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HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101–625), as amended,
$1,600,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That up to $20,000,000 of these funds shall be avail-
able for Housing Counseling under section 106 of the Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act of 1968.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For the emergency shelter grants program (as author-
ized under subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended); the supportive hous-
ing program (as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of
such Act); and the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single
room occupancy program (as authorized under the United
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended) to assist homeless
individuals pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $1,020,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That not less than
30 percent of these funds shall be used for permanent hous-
ing, and all funding for services must be matched by 25
percent in funding by each grantee: Provided further, That
up to 1 percent appropriated under this heading shall be
used for technical assistance for management information
systems and to develop an automated, client-level Annual
Performance Report System: Provided further, That
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$500,000 shall be made available to the Interagency Council
on the Homeless for administrative needs.
SHELTER PLUS CARE
For the Shelter Plus Care program, as authorized
under subtitle F of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $105,000,000 to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall award
funds under this heading on a nationwide competitive basis
with any renewals funded on an annual basis: Provided
further, That each Shelter Plus Care applicant shall coordi-
nate its application in conjunction with the applicable Con-
tinuum of Care.
HOUSING PROGRAMS
HOUSING FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisi-
tion, or development of additional public and subsidized
housing units for low income families not otherwise pro-
vided for, $996,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That $783,000,000 shall be for capital advances,
including amendments to capital advance contracts, for
housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the
Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental
assistance, and amendments to contracts for project rental
assistance, for the elderly under such section 202(c)(2), and
for supportive services associated with the housing of which
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amount $50,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and
continuation of existing congregate services grants for resi-
dents of assisted housing projects, of which amount
$50,000,000 shall be for grants for the new construction or
substantial rehabilitation of assisted living facilities, and
of which amount $50,000,000 shall be for grants for conver-
sion of existing section 202 projects, or portions thereof, to
assisted living or related use: Provided further, That of the
amount under this heading, $213,000,000 shall be for cap-
ital advances, including amendments to capital advance
contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act, for project rental assist-
ance, for amendments to contracts for project rental assist-
ance, and supportive services associated with the housing
for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811
of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may des-
ignate up to 25 percent of the amounts earmarked under
this paragraph for section 811 of such Act for tenant-based
assistance, as authorized under that section, including such
authority as may be waived under the next proviso, which
assistance is 5 years in duration: Provided further, That
the Secretary may waive any provision of such section 202
and such section 811 (including the provisions governing
the terms and conditions of project rental assistance and
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tenant-based assistance) that the Secretary determines is
not necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs,
or that otherwise impedes the ability to develop, operate or
administer projects assisted under these programs, and may
make provision for alternative conditions or terms where
appropriate.
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncom-
mitted balances of excess rental charges as of September 30,
2000, and any collections made during fiscal year 2001,
shall be transferred to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as author-
ized by section 236(g) of the National Housing Act, as
amended.
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
FHA—MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
During fiscal year 2001, commitments to guarantee
loans to carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the Na-
tional Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan
principal of $160,000,000,000.
During fiscal year 2001, obligations to make direct
loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the Na-
tional Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed
$250,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be
for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connec-
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tion with sales of single family real properties owned by
the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mort-
gage Insurance Fund.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed and direct loan program, $330,888,000, of
which not to exceed $324,866,000 shall be transferred to the
appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’; not to exceed
$4,022,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for the
Office of Inspector General. In addition, for administrative
contract expenses, $160,000,000: Provided, That to the ex-
tent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $65,500,000,000
on or before April 1, 2001, an additional $1,400 for admin-
istrative 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 $16,000,000.
FHA—GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tions 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715z–3 and 1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee
modifications (as that term is defined in section 502 of the
Congressional 
Budget 
Act 
of 
1974, 
as 
amended),
$101,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan
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principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to
$21,000,000,000: Provided further, That any amounts made
available in any prior appropriations Act for the cost (as
such term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans that are obliga-
tions of the funds established under section 238 or 519 of
the National Housing Act that have not been obligated or
that are deobligated shall be available to the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development in connection with the
making of such guarantees and shall remain available until
expended, notwithstanding the expiration of any period of
availability otherwise applicable to such amounts.
