22905(f) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply 
to projects for the implementation of positive train control 
systems otherwise eligible under section 22907(c)(1) of 
title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
amounts available under this heading for projects selected 
for commuter rail passenger transportation may be trans-
ferred by the Secretary, after selection, to the appropriate 
agencies to be administered in accordance with chapter 53 
of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That for 
amounts available under this heading eligible recipients 
under section 22907(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
shall include any non-profit association representing Class 
II railroads and Class III railroads (as those terms are 
defined in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code) 
and any holding company of a Class II railroad or Class 
III railroad (as those terms are defined in section 20102 
of title 49, United States Code): Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall not limit eligible projects from consid-
eration for funding for planning, engineering, environ-
mental, construction, and design elements of the same 
project in the same application: Provided further, That un-
obligated balances remaining after 4 years from the date 
of enactment may be used for any eligible project under 
section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may withhold up to one per-
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cent of the amount provided under this heading for the 
costs of award and project management oversight of 
grants carried out under section 22907 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity for funds pro-
vided under this heading no later than 30 days after en-
actment of this Act: Provided further, That such Notice 
of Funding Opportunity shall require application submis-
sions 60 days after the publishing of such Notice: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall announce the selection 
of projects to receive awards for the funds in the previous 
two provisos no later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act. 
MAGNETIC LEVITATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses related to the deployment of 
magnetic levitation transportation projects, consistent 
with language in 1307(a) through (c) of Public Law 109– 
59, as amended by section 102 of Public Law 110–244 
(section 
322 
of 
title 
23, 
United 
States 
Code), 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
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activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au-
thorized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114– 
94), $700,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half 
of 1 percent of the funds provided under both this heading 
and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation’’ heading to fund the costs 
of project management and oversight of activities author-
ized by section 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114– 
94: Provided further, That in addition to the project man-
agement oversight funds authorized under section 
11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114–94, the Sec-
retary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associ-
ated with the Northeast Corridor Commission established 
under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading, not less 
than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Am-
trak-served facilities and stations into compliance with the 
Americans with Disabilities Act. 
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NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the National Network as author-
ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 
$1,291,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
$2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to 
fund expenses associated with the State-Supported Route 
Committee established under section 24712 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em-
ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 
the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap 
poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the 
system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations within 60 days of enactment of this Act, a 
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summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Cor-
poration for 2019 and the three prior calendar years: Pro-
vided further, That such summary shall include the total 
number of employees that received waivers and the total 
overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employ-
ees receiving waivers for each month for 2019 and for the 
three prior calendar years. 
SEC. 151. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation under the headings 
‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation’’ and ‘‘National Network Grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ may be used 
to reduce the size of the Amtrak Police Department below 
the staffing level on May 1, 2019. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $117,000,000, of which 
$15,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2021, and up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry 
out the provisions of section 5326 of such title: Provided, 
That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 
2021 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall transmit to Congress the annual report on Capital 
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Investment Grants, including proposed allocations for fis-
cal year 2021. 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 
Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac-
count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 
5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Trans-
portation Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, 
and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $10,800,000,000, to be derived from 
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund 
and to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
funds available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 
5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, 
and 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112– 
141, and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$10,150,348,462 in fiscal year 2020: Provided further, 
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That the Federal share of the cost of activities carried 
out under 49 U.S.C. section 5312 shall not exceed 80 per-
cent, except that if there is substantial public interest or 
benefit, the Secretary may approve a greater Federal 
share: Provided further, That in addition to the amounts 
appropriated for purposes of 49 U.S.C 5338(e), not less 
than 2 percent of the funds appropriated or available for 
the purposes of 49 U.S.C 5338(f) shall be available for 
the purposes of 49 U.S.C. 5338(e). 
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities 
grants under section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, 
state of good repair grants under section 5337 of such 
title, the bus testing facilities under sections 5312 and 
5318 of such title, and for grants to areas of persistent 
poverty, $750,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the sums provided under this 
heading: 
(1) $389,000,000 shall be available for the 
buses and bus facilities competitive grants as au-
thorized under section 5339(b) of such title: Pro-
vided further, That the minimum grant award shall 
be not less than $1,000,000; 
(2) $94,000,000 shall be available for the low 
or no emission grants as authorized under section 
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5339(c) of such title; Provided further, That the 
minimum grant award shall be not less than 
$1,500,000; 
(3) $250,000,000 shall be available for the 
state of good repair grants as authorized under sec-
tion 5337 of such title; 
(4) $1,000,000 shall be available for the bus 
testing facility as authorized under section 5318 of 
such title; 
(5) Notwithstanding section 5318(a) of such 
title, $6,000,000 shall be available for the operation 
and maintenance of bus testing facilities by institu-
tions of higher education selected pursuant to sec-
tion 5312(h); and 
(6) $10,000,000 shall be available for competi-
tive grants to eligible entities to assist areas of per-
sistent poverty: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall enter into a 
contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant 
to, each institution of higher education selected pursuant 
to section 5312(h) of such title, to operate and maintain 
a facility to conduct the testing of low or no emission vehi-
cle new bus models using the standards established pursu-
ant to section 5318(e)(2) of such title: Provided further, 
That the term ‘‘low or no emission vehicle’’ has the mean-
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ing given the term in section 5312(e)(6) of such title: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall pay 80 percent of 
the cost of testing a low or no emission vehicle new bus 
model at each selected institution of higher education: Pro-
vided further, That the entity having the vehicle tested 
shall pay 20 percent of the cost of testing: Provided fur-
ther, That a low or no emission vehicle new bus model 
tested that receives a passing aggregate test score in ac-
cordance with the standards established under section 
5318(e)(2) of such title, shall be deemed to be in compli-
ance with the requirements of section 5318(e) of such 
title: Provided further, That areas of persistent poverty 
means any county that has consistently had 20 percent 
or more of the population living in poverty over the 30 
years preceding the date of enactment of this Act, as 
measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial census and the 
most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 
or any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 per-
cent as measured by the 2013-2017 five-year data series 
available from the American Community Survey of the 
Census Bureau: Provided further, That grants shall be for 
planning, engineering, or development of technical, or fi-
nancing plans for projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That eligible en-
tities are those defined as eligible recipients or subrecipi-
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ents under sections 5307, 5310 or 5311 of title 49 United 
States Code, and are in areas of persistent poverty: Pro-
vided further, That the Federal Transit Administration 
should complete outreach to such counties and the Depart-
ments of Transportation within applicable States via per-
sonal contact, webinars, web materials and other appro-
priate methods determined by the Administrator: Provided 
further, That State departments of transportation may 
apply on behalf of eligible entities within their States: Pro-
vided further, That the Federal Transit Administration 
should encourage grantees to work with non-profits or 
other entities of their choosing in order to develop plan-
ning, technical, engineering, or financing plans: Provided 
further, That the Federal Transit Administration should 
encourage grantees to partner with non-profits that can 
assist with making projects low or no emissions: Provided 
further, That projects funded as a result of activities fund-
ed under this heading shall be for not less than 90 percent 
of the net total project cost: Provided further, That 
amounts made available by this heading shall be derived 
from the general fund: Provided further, That the amounts 
made available under this heading shall not be subject to 
any limitation on obligations for transit programs set forth 
in any Act. 
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 
of which not less than $2,500,000 shall be for a coopera-
tive agreement through which the Federal Transit Admin-
istration assists transit recipients with frontline workforce 
development and standards based training in maintenance 
and operations through an agreement with a national non-
profit organization with a demonstrated capacity to de-
velop and provide such programs though labor manage-
ment partnerships and apprenticeships: Provided, That 
the assistance provided under this heading does not dupli-
cate the activities of 49 U.S.C. 5311(b) or 49 U.S.C. 
