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tion amounts: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify grantees of their formula allocation not 
later 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act; 
(2) $2,000,000 shall be for the cost of guaran-
teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by 
title VI of NAHASDA: Provided, 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 (2 U.S.C. 
661a): Provided further, That for fiscal year 2021, 
the Secretary may subsidize the total principal 
amount of any notes and other obligations, any part 
of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$61,298,904: Provided further, That any unobligated 
balances, including recaptures and carryover, re-
maining from amounts appropriated for this purpose 
under this heading or under the heading ‘‘Native 
American Housing Block Grants’’ in prior Acts may 
be used for costs of such guaranteed notes and other 
obligations, subject to the limitation under the pre-
ceding proviso on the total principal amount of such 
notes and obligations that may be guaranteed; 
(3) $110,000,000 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 
$10,000,000: Provided further, That up to 1 percent 
of the amounts made available in this paragraph 
may be transferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Program Of-
fices—Public and Indian Housing’’ for necessary 
costs of administering and overseeing the obligation 
and expenditure of this additional amount and of ad-
ditional amounts made available in prior fiscal years, 
to remain available until September 30, 2026: Pro-
vided further, That any amounts transferred pursu-
ant to the preceding proviso in prior Acts may also 
be used for the purposes described in the preceding 
proviso; 
(4) $70,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian 
tribes for carrying out the Indian Community Devel-
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opment Block Grant program under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 
which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including section 203 of this Act), up to $4,000,000 
may be used for emergencies that constitute immi-
nent threats to health and safety: Provided, That 
not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with 
amounts made available in this paragraph shall be 
expended for planning and management development 
and administration: Provided further, That amounts 
made available in this paragraph shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2023; and 
(5) $7,000,000 shall be for providing training 
and technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian 
housing authorities, and tribally designated housing 
entities to support the inspection of Indian housing 
units, for contract expertise, and for training and 
technical assistance related to amounts made avail-
able under this heading and other headings in this 
Act for the needs of Native American families and 
Indian country: Provided, That of the amounts made 
available in this paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 
shall be for a national organization as authorized 
under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): 
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Provided further, That amounts made available in 
this paragraph may be used, contracted, or com-
peted as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, 
United States Code (commonly known as the Fed-
eral Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 
1977), the amounts made available in this para-
graph may be used by the Secretary to enter into co-
operative agreements with public and private organi-
zations, agencies, institutions, and other technical 
assistance providers to support the administration of 
negotiated 
rulemaking 
under 
section 
106 
of 
NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4116), the administration of 
the allocation formula under section 302 of 
NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152), and the administra-
tion of performance tracking and reporting under 
section 407 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167). 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $1,100,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
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of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, That an addi-
tional $500,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for administrative contract expenses, including manage-
ment processes to carry out the loan guarantee program: 
Provided further, That for fiscal year 2021, the Secretary 
may subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is 
to be guaranteed, up to $1,000,000,000: Provided further, 
That any unobligated balances, including recaptures and 
carryover, remaining from amounts made available under 
this heading in prior Acts may be used for costs of such 
guaranteed loans, subject to the total loan principal guar-
antee limitation under the preceding proviso. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro-
gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), $4,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department 
of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest grant amounts 
made available under this heading in investment securities 
and other obligations: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this heading in this and prior fiscal 
years may be used to provide rental assistance to eligible 
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Native Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian 
Home Lands, notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 
$430,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 
all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 
that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such 
Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 
year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program 
requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 
under such section: Provided further, That the Depart-
ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation with-