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
$50,000,000; of which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for
bridge financing in connection with the sale of multifamily
real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in-
sured under such Act; and of which not to exceed
$20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern-
mental entities in connection with the sale of single-family
real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in-
sured under such Act.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs,
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$211,455,000, of which $193,134,000, shall be transferred
to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’; and of
which $18,321,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation
for the Office of Inspector General. In addition, for admin-
istrative contract expenses necessary to carry out the guar-
anteed and direct loan programs, $144,000,000: Provided,
That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed
$8,426,000,000 on or before April 1, 2001, an additional
$19,800,000 for administrative contract expenses shall be
available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan
commitments over $8,426,000,000 (including a pro rata
amount for any increment below $1,000,000), but in no case
shall funds made available by this proviso exceed
$14,400,000.
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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
$200,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2002.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000
to be derived from the GNMA guarantees of mortgage-
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backed securities guaranteed loan receipt account, of which
not to exceed $9,383,000 shall be transferred to the appro-
priation for departmental ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’.
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, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including
carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section
1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968,
$45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001:
Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading,
$10,000,000 shall be for the Partnership for Advancing
Technology in Housing (PATH) Initiative.
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not other-
wise provided 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,
$44,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001,
of which $22,000,000 shall be to carry out activities pursu-
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ant to such section 561: Provided, That no funds made
available under this heading shall be used to lobby the exec-
utive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in
connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by sections 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-
Based Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $100,000,000 to re-
main available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall
be for a Healthy Homes Initiative, which shall be a pro-
gram 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 edu-
cation and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning
and other housing-related environmental diseases and haz-
ards: Provided, That all balances for the Lead Hazard Re-
duction Programs previously funded in the Annual Con-
tributions for Assisted Housing and Community Develop-
ment Block Grant accounts shall be transferred to this ac-
count, to be available for the purposes for which they were
originally appropriated.
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MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary administrative and non-administrative
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed
$7,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
$1,002,233,000, of which $518,000,000 shall be provided
from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administra-
tion, $9,383,000 shall be provided from funds of the Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall be
provided from the ‘‘Community development block grants
program’’ account, $150,000 shall be provided by transfer
from the ‘‘Title VI Indian federal guarantees program’’ ac-
count, and $200,000 shall be provided by transfer from the
‘‘Indian housing loan guarantee fund program’’ account:
Provided, That the Secretary is prohibited from using any
funds under this heading or any other heading in this Act
from employing more than 77 schedule C and 20 noncareer
Senior Executive Service employees: Provided further, That
the Secretary is prohibited from using funds under this
heading or any other heading in this Act to employ more
than 9,100 employees: Provided further, That the average
cost per FTE cannot exceed $78,000 by December 31, 2000,
including the cost of all contractors: Provided further, That
the Secretary is prohibited from using funds under this
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heading or any other heading in this Act to employ more
than 14 employees in the Office of Public Affairs or in any
position in the Department where the employee reports to
an employee of the Office of Public Affairs.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $86,843,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be pro-
vided from the various funds of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration and $10,000,000 shall be provided from the
amount earmarked for Operation Safe Home in the appro-
priation for ‘‘Drug elimination grants for low-income hous-
ing’’: Provided, That the Inspector General shall have inde-
pendent authority over all personnel issues within the Office
of Inspector General.
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Fi-
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including not
to exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $22,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
Fund: Provided, That not to exceed such amount shall be
available from the General Fund of the Treasury to the ex-
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tent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures
pending the receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That the General Fund amount shall be reduced as
collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result
in a final appropriation from the General Fund estimated
at not more than $0.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
FINANCING ADJUSTMENT FACTORS
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
(Public Law 100–628; 102 Stat. 3224, 3268) shall be re-
scinded, 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 gov-
ernments or local housing agencies with projects approved
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for
which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accord-
ance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sen-
tence, 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 in-
centives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.
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FAIR HOUSING AND FREE SPEECH
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2001 to investigate
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise law-
ful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including
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.
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
GRANTS
SEC. 203. (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding section
854(c)(1)(A) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42
U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available
under this title for fiscal year 2001 that are allocated under
such section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount deter-
mined under subsection (b), for any State that—
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year
under clause (ii) of such section; and
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for
fiscal year 2001 under such clause (ii) because the
areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statis-
tical areas that qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year
2000 do not have the number of cases of acquired im-
munodeficiency syndrome required under such clause.