5312. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway 
capital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, 
United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $2,301,785,760, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$1,841,428,608 shall be obligated by December 31, 2021, 
but shall remain available until September 30, 2024, as 
specified under this heading: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading: 
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(1) $795,290,221 shall be available for fixed 
guideway projects that have executed full funding 
grant agreements, authorized under subsection (d) 
of section 5309; 
(2) $702,709,779 shall be available for new 
projects authorized under 5309(d) of title 49, 
United States Code; 
(3) $300,000,000 shall be available for projects 
authorized under section 5309(e) of title 49, United 
States Code; 
(4) $430,768,910 shall be available for projects 
authorized under section 5309(h) of title 49, United 
States Code; and 
(5) $50,000,000 shall be available for projects 
authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall continue to ad-
minister the capital investment grants program in accord-
ance with the procedural and substantive requirements of 
section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, and to ad-
minister the Expedited Delivery Pilot Program with the 
procedural and substantive requirements of section 
3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act: Provided further, That any funds remaining from the 
$1,841,428,608 that are required to be obligated by the 
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first proviso under this heading and that remain available 
on December 31, 2021 shall be reallocated to applicants 
with projects in Engineering on that date, as defined by 
49 U.S.C. 5309(d)(2) and (e)(2) for activities eligible 
under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b), and upon reallocation shall be 
available for immediate obligation: Provided further, That 
each applicant’s share of such funds shall be distributed 
to the projects in Engineering based on the individual 
project’s requested Capital Investment Grant amount as 
a percentage of the total Capital Investment Grant funds 
requested by the group of projects in Engineering under 
subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2) of 49 United States Code 
5309 on December 31, 2021: Provided further, That not 
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Transit Administration shall provide the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations a list of projects to 
which the agency expects to award a full-funding grant 
agreement in fiscal year 2020, and upon submission of the 
fiscal year 2021 budget, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion shall provide such information for 2021. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi-
sion B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain 
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available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall approve grants for capital and pre-
ventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington 
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving 
and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided 
further, That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary 
shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority is making progress to improve its safety 
management system in response to the Federal Transit 
Administration’s 2015 safety management inspection: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine that 
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 
placed the highest priority on those investments that will 
improve the safety of the system before approving such 
grants: Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to 
ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the 
requirements of section 601(e)(1) of division B of Public 
Law 110–432. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority 
previously made available for obligation. 
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SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Fixed Guideway Capital Investment’’ of the Fed-
eral Transit Administration for projects specified in this 
Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not ob-
ligated by September 30, 2024, and other recoveries, shall 
be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the 
purposes for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2018, under 
any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 
that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 
to and administered under the most recent appropriation 
heading for any such section. 
SEC. 163. In the first proviso under the title ‘‘Capital 
Investment Grants’’ in the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act of 2018, Public Law 115-141, strike, ‘‘December 31, 
2019’’ and insert, ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
SEC. 164. No funds in this or any other Act shall 
be used: 
(a) to adjust apportionments or withhold funds from 
apportionments pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4); 
(b) to request or require any project to have a max-
imum Capital Investment Grant contribution lower than 
50 percent of the total project cost; 
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(c) to determine a maximum Capital Investment 
Grant contribution for projects defined under 49 U.S.C. 
5309(a)(2) or 49 U.S.C. 5309 (a)(5) until at least 180 
days after a project has entered into the Engineering 
phase; and 
(d) by the Federal Transit Administration when mak-
ing a determination about whether a project sponsor’s cost 
estimate is reasonable, to require a probability higher than 
50 percent that a project can be completed within that 
cost estimate: Provided, That this proviso only applies to 
those applications that are in the ‘‘project development’’ 
phase as defined under subsections (d)(1), (e)(1), or 
(h)(2) of 49 U.S.C. 5309, or the ‘‘Engineering’’ phase as 
defined under subsections (d)(2) or (e)(2) of 49 U.S.C. 
5309 on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 165. An eligible recipient of a grant under 
5339(c) may submit an application in partnership with 
other entities, including a transit vehicle manufacturer, 
that intend to participate in the implementation of a 
project under 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code and 
a project awarded with such partnership shall be treated 
as satisfying the requirement for a competitive procure-
ment under Section 5325(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, for the named entity. 
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SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities on those 
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, 
and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation, $40,000,000, to be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 
99–662: Provided, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, not less than $16,000,000 shall be 
used on capital asset renewal activities. 
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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 
needs of the United States, $300,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $154,442,000: Provided, That 
of the sums appropriated under this heading — 
(1) $77,944,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021 for the operations of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy; 
(2) $5,225,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for the maintenance and repair, equipment, 
and capital improvements at the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy; 
(3) $3,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021 for the Maritime Environment and 
Technology Assistance program authorized under 
section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; and 
(4) $15,000,000, shall remain available until 
expended for the Short Sea Transportation Program 
(America’s Marine Highways) to make grants for 
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the purposes authorized under sections 55601(b)(1) 
and (3) of title 46, United States Code: 
Provided further, That not later than 120 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration shall transmit to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual as-
sault and sexual harassment at the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 
3507 of Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That 
available balances under this heading for the Short Sea 
Transportation Program (America’s Marine Highways) 
from prior year recoveries shall be available to carry out 
activities authorized under sections 55601(b)(1) and (3) 
of title 46, United States Code: Provided further, That 
from funds provided under (3) and (4) of the first proviso, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall make grants no later 
than 180 days after enactment of this Act in such 
amounts as the Secretary determines: Provided further, 
That any unobligated balances available from previous ap-
propriations for programs and activities supporting State 
Maritime Academies shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Administration, 
State Maritime Academy Operations’’ and shall be made 
available for the same purposes. 
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STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of operations, support and 
training 
activities 
for 
State 
Maritime 
Academies, 
$345,200,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated 
under this heading — 
(1) $33,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for maintenance, repair, life exten-
sion, and capacity improvement of National Defense 
Reserve Fleet training ships in support of State 
Maritime Academies, of which up to $8,060,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for ex-
penses related to training mariners for costs associ-
ated with training vessel sharing pursuant to 46 
U.S.C. 51504(g)(3) for costs associated with mobi-
lizing, operating and demobilizing the vessel, includ-
ing travel costs for students, faculty and crew, the 
costs of the general agent, crew costs, fuel, insur-
ance, operational fees, and vessel hire costs, as de-
termined by the Secretary; 
(2) $300,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for the National Security Multi-Mis-
sion Vessel Program, including funds for construc-
tion, planning, administration, and design of school 
ships; 
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(3) $2,400,000 shall remain available through 
September 30, 2021, for the Student Incentive Pro-
gram; 
(4) $3,800,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for training ship fuel assistance; and 
(5) $6,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, for direct payments for State Mar-
itime Academies. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 
under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as 
amended by Public Law 113–281, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 
Maritime Administration, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Operations 
and Training’’, Maritime Administration. 
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PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
To make grants to improve port facilities as author-
ized under section 50302 of title 46, United States Code, 
$225,000,000 to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That projects eligible for funding provided under 
this heading shall be projects for coastal seaports or Great 
Lakes ports: Provided further, That the Maritime Admin-
istration shall distribute funds provided under this head-
ing as discretionary grants to port authorities or commis-
sions or their subdivisions and agents under existing au-
thority, as well as to a State or political subdivision of 
a State or local government, a tribal government, a public 
agency or publicly chartered authority established by one 
or more States, a special purpose district with a transpor-
tation function, a multistate or multijurisdictional group 
of entities, or a lead entity described above jointly with 
a private entity or group of private entities: Provided fur-
ther, That projects eligible for funding provided under this 
heading shall be either within the boundary of a port, or 
outside the boundary of a port, and directly related to port 
operations or to an intermodal connection to a port that 
will improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the 
movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a port, 
as well as the unloading and loading of cargo at a port: 
Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 
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which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be 
up to 80 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed 2 
percent of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be available for necessary costs of grant administration: 
Provided further, That the proceeds of Federal credit as-
sistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code 
or sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad and Revital-
ization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 
94–210), as amended, shall be considered to be part of 
the non-Federal share of project costs if the loan is repay-
able from non-Federal funds, unless otherwise requested 
by the project sponsor: Provided further, That a grant 
award made under this heading may not be used to pur-
chase fully-automated cargo handling equipment or to oth-
erwise facilitate fully-automated cargo handling: Provided 
further, That for the purposes of the previous proviso, 
fully-automated cargo handling means using equipment 
that is remotely operated or remotely monitored with or 
without the exercise of human intervention or control. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Mari-
time Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 
services and make necessary repairs in connection with 
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any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 
property under control of the Maritime Administration: 
Provided, That payments received therefor shall be cred-
ited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 
occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 
repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration, 
$23,710,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Transportation shall issue final rules as required under 
section 5(f), section 21(c), and section 23(a) of the Pipe-
line Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act 
of 2011 (Public Law 112–90) no later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That no later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall initiate a rulemaking on automatic 
and remote-controlled shut-off valves and hazardous liquid 
pipeline facilities leak detection systems as required under 
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section 4 and section 8 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory 
Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Public Law 
112–90), respectively, and shall issue a final rule no later 
than one year after enactment of this Act. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 
materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, $61,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That up to 
$800,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall 
be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offset-
ting receipts: Provided further, That there may be credited 
to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds 
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 
training, for reports publication and dissemination, and 
for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous 
materials exemptions and approvals functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety 
program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to dis-
charge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pol-
lution Act of 1990, $168,000,000, to remain available 
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until September 30, 2022, of which $23,000,000 shall be 
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
$137,000,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 
Fund; and of which $8,000,000 shall be derived from fees 
collected under 49 U.S.C. 60302 and deposited in the Un-
derground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account 
for the purpose of carrying out 49 U.S.C. 60141: Pro-
vided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds pro-
vided under this heading shall be for the One-Call State 
grant program. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency 
Preparedness 
Grants 
program, 
not 
more 
than 
$28,318,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2022, from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(h), 
and 5128(b) and (c): Provided, That notwithstanding 49 
U.S.C. 5116(h)(4), not more than 4 percent of the 
amounts made available from this account shall be avail-
able to pay administrative costs: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the cur-
rent year obligation limitation, prior year recoveries recog-
nized in the current year shall be available to develop a 
hazardous materials response training curriculum for 
emergency responders, including response activities for the 
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transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable 
liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection 
Association standards, and to make such training avail-
able through an electronic format: Provided further, That 
the prior year recoveries made available under this head-
ing shall also be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 
5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 5116(i), and 5107(e). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $96,700,000: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au-
thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec-
tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves-
tigate 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 Department of Trans-
portation. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applica-
ble appropriations to the Department of Transportation 
shall be available for maintenance and operation of air-
craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; pur-
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chase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating 
in foreign countries on official department business; and 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
(b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appro-
priations to the Department and its operating administra-
tions shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, op-
eration, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems 
that advance the Department’s, or its operating adminis-
trations’, missions. 