in 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For carrying out the community development block 
grant program under title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.)(in this heading ‘‘the Act’’), $3,525,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2023, unless oth-
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erwise specified: Provided, That unless explicitly provided 
for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any 
grant made with funds made available under this heading 
shall be expended for planning and management develop-
ment and administration: Provided further, That a metro-
politan city, urban county, unit of general local govern-
ment, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives 
funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise 
transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such 
entity in exchange for any other funds, credits, or non- 
Federal considerations, but shall use such funds for activi-
ties eligible under title I of the Act: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds 
made available under this heading may be provided to a 
for-profit entity for an economic development project 
under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been 
evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines re-
quired under subsection (e)(2) of section 105: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading, $25,000,000 shall be for activities authorized 
under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and 
Communities Act (Public Law 115-271): Provided further, 
That the funds allocated pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula as-
sistance received by a State under this heading: Provided 
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further, That the Secretary shall allocate the funds for 
such activities based on the percentages shown in Table 
1 of the Notice establishing the funding formula published 
in Volume 84 of the Federal Register, on page 16027 
(April 17, 2019): Provided further, That the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development shall notify grantees 
of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development and the Office of Management and 
Budget shall submit reports and accompanying briefings 
no less frequently than monthly, on the status of funds 
appropriated under this heading in Public Law 115-123, 
to include the information specified in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, amounts made available under 
this heading in Public Law 115-123 shall hereafter be ex-
empt from apportionment under chapter 15 of title 31, 
United States Code: Provided further, That amounts 
repurposed pursuant to the preceding proviso that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 
Congress as 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. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2021, 
commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not 
exceed a total principal amount of $300,000,000, notwith-
standing any aggregate limitation on outstanding obliga-
tions guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall collect fees from bor-
rowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 
108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaran-
teeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in 
accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such commit-
ment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee, 
or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obliga-
tions issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement 
communities in the State in accordance with the require-
ments of such section 108: Provided further, That any 
State receiving such a guarantee or commitment under the 
preceding proviso shall distribute all funds subject to such 
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guarantee to the units of general local government in non-
entitlement areas that received the commitment. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
12721 et seq.), $1,700,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding the 
amount made available under this heading, the threshold 
reduction requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) 
of such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount: 
Provided further, That the Department shall notify grant-
ees of their formula allocations within 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That section 218(g) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not apply with re-
spect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from 
its HOME Investment Trust Fund that otherwise expired 
or would expire in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 
2022, or 2023 under that section: Provided further, That 
section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)) shall not 
apply to any uninvested funds that otherwise were de-
ducted or would be deducted from the line of credit in 
the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment Trust 
Fund in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023 under 
that section. 
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SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 12805 note), $60,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023: Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $10,000,000 
shall be for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity 
Program as authorized under such section 11: Provided 
further, That of the total amount made available under 
this heading, $45,000,000 shall be for the second, third, 
and fourth capacity building entities specified in 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 
for rural capacity building activities: Provided further, 
That of the total amount made available under this head-
ing, $5,000,000 shall be for capacity building by national 
rural housing organizations having experience assessing 
national rural conditions and providing financing, train-
ing, technical assistance, information, and research to 
local nonprofit organizations, local governments, and In-
dian Tribes serving high need rural communities. 
