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of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996: Provided further, That such costs,
including the costs of modifying such notes and other obli-
gations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further,
That these funds are available to subsidize the total prin-
cipal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part
of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $217,000,000:
Provided further, That the funds made available in the first
proviso are for a demonstration on ways to enhance eco-
nomic growth, to increase access to private capital, and to
encourage the investment and participation of traditional
financial institutions in tribal and other Native American
areas.
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1992 (106 Stat. 3739), $6,000,000, to remain 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 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 $68,881,000.
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RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an Office of Rural Housing and Economic Devel-
opment to be established in the Office of Housing in the
Department 
of 
Housing 
and 
Urban 
Development,
$35,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the amount under this heading, $10,000,000 shall
be used to establish a clearinghouse of ideas for innovative
strategies for rural housing and economic development and
revitalization, of which $8,000,000 shall be awarded by
June 1, 1999 directly to local rural nonprofits, community
development corporations and Indian tribes to support ca-
pacity building and technical assistance: Provided further,
That of the amount under this heading, $5,000,000 shall
be awarded by June 1, 1999 as seed support for Indian
tribes and nonprofits and community development corpora-
tions in states which have limited capacity in rural areas:
Provided further, That of the amount under this heading,
$20,000,000 shall be awarded by June 1, 1999 to Indian
tribes and state housing finance agencies to support innova-
tive community development initiatives in rural commu-
nities: Provided further, That all grants shall be awarded
on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the
HUD Reform Act: Provided further, That all funds unobli-
gated as of October 1, 1998 under the fifth paragraph of
the Community Development Block Grants account in the
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Departments of Veterans Affairs, and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–65; October 27, 1997) shall be
transferred to this account to be awarded to state housing
finance agencies for activities under this heading with any
outstanding earmarks for a state to be awarded to that
state’s housing finance agency.
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), $225,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
retary may use up to 1 percent of the funds under this head-
ing for technical assistance: Provided further, That within
30 days of the close of fiscal year 1999, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the Congress summarizing all technical
assistance provided during the fiscal year.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For grants to States and units of general local govern-
ment and for related expenses, not otherwise provided for,
to carry out a community development grants program as
authorized by title I of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42
U.S.C. 5301), $4,750,000,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2001: Provided, That $67,000,000 shall be
for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section
106(a)(1) of such Act; $3,000,000 shall be available as a
grant to the Housing Assistance Council; $1,800,000 shall
be available as a grant to the National American Indian
Housing Council; $32,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant
to section 107 of such Act including $10,000,000 for histori-
cally black colleges and universities, including $1,800,000
for Dillard University in New Orleans: Provided further,
That all funding decisions under section 107 except as spec-
ified herein shall be subject to approval through a re-
programming letter unless otherwise specified in this bill
or the Committee report to this bill (S. 2168): Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with
funds appropriated herein (other than a grant made avail-
able under the preceding proviso to the Housing Assistance
Council or the National American Indian Housing Council,
or a grant using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended)
shall be expended for ‘‘Planning and Management Develop-
ment’’ and ‘‘Administration’’ as defined in regulations pro-
mulgated by the Department.
Of the amount made available under this heading,
$25,000,000 shall be made available for ‘‘Capacity Building
for Community Development and Affordable Housing,’’ as
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authorized by section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of
1993 (Public Law 103–120), as in effect immediately before
June 12, 1997, with not less than $10,000,000 of the fund-
ing to be used in rural areas, including tribal areas.
Of the amount provided under this heading, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development may use up to
$55,000,000 for a public and assisted housing self-suffi-
ciency program, of which up to $5,000,000 may be used
for the Moving to Work Demonstration, and at least
$10,000,000 shall be used for grants for service coordinators
and congregate services for the elderly and disabled: Pro-
vided, That for self-sufficiency activities, the Secretary may
make grants to public housing agencies (including Indian
tribes and their tribally designated housing entities), non-
profit corporations, and other appropriate entities for a
supportive services program to assist residents of public and
assisted housing, former residents of such housing receiving
tenant-based assistance under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), and other low-in-
come families and individuals: Provided further, That the
program shall provide supportive services, principally for
the benefit of public housing residents, to the elderly and
the disabled, and to families with children where the head
of household would benefit from the receipt of supportive
services and is working, seeking work, or is preparing for
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work by participating in job training or educational pro-
grams: Provided further, That the supportive services may
include congregate services for the elderly and disabled,
service coordinators, and coordinated education, training,
and other supportive services, including academic skills
training, job search assistance, assistance related to retain-
ing employment, vocational and entrepreneurship develop-
ment and support programs, transportation, and child
care: Provided further, That the Secretary shall require ap-
plications to demonstrate firm commitments of funding or
services from other sources: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall select public and Indian housing agencies to
receive assistance under this heading on a competitive basis,
taking into account the quality of the proposed program,
including any innovative approaches, the extent of the pro-
posed coordination of supportive services, the extent of com-
mitments of funding or services from other sources, the ex-
tent to which the proposed program includes reasonably
achievable, quantifiable goals for measuring performance
under the program over a three-year period, the extent of
success an agency has had in carrying out other comparable
initiatives, and other appropriate criteria established by the
Secretary (except that funds under this proviso shall not
be used for renewal of grants for service coordinators and
congregate services for the elderly and disabled).