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(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of the allocation and grant
for any State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount
based on the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas
of that State that are outside of metropolitan statistical
areas that qualify under clause (i) of such section
845(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2000, in proportion to AIDS
cases among cities and States that qualify under clauses
(i) and (ii) of such section and States deemed eligible under
subsection (a).
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—Section 856 of the Act
is amended by adding the following new subsection at the
end:
‘‘(h) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—For purposes of envi-
ronmental review, a grant under this subtitle shall be treat-
ed as assistance for a special project that is subject to sec-
tion 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposi-
tion Reform Act of 1994, and shall be subject to the regula-
tions issued by the Secretary to implement such section.’’.
DUE PROCESS FOR HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
SEC. 204. None of the funds appropriated under this
or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development to prohibit or debar or in any way
diminish the responsibilities of any entity (and the individ-
uals comprising that entity) that is responsible for con-
vening and managing a continuum of care process
(convenor) in a community for purposes of the Stewart B.
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McKinney Homeless Assistance Act from participating in
that capacity unless the Secretary has published in the Fed-
eral Register a description of all circumstances that would
be grounds for prohibiting or debarring a convenor from
administering a continuum of care process and the proce-
dures for a prohibition or debarment: Provided, That these
procedures shall include a requirement that a convenor shall
be provided with timely notice of a proposed prohibition
or debarment, an identification of the circumstances that
could result in the prohibition or debarment, an oppor-
tunity to respond to or remedy these circumstances, and
the right for judicial review of any decision of the Secretary
that results in a prohibition or debarment.
HUD REFORM ACT COMPLIANCE
SEC. 205. Except as explicitly provided in legislation,
any grant or assistance made pursuant to Title II of this
Act shall be made in accordance with section 102 of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform
Act of 1989 on a competitive basis.
EXPANSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSUMPTION AUTHORITY
FOR HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
SEC. 206. Section 443 of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 443. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
‘‘For purposes of environmental review, assistance and
projects under this title shall be treated as assistance for
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special projects that are subject to section 305(c) of the Mul-
tifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994,
and shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Sec-
retary to implement such section.’’.
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE
NATIONAL HOUSING ACT
SEC. 207. (a) SECTION 203 SUBSECTION DESIGNA-
TIONS.—Section 203 of the National Housing Act is amend-
ed by—
(1) redesignating subsection (t) as subsection (u);
(2) redesignating subsection (s), as added by sec-
tion 329 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act, as subsection (t); and
(3) redesignating subsection (v), as added by sec-
tion 504 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992, as subsection (w).
(b) MORTGAGE AUCTIONS.—The first sentence of sec-
tion 221(g)(4)(C)(viii) of the National Housing Act is
amended by inserting after ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, except that this subparagraph shall continue to
apply if the Secretary receives a mortgagee’s written notice
of intent to assign its mortgage to the Secretary on or before
such date’’.
(c) MORTGAGEE REVIEW BOARD.—Section 202(c)(2)
of the National Housing Act is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’;
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(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or their
designees.’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’;
(3) by adding the following new subparagraph at
the end:
‘‘(G) the Director of the Enforcement Cen-
ter; or their designees.’’.
INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
SEC. 208. DEFINES CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS AS ELIGIBLE FAMILIES FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE
UNDER THE INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 201(b) of the Native American Housing Assistance
and Self-Determination Act of 1996 is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (5) and (6) respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), a recipient may provide
housing or housing assistance provided through af-
fordable housing activities assisted with grant
amounts under this Act to a law enforcement officer
on the reservation or other Indian area, who is em-
ployed full-time by a Federal, state, county or tribal
government, and in implementing such full-time em-
ployment is sworn to uphold, and make arrests for
violations of Federal, state, county or tribal law, if
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the recipient determines that the presence of the law
enforcement officer on the Indian reservation or other
Indian area may deter crime.’’.
PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN
SUPPORT OF THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated in Public
Law 106–74 or any other Act may be used by the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development to provide any grant
or other assistance to construct, operate, or otherwise benefit
a facility, or facility with a designated portion of that facil-
ity, which sells, or intends to sell, predominantly cigarettes
or other tobacco products. For the purposes of this provi-
sion, predominant sale of cigarettes or other tobacco prod-
ucts means cigarette or tobacco sales representing more than
35 percent of the annual total in-store, non-fuel, sales.
PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PUERTO RICO PUB-
LIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION SETTLEMENT AGREE-
MENT
SEC. 210. No funds may be used to implement the
agreement between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration, and the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development, dated June
7, 2000, related to the allocation of operating subsidies for
the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration until the
Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration and the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development submits a
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schedule of benchmarks and measurable goals to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations designed to address issues of mis-
management and safeguard against fraud and abuse.
HOPE VI GRANT FOR HOLLANDER RIDGE
SEC. 211. The Housing Authority of Baltimore City
may use the grant award of $20,000,000 made to such au-
thority for development efforts at Hollander Ridge in Balti-
more, Maryland with funds appropriated for fiscal year
1996 under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Demolition, Site
Revitalization, and Replacement Housing Grants’’ for use,
as approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development—
(1) for the revitalization of other severely dis-
tressed public housing within its jurisdiction; and
(2) in accordance with section 24 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937.
REDUCED DOWNPAYMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR LOANS FOR
TEACHERS AND UNIFORMED MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
SEC. 212. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(b) of the Na-
tional Housing Act is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) REDUCED DOWNPAYMENT REQUIREMENTS
FOR
TEACHERS
AND
UNIFORMED
MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the
downpayment requirements contained in para-
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graph (2), in the case of a mortgage described in
subparagraph (B)—
‘‘(i) the mortgage shall involve a prin-
cipal obligation in an amount that does not
exceed the sum of 99 percent of the ap-
praised value of the property and the total
amount of initial service charges, appraisal,
inspection, and other fees (as the Secretary
shall approve) paid in connection with the
mortgage;
‘‘(ii) no other provision of this sub-
section limiting the principal obligation of
the mortgage based upon a percentage of the
appraised value of the property subject to
the mortgage shall apply; and
‘‘(iii) the matter in paragraph (9) that
precedes the first proviso shall not apply
and the mortgage shall be executed by a
mortgagor who shall have paid on account
of the property at least 1 percent of the cost
of acquisition (as determined by the Sec-
retary) in cash or its equivalent.
‘‘(B) MORTGAGES
COVERED.—A mortgage
described in this subparagraph is a mortgage—
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‘‘(i) under which the mortgagor is an
individual who—
‘‘(I) is employed on a full-time
basis as: (aa) a teacher or adminis-
trator in a public or private school
that provides elementary or secondary
education, as determined under State
law, except that elementary education
shall include pre-Kindergarten edu-
cation, and except that secondary edu-
cation shall not include any education
beyond grade 12; or (bb) a public safe-
ty officer (as such term is defined in
section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,
except that such term shall not include
any officer serving a public agency of
the Federal Government); and
‘‘(II) has not, during the 12-
month period ending upon the insur-
ance of the mortgage, had any present
ownership interest in a principal resi-
dence located in the jurisdiction de-
scribed in clause (ii); and
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‘‘(ii) made for a property that is lo-
cated within the jurisdiction of—
‘‘(I) in the case of a mortgage of
a 
mortgagor 
described 
in 
clause
(i)(I)(aa), the local educational agency
(as such term is defined in section
14101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8801)) for the school in which
the mortgagor is employed (or, in the
case of a mortgagor employed in a pri-
vate school, the local educational agen-
cy having jurisdiction for the area in
which the private school is located); or
‘‘(II) in the case of a mortgage of
a 
mortgagor 
described 
in 
clause
(i)(I)(bb), the jurisdiction served by the
public law enforcement agency, fire-
fighting agency, or rescue or ambu-
lance agency that employs the mort-
gagor.’’.
(b) DEFERRAL AND REDUCTION OF UP-FRONT PRE-
MIUM.—Section 203(c) of the National Housing Act is
amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3)
and notwithstanding’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) DEFERRAL AND REDUCTION OF UP-FRONT
PREMIUM.—In the case of any mortgage described in
subsection (b)(10)(B):
‘‘(A) Paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection
(relating to collection of up-front premium pay-
ments) shall not apply.
‘‘(B) If, at any time during the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the insurance of
the mortgage, the mortgagor ceases to be em-
ployed as described in subsection (b)(10)(B)(i)(I)
or pays the principal obligation of the mortgage
in full, the Secretary shall at such time collect a
single premium payment in an amount equal to
the amount of the single premium payment that,
but for this paragraph, would have been required
under paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection with
respect to the mortgage, as reduced by 20 percent
of such amount for each successive 12-month pe-
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riod completed during such 5-year period before
such cessation or prepayment occurs.’’.
