail capacity on the Amtrak-owned portion of the 
Northeast Corridor (as defined in section 24102(8) of title 
49, United States Code) on which more than 380 trains 
traveled per day in fiscal year 2019: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading in this 
title, not less than $200,000,000 shall be made available 
to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compli-
ance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 2101 et seq.): Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading in this title 
and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation’’ heading in this title, 
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$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
shall be transferred to ‘‘National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration—Office of Inspector General—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for conducting audits and investigations of 
projects and activities carried out with amounts made 
available in this title and in division B of the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116– 
136) under the headings ‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ and ‘‘Na-
tional Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation’’: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Network 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’, 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, to enable the Secretary to make or amend existing 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the National Network as author-
ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94): 
Provided, That such additional amount shall be subject to 
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the provisions under this heading in title I of this Act, 
except as modified by this heading in this title: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall make or amend such 
grants not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title, priority shall be 
given to projects for the repair, rehabilitation, or upgrade 
of railroad assets or infrastructure, for capital projects 
that expand passenger rail capacity, and for the rehabilita-
tion or acquisition of rolling stock: Provided further, That 
the amounts made available under this heading in this title 
may be used to subsidize the operating losses of the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further, 
That a State shall not be required to pay the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation more than 80 percent of 
the amount paid in fiscal year 2019 under section 209 
of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–432) and that not less than 
$260,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this title shall be made available for use in lieu 
of any increase in a State’s payment: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title, not less than $57,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for use of the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
tion in lieu of fiscal year 2021 capital payments from com-
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muter rail passenger transportation providers subject to 
the cost allocation policy developed pursuant to section 
24905(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That, 
notwithstanding 
sections 
24319(g) 
and 
24905(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 49, United States Code, such 
use of funds in fiscal year 2021 does not constitute cross- 
subsidization of commuter rail passenger transportation: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading in this title, not less than 
$107,000,000 shall be for capital expenses related to safe-
ty improvements, maintenance, and the non-Federal 
match for discretionary Federal grant programs to enable 
continued passenger rail operations on long-distance 
routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United 
States Code) on which the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation is the sole operator on a host railroad’s line 
and a positive train control system is not required by law 
or regulation: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Investment 
Grants’’, as authorized under section 5309 of title 49, 
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United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $5,000,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading in this title, 
not less than $3,000,000,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, 
United States Code, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall 
be available for projects authorized under section 5309(e) 
of such title, and not less than $500,000,000 shall be 
available for projects authorized under section 5309(h) of 
such title: Provided further, That in selecting projects to 
be funded with amounts made available under sections 
5309(d) of title 49, United States Code, priority shall be 
given to projects that are currently in construction or that 
are able to obligate funds not later than 270 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
funds made available under this heading in this or any 
other Act may be available for amendments to current full- 
funding grant agreements that require additional Federal 
funding as a result of coronavirus: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall not waive the requirements of section 
5333 of title 49, United States Code, for funds appro-
priated under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 
That unless otherwise specified, applicable requirements 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall 
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apply to funding made available under this heading in this 
title: Provided further, That up to one-half of 1 percent 
of the funds provided under this heading in this title shall 
be available for administrative expenses and program 
management oversight, and shall be in addition to any 
other appropriations for such purposes: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to implement any policy that requires a Federal 
Transit Administration project to receive a medium or 
higher project rating before taking actions to finalize an 
environmental impact statement: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Train-
ing’’, $125,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022, of which— 
(1) $50,000,000 shall be for facilities mainte-
nance and repair, equipment, and capital improve-
ments at the United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy; and 
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(2) $75,000,000 shall be for the Short Sea 
Transportation Program (America’s Marine High-
ways) to make grants for the purposes authorized 
under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 55601(b) of 
title 46, United States Code: Provided, That for 
amounts made available in this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall make grants not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act in such 
amounts as the Secretary determines: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State Maritime Acad-
emy Operations’’, $345,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022, of which— 
(1) $315,500,000 shall be for the National Se-
curity Multi-Mission Vessel Program, including 
funds for construction, planning, administration, and 
design of school ships; and 
(2) $30,000,000 shall be for direct payments 
for State Maritime Academies: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance to Small 
Shipyards’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, to make grants to qualified shipyards 
as authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United 
States Code: Provided, That the Secretary shall announce 
the selection of such grants not later than 210 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act in such amounts as the 
Secretary determines: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall institute measures to ensure amounts made 
available under this heading in this title shall be obligated 
not later than 180 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary announces the selection of such grants: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
