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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on
behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107,
chapters 11, 13, 51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to
or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and bur-
ial benefits, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay,
adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of pre-
miums due on commercial life insurance policies guaran-
teed under the provisions of Article IV of the Soldiers’
and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107,
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1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61;
50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735;
76 Stat. 1198); $18,497,854,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $26,417,000
of the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Gen-
eral operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical care’’ for necessary
expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in
the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters
51, 53, and 55), the funding source for which is specifi-
cally provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ appro-
priation: Provided further, That such sums as may be
earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reim-
bursed to ‘‘Medical facilities revolving fund’’ to augment
the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing
home care provided to pensioners as authorized by the
Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapter 55).
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38
U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55,
and 61, $1,227,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds shall be available to pay any
court order, court award or any compromise settlement
arising from litigation involving the vocational training
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program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98–77,
as amended.
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES
For military and naval insurance, national service life
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72
Stat. 487, $38,970,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
GUARANTY AND INDEMNITY PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $105,226,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as
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authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,810,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.
DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38
U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: 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, as amended: Provided further, That during 1997,
within the resources available, not to exceed $300,000 in
gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for spe-
cially adapted housing loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program, $80,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General
operating expenses’’.
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EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $195,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $49,000, as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,964,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $377,000, which may
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be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘General operating expenses’’.
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, sub-
chapter V, as amended, $205,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General
operating expenses’’.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and
outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, including care and treat-
ment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment; and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and
equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental
thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department;
administrative expenses in support of planning, design,
project management, real property acquisition and disposi-
tion, construction and renovation of any facility under the
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; oversight,
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engineering and architectural activities not charged to
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing fa-
cilities in the several hospitals and homes under the juris-
diction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, ei-
ther by contract or by the hire of temporary employees
and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances there-
for, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; aid to State
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; and not to exceed
$8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred
to in 38 U.S.C. 8110(a)(5); $17,008,447,000, plus reim-
bursements: Provided, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $570,000,000 is for the equipment
and land and structures object classifications only, which
amount shall not become available for obligation until Au-
gust 1, 1997, and shall remain available until September
30, 1998.
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of
medical and prosthetic research and development as au-
thorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 73, to remain available until
September 30, 1998, $257,000,000, plus reimbursements.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in the administration of med-
ical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction,
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supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of planning, design,
project management, architectural, engineering, real prop-
erty acquisition and disposition, construction and renova-
tion of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including site ac-
quisition; engineering and architectural activities not
charged to project cost; and research and development in
building construction technology; $59,207,000, plus reim-
bursements.
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized
by Public Law 102–54, section 8, which shall be trans-
ferred from the ‘‘General post fund’’: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed $70,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program, $54,000, which shall be trans-
ferred from the ‘‘General post fund’’, as authorized by
Public Law 102–54, section 8.
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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary operating expenses of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including
uniforms or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General
Services Administration for security guard services, and
the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas em-
ployee mail; $823,584,000: Provided further, That during
fiscal year 1997, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the number of individuals employed by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs (1) in other than ‘‘career ap-
pointee’’ positions in the Senior Executive Service shall
not exceed 6, and (2) in schedule C positions shall not
exceed 11: Provided further, That funds under this head-
ing shall be available to administer the Service Members
Occupational Conversion and Training Act.
NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of the National Cemetery System, not otherwise
provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor;
cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of two
passenger motor vehicles for use in cemeterial operations;
and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $76,864,000.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $30,900,000.