COMPUTER ACCESS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS
SEC. 213. (a) USE OF PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL AND
OPERATING FUNDS.—Section 9 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including the establish-
ment and initial operation of computer centers in
and around public housing through a Neighborhood
Networks initiative, for the purpose of enhancing the
self-sufficiency, employability, and economic self-reli-
ance of public housing residents by providing them
with onsite computer access and training resources’’;
(2) in subsection (e)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking the
word ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding after subparagraph (J) the
following:
‘‘(K) the costs of operating computer centers
in public housing through a Neighborhood Net-
works 
initiative 
described 
in 
subsection
(d)(1)(E), and of activities related to that initia-
tive.’’; and
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(3) in subsection (h)—
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking the word
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(8) assistance in connection with the establish-
ment and operation of computer centers in public
housing through a Neighborhood Networks initiative
described in subsection (d)(1)(E).’’.
(b) DEMOLITION, SITE REVITALIZATION, REPLACE-
MENT HOUSING, AND TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE GRANTS
FOR PROJECTS.—Section 24 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(G), by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including a Neighbor-
hood Networks initiative for the establishment and op-
eration of computer centers in public housing for the
purpose of enhancing the self-sufficiency, employ-
ability, an economic self-reliance of public housing
residents by providing them with onsite computer ac-
cess and training resources’’; and
(2) in subsection (m)(2), in the first sentence, by
inserting before the period the following ‘‘, including
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assistance in connection with the establishment and
operation of computer centers in public housing
through the Neighborhoods Networks initiative de-
scribed in subsection (d)(1)(G)’’.
MARK-TO-MARKET REFORM
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the properties known as the Hawthornes in Independence,
Missouri shall be considered eligible multifamily housing
projects for purposes of participating in the multifamily
housing restructuring program pursuant to title V of the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–65).
SECTION 236 EXCESS INCOME
SEC. 215. Section 236(g)(3)(A) of the National Hous-
ing Act is amended by striking out ‘‘2000’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘2001’’.
CDBG ELIGIBILITY
SEC. 216. Section 102(a)(6) of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 is amended by adding at
the end the following subparagraph:
‘‘(F) Notwithstanding any other provision
of this paragraph, any county that was classified
as an urban county pursuant to subparagraph
(A) for fiscal year 1999, at the option of the
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county, may hereafter remain classified as an
urban county for purposes of this Act.’’.
LOW-INCOME MULTIFAMILY RISK-SHARING MORTGAGE
INSURANCE PROGRAM
SEC. 217. (a) The Secretary shall carry out a mortgage
insurance program through the Federal Housing Adminis-
tration in conjunction with State housing finance agencies
to insure multifamily mortgages for housing that qualifies
under this Title. This program shall be consistent with the
requirements established under section 542 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1992, except that hous-
ing that meet the requirements of this Title shall be eligible
for mortgage insurance.
(b) Housing shall qualify for insurance under this sec-
tion only if the housing—
(1) has not less than 25 percent of the units as-
sisted under this title occupied by very low-income
families who pay as a contribution towards rent (not
including any Federal or State rental subsidy pro-
vided on behalf of the family) not more than 20 per-
cent of the adjusted income of a family whose income
equals 50 percent of the median income for the area,
as determined by the Secretary, with adjustments for
the number of bedrooms in the unit, except that the
Secretary may establish income ceilings higher or
lower than 50 percent of the median income for the
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area on the basis of the Secretary’s findings that vari-
ations are necessary because of the prevailing levels of
construction costs or fair market rents, or unusually
high or low family incomes; and
(2) will remain affordable under the require-
ments provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), according
to legally binding commitments satisfactory to the
Secretary, for not less than 40 years, without regard
to the term of the mortgage or to the transfer of own-
ership, or for such period that the Secretary deter-
mines is the longest feasible period of time consistent
with sound economics and the purposes of this Act,
including foreclosure where the responsibility for
maintaining the low-income character of the property
will be the responsibility of the State housing finance
agency.
(c) Not less than $50,000,000 of the funds made avail-
able under the cost of loan guarantee modifications under
the heading ‘‘FHA—General and special risk program ac-
count’’ shall be used to support the cost of mortgages insured
under this section.
