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and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual 
receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project 
rental assistance contract and that upon termination of such con-
tract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary 
shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 
to be available until September 30, 2021: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso 
shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided 
by this heading for amendments and renewals: Provided further, 
That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this 
heading shall be used for amendments and renewals notwith-
standing the purposes for which such funds originally were appro-
priated. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, 
as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1968, as amended, $55,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019, including up to $4,500,000 for administra-
tive contract services: Provided, That grants made available from 
amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded within 
180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That funds 
shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and 
homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property 
maintenance, financial management or literacy, and such other 
matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their 
housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling 
the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 
administration; and for housing counselor training: Provided fur-
ther, That for purposes of providing such grants from amounts 
provided under this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear 
agreements, as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual 
appropriations. 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 
236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State- 
aided, noninsured rental housing projects, $14,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount, together 
with unobligated balances from recaptured amounts appropriated 
prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated contracts under such 
sections of law, and any unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated under this 
heading after fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions 
of up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections of 
law. 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufac-
tured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $11,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $11,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufac-
tured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed
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the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available 
from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary 
to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt 
of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: 
Provided further, That the amount made available under this 
heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections 
are received during fiscal year 2018 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2018 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified 
as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2018 appropriation: 
Provided further, That for the dispute resolution and installation 
programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
assess and collect fees from any program participant: Provided 
further, That such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, 
and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, 
as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary expenses 
of such Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the require-
ments of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out 
responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use 
of approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients 
of their services. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured 
under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed 
$400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
Provided, That during fiscal year 2018, obligations to make direct 
loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National 
Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $5,000,000: Provided 
further, That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso shall 
be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection 
with sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary 
and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: 
Provided further, That for administrative contract expenses of the 
Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019: Provided further, That to the extent 
guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before 
April 1, 2018, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract 
expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional 
guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for 
any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made 
available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000: Provided further, That 
during fiscal year 2018 the Secretary may insure and enter into 
new commitments to insure mortgages under section 255 of the 
National Housing Act only to the extent that the net credit subsidy 
cost for such insurance does not exceed zero: Provided further, 
That for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the Secretary shall not take 
any action against a lender solely on the basis of compare ratios 
that have been adversely affected by defaults on mortgages secured 
by properties in areas where a major disaster was declared in 
2017 or 2018 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
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GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the Gen-
eral and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 
238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 
1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019: Provided, That during fiscal year 2018, gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing 
Act, shall not exceed $5,000,000, which shall be for loans to non-
profit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of 
single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly 
insured under such Act. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes 
of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
1721(g)), shall not exceed $500,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019: Provided, That $27,000,000 shall be 
available for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Government National Mortgage Association: Provided further, That 
to 
the 
extent 
that 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2018, an additional $100 
for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until 
expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commit-
ments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below 
$1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this 
proviso exceed $3,000,000: Provided further, That receipts from 
Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III 
of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited as 
offsetting collections to this account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), 
including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization 
Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $89,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That with 
respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwith-
standing section 203 of this title, the Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other 
Federal agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, 
or colleges or universities for research projects: Provided further, 
That with respect to the previous proviso, such partners to the 
cooperative agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match 
toward the cost of the project: Provided further, That for non- 
competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the previous
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two provisos, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability 
and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282, 31 U.S.C. 
note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect 
to documentation of award decisions: Provided further, That prior 
to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall 
submit a plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this activity: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
heading may be available for the doctoral dissertation research 
grant program. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro-
vided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 
and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of 
the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds 
to provide such training: Provided further, That no funds made 
available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive 
or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection 
with a specific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading, $300,000 shall 
be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
for the creation and promotion of translated materials and other 
programs that support the assistance of persons with limited 
English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by 
section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992, $230,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019, of which $45,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes 
Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970, that shall include research, 
studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and 
outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing- 
related diseases and hazards: Provided, That for purposes of 
environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions 
of the law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under 
the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies pro-
gram under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for 
such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be funds 
for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily 
Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, 
That not less than $95,000,000 of the amounts made available 
under this heading for the award of grants pursuant to section