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Opportunity for People Everywhere Grants’’ are hereby permanently 
rescinded. 
SEC. 242. Funds made available in this title under the heading 
‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ may be used by the Secretary to 
participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized in an 
appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016 as initially authorized under 
section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76 and extended under 
section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235: Provided, That 
such participation shall be limited to no more than 10 continuums 
of care and housing activities to improve outcomes for disconnected 
youth. 
SEC. 243. With respect to grant amounts awarded under the 
heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fiscal years 2015 and 
2016 for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program as authorized 
under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act, costs paid by program income of grant recipients may 
count toward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, pro-
vided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the recipients 
CoC program. 
SEC. 244. With respect to funds appropriated under the 
‘‘Community Development Fund’’ heading for formula allocation 
to states pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5306(d), the Secretary shall permit 
a 
jurisdiction 
to 
demonstrate 
compliance 
with 
U.S.C. 
5305(c)(2)(A) if it had been designated as majority low- and mod-
erate-income pursuant to data from the 2000 decennial Census 
and it continues to have economic distress as evidenced by inclusion 
in a designated Rural Promise Zone or Distressed County as defined 
by the Appalachian Regional Commission. This section shall apply 
to any such state funds appropriated under such heading under 
this Act, in each fiscal year from 2017 through 2020, and under 
prior appropriation Acts (with respect to any such allocated but 
uncommitted funds available to any such state). 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
ACCESS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized 
by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
$8,023,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received 
for publications and training expenses. 
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission 
as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, 
as amended (46 U.S.C. 307), including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by
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31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $25,660,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provi-
sions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $24,499,000: 
Provided, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary 
authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector 
General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 
1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further, 
That the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other 
arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with 
public agencies and with private persons, subject to the applicable 
laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 
within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided fur-
ther, That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ 
such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out 
the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, 
subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such 
selections, appointments, and employment within the Corporation: 
Provided further, That concurrent with the President’s budget 
request for fiscal year 2017, the Inspector General shall submit 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget 
request for fiscal year 2017 in similar format and substance to 
those submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government. 
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety 
Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS– 
15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902), $105,170,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be 
used for official reception and representation expenses. The amounts 
made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in 
this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on 
an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by 
the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–
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8107), $135,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family 
rental housing program: Provided, That in addition, $40,000,000 
shall be made available until expended to the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation 
activities, under the following terms and conditions: 
(1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC) 
shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
(with match to be determined by NRC based on affordability 
and the economic conditions of an area; a match also may 
be waived by NRC based on the aforementioned conditions) 
to provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily 
to States and areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures 
to help eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of 
owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk of such 
foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates of defaults and 
foreclosures, grants may also be provided to approved coun-
seling intermediaries based on a geographic analysis of the 
Nation by NRC which determines where there is a prevalence 
of mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including any 
trends for mortgages that are likely to default and face fore-
closure. A State Housing Finance Agency may also be eligible 
where the State Housing Finance Agency meets all the require-
ments under this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling inter-
mediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure mitigation 
assistance counseling requirements, as determined by NRC, 
and shall be approved by HUD or NRC as meeting these 
requirements. 
(2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only 
be made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes 
with mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mort-
gages shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and home-
owners will be provided such assistance that shall consist of 
activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result 
in the long-term affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant 
to such activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner. 
No funds made available under this paragraph may be provided 
directly to lenders or homeowners to discharge outstanding 
mortgage balances or for any other direct debt reduction pay-
ments. 
(3) The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance 
by approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing 
Finance Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the 
borrower’s financial situation, an evaluation of the current 
value of the property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling 
regarding the assumption of the mortgage by another non- 
Federal party, counseling regarding the possible purchase of 
the mortgage by a non-Federal third party, counseling and 
advice of all likely restructuring and refinancing strategies 
or the approval of a work-out strategy by all interested parties. 
(4) NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds 
under this paragraph to its own charter members with expertise 
in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification 
by NRC that the procedures for selection do not consist of 
any procedures or activities that could be construed as a conflict 
of interest or have the appearance of impropriety.
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(5) HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing 
Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall 
have demonstrated experience in successfully working with 
financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delin-
quency and foreclosure as well as documented counseling 
capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance and 
positive outcomes with documented counseling plans (including 
post mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan workout 
agreements and loan modification agreements. NRC may use 
other criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved areas. 
(6) Of the total amount made available under this para-
graph, up to $2,000,000 may be made available to build the 
mortgage foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity 
of counseling intermediaries through NRC training courses with 
HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their partners, 
except that private financial institutions that participate in 
NRC training shall pay market rates for such training. 
(7) Of the total amount made available under this para-
graph, up to 5 percent may be used for associated administra-
tive expenses for NRC to carry out activities provided under 
this section. 
(8) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may 
include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, 
as determined by NRC. 
(9) NRC shall continue to report bi-annually to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the Senate 
Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee 
on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default. 
UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, author-
ized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference 
rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code) of the United States Interagency 
Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant 
to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as 
amended, $3,530,000. 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in 
regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 
SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor 
may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly 
so provided herein. 
SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract 
pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 
of public record and available for public inspection, except where