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binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately 
or in the future. 
ASSISTED HOUSING INSPECTIONS AND RISK 
ASSESSMENTS 
For the Department’s inspection and assessment pro-
grams, including travel, training, and program support 
contracts, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That unobligated balances, in-
cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ 
to support ongoing public housing financial and physical 
assessment activities shall be available for the purposes 
authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes 
for which such funds originally were appropriated. 
SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS 
For activities and assistance related to self-suffi-
ciency programs, to remain available until September 30, 
2029, $175,000,000: Provided, That of the sums appro-
priated under this heading— 
(1) $125,000,000 shall be available for the fam-
ily self-sufficiency program to support family self- 
sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437u), to promote the development of local strate-
gies to coordinate the use of assistance under sec-
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tions 8 and 9 of such Act with public and private 
resources, and enable eligible families to achieve eco-
nomic independence and self-sufficiency; 
(2) $35,000,000 shall be available for the resi-
dent opportunity and self-sufficiency program to 
provide for supportive services, service coordinators, 
and congregate services as authorized by section 34 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437z–6) and the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided, That amounts made 
available under this paragraph may be used to renew 
resident opportunity and self-sufficiency program 
grants to allow the public housing agency, or a new 
owner, to continue to serve (or restart service to) 
residents of a project with assistance converted from 
public housing to project-based rental assistance 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or assistance under section 
8(o)(13) of such Act under the heading ‘‘Rental As-
sistance Demonstration’’ in the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1437f note); and 
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(3) $15,000,000 shall be available for a jobs- 
plus initiative, modeled after the jobs-plus dem-
onstration: Provided, That funding provided under 
this paragraph shall be available for competitive 
grants to partnerships between public housing au-
thorities, local workforce investment boards estab-
lished under section 107 of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), 
and other agencies and organizations that provide 
support to help public housing residents obtain em-
ployment and increase earnings: Provided further, 
That applicants must demonstrate the ability to pro-
vide services to residents, partner with workforce in-
vestment boards, and leverage service dollars: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may allow public 
housing agencies to request exemptions from rent 
and income limitation requirements under sections 3 
and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437a, 1437d), as necessary to implement 
the jobs-plus program, on such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the 
Secretary that any such waivers or alternative re-
quirements are necessary for the effective implemen-
tation of the jobs-plus initiative as a voluntary pro-
gram for residents: Provided further, That the Sec-
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retary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register 
any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to 
the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before 
the effective date of such notice. 
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS 
For activities and assistance authorized under title 
I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination 
Act 
of 
1996 
(in 
this 
heading 
‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect to Indian tribes, and 
related training and technical assistance, $1,344,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, 
That of the sums appropriated under this heading— 
(1) $1,111,000,000 shall be available for the 
Native American housing block grants program, as 
authorized under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding NAHASDA, to determine the 
amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for 
each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the for-
mula under section 302 of such Act with the need 
component based on single-race census data and 
with the need component based on multi-race census 
data, and the amount of the allocation for each In-
dian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting 
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allocation amounts: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall notify grantees of their formula alloca-
tion not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(2) $150,000,000 shall be available for competi-
tive grants under the Native American housing block 
grants program, as authorized under title I of 
NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli-
gate such amount for competitive grants to eligible 
recipients authorized under NAHASDA that apply 
for funds: Provided further, That in awarding 
amounts made available in this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall consider need and administrative capac-
ity, and shall give priority to projects that will spur 
construction and rehabilitation of housing: Provided 
further, That any amounts transferred for the nec-
essary costs of administering and overseeing the ob-
ligation and expenditure of such additional amounts 
in prior Acts may also be used for the necessary 
costs of administering and overseeing such addi-
tional amount; 
(3) $1,000,000 shall be available for the cost of 
guaranteed notes and other obligations, as author-
ized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such notes and 
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other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
661a): Provided further, That amounts made avail-
able in this and prior Acts for the cost of such guar-
anteed notes and other obligations that are unobli-
gated, including recaptures and carryover, may be 
available to subsidize the total principal amount of 
any notes and other obligations, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $50,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided 
further, That upon a determination that the budget 
authority made available for this program under this 
paragraph in this or prior Acts exceeds the projected 
demand for the current fiscal year, the Secretary 
may reprogram such excess amounts as necessary to 
provide additional awards under paragraphs (1), (2), 
or (4) of this heading, if the Secretary provides no-
tice to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations not less than 3 business days before any 
such reprogramming; 
(4) $75,000,000 shall be available for grants to 
Indian tribes for carrying out the Indian community 
development block grant program under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 
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which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including section 203 of this Act), not more than 
$5,000,000 may be used for emergencies that con-
stitute imminent threats to health and safety: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
made with amounts made available in this para-
graph shall be expended for planning and manage-
ment development and administration; and 
(5) $7,000,000, in addition to amounts other-
wise available for such purpose, shall be available for 
providing training and technical assistance to Indian 
tribes, Indian housing authorities, and tribally des-
ignated housing entities, to support the inspection of 
Indian housing units, for contract expertise, and for 
training and technical assistance related to amounts 
made available under this heading and other head-
ings 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): Provided further, That amounts made 
available in this paragraph may be used, contracted, 
or competed as determined by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding chapter 63 of 
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title 31, United States Code (commonly known as 
the Federal 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), $1,700,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, That an addi-
tional $400,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available for administrative contract expenses including 
management processes to carry out the loan guarantee 
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program: Provided further, That amounts made available 
in this and prior Acts for the cost of guaranteed loans, 
as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), 
that are unobligated, including recaptures and carryover, 
may be made available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$1,800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027. 