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending and improving
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102,
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, Unit-
ed States Code, including planning, architectural and en-
gineering services, maintenance or guarantee period serv-
ices costs associated with equipment guarantees provided
under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility
and storm drainage system construction costs, and site ac-
quisition, where the estimated cost of a project is
$3,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were
made available in a previous major project appropriation,
$245,358,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That except for advance planning of projects funded
through the advance planning fund and the design of
projects funded through the design fund, none of these
funds shall be used for any project which has not been
considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary
process: Provided further, That funds provided in this ap-
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propriation for fiscal year 1997, for each approved project
shall be obligated (1) by the awarding of a construction
documents contract by September 30, 1997, and (2) by
the awarding of a construction contract by September 30,
1998: Provided further, That the Secretary shall promptly
report in writing to the Comptroller General and to the
Committees on Appropriations any approved major con-
struction project in which obligations are not incurred
within the time limitations established above; and the
Comptroller General shall review the report in accordance
with the procedures established by section 1015 of the Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public Law
93–344): Provided further, That no funds from any other
account except the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’, may be obli-
gated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving
a project which was approved in the budget process and
funded in this account until one year after substantial
completion and beneficial occupancy by the Department
of Veterans Affairs of the project or any part thereof with
respect to that part only.
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including plan-
ning, architectural and engineering services, maintenance
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or guarantee period services costs associated with equip-
ment guarantees provided under the project, services of
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system
construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102,
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, Unit-
ed States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is
less than $3,000,000; $160,000,000, to remain available
until expended, along with unobligated balances of pre-
vious ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations which
are hereby made available for any project where the esti-
mated cost is less than $3,000,000: Provided, That funds
in this account shall be available for (1) repairs to any
of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for
the use of the Department which are necessary because
of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catas-
trophe, and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent
or to minimize further loss by such causes.
PARKING REVOLVING FUND
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38
U.S.C. 8109, $12,300,000, together with income from fees
collected, to remain available until expended, which shall
be available for all authorized expenses except operations
and maintenance costs, which will be funded from ‘‘Medi-
cal care’’.
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GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE
FACILITIES
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re-
model, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and
domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care
to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131–8137,
$47,397,000, to remain available until expended.
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS
CEMETERIES
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding,
or improving State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38
U.S.C. 2408, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
FRANCHISE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
There is hereby established in the Treasury a fran-
chise fund pilot, as authorized by section 403 of Public
Law 103–356, to be available as provided in such section
for expenses and equipment necessary for the maintenance
and operation of such administrative services as the Sec-
retary determines may be performed more advantageously
as central services: Provided, That any inventories, equip-
ment and other assets pertaining to the services to be pro-
vided by the franchise fund, either on hand or on order,
less the related liabilities or unpaid obligations, and any
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appropriations made hereafter for the purpose of provid-
ing capital, shall be used to capitalize the franchise fund:
Provided further, That the franchise fund may be paid in
advance from funds available to the Department and other
Federal agencies for which such centralized services are
performed, at rates which will return in full all expenses
of operation, including accrued leave, depreciation of fund
plant and equipment, amortization of automated data
processing (ADP) software and systems (either acquired
or donated), and an amount necessary to maintain a rea-
sonable operating reserve, as determined by the Secretary:
Provided further, That the franchise fund shall provide
services on a competitive basis: Provided further, That an
amount not to exceed four percent of the total annual in-
come to such fund may be retained in the fund for fiscal
year 1997 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain avail-
able until expended, to be used for the acquisition of cap-
ital equipment and for the improvement and implementa-
tion of Departmental financial management, ADP, and
other support systems: Provided further, That no later
than thirty days after the end of each fiscal year amounts
in excess of this reserve limitation shall be transferred to
the Treasury: Provided further, That such franchise fund
pilot shall terminate pursuant to section 403(f) of Public
Law 103–356.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 101. Any appropriation for 1997 for ‘‘Com-
pensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and
‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be transferred
to any other of the mentioned appropriations.
SEC. 102. Appropriations available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for 1997 for salaries and ex-
penses shall be available for services authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations
for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, ‘‘Construction, minor
projects’’, and the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’) shall be
available for the purchase of any site for or toward the
construction of any new hospital or home.
SEC. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hos-
pitalization or examination of any persons (except bene-
ficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits
to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under
5 U.S.C. 7901–7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141–5204), unless re-
imbursement of cost is made to the ‘‘Medical care’’ ac-
count at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.