(c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased or pro-
cured by the Department prior to the enactment of this 
Act shall be deemed authorized. 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 
the Department of Transportation shall be available for 
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 an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 182. (a) No recipient of funds made available 
in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de-
fined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State depart-
ment of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle 
record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided 
in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 
2721. 
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(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any 
grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 183. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for salaries and expenses of 
more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the 
Department of Transportation: Provided, That none of the 
personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on 
temporary detail outside the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall increase to 
125 political and Presidential appointees beginning on the 
date on which the Secretary announces the selection of 
projects to receive awards for each of the following com-
petitive grants, with respect to funds made available for 
fiscal year 2019 for such grants: 
(1) Capital investment grants as authorized and 
as funded under the heading ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary—National Infrastructure Investments’’ by 
Public Law 116–6; 
(2) Grants-In-Aid for Airports as authorized by 
subchapter 1 of chapter 471 and subchapter 1 of 
chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and as 
funded under the heading ‘‘Federal Aviation Admin-
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istration—Grants-in-Aid for Airports’’ by Public 
Law 116–6; 
(3) Federal-State Partnership for State of Good 
Repair Grants, as authorized by section 24911 of 
title 49, United States Code, and as funded under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administration— 
Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair’’ 
by Public Law 116–6; 
(4) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety 
Improvements Grants, as authorized by section 
22907 of title 49, United States Code, and as fund-
ed under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administra-
tion—Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety 
Improvements’’ by Public Law 116–6; 
(5) Restoration and Enhancement Grants, as 
authorized by section 22908 of title 49, United 
States Code, and as funded under the heading ‘‘Fed-
eral Railroad Administration— Restoration and En-
hancement’’ by Public Law 116–6; 
(6) Magnetic levitation transportation projects 
consistent with section 322 of title 23, United States 
Code, and as funded under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Railroad Administration—Magnetic Levitation Tech-
nology Deployment Program’’ by Public Law 116– 
6; 
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(7) Buses and bus facilities competitive grants 
as authorized under section 5339(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, and as funded under the head-
ing ‘‘Federal Transit Administration—Transit Infra-
structure Grants’’ by Public Law 116–6; 
(8) Low or no emission grants, as authorized 
under section 5339(c) of title 49, United States 
Code, and as funded under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Transit 
Administration—Transit 
Infrastructure 
Grants’’ by Public Law 116–6; 
(9) Grants to qualified shipyards, as authorized 
under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, 
and as funded under the heading ‘‘Maritime Admin-
istration—Assistance to Small Shipyards’’ by Public 
Law 116–6; and 
(10) Grants to improve port facilities, as au-
thorized under section 50302 of title 46, United 
States Code, and as funded under the heading 
‘‘Maritime Administration—Port Infrastructure De-
velopment Program’’ by Public Law 116–6. 
SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred for training may 
be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis-
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tration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ 
account, except for State rail safety inspectors partici-
pating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 185. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act 
to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 
a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, or discretionary 
grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less 
than 3 full business days before any project competitively 
selected to receive any discretionary grant award, letter 
of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, 
line of credit commitment, or full funding grant agreement 
is announced by the Department or its modal administra-
tions: Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent noti-
fication to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emer-
gency relief program: Provided further, That no notifica-
tion shall involve funds that are not available for obliga-
tion. 
(b) In addition to the notification required in sub-
section (a), none of the funds made available in this Act 
to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 
a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, cooperative agree-
ment or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Trans-
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portation provides the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations a comprehensive list of all such loans, loan 
guarantees, lines of credit, cooperative agreement or dis-
cretionary grants that will be announced not less the 3 
full business days before such announcement: Provided, 
That the requirement to provide a list in this subsection 
does not apply to any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the 
emergency relief program: Provided further, That no list 
shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 
minor fees and other funds received by the Department 
of Transportation from travel management centers, 
charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 
and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria-
tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 
to elements of the Department of Transportation using 
fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 187. Amounts made available in this or any 
prior Act that the Secretary determines represent im-
proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 
a third-party contractor under a financial assistance 
award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail-
able— 
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(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 
by the Department of Transportation in recovering 
improper payments: Provided, That amounts made 
available in this Act shall be available until ex-
pended; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in 
recovering improper payments or contractor support 
in the implementation of the Improper Payments In-
formation Act of 2002, as amended by the Improper 
Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 
and Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery 
Improvement Act of 2012, and Fraud Reduction and 
Data Analytics Act of 2015: Provided, That amounts 
in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and 
(2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with 
the appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available: Provided further, That 
where specific project or accounting information 
associated with the improper payment or pay-
ments is not readily available, the Secretary 
may credit an appropriate account, which shall 
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be available for the purposes and period associ-
ated with the account so credited; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 
to depositing such recovery in the Treasury, the 
Secretary shall notify the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations of the amount 
and reasons for such transfer: Provided further, 
That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘im-
proper payments’’ has the same meaning as 
that provided in section 2(e)(2) of Public Law 
111–204. 
SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are 
subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 
be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice 
shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action 
shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other 
congressional committees of the action of the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogram-
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100 
ming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on 
which the reprogramming action has been approved or de-
nied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
SEC. 189. Funds appropriated in this Act to the 
modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of 
the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim-
bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 
costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 
a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or 
administrations. 
SEC. 190. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform 
standards for developing and supporting agency transit 
pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 
of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of 
transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. 
SEC. 191. The Department of Transportation may 
use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist 
a contract under title 49 U.S.C. or title 23 U.S.C. utilizing 
geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not 
otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regula-
tion, policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of 
a Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Ad-
ministration grant from imposing such hiring preference 
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on a contract or construction project with which the De-
partment of Transportation is assisting, only if the grant 
recipient certifies the following: 
(a) that except with respect to apprentices or train-
ees, a pool of readily available but unemployed individuals 
possessing the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the 
work that the contract requires resides in the jurisdiction; 
(b) that the grant recipient will include appropriate 
provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor 
does not displace any of its existing employees in order 
to satisfy such hiring preference; and 
(c) that any increase in the cost of labor, training, 
or delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference 
does not delay or displace any transportation project in 
the applicable Statewide Transportation Improvement 
Program or Transportation Improvement Program. 
SEC. 192. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be used to termi-
nate a grant or cooperative agreement with the California 
High Speed Rail Authority, de-obligate funding associated 
with a grant or cooperative agreement with the California 
High Speed Rail Authority, or require the State of Cali-
fornia or the California High Speed Rail Authority to 
repay funding previously obligated and expended. 
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(b) Subsection (a) shall apply to Cooperative Agree-
ment No. FR-HSR-0009-10-01-06 and any other grant or 
cooperative agreement with the California High Speed 
Rail Authority in effect on or after enactment of this Act. 