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.), $18,300,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2029: 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 
Native Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian 
Home Lands, notwithstanding any other provision of law: 
Provided further, That up to $1,000,000 of the amounts 
made available under this heading may be for training and 
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technical assistance related to amounts made available 
under this heading and other headings in this Act for the 
needs of Native Hawaiians and the Department of Hawai-
ian Home Lands. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized 
by section 184A of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000 
in total loan principal, to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided, That the Secretary may enter into 
commitments to guarantee loans used for refinancing. 
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.), 
$505,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2029: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew or replace 
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 
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under such section: Provided further, That the process for 
submitting amendments and approving replacement con-
tracts shall be established by the Secretary in a notice: 
Provided further, That the Department shall notify grant-
ees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment 
of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to States and units of general local 
government, and other entities, for economic and commu-
nity 
development 
activities, 
and 
other 
purposes, 
$5,641,731,519, to remain available until September 30, 
2029: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this 
heading— 
(1) $3,300,000,000 shall be available for car-
rying 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’’): 
Provided, That not to exceed 20 percent of any 
grant made with funds made available under this 
paragraph shall be expended for planning and man-
agement development and administration: Provided 
further, That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit 
of general local government, or insular area that di-
rectly or indirectly receives funds under this para-
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graph 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 
activities eligible under title I of the Act: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of 
the Act, no funds made available under this para-
graph 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 required 
under subsection (e)(2) of section 105; 
(2) $30,000,000 shall be available for activities 
authorized under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for 
Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115– 
271): Provided, That funds allocated pursuant to 
this paragraph shall not adversely affect the amount 
of any formula assistance received by a State under 
paragraph (1) of this heading: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall allocate the funds for such 
activities based on the notice establishing the fund-
ing formula published in 84 FR 16027 (April 17, 
2019) except that the formula shall use age-adjusted 
rates of drug overdose deaths for 2023 based on 
data from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
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vention: Provided further, That if such age-adjusted 
rate is unavailable for a jurisdiction, the Secretary 
shall use the best available data to determine eligi-
bility and to allocate to such jurisdiction; and 
(3) $2,311,731,519 shall be available for grants 
for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for 
the purposes, and in amounts, specified for Commu-
nity Project Funding in the table entitled ‘‘Commu-
nity Project Funding’’ included in the Report accom-
panying this Act: Provided further, That eligible ex-
penses of such grants in this and prior Acts may in-
clude administrative, planning, operations and main-
tenance, and other costs: Provided further, That 
such grants for the EDI shall be available for reim-
bursement of otherwise eligible expenses incurred on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act and prior 
to the date of grant execution: Provided further, 
That none of the amounts made available under this 
paragraph for grants for the EDI shall be used for 
reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That for amounts made available under 
paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall notify grantees 
of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment 
of this Act. 
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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 2026, 
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 
guarantee to the units of general local government in non- 
entitlement areas that received the commitment. 