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SEC. 105. Appropriations available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1997 for ‘‘Com-
pensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and
‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall be available
for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to
be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1997 shall
be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding
prior year appropriations accounts resulting from title X
of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law
100–86, except that if such obligations are from trust
fund accounts they shall be payable from ‘‘Compensation
and pensions’’.
SEC. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, during fiscal year 1997, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance
Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans’ Special Life Insur-
ance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Gov-
ernment Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reim-
burse the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ account for the
cost of administration of the insurance programs financed
through those accounts: Provided, That reimbursement
shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated
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in an insurance program in fiscal year 1997, that are
available for dividends in that program after claims have
been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been
set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of administra-
tion of an insurance program exceeds the amount of sur-
plus earnings accumulated in that program, reimburse-
ment shall be made only to the extent of such surplus
earnings: Provided further, That the Secretary shall deter-
mine the cost of administration for fiscal year 1997, which
is properly allocable to the provision of each insurance pro-
gram and to the provision of any total disability income
insurance included in such insurance program.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
For assistance under the United States Housing Act
of 1937, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437),
not otherwise provided for, $5,272,000,000 (reduced by
$140,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the total amount provided under this head,
$4,472,000,000 shall be for assistance under the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) for use in
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or administer projects assisted under these programs, and
may make provision for alternative conditions or terms
where appropriate.
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
From the fund established by section 236(g) of the
National Housing Act, as amended, all uncommitted bal-
ances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1996,
and any collection during fiscal year 1997, shall be trans-
ferred, as authorized under such section, to the fund au-
thorized under section 201(j) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Amendments of 1978, as amended.
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE
(RESCISSION)
The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum
payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all
contracts entered into under section 236 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) is reduced in fiscal year
1997 by not more than $2,000,000 in uncommitted bal-
ances of authorizations provided for this purpose in appro-
priations Acts.
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND
For tenant-based assistance under section 8 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f),
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as amended, $166,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the total amount provided
under this head, $50,000,000 shall be for nonelderly dis-
abled families relocating pursuant to designation of a pub-
lic housing development under section 7 of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That the remainder of the amount provided
under this head shall be used only for housing assistance
for relocating residents of properties (i) that are eligible
for assistance under the Low Income Housing Preserva-
tion 
and 
Resident 
Homeownership 
Act 
of 
1990
(LIHPRHA) or the Emergency Low-Income Housing
Preservation Act of 1987 (ELIHPA) in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the tenth and eleventh provi-
sos of the second undesignated paragraph under the head
‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’ in Public
Law 104–134; (ii) that are owned by the Secretary and
being disposed of; (iii) for which section 8 assistance is
allocated under subsection (f) of section 204 of this Act
(relating to portfolio reengineering); or (iv) subject to spe-
cial workout assistance team intervention compliance ac-
tions: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a public housing agency administering
certificate or voucher assistance provided under subsection
(b) or (o) of section 8 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937, as amended, shall delay for 3 months, the use
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of any amounts of such assistance (or the certificate or
voucher representing assistance amounts) made available
by the termination during fiscal year 1997 of such assist-
ance on behalf of any family for any reason, but not later
than October 1, 1997, with the exception of any certifi-
cates assigned or committed to project-based assistance as
permitted otherwise by the Act, accomplished prior to the
effective date of this Act: Provided further, That section
8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(A)) is further amend-
ed—
(1) in the third sentence by inserting ‘‘and fis-
cal year 1997’’ after ‘‘1995’’; and
(2) in the last sentence by inserting ‘‘and fiscal
year 1997’’ after ‘‘1995’’.
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND
For payments to public housing agencies and Indian
housing authorities for operating subsidies for low-income
housing projects as authorized by section 9 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1437g), $2,850,000,000.
