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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2861
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2003
Ordered to be printed with the amendment of the Senate 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Af-
fairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sun-
dry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corpora-
tions, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development,
and
for
sundry
independent
agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION, PENSION AND BURIAL BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on 
behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability ex-
aminations as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 
11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or 
on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 
chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and bur-
ial benefits, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay, 
adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of pre-
miums due on commercial life insurance policies guaran-
teed under the provisions of article IV of the Soldiers’ and 
Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 540 et 
seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by law (38 
U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 
55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 
45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $29,845,127,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$17,617,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General operating expenses’’ 
and ‘‘Medical services for priority 1–6 veterans’’ for nec-
essary expenses in implementing those provisions author-
ized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, 
and in the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C.
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chapters 51, 53, and 55), the funding source for which 
is specifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation, pension and 
burial benefits’’ appropriation: Provided further, That such 
sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient 
basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical facilities revolving 
fund’’ to augment the funding of individual medical facili-
ties for nursing home care provided to pensioners as au-
thorized. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law 
(38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 
55, and 61), $2,529,734,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation pro-
gram services and assistance which the Secretary is au-
thorized to provide under section 3104(a) of title 38, 
United States Code, other than under subsection (a)(1), 
(2), (5), and (11) of that section, shall be charged to this 
account. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life 
insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet-
erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 
Stat. 487, $29,017,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapters I–III, 
as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: 
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2004, within the 
resources available, not to exceed $300,000 in gross obli-
gations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapt-
ed housing loans, 38 U.S.C. 3711(i). 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $154,850,000, 
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’. 
EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized 
by 38 U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds 
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,400.
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In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $70,000, which may 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘General operating expenses’’. 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $52,000, as authorized 
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading are available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
not to exceed $3,938,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $300,000, which may 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘General operating expenses’’. 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, sub-
chapter V, as amended, $571,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General
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operating expenses’’: Provided, That no new loans in ex-
cess of $40,000,000 may be made in fiscal year 2004. 
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR 
HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed transitional housing loan program authorized 
by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter VI, not to exceed 
$350,000 of the amounts appropriated by this Act for 
‘‘General operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical services for 
priority 1–6 veterans) may be expended. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES FOR PRIORITY 1–6 VETERANS 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs other 
than veterans described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of sec-
tion 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including 
care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction 
of the department and including medical supplies and 
equipment and salaries and expenses of health-care em-
ployees hired under title 38, United States Code, and aid 
to State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, 
United States Code; $15,779,220,000, plus reimburse-
ments: Provided, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, not less than $200,000,000 is for the equip-
ment object classification, which amount shall not become
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available for obligation until August 1, 2004, and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
not to exceed $700,000,000 shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005. 
MEDICAL SERVICES FOR PRIORITY 7–8 VETERANS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized 
by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs who 
are veterans described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 
1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care 
and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of 
the Department and including medical supplies and equip-
ment and salaries and expenses of health-care employees 
hired under title 38, United States Code, and aid to State 
homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United 
States Code; $2,164,000,000, plus reimbursements: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts provided under this heading, 
$1,500,000,000 shall be derived from amounts deposited 
during the current fiscal year in the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund under section 
1729A of title 38, United States Code, and transferred 
to this account, to remain available until expended.
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MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of 
medical and prosthetic research and development as au-
thorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, 
to
remain
available
until
September
30,
2005, 
$408,000,000, plus reimbursements. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad-
ministrative expenses in support of capital policy activi-
ties; information technology hardware and software; uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901–5902 of title 5, United States Code; and administra-
tive and legal expenses of the department for collecting 
and recovering amounts owed the department as author-
ized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and 
the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 
et seq.); $4,854,000,000, of which $300,000,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2005, plus reimbursements: 
Provided, That funds available under this heading may be 
transferred to ‘‘Medical Services for Priority 1–6 Vet-
erans’’ or to ‘‘Medical Services for Priority 7–8 Veterans’’ 
after notice of the amount and purpose of the transfer 
is provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the
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Senate and House of Representatives and a period of 30 
days has elapsed. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op-
eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili-
ties and other necessary facilities for the Veterans Health 
Administration; for administrative expenses in support of 
planning, design, project management, real property ac-
quisition and disposition, construction and renovation of 
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
department; for oversight, engineering and architectural 
activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, alter-
ing, improving or providing facilities in the several hos-
pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the department, 
not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the 
hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; 
for leases of facilities; and for laundry and food services, 
$4,000,000,000: Provided, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading, not less than $80,000,000 is for 
the land and structures object classification, which amount 
shall not become available for obligation until August 1, 
2004, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2005: Provided further, That funds available under this 
heading may be transferred to ‘‘Medical Services for Pri-
ority 1–6 Veterans’’ or to ‘‘Medical Services for Priority
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7–8 Veterans’’ after notice of the amount and purpose of 
the transfer is provided to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and House of Representatives and a 
period of 30 days has elapsed. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
administrative expenses in support of department-wide 
capital planning, management and policy activities, uni-
forms or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
Services Administration for security guard services, and 
the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas em-
ployee mail, $1,283,272,000: Provided, That expenses for 
services and assistance authorized under 38 U.S.C. 
