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SEC. 225. None of the funds provided in this Act or any other 
Act may be used for awards, including performance, special act, 
or spot, for any employee of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development subject to administrative discipline (including suspen-
sion from work), in this fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not 
be effective prior to the effective date of any such administrative 
discipline or after any final decision over-turning such discipline. 
SEC. 226. With respect to grant amounts awarded under the 
heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fiscal years 2015 through 
2023 for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program as authorized 
under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act, costs paid by program income of grant recipients may 
count toward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, pro-
vided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the recipient’s 
CoC program. 
SEC. 227. (a) From amounts made available under this title 
under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’, the Secretary 
may award 1-year transition grants to recipients of funds for activi-
ties under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transition from one Continuum 
of Care program component to another. 
(b) In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant, the 
funding recipient must have the consent of the continuum of care 
and meet standards determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 228. The Promise Zone designations and Promise Zone 
Designation Agreements entered into pursuant to such designations, 
made by the Secretary in prior fiscal years, shall remain in effect 
in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements. 
SEC. 229. None of the amounts made available in this Act 
may be used to consider Family Self-Sufficiency performance meas-
ures or performance scores in determining funding awards for pro-
grams receiving Family Self-Sufficiency program coordinator 
funding provided in this Act. 
SEC. 230. Any public housing agency designated as a Moving 
to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of division L of Public 
Law 114–113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 129 Stat. 2897) may, upon 
such designation, use funds (except for special purpose funding, 
including special purpose vouchers) previously allocated to any such 
public housing agency under section 8 or 9 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve funds held by the 
public housing agency or funds held by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, pursuant to the authority for use of section 
8 or 9 funding provided under such section and section 204 of 
title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1996 (Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–28), notwithstanding 
the purposes for which such funds were appropriated. 
SEC. 231. None of the amounts made available by this Act 
may be used to prohibit any public housing agency under receiver-
ship or the direction of a Federal monitor from applying for, 
receiving, or using funds made available under the heading ‘‘Public 
Housing Fund’’ for competitive grants to evaluate and reduce lead- 
based paint hazards in this Act or that remain available and not 
awarded from prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public housing 
agency from using such funds to carry out any required work 
pursuant to a settlement agreement, consent decree, voluntary
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agreement, or similar document for a violation of the Lead Safe 
Housing or Lead Disclosure Rules. 
SEC. 232. None of the funds made available by this title may 
be used to issue rules or guidance in contravention of section 
1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 3442) or section 312 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5155). 
SEC. 233. Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) for the ‘‘Choice 
Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available for obligation through 
fiscal year 2018 are to remain available through fiscal year 2024 
for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2016 
through 2018. 
SEC. 234. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing zoning 
laws as part of carrying out the final rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively 
Furthering Fair Housing’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) 
or the notice entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing 
Assessment Tool’’ (79 Fed. Reg. 57949 (September 26, 2014)). 
SEC. 235. For fiscal year 2023, if the Secretary determines 
or has determined, for any prior formula grant allocation adminis-
tered by the Secretary through the Offices of Public and Indian 
Housing, Community Planning and Development, or Housing, that 
a recipient received an allocation greater than the amount such 
recipient should have received for a formula allocation cycle pursu-
ant to applicable statutes and regulations, the Secretary may adjust 
for any such funding error in the next applicable formula allocation 
cycle by (a) offsetting each such recipient’s formula allocation (if 
eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula 
allocation cycle) by the amount of any such funding error, and 
(b) reallocating any available balances that are attributable to 
the offset to the recipient or recipients that would have been allo-
cated additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in which 
any such error occurred (if such recipient or recipients are eligible 
for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula allocation 
cycle) in an amount proportionate to such recipient’s eligibility 
under the next applicable formula allocation cycle: Provided, That 
all offsets and reallocations from such available balances shall 
be recorded against funds available for the next applicable formula 
allocation cycle: Provided further, That the term ‘‘next applicable 
formula allocation cycle’’ means the first formula allocation cycle 
for a program that is reasonably available for correction following 
such a Secretarial determination: Provided further, That if, upon 
request by a recipient and giving consideration to all Federal 
resources available to the recipient for the same grant purposes, 
the Secretary determines that the offset in the next applicable 
formula allocation cycle would critically impair the recipient’s ability 
to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant, the Secretary 
may adjust for the funding error across two or more formula alloca-
tion cycles. 