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the Public Housing Capital Fund program under
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42
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U.S.C. 1437), $2,700,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $2,415,000,000 shall be for mod-
ernization 
of 
existing 
public 
housing 
projects;
$200,000,000 
for 
Indian 
Housing 
Development;
$50,000,000 for grants to public housing agencies (includ-
ing Indian housing authorities), nonprofit corporations,
and other appropriate entities for a supportive services
program to assist residents of public and assisted housing,
former residents of such housing receiving tenant-based
assistance under section 8 of such Act, and other low-in-
come families and individuals, principally for the benefit
of public housing residents, to become self-sufficient;
$20,000,000 for technical assistance for the inspection of
public housing units, contract expertise, and training and
technical assistance directly or indirectly, under grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements, to assist in the over-
sight and management of public and Indian housing
(whether or not the housing is being modernized with as-
sistance under this proviso) or tenant-based assistance, in-
cluding, but not limited to, an annual resident survey,
data collection and analysis, training and technical assist-
ance by or to officials and employees of the department
and of public housing agencies and to residents in connec-
tion with the public and Indian housing program or for
carrying out activities under section 6(j) of the Act;
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$10,000,000 for the Tenant Opportunity Program; and
$5,000,000 for the Jobs-Plus Demonstration for Public
Housing families: Provided, That all obligated and unobli-
gated balances as of the end of fiscal year 1996 heretofore
provided for the development or acquisition costs of public
housing (including public housing for Indian families), for
modernization of existing public housing projects (includ-
ing such projects for Indian families), for public and In-
dian housing amendments, for modernization and develop-
ment technical assistance, for lease adjustments for the
section 23 program, and for the Family Investment Cen-
ters program shall be transferred to amounts made avail-
able under this heading.
REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC
HOUSING (HOPE VII)
For grants to public housing agencies for assisting
in the demolition of obsolete public housing projects or
portions thereof, the revitalization (where appropriate) of
sites (including remaining public housing units) on which
such projects are located, replacement housing which will
avoid or lessen concentrations of very low-income families,
and tenant-based assistance in accordance with section 8
of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and for provid-
ing replacement housing and assisting tenants to be dis-
placed by the demolition, $550,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which the Secretary may use up
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to $2,500,000 for technical assistance, to be provided di-
rectly or indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative
agreements, including training and cost of necessary travel
for participants in such training, by or to officials and em-
ployees of the Department and of public housing agencies
and to residents: Provided, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the funds made available to the
Housing Authority of New Orleans under HOPE VI for
purposes of Desire Homes, shall not be obligated or ex-
pended for on-site construction until an independent third
party has determined whether the site is appropriate.
DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For grants to public and Indian housing agencies for
use in eliminating crime in public housing projects author-
ized by 42 U.S.C. 11901–11908, for grants for federally
assisted low-income housing authorized by 42 U.S.C.
11909, and for drug information clearinghouse services
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11921–11925, $290,000,000, to
remain available until expended, $10,000,000 of which
shall be for grants, technical assistance, contracts and
other assistance training, program assessment, and execu-
tion for or on behalf of public housing agencies and resi-
dent organizations (including the cost of necessary travel
for participants in such training), $5,000,000 of which
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technology research and development activities, including
research, development, operations, and services; mainte-
nance; construction of facilities including repair, rehabili-
tation, and modification of real and personal property, and
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as author-
ized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and commu-
nications activities including operations, production, and
services; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and
operation 
of 
mission 
and 
administrative 
aircraft,
$5,662,100,000, to remain available until September 30,
1998. Chapter VII of Public Law 104–6 is amended under
the heading, ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration’’ by replacing ‘‘September 30, 1997’’ with ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1998’’ and ‘‘1996’’ with ‘‘1997’’.
MISSION SUPPORT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
in carrying out mission support for human space flight
programs and science, aeronautical, and technology pro-
grams, including research operations and support; space
communications activities including operations, production
and services; maintenance; construction of facilities in-
cluding repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facili-
ties, minor construction of new facilities and additions to
existing facilities, facility planning and design, environ-
mental compliance and restoration, and acquisition or con-