3104(a)(1), (2), (5), and (11) that the Secretary deter-
mines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the 
maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to ob-
tain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve 
maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged 
to this account: Provided further, That the Veterans Bene-
fits Administration shall be funded at not less than 
$1,005,000,000: Provided further, That of the funds made
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available under this heading, not to exceed $66,000,000 
shall be available for obligation until September 30, 2005: 
Provided further, That from the funds made available 
under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration 
may purchase up to two passenger motor vehicles for use 
in operations of that Administration in Manila, Phil-
ippines: Provided further, That travel expenses for this ac-
count shall not exceed $17,082,000. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration for operations and maintenance, not other-
wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there-
for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper-
ations;
and
hire
of
passenger
motor
vehicles, 
$144,223,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $61,750,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending and improving 
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the
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purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, 
United States Code, including planning, architectural and 
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 
$4,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were 
made available in a previous major project appropriation, 
$274,690,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $173,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset Realign-
ment for Enhanced Services (CARES) activities; and of 
which $10,000,000 shall be to make reimbursements as 
provided in 41 U.S.C. 612 for claims paid for contract 
disputes: Provided, That except for advance planning ac-
tivities, including needs assessments which may or may 
not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset 
management related activities, such as portfolio develop-
ment and management activities, and investment strategy 
studies funded through the advance planning fund and the 
planning and design activities funded through the design 
fund and CARES funds, including needs assessments 
which may or may not lead to capital investments, none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used
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for any project which has not been approved by the Con-
gress in the budgetary process: Provided further, That 
funds provided in this appropriation for fiscal year 2004, 
for each approved project (except those for CARES activi-
ties referenced above) shall be obligated: (1) by the award-
ing of a construction documents contract by September 
30, 2004; and (2) by the awarding of a construction con-
tract by September 30, 2004: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly report in 
writing to the Committees on Appropriations any ap-
proved major construction project in which obligations are 
not incurred within the time limitations established above: 
Provided further, That no funds from any other account 
except the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’, may be obligated for 
constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project 
which was approved in the budget process and funded in 
this account until one year after substantial completion 
and beneficial occupancy by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs of the project or any part thereof with respect to 
that part only. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning 
and assessments of needs which may lead to capital invest-
ments, architectural and engineering services, mainte-
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nance or guarantee period services costs associated with 
equipment guarantees provided under the project, services 
of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage sys-
tem construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of 
the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 
38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a 
project is less than $4,000,000, $252,144,000, to remain 
available until expended, along with unobligated balances 
of previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations 
which are hereby made available for any project where the 
estimated
cost
is
less
than
$4,000,000,
of
which 
$35,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset Realignment for 
Enhanced Services (CARES) activities: Provided, That 
from amounts appropriated under this heading, additional 
amounts may be used for CARES activities upon notifica-
tion of and approval by the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That funds in this account shall 
be available for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facili-
ties under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Depart-
ment which are necessary because of loss or damage 
caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) 
temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 
further loss by such causes.
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PARKING REVOLVING FUND 
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. 8109, income from fees collected, to remain avail-
able until expended, which shall be available for all author-
ized expenses except operations and maintenance costs, 
which will be funded from ‘‘Medical facilities’’. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE 
FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re-
model, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and 
domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care 
to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131–8137, 
$102,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS 
CEMETERIES 
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, 
or improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized by 
38 U.S.C. 2408, $32,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2004 for 
‘‘Compensation, pension and burial benefits’’, ‘‘Readjust-
ment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’
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may be transferred to any other of the mentioned appro-
priations. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2004 for salaries 
and expenses shall be available for services authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109 hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of 
a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances 
therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902. 
SEC. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations 
for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, ‘‘Construction, minor 
projects’’, and the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’) shall be 
available for the purchase of any site for or toward the 
construction of any new hospital or home. 
SEC. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hos-
pitalization or examination of any persons (except bene-
ficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits 
to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under 
5 U.S.C. 7901–7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141–5204), unless re-
imbursement of cost is made to the Medical care collec-
tions fund account at such rates as may be fixed by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2004 for ‘‘Com-
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pensation, pension and burial benefits’’, ‘‘Readjustment 
benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall 
be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations 
required to be recorded by law against the corresponding 
prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 
2003. 
SEC. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2004 shall 
be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
prior year appropriations accounts resulting from title X 
of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law 
100–86, except that if such obligations are from trust 
fund accounts they shall be payable from ‘‘Compensation, 
pension and burial benefits’’. 
SEC. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2004, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance 
Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans’ Special Life Insur-
ance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Gov-
ernment Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reim-
burse the ‘‘General operating expenses’’ account for the 
cost of administration of the insurance programs financed 
through those accounts: Provided, That reimbursement 
shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated 
in an insurance program in fiscal year 2004 that are avail-
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able for dividends in that program after claims have been 
paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set 
aside: Provided further, That if the cost of administration 
of an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus 
earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement 
shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine the 
cost of administration for fiscal year 2004 which is prop-
erly allocable to the provision of each insurance program 
and to the provision of any total disability income insur-
ance included in such insurance program. 
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall continue the 
Franchise Fund pilot program authorized to be estab-
lished by section 403 of Public Law 103–356 until Octo-
ber 1, 2004: Provided, That the Franchise Fund, estab-
lished by title I of Public Law 104–204 to finance the 
operations of the Franchise Fund pilot program, shall con-
tinue until October 1, 2004. 
SEC. 109. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 
lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in-
curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro-
viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur-
ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received.
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SEC. 110. Funds available in any Department of Vet-
erans Affairs appropriation for fiscal year 2004 or funds 
for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also 
be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage-
ment and the Office of Employment Discrimination Com-
plaint Adjudication for all services provided at rates which 
will recover actual costs but not exceed $29,318,000 for 
the Office of Resolution Management and $3,010,000 for 
the Office of Employment and Discrimination Complaint 
Adjudication: Provided, That payments may be made in 
advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 
costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be 
credited to ‘‘General operating expenses’’ for use by the 
office that provided the service. 
SEC. 111. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall be available to enter 
into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual 
rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary submits 
a report which the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Congress approve within 30 days following the date on 
which the report is received. 
SEC. 112. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hos-
pitalization or treatment of any person by reason of eligi-
bility under section 1710(a)(3) of title 38, United States
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Code, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may 
require—
(1) current, accurate third-party reimbursement 
information for purposes of section 1729 of such 
title; and 
(2) annual income information for purposes of 
section 1722 of such title. 
SEC. 113. Of the amounts provided in this Act, 
$25,000,000 shall be for information technology initiatives 
to support the enterprise architecture of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 114. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may establish a pri-
ority for treatment for veterans who have service-con-
nected disability, who are lower-income veterans, or who 
have special needs. 