SEC. 236. The Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afford-
ability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended— 
(a) in section 515, by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) RENT ADJUSTMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT RENEWALS.—After 
the initial renewal of a section 8 contract pursuant to this section
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and notwithstanding any other provision of law or contract 
regarding the adjustment of rents or subsequent renewal of such 
contract for a project, including such a provision in section 514 
or this section, in the case of a project subject to any restrictions 
imposed pursuant to sections 514 or this section, the Secretary 
may, not more often than once every 10 years, adjust such rents 
or renew such contracts at rent levels that are equal to the lesser 
of budget-based rents or comparable market rents for the market 
area upon the request of an owner or purchaser who— 
‘‘(1) demonstrates that— 
‘‘(A) project income is insufficient to operate and main-
tain the project, and no rehabilitation is currently needed, 
as determined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) the rent adjustment or renewal contract is nec-
essary to support commercially reasonable financing 
(including any required debt service coverage and replace-
ment reserve) for rehabilitation necessary to ensure the 
long-term sustainability of the project, as determined by 
the Secretary, and in the event the owner or purchaser 
fails to implement the rehabilitation as required by the 
Secretary, the Secretary may take such action against the 
owner or purchaser as allowed by law; and 
‘‘(2) agrees to— 
‘‘(A) extend the affordability and use restrictions 
required under 514(e)(6) for an additional twenty years; 
and 
‘‘(B) enter into a binding commitment to continue to 
renew such contract for and during such extended term, 
provided that after the affordability and use restrictions 
required under 514(e)(6) have been maintained for a term 
of 30 years: 
‘‘(i) an owner with a contract for which rent levels 
were set at the time of its initial renewal under section 
514(g)(2) shall request that the Secretary renew such 
contract under section 524 for and during such 
extended term; and 
‘‘(ii) an owner with a contract for which rent levels 
were set at the time of its initial renewal under section 
514(g)(1) may request that the Secretary renew such 
contract under section 524 for and during such 
extended term.’’; and 
(b) in section 579, by striking ‘‘October 1, 2022’’ each place 
it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘October 1, 2027’’. 
SEC. 237. The Secretary may transfer from amounts made 
available for salaries and expenses under this title (excluding 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’) up to $500,000 from each office to the heading ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Fund’’ for information technology needs, including 
for additional development, modernization, and enhancement, to 
remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the 
total amount of such transfers shall not exceed $5,000,000: Provided 
further, That this transfer authority shall not be used to fund 
information technology projects or activities that have known out- 
year development, modernization, or enhancement costs in excess 
of $500,000: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
no less than three business days in advance of any such transfer.
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SEC. 238. Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6) for ‘‘Lead Hazard 
Reduction’’ that were available for obligation through fiscal year 
2020 are to remain available through fiscal year 2027 for the 
liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2019 through 
2020. 
SEC. 239. The Secretary shall comply with all process require-
ments, including public notice and comment, when seeking to revise 
any annual contributions contract. 
SEC. 240. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this or prior Acts may be used by the Department 
to carry out customer experience activities within the Office of 
the Assistant Chief Financial Officer for Budget. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2023’’. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
ACCESS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized 
by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792), 
$9,850,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received 
for publications and training expenses. 
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission 
as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, 
as amended (46 U.S.C. 46107), including services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United 
States Code; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized 
by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, 
$38,260,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That not to exceed $3,500 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provi-
sions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), 
$27,935,000: Provided, That the Inspector General shall have all 
necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in such 
Act, to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements 
to the Government under section 1001 of title 18, United States