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HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), 
$3,415,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023: Provided, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading— 
(1) not less than $290,000,000 shall be for the 
Emergency Solutions Grants program authorized 
under subtitle B of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 
et seq.): Provided further, That the Department shall 
notify grantees of their formula allocation from 
amounts allocated (which may represent initial or 
final amounts allocated) for the Emergency Solu-
tions Grant program not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act; 
(2) not less than $2,586,000,000 shall be for 
the Continuum of Care program authorized under 
subtitle C of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) 
and the Rural Housing Stability Assistance pro-
grams authorized under subtitle D of such title IV 
(42 U.S.C. 11408): Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall prioritize funding under the Continuum 
of Care program to continuums of care that have 
demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from 
lower performing projects to higher performing 
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(4) up to $7,000,000 shall be for the national 
homeless data analysis project; 
(5) up to $82,000,000 shall be for grants for 
projects awarded to communities for the purpose of 
providing housing and services to unaccompanied 
youth who are homeless, as defined in section 
103(a)(6) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)(6)) or any other Fed-
eral statute, except that the Secretary may make ad-
ditional grants for such projects and purposes from 
amounts made available for such Continuum of Care 
program; 
(6) up to $70,000,000 shall be for Youth 
Homelessness Systems Planning Grants to support 
Continuum of Care communities in modernizing 
youth homelessness responses through systems 
change and capacity building: 
(7) up to $10,000,000 shall be for providing 
technical assistance on improving system responses 
to youth homelessness and collection, analysis, use, 
and reporting of data and performance measures 
under the comprehensive approaches to serve home-
less youth, in addition to and in coordination with 
other technical assistance funds provided under this 
title; 
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(8) $250,000,000 shall be for projects to reduce 
unsheltered homelessness: Provided further, That in 
making awards with the amounts provided in this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to 
projects located in areas with high numbers or rates 
of unsheltered homeless or high rates of increase in 
the number of unsheltered homeless: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall provide incentives to 
establish projects that coordinate with housing pro-
viders, healthcare organizations and social service 
providers to reduce unsheltered homelessness: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided in 
this paragraph may be used to require people experi-
encing homelessness to receive treatment or perform 
any other prerequisite activities as a condition for 
receiving shelter, housing or other services; 
(9) $25,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 
to nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal 
assistance (including assistance related to pretrial 
activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and al-
ternative dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible 
low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction: 
Provided further, That in awarding grants under the 
preceding proviso, the Secretary shall give preference 
to applicants that will use funds to provide services 
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for residents of census tracts with high rates of evic-
tion, have experience providing no-cost legal assist-
ance to low-income individuals, including those with 
limited English proficiency or disabilities, and have 
sufficient capacity to administer such assistance: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure, to 
the extent practicable, that the proportion of eligible 
tenants living in rural areas who will receive legal 
assistance with grants funds made available under 
this section is not less than the overall proportion of 
eligible tenants who live in rural areas; and 
(10) $20,000,000 shall be for providing tech-
nical assistance as authorized under section 405 of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11361b): 
Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking 
assistance under this heading shall not be required to pro-
vide third party documentation to establish their eligibility 
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to 
receive services: Provided further, That unaccompanied 
youth aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 
24 and under who are living in unsafe situations may be 
served by youth-serving providers funded under this head-
ing: Provided further, That for all matching funds require-
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ments applicable to funds made available under this head-
ing for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee 
may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds 
other funds administered by the Secretary and other Fed-
eral agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory 
prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be available to provide funding for new 
projects, except for projects created through reallocation, 
unless the Secretary determines that the Continuum of 
Care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and 
ranked based on the degree to which they improve the 
Continuum of Care’s system performance: Provided fur-
ther, That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds 
made available under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and 
prior years for project-based rental assistance for rehabili-
tation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for 
purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the pur-
poses for which such funds were appropriated: Provided 
further, That all balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals 
previously funded from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal ac-
count and transferred to this account shall be available, 
if recaptured, for Continuum of Care renewals in fiscal 
year 2021: Provided further, That when awarding funds 
under the Continuum of Care program, the Secretary shall 
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not deviate from the Fiscal Year 2018 Notice of Funding 
Availability with respect to the tier 2 funding process, the 
Continuum of Care application scoring, and, for new 
projects, the project quality threshold requirements, ex-
cept as otherwise provided under this Act or as necessary 
to award all available funds or consider the most recent 
data from each Continuum of Care: Provided further, That 
unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for the current pur-
poses authorized under this heading in addition to the pur-
poses for which such funds originally were appropriated. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (in this 
heading 
‘‘the 
Act’’), 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
$13,051,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be available on October 1, 2020 (in addition 
to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this 
heading that became available October 1, 2020), and 
$400,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 
shall be available on October 1, 2021: Provided, That the 
amounts made available under this heading shall be for 
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expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy 
contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation con-
tracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy 
contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation con-
tracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units 
in projects that are subject to approved plans of action 
under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation 
Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 
Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administra-
tive and other expenses associated with project-based ac-
tivities and assistance funded under this heading: Provided 
further, That of the total amounts made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $350,000,000 shall be for per-
formance-based contract administrators or contractors for 
section 8 project-based assistance, as such term is defined 
in subsection (f) of such section: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may also use such amounts provided in the 
preceding proviso for performance-based contract adminis-
trators or contractors for the administration of: (1) inter-
est reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); (2) rent 
supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
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1701s); (3) rental assistance payments under section 
236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 
1(f)(2)); (4) project rental assistance contracts for hous-
ing for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701(c)(2)); (5) project rental as-
sistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with 
disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013(d)(2)); (6) project assistance contracts pursuant to 
section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q(h)); and (7) loans under section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q): Provided further, That 
amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading ‘‘An-
nual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or the heading 
‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may be used for renewals of 
or amendments to section 8 project-based assistance con-
tracts or for performance-based contract administrators or 
contractors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, upon the request 
of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual 
receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 
project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 
authorizes the Department or a housing finance agency 
to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an 
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interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in 
excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, 
shall be recaptured for use under this heading and shall 
be available until expended. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au-
thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q), for project rental assistance for the elderly 
under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amend-
ments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of ex-
piring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 
term, for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, 
including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the 
American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act 
of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), and for supportive serv-
ices associated with the housing, $893,000,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, up to 
$110,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the 
continuation of existing congregate service grants for resi-
dents of assisted housing projects: Provided further, That 
amounts made available under this heading shall be avail-
able for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and 
inspection-related activities associated with section 202 
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projects: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive 
the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and con-
ditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial 
contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years 
in duration: Provided further, That upon request of the 
Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts 
accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project 
rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of 
such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined 
by the Secretary, shall be recaptured for use for the pur-
poses authorized under this heading and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That 
unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds transferred to or made available 
under this heading shall be available for the purposes au-
thorized under this heading in addition to the purposes 
for which such funds originally were appropriated: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, up to $14,000,000 shall be used by 
the Secretary to continue demonstration programs to test 
housing with services models for the elderly that dem-
onstrate the potential to delay or avoid the need for nurs-
ing home care: Provided further, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, up to $10,000,000 
shall be used to expand the supply of intergenerational 
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dwelling units (as such term is defined in section 202 of 
the Legacy Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note)) for elder-
ly caregivers raising children. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons 
with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of such Act, for project assistance contracts 
pursuant to subsection (h) of section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959, as added by section 205(a) of the Housing 
and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (Pub-
lic Law 95-557: 92 Stat. 2090), including amendments to 
contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring con-
tracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for 
project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies 
and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 
811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with 
the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by 
section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $227,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
amounts made available under this heading shall be avail-
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able for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and 
inspection-related activities associated with section 811 
projects: Provided further, That, upon the request of the 
Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts 
accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project 
rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of 
such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined 
by the Secretary, shall be recaptured for use for the pur-
poses authorized under this heading and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That 
unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated 
under this heading shall be used for the purposes author-
ized under this heading in addition to the purposes for 
which such funds originally were appropriated. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, excluding 
loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x), 
$75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, of which up to $4,500,000 shall be for administra-
tive contract services: Provided, That grants using 
amounts made available under this heading shall be 
awarded within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That funds shall be used for providing coun-
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seling and advice to tenants and homeowners, current and 
prospective, with respect to property maintenance, finan-
cial management and literacy, foreclosure and eviction 
mitigation, and such other matters as may be appropriate 
to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meet-
