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of tenant-based assistance contracts entered into prior to fiscal 
year 2005 (only one amendment authorized for any such contract): 
Provided further, That all tenant-based assistance made available 
under this heading shall continue to remain available only to per-
sons with disabilities: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
waive the provisions of section 811 governing the terms and condi-
tions of project rental assistance and tenant-based assistance, except 
that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 
5 years in duration: Provided further, That amounts made available 
under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment 
Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with 
section 811 Capital Advance Projects. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, 
as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1968, as amended, $87,500,000, including up to 
$2,500,000 for administrative contract services, to remain available 
until September 30, 2011: Provided, That funds shall be used for 
providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both 
current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, 
financial management/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: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, not less than $13,500,000 shall 
be awarded to HUD-certified housing counseling agencies located 
in the 100 metropolitan statistical areas with the highest rate 
of home foreclosures for the purpose of assisting homeowners with 
inquiries regarding mortgage-modification assistance and mortgage 
scams. 
ENERGY INNOVATION FUND 
For an Energy Innovation Fund to enable the Federal Housing 
Administration and the new Office of Sustainability to catalyze 
innovations in the residential energy efficiency sector that have 
promise of replicability and help create a standardized home energy 
efficient retrofit market, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2013: Provided, That $25,000,000 shall be for the 
Energy Efficient Mortgage Innovation pilot program, directed at 
the single family housing market: Provided further, That 
$25,000,000 shall be for the Multifamily Energy Pilot, directed 
at the multifamily housing market. 
OTHER ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS 
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, $40,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.
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RENT SUPPLEMENT 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts recaptured from terminated contracts under 
section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 
(12 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236 of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) $72,036,000 are rescinded: Provided, That no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufac-
tured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $16,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $7,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufac-
tured 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 extent 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 general fund shall be reduced as such collections 
are received during fiscal year 2010 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2010 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $9,000,000 and fees pursuant to such section 
620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal 
year 2010 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 depos-
ited 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 providers that are paid directly 
by the recipients of their services. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 2010, commitments to guarantee single 
family loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund 
shall not exceed a loan principal of $400,000,000,000: Provided, 
That for new loans guaranteed pursuant to section 255 of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20), the Secretary shall 
adjust the factors used to calculate the principal limit (as such 
term is defined in HUD Handbook 4235.1) that were assumed 
in the President’s Budget Request for 2010 for such loans, as 
necessary to ensure that the program operates at a net zero subsidy 
rate: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2010, obligations
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to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) 
of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed 
$50,000,000: Provided further, That the foregoing amount 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. 
For administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing 
Administration, $188,900,000, of which up to $70,794,000 may be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund, and of which up to 
$7,500,000 shall be for education and outreach of FHA single family 
loan products: Provided further, That to the extent guaranteed 
loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 
2010, an additional $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. 
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 
238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 
1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee modifications, as that 
term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, as amended, $8,600,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That commitments to guarantee loans shall 
not exceed $15,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed. 
Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as 
authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National 
Housing Act, shall not exceed $20,000,000, which shall be for loans 
to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale 
of single-family real properties 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 $500,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2011. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), 
including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(I) of Reorganization 
Plan No. 2 of 1968, $48,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2011.
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FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro-
vided 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, $72,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2011, of which $42,500,000 shall be to carry out activities 
pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover 
the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use 
such funds to provide such training: Provided further, That no 
funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby 
the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government 
in connection with a specific contract, grant or loan: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available under this heading, $500,000 
shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment 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 Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as Authorized by 
section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992, $140,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2011, of which not less than $20,000,000 shall be for the 
Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include 
research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including edu-
cation 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 the law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under 
the Healthy Homes Initiative, Operation Lead Elimination Action 
Plan (LEAP), 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 of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $48,000,000 shall be 
made available on a competitive basis for areas with the highest 
lead paint abatement needs: Provided further, That each recipient 
of funds provided under the second proviso shall make a matching 
contribution in an amount not less than 25 percent: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may waive the matching requirement 
cited in the preceding proviso on a case by case basis if the Secretary 
determines that such a waiver is necessary to advance the purposes 
of this program: Provided further, That each applicant shall submit 
a detailed plan and strategy that demonstrates adequate capacity 
that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use 
of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability: Provided