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of funds which are not necessary to meet the requirements 
of the alternative housing plan: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall report to the Congress by December 15, 2003 
on the status of all HOPE VI projects that are unlikely 
to be completed according to program requirements: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall report to the Con-
gress on any decision to recapture funds from a HOPE VI 
project, including the justification for the decision and the 
provisions of the alternative housing plan: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may use up to $3,000,000 of the funds 
made available under this heading for technical assistance 
and contract expertise, to be provided directly or indirectly 
by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including 
training and cost of necessary travel for participants in 
such training, by or to officials and employees of the depart-
ment and of public housing agencies and to residents: Pro-
vided further, That none of such funds shall be used directly 
or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in awards 
to settle litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly per-
mitted herein. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $646,600,000, to re-
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main available until expended, of which $2,200,000 shall 
be contracted through the Secretary as technical assistance 
and capacity building to be used by the National American 
Indian Housing Council in support of the implementation 
of NAHASDA; of which $4,000,000 shall be to support the 
inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, 
training, and technical assistance in the training, over-
sight, and management of Indian housing and tenant-based 
assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel; and 
of which no less than $2,720,000 shall be transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund for development of and modifica-
tions to information technology systems which serve pro-
grams or activities under ‘‘Public and Indian housing’’: 
Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaran-
teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI 
of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, including 
the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall 
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds 
are available to subsidize the total principal amount of any 
notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guar-
anteed, not to exceed $16,658,000: Provided further, That 
for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed 
loan program, up to $150,000 from amounts in the first
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proviso, which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’, to be used only 
for the administrative costs of these guarantees. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $5,300,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, not to exceed $197,243,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, up to $250,000 from amounts 
in the first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’, 
to be used only for the administrative costs of these guaran-
tees. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act
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of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), $1,035,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, not to exceed $39,712,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 from amounts 
in the first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’, 
to be used only for the administrative costs of these guaran-
tees. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Hous-
ing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 
$291,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all expiring 
contracts for permanent supportive housing that were fund-
ed under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all pro-
gram requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 
and activities authorized under this section: Provided fur-
ther, That the formula funds made available under this
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heading for fiscal year 2004 shall be awarded to eligible 
grantees under the same rules and requirements as were in 
effect for fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may use up to $3,000,000 of the funds under this 
heading for training, oversight, and technical assistance ac-
tivities. 
RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Devel-
opment in the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, $25,000,000 to remain available until expended, 
which amount shall be awarded by June 1, 2004, to Indian 
tribes, State housing finance agencies, State community 
and/or economic development agencies, local rural non-
profits and community development corporations to sup-
port innovative housing and economic development activi-
ties in rural areas: Provided, That all grants shall be 
awarded on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Re-
form Act of 1989. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For assistance to units of State and local government, 
and to other entities, for economic and community develop-
ment activities, and for other purposes, $4,950,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That 
of the amount provided, $4,545,700,000 is for carrying out
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the community development block grant program under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.): Provided further, That not to exceed 20 percent of any 
grant made with funds appropriated under this heading 
(other than a grant made available in this paragraph to 
the Housing Assistance Council or the National American 
Indian Housing Council, or a grant using funds under sec-
tion 107(b)(3) of the Act) shall be expended for ‘‘Planning 
and Management Development’’ and ‘‘Administration’’, as 
defined in regulations promulgated by the Department: 
Provided further, That $72,500,000 shall be for grants to 
Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act; 
$3,300,000 shall be for a grant to the Housing Assistance 
Council; $2,600,000 shall be for a grant to the National 
American Indian Housing Council; $52,500,000 shall be for 
grants pursuant to section 107 of the Act; no less than 
$4,900,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund for the development of and modification to informa-
tion technology systems which serve programs or activities 
under 
‘‘Community 
planning 
and 
development’’; 
$12,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to the Self Help 
Homeownership Opportunity Program; $35,500,000 shall 
be for capacity building, of which $31,500,000 shall be for 
Capacity Building for Community Development and Af-