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SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the self-help and assisted homeownership oppor-
tunity program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 12805 note), and for related activities and assist-
ance, $56,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2028: Provided, That of the sums appropriated under 
this heading— 
(1) $9,000,000 shall be available for the self- 
help homeownership opportunity program as author-
ized under such section 11; 
(2) $42,000,000 shall be available for the sec-
ond, third, and fourth capacity building entities 
specified in section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration 
Act of 1993 (III Stat 201; 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), 
of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be for rural 
capacity building activities; and 
(3) $5,000,000 shall be available for capacity 
building by national rural housing organizations hav-
ing experience assessing national rural conditions 
and providing financing, training, technical assist-
ance, information, and research to local nonprofit or-
ganizations, local governments, and Indian Tribes 
serving high need rural communities. 
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HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), and 
for related activities and assistance, $4,158,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 
That all unobligated funds appropriated under paragraph 
(4) under this heading for fiscal year 2025 are hereby per-
manently rescinded: Provided further, That of the sums 
appropriated under this heading— 
(1) $290,000,000 shall be available for the 
emergency solutions grants program authorized 
under subtitle B of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 
et seq.): Provided, That the Department shall notify 
grantees of their formula allocation from amounts 
allocated (which may represent initial or final 
amounts allocated) for the emergency solutions 
grant program not later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act; 
(2) $3,858,000,000 shall be available for the 
continuum of care program authorized under sub-
title C of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) 
and the rural housing stability assistance programs 
authorized under subtitle D of such title IV (42 
U.S.C. 11408): Provided, That the Secretary shall 
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prioritize funding under the continuum of care pro-
gram to continuums of care that have demonstrated 
a capacity to reallocate funding from lower per-
forming projects to higher performing projects: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may establish by 
notice an alternative maximum amount for adminis-
trative costs related to the requirements described in 
sections 402(f)(1) and 402(f)(2) of subtitle A of 
such title IV of no more than 5 percent or $50,000, 
whichever is greater, notwithstanding the 3 percent 
limitation in section 423(a)(10) of such subtitle C: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
incentives to renew projects that assist survivors of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking: Provided further, That amounts made avail-
able for the continuum of care program under this 
paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances 
under this heading in prior Acts may be used to 
competitively or non-competitively renew or replace 
grants for youth homeless demonstration projects 
under the continuum of care program, notwith-
standing any conflict with the requirements of the 
continuum of care program; and 
(3) $10,000,000 shall be available for the na-
tional homeless data analysis project: Provided, That 
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notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant 
and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 
6301–6308), the amounts made available under this 
paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances 
under this heading for such purposes in prior Acts 
may be used by the Secretary to enter into coopera-
tive agreements with such entities as may be deter-
mined by the Secretary, including public and private 
organizations, agencies, and institutions: 
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 persons eligible under section 
103(a)(5) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act may be served by any project funded under this head-
ing to provide both transitional housing and rapid re-hous-
ing: Provided further, That for all matching funds require-
ments applicable to funds made available under this head-
ing for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee 
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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 con-
tinuum of care’s system performance: Provided further, 
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 unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or ap-
propriated under this heading in fiscal year 2019 or prior 
years, except for rental assistance amounts that were re-
captured and made available until expended, shall be avail-
able for the current purposes authorized under this head-
ing in addition to the purposes for which such funds origi-
nally were appropriated. 
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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.) (‘‘the 
Act’’), not otherwise provided for, $16,726,800,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2025 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available Oc-
tober 1, 2025), and $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2026: Pro-
vided, That the amounts made available under this head-
ing shall be available for expiring or terminating section 
8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 
moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to sec-
tion 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 
8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), 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 In-
come Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-In-
come Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 
Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 
associated with project-based activities and assistance 
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funded under this heading: Provided further, That of the 
total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed 
$375,000,000 shall be available for performance-based 
contract administrators for section 8 project-based assist-
ance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided further, 
That the Secretary may also use such amounts in the pre-
ceding proviso for performance-based contract administra-
tors for the administration of: interest reduction payments 
pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pur-
suant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) 
rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); 
project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under 
section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q); project rental assistance contracts for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance 
contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act 
of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans 
under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 
86–372; 73 Stat. 667): Provided further, That amounts 
recaptured under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Con-
tributions for Assisted Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing 
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the Department and deposited in this account, to remain 
available until September 30, 2029: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso shall be available, in addition to the 
amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for the pur-
poses authorized under this heading: Provided further, 
That unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for the cur-
rent purposes authorized under this heading in addition 
to the purposes for which such funds originally were ap-
propriated. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For amendments to capital advance contracts, for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as author-
ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental 
assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, for project as-
sistance 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 (Public Law 95–557; 92 Stat. 