(c) Notwithstanding the Department of Transpor-
tation Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-117), 
de-obligated funds associated with Cooperative Agreement 
No. FR-HSR-0118-12-01-01— 
(1) may not be made available for any purpose 
until the final determination of any litigation con-
cerning those funds; and 
(2) upon the final determination of any such 
litigation, shall be made available only for high-speed 
rail projects under section 26106 of title 49, United 
States Code, in accordance with such section, except 
the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
(A) issue a Notice of Funding Opportunity 
for such grants no later than 30 days after the 
final determination of such litigation; 
(B) require that such Notice of Funding 
Opportunity shall require application submis-
sions no later than 30 days after the issuance 
of such Notice; 
(C) award grants no later than 60 days 
after the issuance of such Notice; and 
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(D) require applicants to provide the Sec-
retary with completed documentation with re-
spect to any required environmental impact 
statements within the application for a grant. 
SEC. 193. Section 603(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking paragraph (8) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(8) 
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (9) and section 117(j)(2), 
the proceeds of a secured loan under the TIFIA 
program shall be considered to be part of the 
non-Federal share of project costs required 
under this title or chapter 53 of title 49, if the 
loan is repayable from non-Federal funds.’’. 
SEC. 194. Section 502(b)(3) of the Railroad Revital-
ization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
822(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘only during the 4-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of the Pas-
senger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘until September 30, 2020’’. 
SEC. 195. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
title may be made available to issue grants to entities that 
do not comply with practices for control system procure-
ment recommended by the U.S. Department of Homeland 
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Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications 
Integration Center. 
(b) The Secretary of Transportation may waive the 
requirement to comply with the practices described in sub-
section (a) if the Secretary finds that: 
(1) requiring compliance would be inconsistent 
with the public interest; and 
(2) the Secretary notifies the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations no less than 3 days 
before issuing a waiver under this subsection. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
EXECUTIVE OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of-
fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Sec-
retary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congres-
sional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the 
Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, 
$14,788,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, and of which $4,557,000 is for the Office of the 
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Secretary and $2,192,000 is for the Office of Congres-
sional and Intergovernmental Relations: Provided, That 
not to exceed $20,000 of the total amount made available 
under this heading shall be available to the Secretary for 
official reception and representation expenses as the Sec-
retary may determine: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available in this title or title II of division G 
of Public Law 116–6 may be reprogrammed or otherwise 
used to increase the appropriation provided by this title 
for the Office of the Secretary or the Office of Congres-
sional and Intergovernmental Relations: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to detail any individual to the Office of 
the Secretary or the Office of Congressional and Intergov-
ernmental Relations: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the 
salary of any individual occupying a political position in 
the Office of Budget: Provided further, That for the pur-
poses of the previous proviso, the term ‘‘political position’’ 
means the following: a position described under sections 
5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating 
to the Executive Schedule); a noncareer appointment in 
the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraph 
(7) of section 3132(a) of such title; a position in the execu-
tive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy- 
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determining character under schedule C of subpart C of 
part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; or any 
other position that has been excepted from the competitive 
service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, 
policy-making, or policy-advocating character. 
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Administra-
tive Support Offices, $521,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the sums ap-
propriated under this heading — 
(1) not to exceed $52,691,000 shall be for the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer; 
(2) not to exceed $95,890,000 shall be for the 
Office of the General Counsel, of which not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be for the Departmental Enforce-
ment Center; 
(3) not to exceed $54,000,000 shall be for the 
Office of Field Policy and Management; 
(4) not to exceed $3,900,000 shall be for the 
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity; 
(5) not less than $55,019,000 shall be for the 
Office of the Chief Information Officer; and 
(6) not to exceed $260,000,000 shall be for the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration: 
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Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 
may be used for hire of passenger motor vehicles and serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall provide the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notifica-
tion regarding the status of pending congressional reports: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide in elec-
tronic form all signed reports required by Congress: Pro-
vided further, That not more than 10 percent of the funds 
made available under this heading for the Office of Chief 
Financial Officer for the financial transformation initia-
tive may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, for ap-
proval, a plan for expenditure that includes the financial 
and internal control capabilities to be delivered and the 
mission benefits to be realized, key milestones to be met, 
and the relationship between the proposed use of funds 
made available under this heading and the projected total 
cost and scope of the initiative. 
PROGRAM OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Of-
fices, $849,144,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021: Provided, the amounts made available under 
this heading are provided as follows: 
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(1) not to exceed $230,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of Public and Indian Housing, of 
which $10,200,000 is for (a) the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development for carrying out any 
authorities of such Secretary under chapter 11 of 
subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12351) and subtitle N of such Act 
(34 U.S.C. 12471 et seq.); (b) public housing inspec-
tions and assessments as referred in paragraph (2) 
of the heading ‘‘Public Housing Capital Fund’’ in 
this title; and (c) public housing inspections, moni-
toring and oversight of activities, and other assist-
ance authorized under title I of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), title I 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 with respect to Indian tribes (42 U.S.C. 
5306(a)(1)), section 184 of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 
13a), and Tribal HUD-VASH program; 
(2) not to exceed $117,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of Community Planning and De-
velopment, of which $4,656,000 shall be for perma-
nent positions for a disaster recovery workforce; 
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(3) not to exceed $386,144,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of Housing, of which not less 
than $12,000,000 shall be for the Office of Recapi-
talization; 
(4) not to exceed $26,000,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Policy Development and Research; 
(5) not to exceed $80,000,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Oppor-
tunity; and 
(6) not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy 
Homes: 
Provided further, That the unobligated balances of prior 
year appropriations made available under each of the ac-
counts ‘‘Public and Indian Housing’’, ‘‘Community Plan-
ning and Development’’, ‘‘Housing’’, ‘‘Policy Development 
and Research’’, ‘‘Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’’, 
and ‘‘Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes’’ 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban 
Development--Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’ 
shall be transferred to, and merged with, the amounts re-
served for the Office of Public and Indian Housing, the 
Office of Community Planning and Development, the Of-
fice of Housing, the Office of Policy Development and Re-
search, the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Oppor-
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tunity, and the Office of Lead Hazard Control and 
Healthy Homes, respectively, under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development--Program Of-
fice Salaries and Expenses’’ in this title. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the working capital fund for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this para-
graph as the ‘‘Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred, including 
reimbursements pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund 
under this heading shall be available for Federal shared 
services used by offices and agencies of the Department, 
and for such portion of any office or agency’s printing, 
records management, space renovation, furniture, or sup-
ply services as the Secretary determines shall be derived 
from centralized sources made available by the Depart-
ment to all offices and agencies and funded through the 
Fund: Provided, That of the amounts made available in 
this title for salaries and expenses under the headings 
‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’, 
‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’, and ‘‘Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association’’, the Secretary shall 
transfer to the Fund such amounts, to remain available 
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until expended, as are necessary to fund services, specified 
in the matter preceding the first proviso, for which the 
appropriation would otherwise have been available, and 
may transfer not to exceed an additional $5,000,000, in 
aggregate, from all such appropriations, to be merged with 
the Fund and to remain available until expended for any 
purpose under this heading: Provided further, That 
amounts in the Fund shall be the only amounts available 
to each office or agency of the Department for the serv-
ices, or portion of services, specified in the matter pre-
ceding the first proviso: Provided further, That with re-
spect to the Fund, the authorities and conditions under 
this heading shall supplement the authorities and condi-
tions provided under section 7(f). 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of ten-
ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 
$19,810,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2019 (in addition to the 
$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this head-
ing that shall be available on October 1, 2019), and 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
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be available on October 1, 2020: Provided, That the 
amounts made available under this heading are provided 
as follows: 
(1) $21,400,000,000 shall be available for re-
newals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual 
contributions contracts (including renewals of en-
hanced vouchers under any provision of law author-
izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 
and including renewal of other special purpose incre-
mental vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, from amounts provided 
under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec-
retary for the calendar year 2020 funding cycle shall 
provide renewal funding for each public housing 
agency based on validated voucher management sys-
tem (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior cal-
endar year and by applying an inflation factor as es-
tablished by the Secretary, by notice published in 
the Federal Register, and by making any necessary 
adjustments for the costs associated with the first- 
time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph in-
cluding tenant protection and Choice Neighborhoods 
vouchers: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
to the extent necessary to stay within the amount 
specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise 
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modified under this paragraph), prorate each public 
housing agency’s allocation otherwise established 
pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further, That 
except as provided in the following provisos, the en-
tire amount specified under this paragraph (except 
as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be 
obligated to the public housing agencies based on the 
allocation and pro rata method described above, and 
the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of 
their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after 
enactment of this Act or March 1, 2020: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may extend the notifica-
tion period with the prior written approval of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That public housing agencies par-
ticipating in the MTW demonstration shall be fund-
ed pursuant to their MTW agreements and in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the MTW pro-
gram and shall be subject to the same pro rata ad-
justments under the previous provisos: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may offset public housing 
agencies’ calendar year 2020 allocations based on 
the excess amounts of public housing agencies’ net 
restricted assets accounts, including HUD-held pro-
grammatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data 
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in calendar year 2019 that is verifiable and com-
plete), as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That public housing agencies participating in 
the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the 
offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding 
amounts subject to the single fund budget authority 
provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agen-
cies’ calendar year 2020 MTW funding allocation: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall use any 