SEC. 115. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
conduct by contract a program of recovery audits for the 
fee basis and other medical services contracts with respect 
to payments for hospital care. Notwithstanding section 
3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, amounts col-
lected, by setoff or otherwise, as the result of such audits 
shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for the 
purposes for which funds are appropriated under ‘‘Medical
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services for priority 7–8 veterans’’ and the purposes of 
paying a contractor a percent of the amount collected as 
a result of an audit carried out by the contractor. 
(b) All amounts so collected under subsection (a) with 
respect to a designated health care region (as that term 
is defined in section 1729A(d)(2) of title 38, United States 
Code) shall be allocated, net of payments to the con-
tractor, to that region. 
SEC. 116. Amounts made available for Medical Serv-
ices are available—
(1) for furnishing veterans provided Medical 
Services with recreational facilities, supplies, and 
equipment; and 
(2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and 
other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the department. 
SEC. 117. Balances in excess of $1,500,000,000 in 
the Medical Care Collections Fund as of August 1, 2004 
shall be transferred to ‘‘Medical services for priority 7–
8 veterans’’ for the purposes under that heading to be 
available until expended. 
SEC. 118. Amounts made available for fiscal year 
2004 under the ‘‘Medical services for priority 1–6 vet-
erans’’ and ‘‘Medical services for priority 7–8 veterans’’ 
accounts may be transferred between either account to the
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extent necessary to implement the restructuring of the 
Veterans Health Administration accounts after notice of 
the amount and purpose of the transfer is provided to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
of Representatives and a period of 30 days has elapsed: 
Provided, That the limitation on transfers is ten percent 
in fiscal year 2004. 
SEC. 119. The Department of Veterans Affairs med-
ical center in Houston, Texas, shall after the date of the 
enactment of this Act be known as designated as the ‘‘Mi-
chael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Center’’. Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States to 
such medical center shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Medical Center. 
SEC. 120. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
maximize, to the greatest extent possible, sharing agree-
ments for services, programs and facilities with the De-
partment of Defense, particularly in areas where facilities 
and/or targeted populations are in close proximity: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations no later 
than December 1, 2003, detailing restrictive regulations, 
policies, and regulatory redundancies that inhibit resource
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sharing, and provide milestone dates to address each iden-
tified issue. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For activities and assistance under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 
$18,430,606,000
(increased
by
$150,000,000),
and 
amounts that are recaptured in this account, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, $14,230,606,000 (in-
creased by $150,000,000) and the aforementioned recap-
tures
shall
be
available
on
October
1,
2003
and 
$4,200,000,000 shall be available on October 1, 2004: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading are provided as follows: 
(1)
$16,295,578,000
(increased
by 
$150,000,000) for expiring or terminating section 8 
project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 
moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments 
to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts, for con-
tracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, for the
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renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects 
that are subject to approved plans of action under 
the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation 
Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preserva-
tion and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and 
for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based an-
nual contributions contracts (including amendments 
and renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provi-
sion of law authorizing such assistance under section 
8(t) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t))): Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary shall renew expiring section 8 tenant-
based annual contributions contracts for each public 
housing agency, (including for agencies participating 
in the Moving to Work demonstration, unit months 
representing section 8 tenant-based assistance funds 
committed by the public housing agency for specific 
purposes, other than reserves, that are authorized 
pursuant to any agreement and conditions entered 
into under such demonstration, and utilized in com-
pliance with any applicable program obligation dead-
lines) based on the total number of unit months 
which were under lease as reported on the most re-
cent end-of-year financial statement submitted by 
the public housing agency to the Department, ad-
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justed by such additional information submitted by 
the public housing agency to the Secretary which the 
Secretary determines to be timely and reliable re-
garding the total number of unit months under lease 
at the time of renewal of the annual contributions 
contract, and by applying an inflation factor based 
on local or regional factors to the actual per unit 
cost as reported on such statement: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available in this para-
graph may be used to support a total number of unit 
months under lease which exceeds a public housing 
agency’s authorized level of units under contract; 
(2) $568,503,000 for a central fund to be allo-
cated by the Secretary for amendments to section 8 
tenant-based annual contributions contracts for such 
purposes set forth in this paragraph: Provided, That 
subject to the following proviso, the Secretary may 
use amounts made available in such fund, as nec-
essary, for contract amendments resulting from a 
significant increase in the per unit cost of vouchers 
or an increase in the total number of unit months 
under lease as compared to the per unit cost or the 
total number of unit months provided for by the an-
nual contributions contract: Provided further, That if 
a public housing agency, at any point in time during
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their fiscal year, has obligated the amounts made 
available to such agency pursuant to paragraph (1) 
under this heading for the renewal of expiring sec-
tion 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts, 
and if such agency has expended fifty percent of the 
amounts available to such agency in its annual con-
tributions contract reserve account, the Secretary 
shall make available such amounts as are necessary 
from amounts available from such central fund to 
fund amendments under the preceding proviso with-
in thirty days of a request from such agency: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available 
in this paragraph may be used to support a total 
number of unit months under lease which exceeds a 
public housing agency’s authorized level of units 
under contract: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House and the Senate on the 
obligation of funds provided in this paragraph in ac-
cordance with the directions specified in the report 
accompanying this Act; 
(3) $206,495,100 for section 8 rental assistance 
for relocation and replacement of housing units that 
are demolished or disposed of pursuant to the Omni-
bus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act
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of 1996 (Public Law 104–134), 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 (42 U.S.C.1437f(t)), and tenant protec-
tion assistance, including replacement and relocation 
assistance; 
(4) $48,000,000 for family self-sufficiency coor-
dinators under section 23 of the Act; 
(5) not to exceed $1,209,020,000 for adminis-
trative and other expenses of public housing agencies 
in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental 
assistance program: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law or regulation, the Sec-
retary shall allocate funds provided in this para-
graph among public housing agencies in a manner 
prescribed by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided in this Act or any other 
Act may be used to supplement the amounts pro-
vided in this paragraph: Provided further, That, 
hereafter, the Secretary shall recapture any funds
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provided under this heading in this Act or any other 
Act for administrative fees and other expenses from 
a public housing agency which are in excess of the 
amounts expended by such agency for the section 8 
tenant-based rental assistance program and not oth-
erwise needed to maintain an administrative fee re-
serve account balance of not to exceed five percent: 
Provided further, That all such administrative fee 
amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only 
for activities directly related to the provision of rent-
al assistance under section 8; 
(6) $100,000,000 for contract administrators 
for section 8 project-based assistance; and 
(7) not less than $3,010,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund for the develop-
ment of and modifications to information technology 
systems which serve programs or activities under 
‘‘Public and Indian Housing’’: Provided, That the 
Secretary may transfer up to 15 percent of funds 
provided under paragraphs (1), (2) or (5), herein to 
paragraphs (1) or (2), if the Secretary determines 
that such action is necessary because the funding 