ing their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities 
of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; 
and for housing counselor training: Provided further, That 
amounts made available under this heading may be used 
to purchase equipment and technology to deliver services 
through use of the Internet or other electronic or virtual 
means in response to the public health emergency related 
to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: 
Provided further, That for purposes of providing such 
grants from amounts made available under this heading, 
the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, as ap-
propriate, subject to the availability of annual appropria-
tions. 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST 
FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand-
ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 
$13,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$13,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured 
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Housing Fees Trust Fund (established under section 
620(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5419(e)): Provided, That 
not to exceed 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 fur-
ther, That the amount made available under this heading 
from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections 
are received during fiscal year 2021 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2021 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 2021 appropriation: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue a final rule to complete rulemaking initi-
ated by the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Manufactured Housing 
Program: Minimum Payments to the States’’ published in 
the Federal Register on December 16, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 
91083): Provided further, That for the dispute resolution 
and installation programs, the Secretary may assess and 
collect fees from any program participant: Provided fur-
ther, That such collections shall be deposited into the 
Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may 
use such collections, as well as fees collected under section 
620 of such Act, for necessary expenses of such Act: Pro-
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vided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of 
section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out re-
sponsibilities 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 (es-
tablished under section 202(a) of the National Housing 
Act 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1708(a)) 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$400,000,000,000 in aggregate loan principal, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That during 
fiscal year 2021, obligations to make direct loans to carry 
out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Hous-
ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(g)) shall not exceed $1,000,000: 
Provided further, That the amount in the preceding pro-
viso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental enti-
ties in connection with sales of single family real prop-
erties 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 avail-
able until September 30, 2022: Provided further, That to 
the 
extent 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
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$200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2021, an addi-
tional $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: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding the limitation in the 
first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), during fiscal year 2021 the 
Secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to 
insure mortgages under section 255 of such Act only to 
the extent that the net credit subsidy cost for such insur-
ance does not exceed zero: Provided further, That for fiscal 
year 2021, 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 Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.). 
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 
the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author-
ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 
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$30,000,000,000 in aggregate loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That during fiscal year 2021, 
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 $1,000,000, 
which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental en-
tities in connection with the sale of single family real prop-
erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under 
such Act. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 
the purposes of section 306(g) of the National Housing 
Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
$1,500,000,000,000 in aggregate principal, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 
$55,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, shall be for necessary salaries and expenses of the 
Office of Government National Mortgage Association: Pro-
vided further, That to the extent that guaranteed loan 
commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 
1, 2021, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and ex-
penses shall be available until expended for each 
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$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 $3,000,000: Provided further, That re-
ceipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pur-
suant to title III of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1716 et seq.) shall be credited as offsetting collections to 
this account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and 
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, 
$118,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022: Provided, That with respect to amounts made avail-
able under this heading, notwithstanding section 203 of 
this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, 
State or local governments and their agencies, Indian 
tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges or 
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universities for research projects: Provided further, That 
with respect to the preceding proviso, such partners to the 
cooperative agreements shall contribute at least a 50 per-
cent match toward the cost of the project: Provided fur-
ther, That for non-competitive agreements entered into in 
accordance with the preceding two provisos, the Secretary 
shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Ac-
countability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109-282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with sec-
tion 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 
3545(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 to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions on how the Secretary will allocate funding for this 
activity at least 30 days prior to obligation: Provided fur-
ther, 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 oth-
erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 
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561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), $80,300,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That grants from 
amounts made available under this heading shall be 
awarded not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 3302 
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may assess 
and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing 
Training Academy, and may use such funds to develop on- 
line courses and provide such training: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available under this heading 
may 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, $350,000 shall 
be available to the Secretary for the creation and pro-
motion of translated materials and other programs that 
support the assistance of persons with limited English pro-
ficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development. 