offset referred to in the previous two provisos 
throughout the calendar year to prevent the termi-
nation of rental assistance for families as the result 
of insufficient funding, as determined by the Sec-
retary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of re-
newal funding allocations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may utilize unobligated balances, including 
recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds ap-
propriated under this heading from prior year ap-
propriations (excluding special purpose vouchers), 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
amounts were appropriated, to avoid or reduce such 
prorations: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
up 
to 
$100,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjust-
ments in the allocations for public housing agencies, 
after application for an adjustment by a public hous-
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ing agency that experienced a significant increase, as 
determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of 
vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or 
from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) 
for vouchers that were not in use during the pre-
vious 12-month period in order to be available to 
meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of 
the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated 
with HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 
(HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for adjustments in the 
allocations for public housing agencies that (i) are 
leasing a lower-than-average percentage of their au-
thorized vouchers, (ii) have low amounts of budget 
authority in their net restricted assets accounts and 
HUD-held programmatic reserves, relative to other 
agencies, and (iii) are not participating in the Mov-
ing to Work demonstration, to enable such agencies 
to lease more vouchers; (5) for public housing agen-
cies that despite taking reasonable cost savings 
measures, as determined by the Secretary, would 
otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance 
for families as a result of insufficient funding; and 
(6) for public housing agencies that have experi-
enced increased costs or loss of units in an area for 
which the President declared a disaster under title 
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IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.): 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts under the previous proviso based on need, 
as determined by the Secretary; 
(2) $150,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 
assistance for relocation and replacement of housing 
units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 
section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 
projects to assistance under section 8, the family 
unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 
relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 
combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu-
ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu-
tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 
of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 
of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood 
vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and 
tenant protection assistance including replacement 
and relocation assistance or for project-based assist-
ance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elder-
ly tenants currently residing in section 202 prop-
erties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refi-
nanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amend-
ed, or under the authority as provided under this 
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Act: Provided, That when a public housing develop-
ment is submitted for demolition or disposition 
under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may pro-
vide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose 
an imminent health and safety risk to residents: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
replacement vouchers for all units that cease to be 
available as assisted housing, subject only to the 
availability of funds: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this paragraph, 
$5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant pro-
tection assistance, not otherwise provided under this 
paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy 
areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 
30 percent of household income, as the result of: (A) 
the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or sec-
tion 202 loan that requires the permission of the 
Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expira-
tion of a rental assistance contract for which the 
tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or ten-
ant protection assistance under existing law; or (C) 
the expiration of affordability restrictions accom-
panying a mortgage or preservation program admin-
istered by the Secretary: Provided further, That such 
tenant protection assistance made available under 
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the previous proviso may be provided under the au-
thority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(t)): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, 
including, but not limited to, requirements for defin-
ing eligible at-risk households within 60 days of the 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That any 
tenant protection voucher made available from 
amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued 
by any public housing agency, except the replace-
ment vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, 
when the initial family that received any such vouch-
er no longer receives such voucher, and the authority 
for any public housing agency to issue any such 
voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assist-
ance from amounts made available under this para-
graph for units assisted under a project-based sub-
sidy contract funded under the ‘‘Project-Based 
Rental Assistance’’ heading under this title where 
the owner has received a Notice of Default and the 
units pose an imminent health and safety risk to 
residents: Provided further, That to the extent that 
the Secretary determines that such units are not 
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feasible for continued rental assistance payments or 
transfer of the subsidy contract associated with such 
units to another project or projects and owner or 
owners, any remaining amounts associated with such 
units under such contract shall be recaptured and 
used to reimburse amounts used under this para-
graph for rental assistance under the preceding pro-
viso; 
(3) $1,925,000,000 shall be for administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
ance program, of which up to $30,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to admin-
ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ-
ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist-
ance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 
HUD–VASH vouchers, and other special purpose in-
cremental vouchers: Provided, That no less than 
$1,895,000,000 of the amount provided in this para-
graph shall be allocated to public housing agencies 
for the calendar year 2020 funding cycle based on 
section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation 
Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the 
enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Re-
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sponsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Pro-
vided further, That if the amounts made available 
under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the 
amounts determined under the previous proviso, the 
Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to 
agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all 
agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or 
may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment 
of amounts determined under the previous proviso, 
utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated 
to the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment under this heading from prior fiscal years, ex-
cluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding 
the purposes for which such amounts were appro-
priated: Provided further, That all public housing 
agencies participating in the MTW demonstration 
shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements 
and in accordance with the requirements of the 
MTW program, and shall be subject to the same 
uniform percentage decrease as under the previous 
proviso: Provided further, That amounts provided 
under this paragraph shall be only for activities re-
lated to the provision of tenant-based rental assist-
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ance authorized under section 8, including related 
development activities; 
(4) $225,000,000 shall be for the renewal of 
tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary ad-
ministrative expenses: Provided, That administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the special purpose vouchers in this 
paragraph shall be funded under the same terms 
and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the 
percent decrease for administrative and other ex-
penses to public housing agencies under paragraph 
(3) of this heading: 
(5) $5,000,000 shall be for rental assistance 
and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD– 
VASH to serve Native American veterans that are 
homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near 
a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided, That 
such amount shall be made available for renewal 
grants to recipients that received assistance under 
prior Acts under the Tribal HUD–VASH program: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall be author-
ized to specify criteria for renewal grants, including 
data on the utilization of assistance reported by 
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grant recipients: Provided further, That any amounts 
remaining after such renewal assistance is awarded 
may be available for new grants to recipients eligible 
to receive block grants under the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) for rental assistance 
and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD- 
VASH to serve Native American veterans that are 
homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near 
a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided further, 
That funds shall be awarded based on need, and ad-
ministrative capacity established by the Secretary in 
a Notice published in the Federal Register after co-
ordination with the Secretary of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That renewal 
grants and new grants under this paragraph shall be 
administered in accordance with program require-
ments under the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and mod-
eled after the HUD-VASH program: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall be authorized to 
waive, or specify alternative requirements for any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec-
retary administers in connection with the use of 
funds made available under this paragraph (except 
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for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any 
such waivers or alternative requirements are nec-
essary for the effective delivery and administration 
of such assistance: Provided further, That grant re-
cipients shall report to the Secretary on utilization 
of such rental assistance and other program data, as 
prescribed by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may reallocate, as determined by the 
Secretary, amounts returned or recaptured from 
awards under prior Acts; 
(6) $40,000,000 for incremental rental voucher 
assistance for use through a supported housing pro-
gram administered in conjunction with the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall make such funding available, not-
withstanding section 203 (competition provision) of 
this title, to public housing agencies that partner 
with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as 
designated by the Secretary of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for 
such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the 
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Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing 
agency administrative performance, and other fac-
tors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may waive, or specify alter-
native requirements for (in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), 
any provision of any statute or regulation that the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ad-
ministers in connection with the use of funds made 
available under this paragraph (except for require-
ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment), upon a find-
ing by the Secretary that any such waivers or alter-
native requirements are necessary for the effective 
delivery and administration of such voucher assist-
ance: Provided further, That assistance made avail-
able under this paragraph shall continue to remain 
available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; 
(7) $40,000,000 shall be made available for 
new incremental voucher assistance through the 
family unification program as authorized by section 
8(x) of the Act: Provided, That the assistance made 
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available under this paragraph shall continue to re-
main available for family unification upon turnover: 
Provided further, That for any public housing agency 
administering voucher assistance appropriated in a 
prior Act under the family unification program that 
determines that it no longer has an identified need 
for such assistance upon turnover, such agency shall 
notify the Secretary, and the Secretary shall recap-
ture such assistance from the agency and reallocate 
it to any other public housing agency or agencies 
based on need for voucher assistance in connection 
with such program: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this paragraph, up to 
$20,000,000 shall be for assistance for youth under 
section 8(x) of the Act: Provided further, That not-
withstanding other laws, the Secretary shall, subject 
only to the availability of funds, allocate such assist-
ance to any public housing agencies that (1) admin-
ister assistance under section 8(x), or seek to admin-
ister such assistance, consistent with procedures es-
tablished by the Secretary, and (2) have requested 
such assistance so that they may provide timely as-
sistance to eligible youth: Provided further, That 
public housing agencies shall not reissue any assist-
ance made available from amounts under this para-
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graph when the initial youth that received any such 
assistance no longer receives it, unless approved by 
the Secretary; 
(8) $25,000,000 shall be made available for the 
mobility demonstration authorized under section 235 
of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2019 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; Public Law 116–6; 