EXEMPTION FOR ALASKA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM
REQUIREMENT OF RESIDENT ON BOARD OF PHA
SEC. 218. Public housing agencies in the State of Alas-
ka and Mississippi shall not be required to comply with
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section 2(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
amended, during fiscal year 2001.
TITLE III—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of
the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the
acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries;
purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national
cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and
its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage
space in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance
of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required
by law of such countries, $26,196,000, to remain available
until expended.
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur-
suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including
hire of passenger vehicles, and for services authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed
the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for
senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $7,000,000: Pro-
vided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
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ance to qualifying community development lenders, organi-
zations that have experience and expertise in banking and
lending in Indian country, and other appropriate organiza-
tions to benefit Native American Communities, of which up
to $8,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses, up
to $16,500,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans, and
up to $1,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses
to carry out the direct loan program: Provided, That the
cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans not to exceed $53,000,000: Provided
further, That not more than $30,000,000 of the funds made
available under this heading may be used for programs and
activities authorized in section 114 of the Community De-
velopment Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to
the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase
of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials’ con-
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tributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses,
$52,500,000.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (referred to in the matter
under this heading as the ‘‘Corporation’’) in carrying out
programs, activities, and initiatives under the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in the mat-
ter under this heading as the ‘‘Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12501 et
seq.), $433,500,000, to remain available until September
30, 2002: Provided, That not more than $29,000,000 shall
be available for administrative expenses authorized under
section 501(a)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)) with
not less than $2,000,000 targeted for the acquisition of a
cost accounting system for the Corporation’s financial man-
agement system, an integrated grants management system
that provides comprehensive financial management infor-
mation for all Corporation grants and cooperative agree-
ments, and the establishment, operation and maintenance
of a central archives serving as the repository for all grant,
cooperative agreement, and related documents, without re-
gard to the provisions of section 501(a)(4)(B) of the Act:
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Provided further, That not more than $2,500 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $75,000,000, to remain available
without fiscal year limitation, shall be transferred to the
National Service Trust account for educational awards au-
thorized under subtitle D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12601 et seq.), of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be
available for national service scholarships for high school
students performing community service: Provided further,
That not more than $207,500,000 of the amount provided
under this heading shall be available for grants under the
National Service Trust program authorized under subtitle
C of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) (relating
to activities including the AmeriCorps program), of which
not more than $45,000,000 may be used to administer, re-
imburse, or support any national service program author-
ized under section 121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12581(d)(2)); and not more than $25,000,000 may be made
available to activities dedicated to developing computer and
information technology skills for students and teachers in
low-income communities: Provided further, That not more
than $10,000,000 of the funds made available under this
heading shall be made available for the Points of Light
Foundation for activities authorized under title III of the
Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.): Provided further, That no
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funds shall be available for national service programs run
by Federal agencies authorized under section 121(b) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)): Provided further, That to the
maximum extent feasible, funds appropriated under subtitle
C of title I of the Act shall be provided in a manner that
is consistent with the recommendations of peer review pan-
els in order to ensure that priority is given to programs
that demonstrate quality, innovation, replicability, and
sustainability: Provided further, That not more than
$18,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading
shall be available for the Civilian Community Corps au-
thorized under subtitle E of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12611 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than
$43,000,000 shall be available for school-based and commu-
nity-based service-learning programs authorized under sub-
title B of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.): Pro-
vided further, That not more than $28,500,000 shall be
available for quality and innovation activities authorized
under subtitle H of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12853 et
seq.): Provided further, That not more than $5,000,000 shall
be available for audits and other evaluations authorized
under section 179 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12639): Provided
further, That to the maximum extent practicable, the Cor-
poration shall increase significantly the level of matching
funds and in-kind contributions provided by the private
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sector, shall expand significantly the number of educational
awards provided under subtitle D of title I, and shall reduce
the total Federal costs per participant in all programs: Pro-
vided further, That of amounts available in the National
Service Trust account from previous appropriations Acts,
$50,000,000 shall be rescinded: Provided further, That not
more than $7,500,000 of the funds made available under
this heading shall be made available to America’s Prom-
ise—The Alliance for Youth, Inc. only to support efforts to
mobilize individuals, groups, and organizations to build
and strengthen the character and competence of the Nation’s
youth: Provided further, That not more than $5,000,000 of
the funds made available under this heading shall be made
available to the Communities In Schools, Inc. to support
dropout prevention activities: Provided further, That not
more than $2,500,000 of the funds made available under
this heading shall be made available to the Parents as
Teachers National Center, Inc. to support childhood parent
education and family support activities: Provided further,
That not more than $2,500,000 of the funds made available
under this heading shall be made available to the Boys and
Girls Clubs of America to establish an innovative outreach
program designed to meet the special needs of youth in pub-
lic and Native American housing communities.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $5,000,000, which shall be available for obligation
through September 30, 2002.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–74) is amended under the
heading ‘‘Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice, National and Community Service Programs Operating
Expenses’’ in title III by reducing to $229,000,000 the
amount available for grants under the National Service
Trust program authorized under subtitle C of title I of the
Act (with a corresponding reduction to $40,000,000 in the
amount that may be used to administer, reimburse, or sup-
port any national service program authorized under section
121(d)(2) of the Act), and by increasing to $33,500,000 the
amount available for quality and innovation activities au-
thorized under subtitle H of title I of the Act, with the in-
crease in subtitle H funds made available to provide a grant
covering a period of three years to support the ‘‘P.A.V.E.