provided under one such paragraph otherwise would 
be depleted and as a result, the maximum utilization 
of section 8 tenant-based assistance with the funds
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appropriated for this purpose by this Act would not 
be feasible: Provided further, That prior to under-
taking the transfer of funds in excess of 10 percent 
from any paragraph pursuant to the previous pro-
viso, the Secretary shall notify the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Subcommittees on Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate and shall not transfer any such funds until 
30 days after such notification: Provided further, 
That incremental vouchers previously made available 
under this heading for non-elderly disabled families 
shall, to the extent practicable, continue to be pro-
vided to non-elderly disabled families upon turnover: 
Provided further, That $1,372,000,000 is rescinded 
from unobligated balances remaining from funds ap-
propriated to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development under this heading or the heading 
‘‘Annual contributions for assisted housing’’ or any 
other heading for fiscal year 2003 and prior years, 
to be effected by the Secretary no later than Sep-
tember 30, 2004: Provided further, That any such 
balances governed by reallocation provisions under 
the statute authorizing the program for which the
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funds were originally appropriated shall be available 
for the rescission: Provided further, That any obli-
gated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 
1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be 
cancelled. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’) $2,712,255,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, in addition to 
amounts
otherwise
allocated
under
this
heading, 
$429,000,000 shall be allocated for such capital and man-
agement activities only among public housing agencies 
that have obligated all assistance for the agency for fiscal 
years 2001 and 2002 made available under this same 
heading in accordance with the requirements under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 9(j) of such Act: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or regulation, during fiscal year 2004, the Secretary may 
not delegate to any Department official other than the 
Deputy Secretary any authority under paragraph (2) of 
such section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time peri-
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ods under such section for obligation of amounts made 
available for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 
2003, or 2004: Provided further, That with respect to any 
amounts made available under the Public Housing Capital 
Fund for fiscal year 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, or 
2004 that remain unobligated in violation of paragraph 
(1) of such section 9(j) or unexpended in violation of para-
graph (5)(A) of such section 9(j), the Secretary shall re-
capture any such amounts and reallocate such amounts 
among public housing agencies determined under section 
6(j) of the Act to be high-performing: Provided further, 
That for purposes of this heading, the term ‘‘obligate’’ 
means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are 
subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, 
immediately or in the future: Provided further, That if the 
Secretary issues a regulation for effect implementing sec-
tion 9(j) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437g(j)), the first and third provisos under this 
heading shall cease to be effective: Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided under this heading, up to 
$51,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities under sec-
tion 9(h) of such Act, of which $13,000,000 shall be for 
the provision of remediation services to public housing 
agencies identified as ‘‘troubled’’ under the Section 8 
Management Assessment Program and for surveys used
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to calculate local Fair Market Rents and assess housing 
conditions in connection with rental assistance under sec-
tion 8 of the Act: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, up to $500,000 shall 
be for lease adjustments to section 23 projects, and no 
less than $10,610,000 shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund for the development of and modifications to 
information technology systems which serve programs or 
activities under ‘‘Public and Indian housing’’: Provided 
further, That no funds may be used under this heading 
for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount provided under this head-
ing, up to $40,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to 
public housing agencies for emergency capital needs re-
sulting from emergencies and natural disasters in fiscal 
year 2004: Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $55,000,000 shall be for sup-
portive services, service coordinators and congregate serv-
ices as authorized by section 34 of the Act and the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996. 
The first proviso under this heading in the Depart-
ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel-
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opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2003, is amended by striking ‘‘1998, 1999’’. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2004 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, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $3,600,000,000: 
Provided, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading, $10,000,000 shall be for programs, as deter-
mined appropriate by the Attorney General, which assist 
in the investigation, prosecution, and prevention of violent 
crimes and drug offenses in public and federally-assisted 
low-income housing, including Indian housing, which shall 
be administered by the Department of Justice through a 
reimbursable agreement with the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development: Provided further, That no funds 
may be used under this heading for the purposes specified 
in section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
as amended: Provided further, That in 2004 and hereafter, 
no amounts provided under this heading may be used for 
payments to public housing agencies for the costs of oper-
ation and management of public housing in any year prior 
to the current year.
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REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC 
HOUSING (HOPE VI) 
For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, 
site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based 
assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005, of which the Secretary may use up to $500,000 (in-
creased by $4,500,000) for technical assistance and con-
tract expertise, to be provided directly or indirectly by 
grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including 
training and cost of necessary travel for participants in 
such training, by or to officials and employees of the de-
partment and of public housing agencies and to residents: 
Provided, That none of such funds shall be used directly 
or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in awards 
to settle litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly per-
mitted herein. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $661,600,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $2,200,000 shall 
be contracted through the Secretary as technical assist-
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ance and capacity building to be used by the National 
American Indian Housing Council in support of the imple-
mentation of NAHASDA; of which $5,000,000 shall be 
to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract 
expertise, training, and technical assistance in the train-
ing, oversight, and management of Indian housing and 
tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for re-
lated travel; and of which no less than $2,720,000 shall 
be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for develop-
ment of and modifications to information technology sys-
tems which serve programs or activities under ‘‘Public and 
Indian housing’’: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be made available 
for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as 
authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, 
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 sub-
sidize the total principal amount of any notes and other 
obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
exceed $8,049,000: Provided further, That for administra-
tive expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, 
up to $150,000 from amounts in the first proviso, which 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
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for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’, to be used only for the ad-
ministrative costs of these guarantees. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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), $5,300,000, 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, as amended: Provided further, That these funds 
are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $197,243,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, up to $250,000 from 
amounts in the first paragraph, which shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and 
expenses’’, to be used only for the administrative costs of 
these guarantees. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184A of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), $1,000,000, to
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remain 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, as amended: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$35,347,985. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 from 
amounts in the first paragraph, which shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and 
expenses’’, to be used only for the administrative costs of 
these guarantees. 