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OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), 
$340,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023, of which $70,000,000 shall be for the Healthy 
Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1701z-1, 1701z-2), which 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 law that further the 
purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes 
Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program 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 (42 U.S.C. 3547(c)): Provided further, That 
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not less than $95,000,000 of the amounts made available 
under this heading for the award of grants pursuant to 
section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
Reduction Act of 1992 shall be provided to areas with the 
highest lead-based paint abatement needs: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts made available for the Healthy 
Homes Initiative, $5,000,000 shall be for the implementa-
tion of projects in up to 5 communities that are served 
by both the Healthy Homes Initiative and the Department 
of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program to dem-
onstrate whether the coordination of Healthy Homes re-
mediation activities with weatherization activities achieves 
cost savings and better outcomes in improving the safety 
and quality of homes: Provided further, That $30,000,000 
of the amounts made available under this heading shall 
be for a lead risk assessment demonstration for public 
housing agencies to conduct lead hazard screenings or lead 
risk assessments during housing quality standards inspec-
tions of units in which a family receiving assistance under 
section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)) resides or expects to reside, and has or expects 
to have a child under age 6 residing in the unit, while 
preserving rental housing availability and affordability: 
Provided further, That each applicant shall certify ade-
quate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry 
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out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of 
funding availability: Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading in this or prior appropriations 
Acts, still remaining available, may be used for any pur-
pose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for 
which such amounts were appropriated if a program com-
petition is undersubscribed and there are other program 
competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed: 
Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 of the amounts 
made available under this heading may be transferred to 
the heading ‘‘Policy Development and Research’’ for the 
purposes of conducting research and studies and for use 
in accordance with the provisos under that heading for 
non-competitive agreements. 
CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the mitigation against the exploitation of infor-
mation technology systems and personal identifiable infor-
mation and for the development, modernization, and en-
hancement of, modifications to, and infrastructure for De-
partment-wide and program-specific information tech-
nology systems, for the continuing operation and mainte-
nance of both Department-wide and program-specific in-
formation systems, and for program-related maintenance 
activities, $293,000,000, of which $269,800,000 shall re-
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main available until September 30, 2022, $20,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and 
$3,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That any amounts transferred to this 
Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That any amounts transferred to this 
Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted 
appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified 
under this Fund, in addition to any other information 
technology purposes for which such amounts were appro-
priated: Provided further, That not more than 10 percent 
of the funds made available under this heading for devel-
opment, modernization and enhancement may be obligated 
until the Secretary submits a performance plan to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for ap-
proval. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $145,514,000: Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have independent authority 
over all personnel issues within this office. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the 
case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 
amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 
rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 
State housing finance agencies or local governments or 
local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set-
tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 
with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 
the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 
authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 
to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 
to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used during fiscal year 2021 to investigate 
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 
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lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ-
ing the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, 
that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 
preventing action by a Government official or entity, or 
a court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 203. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 
pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi-
tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 
of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
SEC. 204. Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
United States Code, commonly known as the Government 
Corporation Control Act, shall be available, without regard 
to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal 
services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and 
making payment for services and facilities of the Federal 
National Mortgage Association, Government National 
Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Cor-
poration, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks 
or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and 
any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.). 
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SEC. 205. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap-
propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development shall be available for any program, project 
or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
estimates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 206. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development that are subject 
to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, commonly 
known as the Government Corporation Control Act, are 
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the 
limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each 
such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, 
and to make such contracts and commitments without re-
gard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 
of title 31 as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
grams set forth in the budget for 2021 for such corpora-
tion or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided, 
That collections of these corporations and agencies may 
be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments 
only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless 
such loans are in support of other forms of assistance pro-
vided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that 
this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or 
guaranty operations of such corporations, or to loans or 
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mortgage purchases that are necessary to protect the fi-
nancial interest of the United States Government. 
SEC. 207. The Secretary shall provide quarterly re-
ports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured 
and excess funds in each program and activity within the 
jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit addi-
tional, updated budget information to these Committees 
upon request. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available by this 
title may be used for an audit of the Government National 
Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements 
under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.). 
SEC. 209. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to the conditions under this section, for 
fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the Secretary may authorize 
the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt 
held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required 
low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, as-
sociated with one or more multifamily housing project or 
projects to another multifamily housing project or 
projects. 
(b) PHASED
TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project- 
based assistance under this section may be done in phases 
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