133 Stat. 465), of which up to $5,000,000 shall be 
for new incremental voucher assistance and the re-
mainder of which shall be available to provide mobil-
ity-related services to families with children, includ-
ing pre- and post-move counseling and rent deposits, 
and to offset the administrative costs of operating 
the mobility demonstration: Provided, That incre-
mental voucher assistance made available under this 
paragraph shall be for families with children partici-
pating in the mobility demonstration and shall con-
tinue to remain available for families with children 
upon turnover: Provided further, That for any public 
housing agency administering voucher assistance 
under the mobility demonstration that determines 
that it no longer has an identified need for such as-
sistance upon turnover, such agency shall notify the 
Secretary, and the Secretary shall recapture such as-
sistance from the agency and reallocate it to any 
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other public housing agency or agencies based on 
need for voucher assistance in connection with such 
demonstration; and 
(9) the Secretary shall separately track all spe-
cial purpose vouchers funded under this heading. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 
heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 
Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist-
ance’’, for fiscal year 2020 and prior years may be used 
for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 
contracts and for performance-based contract administra-
tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 
were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 
of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that 
have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further, 
That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during 
the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based con-
tracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal 
year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of addi-
tional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount re-
scinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until 
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expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, 
in addition to amounts otherwise available. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 
carry out capital and management activities for public 
housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) 
(the ‘‘Act’’) $2,855,057,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023: Provided, That the amounts made 
available under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or regulation, during fiscal year 2020, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development may not dele-
gate to any Department official other than the Dep-
uty Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph 
(2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the 
time periods under such section: Provided further, 
That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘ob-
ligate’’ means, with respect to amounts, that the 
amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will 
result in outlays, immediately or in the future; 
(2) $28,000,000 shall be to support ongoing 
public housing financial and physical assessment ac-
tivities, pilot a new physical inspection process, and 
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implement the recommendations made in the March 
2019 Government Accountability Office (GAO) re-
port ‘‘Real Estate Inspection Center: HUD should 
Improve Physical Inspection Process and Oversight 
of Inspectors’’ (GAO-19-254); 
(3) up to $16,000,000 shall be to support the 
costs of administrative and judicial receiverships; 
(4) not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be available 
for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding 
section 203 of this Act, to public housing agencies 
for emergency capital needs including safety and se-
curity measures necessary to address crime and 
drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from 
unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and nat-
ural disasters excluding Presidentially declared 
emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2020: 
Provided further, That of the amount made available 
under this paragraph, not less than $10,000,000 
shall be for safety and security measures: Provided 
further, That in addition to the amount in the pre-
vious proviso for such safety and security measures, 
any amounts that remain available, after all applica-
tions received on or before September 30, 2021, for 
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emergency capital needs have been processed, shall 
be allocated to public housing agencies for such safe-
ty and security measures; 
(5) Provided further, That for funds provided 
under this heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) 
of the Act shall be 25 percent: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the 
previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to 
fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) 
of the Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify public housing agencies requesting waiv-
ers under the previous proviso if the request is ap-
proved or denied within 14 days of submitting the 
request: Provided further, That from the funds made 
available under this heading, the Secretary shall pro-
vide bonus awards in fiscal year 2020 to public 
housing agencies that are designated high per-
formers: Provided further, That the Department 
shall notify public housing agencies of their formula 
allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act; 
(6) $25,000,000 shall be available for competi-
tive grants to public housing agencies to evaluate 
and reduce lead-based paint hazards in public hous-
ing by carrying out the activities of risk assess-
ments, abatement, and interim controls (as those 
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terms are defined in section 1004 of the Residential 
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 4851b)): Provided further, That for pur-
poses of environmental review, a grant under this 
paragraph shall be considered funds for projects or 
activities under title I of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for purposes 
of section 26 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and 
shall be subject to the regulations implementing 
such section; and 
(7) $25,000,000 shall be available for competi-
tive grants to public housing agencies for activities 
authorized under the Healthy Homes Initiative, pur-
suant 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 mold, 
carbon monoxide poisoning, and other housing-re-
lated diseases and hazards. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2020 payments to public housing agencies for the 
operation and management of public housing, as author-
ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,753,116,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
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CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE 
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighbor-
hoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise 
specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabili-
tation, and replacement housing needs of both public and 
HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 
poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neigh-
borhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 
transportation and access to jobs, $300,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That 
grant funds may be used for resident and community serv-
ices, community development, and affordable housing 
needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or 
foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided fur-
ther, That the use of funds made available under this 
heading shall not be deemed to be public housing notwith-
standing section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, 
That grantees shall commit to an additional period of af-
fordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 
20 years: Provided further, That grantees shall provide a 
match in State, local, other Federal or private funds: Pro-
vided further, That grantees may include local govern-
ments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and non-
profits: Provided further, That for-profit developers may 
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apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further, That 
for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be 
treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437x), and grants under this heading shall be subject 
to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement 
such section: Provided further, That of the amount pro-
vided, not less than $150,000,000 shall be awarded to 
public housing agencies: Provided further, That such 
grantees shall create partnerships with other local organi-
zations including assisted housing owners, service agen-
cies, and resident organizations: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Edu-
cation, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Serv-
ices, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, 
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Fed-
eral resources: Provided further, That no more than 
$5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading 
may be provided as grants to undertake comprehensive 
local planning with input from residents and the commu-
nity: Provided further, That unobligated balances, includ-
ing recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public 
Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal 
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years may be used for purposes under this heading, not-
withstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 
appropriated: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue the Notice of Funding Availability for funds made 
available under this heading no later than 120 days after 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall make grant awards no later than one year 
from the date of enactment of this Act in such amounts 
that the Secretary determines: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 24(o) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the Secretary may, 
until September 30, 2023, obligate any available unobli-
gated balances made available under this heading in this, 
or any prior Act. 
SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS 
For activities and assistance related to Self-Suffi-
ciency Programs, to remain available until September 30, 
2023, $150,000,000: Provided, That the amounts made 
available under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $100,000,000 shall be for the Family Self- 
Sufficiency program to support family self-suffi-
ciency coordinators under section 23 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u), to 
promote the development of local strategies to co-
ordinate the use of assistance under sections 8 and 
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9 of such Act with public and private resources, and 
enable eligible families to achieve economic inde-
pendence and self-sufficiency: Provided, That the 
Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or 
specify alternative requirements under subsections 
(b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(5), or (c)(1) of section 23 of such 
Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified 
self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving as-
sistance under different provisions of the Act, as de-
termined by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
owners of a privately owned multifamily property 
with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a 
Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the as-
sisted tenants of such property in accordance with 
procedures established by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That such procedures established pursuant 
to the previous proviso shall permit participating 
tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with 
section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use fund-
ing from residual receipt accounts to hire coordina-
tors for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program; 
(2) $35,000,000 shall be for the Resident Op-
portunity and Self-Sufficiency program to provide 
for supportive services, service coordinators, and 
congregate services as authorized by section 34 of 
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the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437z-6) and the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4101 et seq.); and 
(3) $15,000,000 shall be for a Jobs-Plus initia-
tive, modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: 
Provided, That funding provided under this para-
graph shall be available for competitive grants to 
partnerships between public housing authorities, 
local workforce investment boards established under 
section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), and other 
agencies and organizations that provide support to 
help public housing residents obtain employment and 
increase earnings: Provided further, That applicants 
must demonstrate the ability to provide services to 
residents, partner with workforce investment boards, 
and leverage service dollars: Provided 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 Sec-
retary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary 
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that any such waivers or alternative requirements 
are necessary for the effective implementation of the 
Jobs-Plus initiative as a voluntary program for resi-
dents: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
publish by notice in the Federal Register any waiv-
ers or alternative requirements pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso no later than 10 days before the ef-
fective date of such notice: Provided further, That 
for funds provided under this paragraph, the limita-
tion in section 9(g)(1) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 shall be 25 percent: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the 
previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to 
fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) 
of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify public housing agencies requesting waiv-
ers under the previous proviso if the request is ap-
proved or denied within 14 days of submitting the 
request: Provided further, That from the funds made 
available under this heading, the Secretary shall pro-
vide bonus awards in fiscal year 2020 to public 
housing agencies that are designated high per-
formers: Provided further, That the Department 
shall notify public housing agencies of their formula 
allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
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NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities and assistance authorized under title 
I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 
et seq.), title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 with respect to Indian tribes (42 U.S.C. 