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.), 
$297,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2005: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent 
supportive
housing
that
were
funded
under
section 
854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all program requirements 
before awarding funds for new contracts and activities au-
thorized under this section: Provided further, That the
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Secretary may use up to $2,000,000 of the funds under 
this heading for training, oversight, and technical assist-
ance activities. 
RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic De-
velopment in the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, $25,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended, which amount shall be competitively awarded by 
June 1, 2004, to Indian tribes, State housing finance 
agencies, State community and/or economic development 
agencies, local rural nonprofits and community develop-
ment corporations to support innovative housing and eco-
nomic development activities in rural areas. 
EMPOWERMENT ZONES/ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES 
For grants in connection with a second round of em-
powerment
zones
and
enterprise
communities, 
$15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005, for ‘‘Urban Empowerment Zones’’, as authorized in 
section 1391(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 1391(g)), including $1,000,000 for each empower-
ment zone for use in conjunction with economic develop-
ment activities consistent with the strategic plan of each 
empowerment zone.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For assistance to units of State and local govern-
ment, and to other entities, for economic and community 
development
activities,
and
for
other
purposes, 
$4,959,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2006:
Provided,
That
of
the
amount
provided, 
$4,538,650,000 is for carrying out the community devel-
opment block grant program under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended 
(the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided fur-
ther, That unless explicitly provided for under this heading 
(except for planning grants provided in the third para-
graph and amounts made available in the second para-
graph), not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with 
funds appropriated under this heading (other than a grant 
made available in this paragraph to the Housing Assist-
ance Council or the National American Indian Housing 
Council, or a grant using funds under section 107(b)(3) 
of the Act) shall be expended for planning and manage-
ment development and administration: Provided further, 
That $72,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes not-
withstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act; $3,300,000 
shall be for a grant to the Housing Assistance Council; 
$2,400,000 shall be for a grant to the National American 
Indian Housing Council; $5,000,000 shall be available as
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a grant to the National Housing Development Corpora-
tion, for operating expenses not to exceed $2,000,000 and 
for a program of affordable housing acquisition and reha-
bilitation; $5,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the 
National Council of La Raza for the HOPE Fund, of 
which $500,000 is for technical assistance and fund man-
agement, and $4,500,000 is for investments in the HOPE 
Fund
and
financing
to
affiliated
organizations; 
$43,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 
of the Act, of which $9,500,000 shall be for the Native 
Hawaiian block grant authorized under title VIII of the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1996; no less than $4,900,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development 
of and modification to information technology systems 
which serve programs or activities under ‘‘Community 
planning and development’’; $28,000,000 shall be for 
grants pursuant to the Self Help Homeownership Oppor-
tunity Program; $33,250,000 shall be for capacity build-
ing, of which $28,250,000 shall be for Capacity Building 
for Community Development and Affordable Housing for 
LISC and the Enterprise Foundation for activities as au-
thorized by section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as in effect immediately be-
fore June 12, 1997, with not less than $5,000,000 of the
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funding to be used in rural areas, including tribal areas, 
and of which $5,000,000 shall be for capacity building ac-
tivities administered by Habitat for Humanity Inter-
national; $65,000,000 shall be available for YouthBuild 
program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of 
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, 
as amended, and such activities shall be an eligible activity 
with respect to any funds made available under this head-
ing: Provided That local YouthBuild programs that dem-
onstrate an ability to leverage private and nonprofit fund-
ing shall be given a priority for YouthBuild funding: Pro-
vided further, That no more than 10 percent of any grant 
award under the YouthBuild program may be used for ad-
ministrative costs: Provided further, That of the amount 
made available for YouthBuild not less than $10,000,000 
is for grants to establish YouthBuild programs in under-
served and rural areas and $2,000,000 is to be made avail-
able for a grant to YouthBuild USA for capacity building 
for community development and affordable housing activi-
ties as specified in section 4 of the HUD Demonstration 
Act of 1993, as amended. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$21,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives 
that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed 
and blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate invest-
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ment, economic diversification, and community revitaliza-
tion in areas with population outmigration or a stagnating 
or declining economic base, or to determine whether hous-
ing benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare 
reform initiatives: Provided, That amounts made available 
under this paragraph shall be provided in accordance with 
the terms and conditions specified in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$137,500,000 shall be available for grants for the Eco-
nomic Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety 
of targeted economic investments in accordance with the 
terms and conditions specified in the report accompanying 
this Act: Provided, That none of the funds provided under 
this paragraph may be used for program operations. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in Public Law 107–73 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to the amount made available to the North 
Carolina Community Land Trust Initiative by striking 
‘‘North Carolina Community Land Trust Initiative’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Orange Community Housing and Land Trust’’. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in Public Law 107–73 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to the amount made available to the Willacy 
County Boys and Girls Club in Willacy County, Texas by
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striking ‘‘Willacy County Boys and Girls Club in Willacy 
County, Texas’’ and inserting ‘‘Willacy County, Texas’’. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in Public Law 108–10 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to item number 17 by striking ‘‘for sidewalks, 
curbs, street lighting, outdoor furniture and fac¸ade im-
provements in the Mill Village neighborhood’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for the restoration and renovation of houses within 
the Lincoln or Dallas mill villages’’. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in Public Law 107–73 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to the amount made available to the Metro-
politan Development Association in Syracuse, New York 
by inserting ‘‘and other economic development planning 
and revitalization activities’’ after the word ‘‘study’’. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in Public Law 107–73 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to the amount made available to the Staten 
Island Freedom Memorial Fund by striking all ‘‘Staten 
Island Freedom Memorial Fund for the construction of 
a memorial in the Staten Island community of St. George, 
New York’’ and inserting ‘‘Staten Island Botanical Gar-
den for construction and related activities for a healing 
garden’’.