2090), including amendments to contracts for such assist-
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ance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance 
for up to a 5-year term, for project rental assistance to 
State housing finance agencies and other appropriate enti-
ties as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, for sup-
portive services associated with the housing for persons 
with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such 
Act, and for administrative and other expenses associated 
with assistance funded under this heading, $261,800,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided, 
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 
remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 
to remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided 
further, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant 
to the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to 
the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the 
purposes authorized under this heading: Provided further, 
That unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appro-
priated under this heading shall be used for the current 
purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the 
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purposes for which such funds originally were appro-
priated. 
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 
$14,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$14,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured 
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 2026 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2026 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 2026 appropriation: Provided further, That for the 
dispute resolution and installation programs, the Sec-
retary may assess and collect fees from any program par-
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ticipant: Provided further, That such collections shall be 
deposited into the Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as pro-
vided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees col-
lected under section 620 of such Act, for necessary ex-
penses of such Act: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the 
Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 
under such Act through the use of approved service pro-
viders that are paid directly by the recipients of their serv-
ices. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee single family loans 
insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall 
not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2026, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, shall not exceed $1,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That the foregoing amount in the preceding proviso 
shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 
in connection with sales of single family real properties 
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the 
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further, That 
for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Hous-
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ing Administration, $160,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That to the 
extent 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2026, 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 2026 the 
Secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to 
insure mortgages under section 255 of the National Hous-
ing Act only to the extent that the net credit subsidy cost 
for such insurance does not exceed zero. 
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 
$35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided, That during fiscal year 2026, gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au-
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thorized 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 of the National Housing Act, 
as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
$550,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided, That $54,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027, shall be for necessary sala-
ries and expenses of the Government National Mortgage 
Association: Provided further, That to the extent that 
guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 
on or before April 1, 2026, an additional $100 for nec-
essary salaries and expenses shall be available until ex-
pended 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 $3,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That receipts from Commitment and 
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Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.) shall be cred-
ited as offsetting collections to this account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
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, 
$95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That any funds not yet obligated in the 
sixth proviso under this heading from fiscal year 2025 are 
hereby permanently rescinded: Provided further, That with 
respect to amounts made available under this heading, 
notwithstanding section 203 of this title, the Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements with philanthropic 
entities, other Federal agencies, State or local govern-
ments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, tribally des-
ignated housing entities, or colleges or universities for re-
search projects: Provided further, That with respect to the 
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preceding proviso, such partners to the cooperative agree-
ments shall contribute at least a 50 percent match toward 
the cost of the project: Provided further, That for non- 
competitive agreements entered into in accordance with 
the preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall comply 
with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability 
and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282; 31 
U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 
102(a)(4)(C) 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 
561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
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1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), $28,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, 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 online 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, 
$1,000,000 may be available to the Secretary for the cre-
ation and promotion of translated materials and other pro-
grams that support the assistance of persons with limited 
English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the lead hazard reduction program, as authorized 
by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz-
ard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the healthy 
homes initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 
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1701z–1 and 1701z–2), and for related activities and as-
sistance, $295,600,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028: Provided, That the amounts made avail-
able under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $140,600,000 shall be for the award of 
grants pursuant to such section 1011, of which not 
less than $70,300,000 shall be provided to areas 
with the highest lead-based paint abatement need; 
(2) $152,000,000 shall be for the healthy 
homes initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1970, 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, and 
mitigating housing-related health and safety hazards 
in housing of low-income families, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the establishment and im-
plementation of a national pilot program to facilitate 
new financing mechanisms to address lead and other 
residential environmental stressors in low-income 
communities; 
(3) $3,000,000 shall be for the award of grants 
and contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 
and 1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz-
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ard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4854, 
4854a); and 
(4) up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts 
made available under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be 
transferred to the heading ‘‘Research and Tech-
nology’’ for the purposes of conducting research and 
studies and for use in accordance with the provisos 
under that heading for non-competitive agreements: 
Provided further, That for purposes of environmental re-
view, 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, or other demonstrations or programs under this 
heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such pur-
poses under this heading, or under the heading ‘‘Housing 
for the Elderly’’ under prior appropriations Acts, shall be 
considered to be funds for a special project for purposes 
of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property 
Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That 
each applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under 
this heading shall certify adequate capacity that is accept-
able to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of 
funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available under this 
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heading, in this or prior appropriations Acts, still remain-
ing available, may be used for any purpose under this 
heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such 
amounts were appropriated if a program competition is 
undersubscribed and there are other program competitions 
under this heading that are oversubscribed. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For Department-wide and program-specific informa-
tion technology systems and infrastructure, $299,400,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 
That unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act or prior Acts (including amounts pre-
viously transferred to this heading) may be used for any 
purpose under this heading in this Act, notwithstanding 
the purposes for which such funds were appropriated. 