title for the costs of award and project management and 
oversight, to remain available until September 30, 2023: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Port Infrastructure 
Development Program’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022, to make grants to improve 
port facilities as authorized under section 50302(c) of title 
46, United States Code: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title I of this Act, except as modified by this heading 
in this title: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title, not less than 
$910,000,000 shall be for coastal seaports or Great Lakes 
ports: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue the 
Notice of Funding Opportunity for amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this title not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require 
application submissions 90 days after the publishing of 
such Notice: Provided further, That the Secretary shall an-
nounce the selection of projects to receive awards for 
amounts made available under this heading in this title 
not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That not to exceed 1 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
title shall be available for necessary costs of grant admin-
istration, to remain available until September 30, 2023: 
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Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses of 
the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ to carry out the provi-
sions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 
3) $7,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the funds made available under this heading 
in this title shall be used to conduct audits and investiga-
tions of projects and activities carried out with funds made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided 
further, That the Inspector General shall have all nec-
essary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in 
the Inspector General Act, to investigate allegations of 
fraud, including false statements to the Government under 
section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, by any per-
son or entity that is subject to regulation by the Depart-
ment: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Housing 
Capital Fund’’ to carry out capital and management ac-
tivities for public housing agencies, as authorized under 
section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437g), $24,250,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head-
ing in this title: Provided further, That $19,000,000,000 
of the funds provided under this heading in this title shall 
be distributed under the same formula used for amounts 
made available for the Capital Fund for fiscal year 2021: 
Provided further, That $2,500,000,000 of the funds pro-
vided under this heading in this title shall be awarded by 
competition for activities that improve water and energy 
efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants or prop-
erty from natural hazards: Provided further, That 
$2,750,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading 
in this title shall be awarded by competition for activities 
that mitigate threats to the health and safety of residents, 
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or reduce lead-based paint hazards and other housing re-
lated hazards, including carbon monoxide, radon, or mold: 
Provided further, That in administering funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under this heading in 
this title, the Secretary may waive or specify alternative 
requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation 
in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the 
use of these funds (except for requirements related to fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the envi-
ronment), upon a finding that such a waiver is necessary 
to expedite or facilitate the use of such funds: Provided 
further, That up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this title may be transferred, 
in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, Program Offices—Public and Indian Housing’’ 
to supplement existing resources for the necessary costs 
of administering and overseeing the obligation and ex-
penditure of these amounts, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Choice Neighbor-
hoods Initiative’’, $300,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head-
ing in this title: Provided further, That not less than 10 
percent of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title shall be used for activities that improve water 
and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occu-
pants or property from natural hazards: Provided further, 
That all construction, rehabilitation, and related activities 
funded under this heading in this title shall comply with 
the latest published editions of relevant national con-
sensus-based codes and specifications and standards ref-
erenced therein, except that nothing in this section shall 
be construed to prohibit a grantee from requiring higher 
standards: Provided further, That the term ‘‘latest pub-
lished editions’’ means, with respect to relevant national 
consensus-based codes, and specifications and standards 
referenced therein, the two most recent published editions, 
including, if any, amendments made by State, local, tribal, 
or territorial governments during the adoption process, 
that incorporate the latest natural hazard-resistant de-
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signs and establish criteria for the design, construction, 
and maintenance of structures and facilities that may be 
eligible for assistance under this section for the purposes 
of protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of a 
buildings’ users against disasters: Provided further, That 
up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under 
this heading in this title may be transferred, in aggregate, 
to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development, Pro-
gram Offices—Public and Indian Housing’’ to supplement 
existing resources for the necessary costs of administering 
and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts 
under this heading in this title, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Native American Pro-
grams’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, unless otherwise specified, for activities 
and assistance authorized under title I of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.) and title 
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I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect to Indian 
tribes: Provided, That the amounts made available under 
this heading in this title are provided as follows: 
(1) $400,000,000 shall be for the Native Amer-
ican Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That amounts 
made available in this paragraph shall be distributed 
according to the same funding formula used in fiscal 
year 2021: Provided further, That the amounts dis-
tributed through such formula shall be used for new 
construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and infra-
structure development: Provided further, That in se-
lecting projects to be funded, grantees shall give pri-
ority to projects for which contracts can be awarded 
within 180 days from the date that amounts are 
made available to the grantees: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall notify grantees of their for-
mula allocation not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall obligate amounts allocated by for-
mula not later than 120 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act; 
(2) $350,000,000 shall be for competitive 
grants under the Native American Housing Block 
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Grants program, as authorized under title I of 
NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli-
gate this additional amount for competitive grants to 
eligible recipients authorized under NAHASDA that 
apply for funds: Provided further, That in awarding 
this additional amount, the Secretary shall consider 