the Way’’ project described in House Report 106–379.
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COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. 7251–7298, $12,445,000, of which $895,000
shall be available for the purpose of providing financial as-
sistance as described, and in accordance with the process
and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in
Public Law 102–229.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na-
tional Cemetery, including the purchase of one passenger
motor vehicle for replacement only, and not to exceed $1,000
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses,
$15,949,000, to remain available until expended.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
For science and technology, including research and de-
velopment activities, which shall include research and devel-
opment activities under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
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(CERCLA), as amended; necessary expenses for personnel
and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms,
or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates
for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent
to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions
under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement of laboratory equipment
and supplies; other operating expenses in support of re-
search and development; construction, alteration, repair, re-
habilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project, $670,000,000, which shall remain
available until September 30, 2002.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
For environmental programs and management, in-
cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including
uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level po-
sitions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase
of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations
which issue publications to members only or at a price to
members lower than to subscribers who are not members;
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renova-
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tion of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not
to exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, $2,000,000,000, which shall remain available
until September 30, 2002: Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated by this Act shall be used to propose or issue
rules, regulations, decrees, or orders for the purpose of im-
plementation, or in preparation for implementation, of the
Kyoto Protocol which was adopted on December 11, 1997,
in Kyoto, Japan at the Third Conference of the Parties to
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, which has not been submitted to the Senate for ad-
vice and consent to ratification pursuant to article II, sec-
tion 2, clause 2, of the United States Constitution, and
which has not entered into force pursuant to article 25 of
the Protocol.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, and for construction, alteration,
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to
exceed $75,000 per project, $34,094,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2002.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of,
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or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency,
$23,000,000, to remain available until expended.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sections
111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and
for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and ren-
ovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project;
$1,400,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become
available until September 1, 2001), to remain available
until expended, consisting of $700,000,000, as authorized
by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reau-
thorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law
101–508, and $700,000,000 as a payment from general rev-
enues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes
as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amended by
Public Law 101–508: Provided, That funds appropriated
under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agen-
cies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Pro-
vided further, That $11,000,000 of the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of In-
spector General’’ appropriation to remain available until
September 30, 2001: Provided further, That $38,000,000 of
the funds appropriated under this heading shall be trans-
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ferred to the ‘‘Science and technology’’ appropriation to re-
main available until September 30, 2001: Provided further,
That notwithstanding section 111(m) of CERCLA or any
other provision of law, $75,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available to the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to
carry out activities described in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4),
and 111(c)(14) of CERCLA and section 118(f) of SARA:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under sec-
tion 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR
may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations
or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical test-
ing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral
to accredited health care providers: Provided further, That
in performing any such health assessment or health study,
evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall
not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A): Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under
this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess
of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of
CERCLA during fiscal year 2000.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section
205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
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of 1986, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilita-
tion, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per
project, $72,096,000, to remain available until expended.
OIL SPILL RESPONSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental
Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving
funds and performance partnership grants, $3,320,000,000,
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
of 
which
$1,350,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for
the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended;
$820,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, except that,
notwithstanding section 1452(n) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act, as amended, none of the funds made available
under this heading in this Act, or in previous appropria-
tions Acts, shall be reserved by the Administrator for health
effects studies on drinking water contaminants; $50,000,000
shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design,