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, $143,000,000: 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 RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair 
Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by 
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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 Gov-
ernment official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdic-
tion. 
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 the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 
1950 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 Corporation, Federal Fi-
nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 
thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 
within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 
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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 which are sub-
ject to the Government Corporation Control Act are here-
by 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 regard to 
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 
Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the budget for 2026 for such corporation or agen-
cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collec-
tions 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 provided for 
in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro-
viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
operations of these corporations, or where loans or mort-
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gage purchases are necessary to protect the financial in-
terest 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 listed under this section, 
for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development 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, associated 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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to accommodate the financing and other requirements re-
lated to rehabilitating or constructing the project or 
projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 
that such project or projects meet the standards under 
subsection (c). 
(c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub-
ject to the following conditions: 
(1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 
(A) For occupied units in the transferring 
project: The number of low-income and very 
low-income units and the configuration (i.e., 
bedroom size) provided by the transferring 
project shall be no less than when transferred 
to the receiving project or projects and the net 
dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to 
the transferring project shall remain the same 
in the receiving project or projects. 
(B) For unoccupied units in the transfer-
ring project: The Secretary may authorize a re-
duction in the number of dwelling units in the 
receiving project or projects to allow for a re-
configuration of bedroom sizes to meet current 
market demands, as determined by the Sec-
retary and provided there is no increase in the 
project-based assistance budget authority. 
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(2) The transferring project shall, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 
or economically nonviable, or be reasonably expected 
to become economically nonviable when complying 
with State or Federal requirements for community 
integration and reduced concentration of individuals 
with disabilities. 
(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 
or exceed applicable physical standards established 
by the Secretary. 
(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 
project shall notify and consult with the tenants re-
siding in the transferring project and provide a cer-
tification of approval by all appropriate local govern-
mental officials. 
(5) The tenants of the transferring project who 
remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 
receiving project or projects shall not be required to 
vacate their units in the transferring project or 
projects until new units in the receiving project are 
available for occupancy. 
(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 
is in the best interest of the tenants. 
(7) If either the transferring project or the re-
ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci-
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fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiv-
ing project resulting from additional financing ob-
tained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 
FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed 
on, such project by the Secretary, except that the 
Secretary may waive this requirement upon deter-
mination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 
the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or re-
habilitation of the receiving project or projects. 
(8) If the transferring project meets the re-
quirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mort-
gagor of the receiving project or projects shall exe-
cute and record either a continuation of the existing 
use agreement or a new use agreement for the 
project where, in either case, any use restrictions in 
such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 
existing use restrictions. 
(9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of any FHA-insured 
mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 
are provided in advance for the amount of any such 
increased cost. 
(d) For purposes of this section— 
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(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in-
come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat-
ute and/or regulations governing the program under 
which the project is insured or assisted; 
(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 
means housing that meets one of the following con-
ditions— 
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 
insured under the National Housing Act; 
(B) housing that has project-based assist-
ance attached to the structure including 
projects undergoing mark to market debt re-
structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 
(C) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q); 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q), as such section existed before the en-
actment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Af-
fordable Housing Act; 
(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or 
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(F) housing or vacant land that is subject 
to a use agreement; 
(3) 
the 
term 
‘‘project-based 
assistance’’ 
means— 
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(b)); 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or 
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist-
ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 
(as such section existed immediately before Oc-
tober 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 
under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous-
ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1); 
(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)); and 
(F) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
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tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013(d)(2)); 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
which some or all of the project-based assistance, 
debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 
low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 
multifamily housing project which is transferring 
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 
the statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
come use restrictions to the receiving project or 
projects; and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
(e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this sec-
tion, including the effect of such transfers on the oper-
ational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 
conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
properties. 