need and administrative capacity and shall give pri-
ority to projects that will spur construction and re-
habilitation: Provided further, That a grant funded 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be in an amount 
not less than $500,000 and not greater than 
$20,000,000: Provided further, That recipients of 
amounts made available in this paragraph shall obli-
gate 100 percent of such amounts within 1 year of 
the date amounts are made available to a recipient, 
expend at least 50 percent of such amounts within 
2 years of the date on which amounts become avail-
able to such recipients for obligation, and expend 
100 percent of such amounts within 3 years of such 
date: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue 
a Notice of Funding Availability for amounts made 
available in this paragraph not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That such Notice of Funding Availability 
shall require application submissions 90 days after 
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the publishing of such Notice: Provided further, That 
of the applications submitted under the preceding 2 
provisos, the Secretary shall make grants not later 
than 270 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(3) $250,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian 
tribes for carrying out the Indian Community Devel-
opment Block Grant program under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
made with amounts made available in this para-
graph shall be expended for planning and manage-
ment development and administration: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall issue a Notice of 
Funding Availability for amounts made available in 
this paragraph not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
such Notice of Funding Availability shall require ap-
plication submissions 90 days after the publishing of 
such Notice: Provided further, That of the applica-
tions submitted under the preceding 2 provisos, the 
Secretary shall make grants not later than 390 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act: 
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Provided further, That the Secretary may waive, or specify 
alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute 
or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 
with the use of amounts made available under this heading 
in this title (except for requirements related to fair hous-
ing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such 
waivers or alternative requirements are necessary to expe-
dite or facilitate the use of such amounts: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than 10 percent of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title shall be used for 
activities that improve water and energy efficiency, or re-
duce the risk of harm to occupants or property from nat-
ural hazards: Provided further, That up to 1 percent of 
the amounts made available in paragraphs (2) and (3) 
under this heading in this title may be transferred, in ag-
gregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, Program Offices—Public and Indian Housing’’ for 
necessary costs of administering and overseeing the obliga-
tion and expenditure of such amounts, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Native Hawaiian 
Housing Block Grant’’ program, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such 
additional amount shall be subject to the provisions under 
this heading in title II of this Act, except as modified by 
this heading in this title: Provided further, That not less 
than 10 percent of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this title shall be used for activities that im-
prove water and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of 
harm to occupants or property from natural hazards: Pro-
vided further, That up to 1 percent of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title may be trans-
ferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Program Offices—Public and Indian 
Housing’’ for necessary costs of administering and over-
seeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under 
this heading in this title, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head-
ing in this title: Provided further, That such amount made 
available under this heading in this title shall be distrib-
uted pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306) to grant-
ees that received allocations pursuant to that same for-
mula in fiscal year 2020, and that such allocations shall 
be made within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That not less than 10 percent of the amounts 
made available under this heading in this title shall be 
used for activities that improve water and energy effi-
ciency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants or property 
from natural hazards (including activities that facilitate 
the adoption of the most recent published editions of rel-
evant national consensus-based codes): Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title, up to 0.5 percent may be transferred to ‘‘De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development, Program 
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Offices—Community Planning and Development’’ for nec-
essary costs of administering and overseeing the obligation 
and expenditure of amounts under this heading in this 
title, to remain available until September 30, 2028: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘HOME Invest-
ment Partnerships Program’’, as authorized under title II 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act, as amended, $17,500,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head-
ing in this title: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading in this title, the Sec-
retary shall use not less than $1,750,000,000 for projects 
eligible for amounts made available under this heading in 
this title located in or directly benefitting areas of per-
sistent poverty: Provided further, That for purposes of the 
preceding proviso, the term ‘‘areas of persistent poverty’’ 
means (1) any county that has consistently had 20 percent 
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or more of the population living in poverty during the 30- 
year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act, 
as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial census and 
the most recent annual Small Area Income and Poverty 
Estimates as estimated by the Bureau of the Census, (2) 
any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent 
as measured by the 2014-2018 5-year data series available 
from the American Community Survey of the Census Bu-
reau, or (3) any territory or possession of the United 
States: Provided further, That grants awarded under the 
preceding 2 provisos shall not be subject to a minimum 
grant size: Provided further, That not less than 10 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
title shall be used for activities that improve water and 
energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants 
or property from natural hazards: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
title, up to 0.5 percent may be transferred to ‘‘Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, Program Offices— 
Community Planning and Development’’ for necessary 
costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and 
expenditure of amounts under this heading in this title, 
to remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Self-Help and As-
sisted Homeownership Opportunity Program’’, as author-
ized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Pro-
gram Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $55,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 
That such additional amount shall be subject to the provi-
sions under this heading in title II of this Act, except as 
modified by this heading in this title: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading in this 
title, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help 
Homeownership Opportunity Program: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading in this 
title, $40,000,000 shall be made available for the second, 