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The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108–7; H. Rept. 
108–10) is deemed to be amended with respect to item 
number 526 by striking ‘‘for an economic development 
study for the revitalization of Westchester’’ and inserting 
‘‘for the reconstruction of renaissance plaza at Main and 
Mamaroneck in downtown White Plains’’. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108–7; H. Rept. 
108–10) is deemed to be amended with respect to item 
number 877 by striking ‘‘West Virginia High Technology 
Consortium Foundation, Inc. in Marion County, West Vir-
ginia for facilities construction for a high-tech park’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Glenville State College in Glenville, West Vir-
ginia for construction of a new campus community edu-
cation center’’. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108–7; H. Rept. 
108–10) is deemed to be amended with respect to item 
number 126 by striking ‘‘for construction of’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for facilities improvements and build out for’’.
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANTS 
(RESCISSION) 
From balances of the Urban Development Action 
Grant Program, as authorized by title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, 
$30,000,000 are canceled. 
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT 
For competitive economic development grants, as au-
thorized by section 108(q) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended, for Brownfields 
redevelopment projects, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2005. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional
Affordable
Housing
Act,
as
amended, 
$1,939,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2006: Provided, That of the total amount provided in this 
paragraph, up to $40,000,000 shall be available for hous-
ing counseling under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968 and no less than 
$2,100,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund for the development of and modifications to informa-
tion technology systems which serve programs or activities 
under ‘‘Community planning and development’’.
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In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
under this heading, $125,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2006, for assistance to homebuyers 
as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall provide such assistance in accord-
ance with a formula to be established by the Secretary 
that considers a participating jurisdiction’s need for, and 
prior commitment to, assistance to homebuyers. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the emergency shelter grants program as author-
ized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive 
housing program as authorized under subtitle C of title 
IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation sin-
gle room occupancy program as authorized under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist 
homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter 
plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title 
IV of such Act, $1,242,000,000, of which $1,222,000,000 
to remain available until September 30, 2006, and of 
which $20,000,000 to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not less than 30 percent of funds made 
available, excluding amounts provided for renewals under
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the shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent 
housing: Provided further, That all funds awarded for 
services shall be matched by 25 percent in funding by each 
grantee: Provided further, That the Secretary shall renew 
on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to 
contracts funded under the shelter plus care program if 
the program is determined to be needed under the applica-
ble continuum of care and meets appropriate program re-
quirements and financial standards, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That all awards of assistance 
under this heading shall be required to coordinate and in-
tegrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 
social services, and employment programs for which home-
less populations may be eligible, including Medicaid, State 
Children’s Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assist-
ance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services fund-
ing through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse 
Block Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare-
to-Work
grant
program:
Provided
further,
That 
$12,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available for the national homeless data analysis 
project and technical assistance: Provided further, That no 
less than $2,580,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
for the development of and modifications to information
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technology systems which serve programs or activities 
under ‘‘Community planning and development’’. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, and 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-
piring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 
term, and for supportive services associated with the hous-
ing, $773,320,000, plus recaptures and cancelled commit-
ments, to remain available until September 30, 2006, of 
which amount $50,000,000 shall be for service coordina-
tors and the continuation of existing congregate service 
grants for residents of assisted housing projects, and of 
which amount up to $25,000,000 shall be for grants under 
section 202b of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q–2) for conversion of eligible projects under such 
section to assisted living or related use: Provided, That 
of
the
amount
made
available
under
this
heading, 
$16,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development only for making competitive 
grants to private nonprofit organizations and consumer
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cooperatives for covering costs of architectural and engi-
neering work, site control, and other planning relating to 
the development of supportive housing for the elderly that 
is eligible for assistance under section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q): Provided further, That 
no less than $470,000 shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund for the development of and modifications to 
information technology systems which serve programs or 
activities under ‘‘Housing programs’’ or ‘‘Federal Housing 
Administration’’: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the 
terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except 
that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not 
exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, That all bal-
ances outstanding, as of September 30, 2003, for capital 
advances, including amendments to capital advances, for 
housing for elderly, as authorized by section 202, for 
project rental assistance for housing for the elderly, as au-
thorized under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including 
amendments to contracts shall be transferred to and 
merged with the amounts for those purposes under this 
heading. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For capital advance contracts, for supportive housing 
for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811
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of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act, for project rental assistance for supportive housing 
for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of 
such Act, including amendments to contracts for such as-
sistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assist-
ance for up to a 1-year term, and for supportive services 
associated with the housing for persons with disabilities 
as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, and for 
tenant-based rental assistance contracts entered into pur-
suant to section 811 of such Act, $250,570,000, plus re-
captures and cancelled commitments to remain available 
until September 30, 2006: Provided, That no less than 
$470,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund for the development of and modifications to informa-
tion technology systems which serve programs or activities 
under ‘‘Housing programs’’ or ‘‘Federal Housing Admin-
istration’’: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, other than amounts for renewal of ex-
piring project-based or tenant-based rental assistance con-
tracts, the Secretary may designate up to 25 percent for 
tenant-based rental assistance, as authorized by section 
811 of such Act, (which assistance is five years in dura-
tion): 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 assist-
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ance, except that the initial contract term for such assist-
ance shall not exceed five years in duration: Provided fur-
ther, That all balances outstanding, as of September 30, 
2003, for capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advances, for supportive housing for persons with dis-
abilities, as authorized by section 811, for project rental 
assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities, as authorized under section 811(d)(2), including 
amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal 
of expiring contracts for such assistance, and for sup-
portive services associated with the housing for persons 
with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1), shall 
be transferred to and merged with the amounts for these 
purposes under this heading. 
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all un-
committed balances of excess rental charges as of Sep-
tember 30, 2003, and any collections made during fiscal 
year 2004, shall be transferred to the Flexible Subsidy 
Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of the National 
Housing Act, as amended. 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
(RESCISSION) 
Up to $303,000,000 of recaptured section 236 budget 
authority resulting from prepayment of mortgages sub-
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sidized under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–1) shall be rescinded in fiscal year 2004: 
Provided, That the limitation otherwise applicable to the 
maximum payments that may be required in any fiscal 
year by all contracts entered into under section 236 is re-
duced in fiscal year 2004 by not more than $303,000,000 
in uncommitted balances of authorizations of contract au-
thority provided for this purpose in prior appropriations 
Acts. 
MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand-
ards Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), 
up to $13,000,000 to remain available until expended, to 
be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust 
Fund: Provided, That not to exceed the total amount ap-
propriated 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 re-
ceipt 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 2004 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2004 appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$0 and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified
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as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2004 appro-
priation. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 2004, commitments to guarantee 
loans to carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the 
National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan 
principal of $185,000,000,000. 
During fiscal year 2004, obligations 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, That the foregoing amount shall 
be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in con-
nection with sales of single family real properties owned 
by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual 
Mortgage Insurance Fund. 
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the guaranteed and direct loan program, $359,000,000, 
of which not to exceed $355,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’; and not 
to exceed $4,000,000 shall be transferred to the appro-
priation for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. In addition, for 
administrative contract expenses, $85,000,000, of which 
no less than $20,744,000 shall be transferred to the Work-
ing Capital Fund for the development of and modifications
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to information technology systems which serve programs 
or activities under ‘‘Housing programs’’ or ‘‘Federal 
Housing Administration’’: Provided, That to the extent 
guaranteed loan commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on 
or before April 1, 2004, an additional $1,400 for adminis-
trative 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 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
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 amend-
ed, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of 
up to $25,000,000,000. 
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 
$50,000,000, of which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be 
for bridge financing in connection with the sale of multi-
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family real properties owned by the Secretary and for-
merly insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern-
mental entities in connection with the sale of single-family 
real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in-
sured under such Act. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, 
$229,000,000, of which $209,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’; and of 
which $20,000,000 shall be transferred to the appropria-
tion for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. 
In addition, for administrative contract expenses nec-
essary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan pro-
grams, $93,780,000, of which no less than $16,946,000 
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the 
development of and modifications to information tech-
nology systems which serve programs or activities under 
‘‘Housing programs’’ or ‘‘Federal Housing Administra-
tion’’: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan com-
mitments exceed $8,426,000,000 on or before April 1, 
2004, an additional $1,980 for administrative contract ex-
penses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional 
guaranteed loan commitments over $8,426,000,000 (in-
cluding a pro rata amount for any increment below
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$1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by 
this proviso exceed $14,400,000. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 
$200,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2005. 
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the
guaranteed
mortgage-backed
securities
program, 
$10,695,000, to be derived from the GNMA guarantees 
of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan receipt ac-
count, of which not to exceed $10,695,000, shall be trans-
ferred to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’. 
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, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 
by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), includ-
ing carrying out the functions of the Secretary under sec-
tion 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968,
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$47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $7,500,000 shall be for the Partnership for 
Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Initiative. 
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, 
$46,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005, of which $20,250,000 shall be to carry out activities 
pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That no funds 
made available under this heading shall be used to lobby 
the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Gov-
ernment in connection with a specific contract, grant or 
loan. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL 
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, $130,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005, of which $10,000,000 
shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec-
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tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, test-
ing, and demonstration efforts, including education and 
outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other 
housing-related diseases and hazards. 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative and non-administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of 
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 
$25,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$1,122,130,000, of which $564,000,000 shall be provided 
from the various funds of the Federal Housing Adminis-
tration, $10,695,000 shall be provided from funds of the 
Government National Mortgage Association, $150,000 
shall be provided by transfer from the ‘‘Native American 
housing block grants’’ account, $250,000 shall be provided 
by transfer from the ‘‘Indian housing loan guarantee fund 
program’’ account and $35,000 shall be transferred from 
the ‘‘Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund’’ ac-
count: Provided, That funds made available under this 
heading shall only be allocated in the manner specified in
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the report accompanying this Act unless the Committees 
on Appropriations of both the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified of any changes in an operating 
plan or reprogramming: Provided further, That no official 
or employee of the Department shall be designated as an 
allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer (OCFO) has determined that such allotment hold-
er has implemented an adequate system of funds control 
and has received training in funds control procedures and 
directives: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Offi-
cer shall establish positive control of and maintain ade-
quate systems of accounting for appropriations and other 
available funds as required by 31 U.S.C. 1514: Provided 
further, That for purposes of funds control and deter-
mining whether a violation exists under the Anti-Defi-
ciency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.), the point of obligation 
shall be the executed agreement or contract, except with 
respect to insurance and guarantee programs, certain 
types of salaries and expenses funding, and incremental 
funding that is authorized under an executed agreement 
or contract, and shall be designated in the approved funds 
control plan: Provided further, That the Chief Financial 
Officer shall: (a) appoint qualified personnel to conduct 
investigations of potential or actual violations; (b) estab-
lish minimum training requirements and other qualifica-
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tions for personnel that may be appointed to conduct in-
vestigations; (c) establish guidelines and timeframes for 
the conduct and completion of investigations; (d) prescribe 
the content, format and other requirements for the sub-
mission of final reports on violations; and (e) prescribe 
such additional policies and procedures as may be required 
for conducting investigations of, and administering, proc-
essing, and reporting on, potential and actual violations 
of the Anti-Deficiency Act and all other statutes and regu-
lations governing the obligation and expenditure of funds 
made available in this or any other Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the 
GS–14 and GS–15 levels until the total number of GS–
14 and GS–15 positions in the Department has been re-
duced from the number of GS–14 and GS–15 positions 
on the date of enactment of Public Law 106–377 by 21⁄2 
percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit 
a staffing plan for the Department by November 15, 2003. 