5306(a)(1)), and related training and technical assistance, 
$855,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That amounts 
made available under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $671,000,000 shall be for the Native Amer-
ican Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That, not-
withstanding NAHASDA, to determine the amount 
of the allocation under title I of such Act for each 
Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula 
under section 302 of such Act with the need compo-
nent 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 Indian 
tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting alloca-
tion amounts: Provided further, That the Depart-
ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 
within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act; 
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(2) $2,000,000 shall be for the cost of guaran-
teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by 
title VI of NAHASDA: Provided, That such costs, 
including the costs of modifying such notes and 
other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend-
ed: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes 
and other obligations, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $32,000,000; 
(3) $100,000,000 shall be for competitive 
grants under the Native American Housing Block 
Grants program, as authorized under title I of 
NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli-
gate this additional amount for competitive grants to 
eligible recipients authorized under NAHASDA that 
apply for funds: Provided further, That in awarding 
this additional amount, the Secretary shall consider 
need and administrative capacity, and shall give pri-
ority to projects that will spur construction and re-
habilitation: Provided further, That a grant funded 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be not greater than 
$10,000,000: Provided further, That up to 1 percent 
of this additional amount may be transferred, in ag-
gregate, to the Office of Public and Indian Housing 
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under paragraph (1) of the heading ‘‘Program Office 
Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary costs of ad-
ministering and overseeing the obligation and ex-
penditure of this additional amount: Provided fur-
ther, That any funds transferred pursuant to this 
paragraph shall remain available until September 
30, 2025; 
(4) $75,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian 
tribes for carrying out the Indian Community Devel-
opment Block Grant program under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 
which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including section 203 of this Act), up to $5,000,000 
may be used for emergencies that constitute immi-
nent threats to health and safety: Provided, That 
not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with 
funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be ex-
pended for planning and management development 
and administration: Provided further, That funds 
provided under this paragraph shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022; and 
(5) $7,000,000 shall be for providing training 
and technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian 
housing authorities and tribally designated housing 
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entities, to support the inspection of Indian housing 
units, contract expertise, and for training and tech-
nical assistance related to funding provided under 
this heading and other headings under this Act for 
the needs of Native American families and Indian 
country: Provided, That of the funds made available 
under this paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 shall 
be available for a national organization as author-
ized under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 
4212): Provided further, That 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 may 
be used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative 
agreements with public and private organizations, 
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 administration of perform-
ance tracking and reporting under section 407 of 
NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167). 
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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), $2,500,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, up to $1,000,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That up to $500,000 of 
this amount may be for administrative contract expenses 
including management processes and systems to carry out 
the loan guarantee program. 
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. 4111 et seq.), $2,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department 
of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest grant amounts 
provided under this heading in investment securities and 
other obligations: Provided further, That amounts made 
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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. 
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.), 
$410,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 
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 
under such section: Provided further, That the Depart-
ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation with-
in 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For carrying 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. 
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5301 et seq.)(‘‘the Act’’ herein), $3,600,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2022, unless otherwise 
specified: Provided, That unless explicitly provided for 
under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
expended for planning and management development and 
administration: Provided further, That a metropolitan city, 
urban county, unit of general local government, or insular 
area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this 
heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or 
any portion of such funds to another such entity in ex-
change for any other funds, credits or non-Federal consid-
erations, but must use such funds for activities eligible 
under title I of the Act: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds provided 
under this heading 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 se-
lected in accordance with guidelines required under sub-
section (e)(2): Provided further, That the Department 
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, during fiscal year 2020, 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, notwithstanding any 
aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaran-
teed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwith-
standing subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in 
a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing 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 commitment authority funded 
by fees may be used to guarantee, or make commitments 
to guarantee, notes or other obligations issued by any 
State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the 
State in accordance with the requirements of such section 
108: Provided further, That any State receiving such a 
guarantee or commitment under the previous proviso shall 
distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units 
of general local government in nonentitlement areas that 
received the commitment. 
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HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional 
Affordable 
Housing 
Act, 
as 
amended, 
$1,750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023: Provided, That notwithstanding the amount made 
available under this heading, the threshold reduction re-
quirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 12746(10), 12747(b)(4)) shall not apply to al-
locations of such amount: Provided further, That the De-
partment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 
within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That section 218(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) 
shall not apply with respect to the right of a jurisdiction 
to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust Fund 
that otherwise expired or would expire in 2016, 2017, 
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022 under that section: Pro-
vided further, That section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
12771(b)) shall not apply to any uninvested funds that 
otherwise were deducted or would be deducted from the 
line of credit in the participating jurisdiction’s HOME In-
vestment Trust Fund in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022 
under that section and the funds shall be invested only 
in housing to be developed, sponsored, or owned by com-
munity housing development organizations. 
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SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as 
amended, $55,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity 
Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing 
Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $40,000,000 shall be made available for the 
second, third, and fourth capacity building activities au-
thorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration 
Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for rural capacity 
building activities: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be 
made available for capacity building by national rural 
housing organizations with experience assessing national 
rural conditions and providing financing, training, tech-
nical assistance, information, and research to local non-
profits, local governments, and Indian Tribes serving high 
need rural communities. 
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HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For the Emergency Solutions Grants program as au-
thorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the Con-
tinuum of Care program as authorized under subtitle C 
of title IV of such Act; and the Rural Housing Stability 
Assistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title 
IV of such Act, $2,800,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That not less than 
$290,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing shall be available for such Emergency Solutions 
Grants program: Provided further, That not less than 
$2,344,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be available for such Continuum of Care and 
Rural Housing Stability Assistance programs: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, up to $50,000,000 shall be made available for 
grants for rapid re-housing projects and supportive service 
projects providing coordinated entry, and for eligible ac-
tivities the Secretary determines to be critical in order to 
assist survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating 
violence, and stalking: Provided further, That such 
projects shall be eligible for renewal under the continuum 
of care program subject to the same terms and conditions 
as other renewal applicants: Provided further, That up to 
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$7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available for the national homeless data analysis 
project: Provided further, That for all match requirements 
applicable to funds made available under this heading for 
this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee may use 
(or could have used) as a source of match funds other 
funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal 
agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohi-
bition on any such use of any such funds: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided under this heading shall 
be available to provide funding for new projects, except 
for projects created through reallocation, unless the Sec-
retary determines that the continuum of care has dem-
onstrated that projects are evaluated and ranked based 
on the degree to which they improve the continuum of 
care’s system performance: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall prioritize funding under the Continuum of 
Care program to continuums of care that have dem-
onstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from lower per-
forming projects to higher performing projects: Provided 
further, That all awards of assistance under this heading 
shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless pro-
grams with other mainstream health, social services, and 
employment programs for which homeless populations 
may be eligible: Provided further, That any unobligated 
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amounts remaining from funds appropriated under this 
heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project- 
based rental assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10- 
year grant terms may be used for purposes under this 
heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
funds were appropriated: Provided further, That all bal-
ances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded 
from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and trans-
ferred to this account shall be available, if recaptured, for 
Continuum of Care renewals in fiscal year 2020: Provided 
further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may 
represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the Emer-
gency Solutions Grant program within 60 days of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That up to 
$100,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing shall be to implement projects to demonstrate how a 
comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth, age 24 
and under, in up to 25 communities can dramatically re-
duce youth homelessness: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under the previous proviso, up to 
$10,000,000 shall be available to provide technical assist-
ance on improving system responses to youth homeless-
ness, and collection, analysis, use, and reporting of data 
and performance measures under the comprehensive ap-
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proaches to serve homeless youth, in addition to and in 
coordination with other technical assistance funds pro-
vided under this title: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may use up to 10 percent of the amount made available 
under the previous proviso to build the capacity of current 
technical assistance providers or to train new technical as-
sistance providers with verifiable prior experience with sys-
tems and programs for youth experiencing homelessness: 
Provided further, That such projects shall be eligible for 
renewal under the continuum of care program subject to 
the same terms and conditions as other renewal appli-
cants: Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under 
seeking assistance under this heading shall not be required 
to provide third party documentation to establish their eli-
gibility under 42 U.S.C. 11302(a) or (b) to receive serv-
ices: 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 heading: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall consider and award 
projects based solely on the selection criteria from the fis-
cal year 2018 Notice of Funding Availability. 