SEC. 210. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
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(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 
higher education (as defined under section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)); 
(2) is under 24 years of age; 
(3) is not a veteran; 
(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; 
(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 
term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 
under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 
(7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 
14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 
(8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 
parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 
person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan-
cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition 
and any other required fees and charges) that an indi-
vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 
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(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or from 
an institution of higher education (as defined under sec-
tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, ex-
cept for a person over the age of 23 with dependent chil-
dren. 
SEC. 211. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native 
American Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allo-
cated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant re-
cipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only 
such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made 
available under paragraph (2) of such heading. 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2026, in managing and disposing of any 
multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 
during the process of foreclosure on any property with a 
contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall 
maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other pro-
grams that are attached to any dwelling units in the prop-
erty. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consulta-
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tion with the tenants and the local government that such 
a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held 
by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assist-
ance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 
based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating 
and operating the property and all available Federal, 
State, and local resources, including rent adjustments 
under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section 
‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environ-
mental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effec-
tive fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the 
tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental 
assistance payments with an owner or owners of other ex-
isting housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to 
ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior 
to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abate-
ment remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent 
major threats to health and safety after written notice to 
and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of 
other available remedies, such as partial abatements or re-
ceivership. After disposition of any multifamily property 
described in this section, the contract and allowable rent 
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levels on such properties shall be subject to the require-
ments under section 524 of MAHRAA. 
SEC. 213. Public housing agencies that own and oper-
ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex-
empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 
the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: 
Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a 
reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula 
shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. 
SEC. 214. With respect to the use of amounts pro-
vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap-
ital improvement, and management of public housing as 
authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d), (e)), the Sec-
retary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relat-
ing to asset management that restricts or limits in any 
way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): 
Provided, That a public housing agency may not use cap-
ital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that 
are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 
from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per-
mitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g). 
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SEC. 215. No official or employee of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 
as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 
has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 
has received training in funds control procedures and di-
rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 
there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appro-
priation under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Admin-
istrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, ‘‘Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of 
Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program 
Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 216. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2026, 
notify the public through the Federal Register and other 
means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no-
tice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding 
opportunity (NOFO) for any program or discretionary 
fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi-
tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary may make the 
NOFO available only on the Internet at the appropriate 
Government website or through other electronic media, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
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SEC. 217. Payment of attorney fees in program-re-
lated litigation shall be paid from the individual program 
office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 
appropriations. 
SEC. 218. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up 
to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 
appropriated for any office under the headings ‘‘Adminis-
trative Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any 
other such office under such headings: Provided, That no 
appropriation for any such office under such headings 
shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent 
or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
notification to such Committees 3 business days in ad-
vance of any such transfers under this section up to 10 
percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less. 
SEC. 219. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 
payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi-
tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with 
any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, 
ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condi-
tion of any property covered under a housing assistance 
payment contract. 
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Pointing’’ and inserting ‘‘Pawtucket Library, Sayles 
Building Renovation’’; 
(2) the item relating to ‘‘Germany Road Relocation 
Project’’ is deemed to be amended by striking project 
‘‘Germany Road Relocation Project’’ and inserting ‘‘Sewer 
Improvements’’; 
(3) the item relating to ‘‘Community Center Expan-
sion and Land Acquisition’’ is deemed to be amended by 
striking ‘‘Expansion and Land Acquisition’’ and inserting 
‘‘Planning and Design’’; 
(4) the item relating to ‘‘Laconia, NH Hill Street Pe-
destrian Bridge Replacement’’ is deemed to be amended 
by striking ‘‘Hill Street’’ and inserting ‘‘Mill Street’’; 
(5) the item relating to ‘‘Sunnyside Community Rein-
vestment as Cultura & Traditions: Tucson, AZ’’ is deemed 
to be amended by striking recipient ‘‘Sunnyside Founda-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Sunnyside Unified School District’’; 
(6) the item relating to ‘‘Boys and Girls Clubs of 
Puerto Rico Arecibo Clubhouse Construction Project’’ is 
deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Boys and Girls Clubs 
of Puerto Rico Arecibo Clubhouse Construction Project’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Rehabilitation of San Lorenzo Community 
Facility of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico’’; 
(7) the item relating to ‘‘Craighead Technology Park 
and Public Safety Center’’ is deemed to be amended by 
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