third, and fourth capacity building 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 amount 
provided under this heading in this title, $5,000,000 shall 
be made available for capacity building by national rural 
housing organizations: Provided further, That such 
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amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
ASSISTED HOUSING INVESTMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For assistance to owners of properties receiving 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), 
$750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That funds provided under this heading 
in this title shall be for competitive grants for capital im-
provements to such properties: Provided further, That not 
less than $250,000,000 of the grants made available 
under this heading in this title shall be for grants for ac-
tivities that mitigate threats to the health and safety of 
residents; reduce lead-based paint hazards, and other 
housing related hazards including carbon monoxide, 
radon, or mold; improve water and energy efficiency; or 
reduce the risk of harm to occupants or property from 
natural hazards: Provided further, That projects funded 
with grants provided under this heading in this title must 
comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 
31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, That 
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such grants shall be provided through the policies, proce-
dures, contracts, and transactional infrastructure of the 
authorized programs administered by the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, on such terms and con-
ditions as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment deems appropriate to ensure the maintenance and 
preservation of the property, the continued operation and 
maintenance of energy efficiency technologies, and the 
timely expenditure of funds: Provided further, That the 
grants shall include a financial assessment and physical 
inspection of such property: Provided further, That eligible 
owners must have at least a satisfactory management re-
view rating, be in substantial compliance with applicable 
performance standards and legal requirements, and com-
mit to an additional period of affordability determined by 
the Secretary, but of not fewer than 15 years: Provided 
further, That in administering funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available under this heading in this title, the 
Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements 
for any provision of any statute or regulation in connection 
with the obligation by the Secretary or the use of these 
funds (except for requirements related to fair housing, 
nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), 
upon a finding that such a waiver is necessary to expedite 
or facilitate the use of such funds: Provided further, That 
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of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
title, up to 0.5 percent may be transferred to ‘‘Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, Program Offices— 
Office of Housing’’ for necessary costs of administering 
and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts 
under this heading in this title, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for assistance for ‘‘Hous-
ing for the Elderly’’ as authorized by section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959, as amended, $750,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2024, for use for cap-
ital advances under section 202(c)(1) of such Act and for 
project rental assistance under section 202(c)(2) of such 
Act in connection with such advances, including amend-
ments to contracts for such assistance, but not including 
renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance: Pro-
vided, That such additional amount shall be subject to the 
provisions under this heading in title II of this Act, except 
as modified by this heading in this title: Provided further, 
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That not less than 10 percent of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this title shall be used for activi-
ties that improve water and energy efficiency, or reduce 
the risk of harm to occupants or property from natural 
hazards: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title, up to 0.5 percent 
may be transferred to ‘‘Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Program Offices—Office of Hous-
ing’’ for necessary costs of administering and overseeing 
the obligation and expenditure of amounts under this 
heading in this title, to remain available until September 
30, 2028: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Housing for Persons 
with Disabilities’’, for assistance for supportive housing 
for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), $179,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024, to provide for additional capital 
advances and project rental assistance for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities under section 
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811(b)(2) of such Act: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head-
ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head-
ing in this title: Provided further, That not less than 10 
percent of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title shall be used for activities that improve water 
and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occu-
pants or property from natural hazards: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this title, up to 0.5 percent may be transferred to ‘‘De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development, Program 
Offices—Office of Housing’’ for necessary costs of admin-
istering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of 
amounts under this heading in this title, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2028: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Lead Hazard Re-
duction Program’’, as authorized by section 1011 of the 
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 
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1992, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2023, of which $25,000,000 shall be for the Healthy 
Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970: Provided, 
That such additional amount shall be subject to the provi-
sions under this heading in title II of this Act, except as 
modified by this heading in this title: Provided further, 
That not less than $40,000,000 of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this title for the award of 
grants pursuant to section 1011 of the Residential Lead- 
Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 shall be pro-
vided to areas with the highest lead-based paint abatement 
needs: Provided further, That not less than $10,000,000 
of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
title for the Healthy Homes Initiative, the Secretary shall 
give priority to applicants who have partnerships with 
grantees of the Department of Energy’s Weatherization 
Assistance Program: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Cybersecurity and In-
formation Technology Fund’’, $100,000,000, to remain 
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available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That the 
amount made available under this heading in this title 
shall be for the development, modernization, and enhance-
ment of, modifications to, and infrastructure for cyberse-
curity support, operations, controls, and documentation; 
multifamily housing IT modernization; and resolving open 
Office of Inspector General and Government Account-
ability Office recommendations: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the necessary salaries 
and expenses of the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ in car-
rying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$7,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall have independent author-
ity over all personnel issues within this office: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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