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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, $12,190,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2019 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available Oc-
tober 1, 2019), and $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2020: 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 paragraph: Provided further, That of 
the total amounts provided under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $345,000,000 shall be available for performance- 
based contract administrators for section 8 project-based 
assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided 
further, That the Secretary may also use such amounts 
in the previous proviso for performance-based contract ad-
ministrators 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 pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); sec-
tion 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 con-
tracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities 
under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional 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 fur-
ther, That amounts recaptured under this heading, the 
heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or 
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the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may be used for 
renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based con-
tracts or for performance-based contract administrators, 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, upon the request of 
the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual re-
ceipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 
project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 
authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require 
that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest- 
bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess 
of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be 
remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 
to be available until expended: Provided further, That 
amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided 
by this heading for uses authorized under this heading. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au-
thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 
amended, for project rental assistance for the elderly 
under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amend-
ments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of ex-
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piring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 
term, for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, 
including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the 
American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 
2000, as amended, and for supportive services associated 
with the housing, $803,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023: Provided, That of the amount pro-
vided under this heading, up to $95,000,000 shall be for 
service coordinators and the continuation of existing con-
gregate service grants for residents of assisted housing 
projects: Provided further, That amounts under this head-
ing shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center 
inspections and inspection-related activities associated 
with section 202 projects: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing 
the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, ex-
cept that the initial contract term for such assistance shall 
not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, That 
upon request of the Secretary, project funds that are held 
in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a 
section 202 project rental assistance contract and, 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, 2023: Provided further, That 
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amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall be available, in addition to the amounts 
otherwise provided by this heading, for amendments and 
renewals: Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be 
available for amendments and renewals in addition to the 
purposes for which such funds originally were appro-
priated: Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $10,000,000, shall be for a pro-
gram to be established by the Secretary to make grants 
to experienced non-profit organizations, States, local gov-
ernments, or public housing agencies for safety and func-
tional home modification repairs to meet the needs of low- 
income elderly persons to enable them to remain in their 
primary residence: Provided further, That of the total 
amount made available under the previous proviso, no less 
than $5,000,000 shall be available to meet such needs in 
communities with substantial rural populations. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons 
with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013), as amended, for project rental assistance 
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for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under 
section 811(d)(2) of such Act, for project assistance con-
tracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 
1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), including 
amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal 
of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1- 
year term, for project rental assistance to State housing 
finance agencies and other appropriate entities as author-
ized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Housing Act, and for supportive services associ-
ated with the housing for persons with disabilities as au-
thorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $258,510,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 
That amounts made available under this heading shall be 
available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections 
and inspection-related activities associated with section 
811 projects: Provided further, That, upon the request of 
the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual re-
ceipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 
project rental assistance contract and, upon termination 
of such contract, are in excess of an amount to be deter-
mined by the Secretary shall be remitted to the Depart-
ment and deposited in this account, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023: Provided further, That amounts 
deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso 
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shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise 
provided by this heading for amendments and renewals: 
Provided further, That unobligated balances, including re-
captures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred 
to or appropriated under this heading shall be used for 
amendments and renewals in addition to the purposes for 
which such funds originally were appropriated. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban 
Development 
Act 
of 
1968, 
as 
amended, 
$60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con-
tract services: Provided, That grants made available from 
amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded 
within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That funds shall be used for providing counseling and ad-
vice to tenants and homeowners, both current and pro-
spective, with respect to property maintenance, financial 
management or literacy, and such other matters as may 
be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing 
conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the 
responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 
administration; and for housing counselor training: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of providing such grants 
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from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary 
may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, sub-
ject to the availability of annual appropriations. 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 
U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, non-
insured rental housing projects, $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount, to-
gether with unobligated balances from recaptured 
amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from ter-
minated contracts under such sections of law, and any un-
obligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, re-
maining from funds appropriated under this heading after 
fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 
up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections 
of law. 
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 
$12,400,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$12,400,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured 
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Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed 
the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
available from the general fund of the Treasury to the ex-
tent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures 
pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant 
to section 620 of such Act: Provided further, That the 
amount made available under this heading from the gen-
eral fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 
during fiscal year 2020 so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2020 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 
2020 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dispute 
resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect 
fees from any program participant: Provided further, That 
such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the 
Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, 
as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary 
expenses 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. 
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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, 2021: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2020, 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 previous 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-
ing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided further, That to the 
extent 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2020, 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 
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first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), during fiscal year 2020 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: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2020, the Secretary shall not take any 
action against a lender solely on the basis of compare ra-
tios that have been adversely affected by defaults on mort-
gages secured by properties in areas where a major dis-
aster was declared in 2017 or 2018 pursuant to the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
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 
$30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2021: Provided, That during fiscal year 2020, gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au-
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-
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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, 2021: Provided, That $27,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021, shall be for necessary sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of Government National 
Mortgage Association: Provided further, That to the extent 
that 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2020, an addi-
tional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be 
available until expended 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: Provided further, That receipts from Commit-
ment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of 
the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited 
as offsetting collections to this account. 
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POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and 
urban problems, 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 Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development under section 
1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for 
technical assistance, $98,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That the amounts 
made available under this heading may be used for the 
types of research and studies otherwise provided for and 
authorized elsewhere under this title: Provided further, 
That with respect to amounts made available under this 
heading, notwithstanding section 203 of this title, the Sec-
retary may enter into cooperative agreements funded with 
philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, State or 
local governments and their agencies, Indian tribes, trib-
ally designated housing entities, or colleges or universities 
for research projects: Provided further, That with respect 
to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative 
agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match 
toward the cost of the project: Provided further, That for 
non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance 
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with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development 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) with respect to 
documentation of award decisions: Provided further, That 
prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Sec-
retary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allo-
cate funding for this activity: Provided further, 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, as amended by the Fair Housing 
Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 
$75,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That grants made available from amounts 
provided under this heading shall be awarded within 120 
days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That not-
withstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary may assess 
and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing 
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Training Academy, and may use such funds to develop on- 
line courses and provide such training: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available under this heading, up 
to $450,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development for the creation and promotion 
of translated materials and other programs 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 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $290,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022, of which $56,000,000 
shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec-
tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment 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: Provided, 
That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) and other provisions of law that further the 
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purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes 
Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program under 
this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such 
purposes under this heading, 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 not less than 
$95,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading for the award of grants pursuant to section 1011 
of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992 shall be provided to areas with the highest 
lead-based paint abatement needs: Provided further, That 
of the amount made available for the Healthy Homes Ini-
tiative, $5,000,000 shall be for the implementation of 
projects in up to five communities that are served by both 
the Healthy Homes Initiative and Department of Energy 
weatherization programs to demonstrate whether the co-
ordination of Healthy Homes remediation activities with 
weatherization activities achieves cost savings and better 
outcomes in improving the safety and quality of homes: 
Provided further, That each applicant shall certify ade-
quate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry 
out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of 
funding availability: Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading in this or prior appropriations 
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Acts, still remaining available, may be used for any pur-
pose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for 
which such amounts were appropriated if a program com-
petition is undersubscribed and there are other program 
competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed. 
CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For the mitigation against the exploitation of infor-
mation technology systems and personally identifiable in-
formation; for the development, modernization, and en-
hancement of, modifications to, and infrastructure for De-
partment-wide and program-specific information tech-
nology systems, and for the continuing operation and 
maintenance of both Department-wide and program-spe-
cific information systems, and for program-related mainte-
nance activities, $300,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021, of which $20,000,000 may be used 
for single family information technology systems of the 
Federal Housing Administration: Provided, That any 
amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That any 
amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appro-
priated by previously enacted appropriations Acts may be 
used for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addi-
tion to any other information technology purposes for 
which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 
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That not more than 10 percent of the funds made avail-
able under this heading for development, modernization 
and enhancement may be obligated until the Secretary 
submits to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations, for approval, a plan for expenditure that—(A) 
identifies for each modernization project: (i) the functional 
and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mis-
sion benefits to be realized, (ii) the estimated life-cycle 
cost, and (iii) key milestones to be met; and (B) dem-
onstrates that each modernization project is: (i) compliant 
with the Department’s enterprise architecture, (ii) being 
managed in accordance with applicable life-cycle manage-
ment policies and guidance, (iii) subject to the Depart-
ment’s capital planning and investment control require-
ments, and (iv) supported by an adequately staffed project 
office. 
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, $132,489,000: 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 TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
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 amounts made available under 
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2020 to investigate 
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 
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(d) For purposes of this section— 
(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, as amended 
by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act; 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such sec-
tion existed before the enactment of the Cran-
ston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 
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(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act; or 
(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; 
(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; 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 
under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous-
ing Act; 
(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and 
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(F) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act; 
(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. 211. (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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