The tenth proviso under this heading in the Depart-
ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2003, is amended by striking ‘‘the purpose of’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘purposes of funds control and’’ and before the colon 
insert the following ‘‘, except with respect to insurance and 
guarantee programs, certain types of salaries and ex-
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penses funding, and incremental funding that is author-
ized under an executed agreement or contract’’. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For additional capital for the Working Capital Fund 
(42 U.S.C. 3535) for the development of, modifications 
to, and infrastructure for Department-wide information 
technology systems, and for the continuing operation of 
both Department-wide and program-specific information 
systems, $240,000,000 (reduced by $150,000,000), to re-
main available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That 
any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall 
remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $100,080,000, of which $24,000,000 shall be 
provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing 
Administration: Provided, That the Inspector General 
shall have independent authority over all personnel issues 
within this office: Provided further, That no less than 
$300,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund for the development of and modifications to informa-
tion technology systems for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral.
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CONSOLIDATED FEE FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
All unobligated balances remaining available from 
fees and charges under section 7(j) of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Act on October 1, 2003 
are rescinded. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprises 
Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including 
not to exceed $500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $32,415,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to be derived from the Federal Housing Enter-
prises Oversight Fund: Provided, That not to exceed such 
amount 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: Provided further, That the general fund amount 
shall be reduced as collections are received during the fis-
cal year so as to result in a final appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at not more than $0. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
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
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from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 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 2003 to investigate 
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 
lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ-
ing the filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal ac-
tion, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving 
or preventing action by a Government official or entity, 
or a court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 203. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) 
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C.
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12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under 
this title for fiscal year 2004 that are allocated under such 
section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined 
under subsection (b), for any State that—
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year 
under clause (ii) of such section; and 
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for 
fiscal year 2004 under such clause (ii) because the 
areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statis-
tical areas that qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year 
2004 do not have the number of cases of acquired 
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required under 
such clause. 
(b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any 
State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based 
on the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of 
that State that are outside of metropolitan statistical 
areas that qualify under clause (i) of such section 
854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2004, in proportion to AIDS 
cases among cities and States that qualify under clauses 
(i) and (ii) of such section and States deemed eligible 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 204. (a) Section 225(a) of the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development,
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and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, Pub-
lic Law 106–74 (113 Stat. 1076), is amended by striking 
‘‘year 2000, and the amounts that would otherwise be allo-
cated for fiscal year 2001 and fiscal year 2002’’, and in-
serting ‘‘years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004’’. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allo-
cate to Wake County, North Carolina, the amounts that 
otherwise would be allocated for fiscal year 2004 under 
section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 
U.S.C. 12903(c)) to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, 
on behalf of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Caro-
lina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Any amounts allocated 
to Wake County shall be used to carry out eligible activi-
ties under section 855 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) 
within such metropolitan statistical area. 
SEC. 205. (a) During fiscal year 2004, in the provi-
sion of rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in con-
nection with a program to demonstrate the economy and 
effectiveness of providing such assistance for use in as-
sisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties 
of the State of Michigan specified in subsection (b) of this 
section, notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (18)(B)(iii) 
of such section 8(o), a family residing in an assisted living
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facility in any such county, on behalf of which a public 
housing agency provides assistance pursuant to section 
8(o)(18) of such Act, may be required, at the time the 
family initially receives such assistance, to pay rent in an 
amount exceeding 40 percent of the monthly adjusted in-
come of the family by such a percentage or amount as 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(b) The counties specified in this subsection are Oak-
land
County,
Macomb
County,
Wayne
County,
and 
Washtenaw County, in the State of Michigan. 
SEC. 206. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 
pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi-
tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 
of 1989. 
SEC. 207. Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 
1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 
on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 
or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 
services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association, Government National Mortgage Association,
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi-
nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 
thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 
within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1831). 
SEC. 208. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap-
propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development shall be available for any program, project 
or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
estimates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 209. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub-
ject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
amended, are hereby authorized to make such expendi-
tures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in ac-
cordance with law, and to make such contracts and com-
mitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in 
carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2003 
for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter pro-
vided: Provided, That collections of these corporations and 
agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase 
commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in
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this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms 
of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations 
Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mort-
gage insurance or guaranty operations of these corpora-
tions, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary 
to protect the financial interest of the United States Gov-
ernment. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds provided in this title 
for technical assistance, training, or management improve-
ments may be obligated or expended unless HUD provides 
to the Committees on Appropriations a description of each 
proposed activity and a detailed budget estimate of the 
costs associated with each program, project or activity as 
part of the Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2004, 
HUD shall transmit this information to the Committees 
by November 15, 2003 for 30 days of review. 
SEC. 211. A public housing agency or such other enti-
ty that administers Federal housing assistance in the 
states of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be re-
quired to include a resident of public housing or a recipi-
ent of assistance provided under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or 
a similar governing board of such agency or entity as re-
quired under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public hous-
ing agency or other entity that administers Federal hous-
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ing assistance under section 8 in the states of Alaska, 
Iowa and Mississippi shall establish an advisory board of 
not less than 6 residents of public housing or recipients 
of section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to 
the public housing agency or other administering entity 
on issues related to public housing and section 8. Such 
advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly. 
SEC. 212. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall provide quarterly reports to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all 
uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in 
each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the 
Department and shall submit additional, updated budget 
information to these Committees upon request. 
TITLE III—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 
the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun-
tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 
national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 
States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 
and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for 
replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
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and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign coun-
tries, when required by law of such countries, $47,276,000 
(of which $10,000,000 shall not become available until 
Septmeber 1, 2004), to remain available until expended. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur-
suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, as amend-
ed, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allow-
ances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, 
and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates 
for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to 
the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 
5 U.S.C. 5376, $8,550,000: Provided, That the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board shall have not 
more than three career Senior Executive Service positions. 
EMERGENCY FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Chemical Safety and 
Hazard Investigation Board for accident investigations 
not otherwise provided for, $450,000, to remain available 
until expended.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
To carry out the Community Development Banking 
and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, including services 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
ES–3, $51,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2005, of which $3,000,000 shall be for financial assist-
ance, technical assistance, training and outreach programs 
designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, 
and Alaskan Native communities and provided primarily 
through qualified community development lender organi-
zations with experience and expertise in community devel-
opment banking and lending in Indian country, Native 
American organizations, tribes and tribal organizations 
and other suitable providers, and up to $13,000,000 may 
be used for administrative expenses, including administra-
tion of the New Markets Tax Credit, up to $6,000,000 
may be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to 
$250,000 may be used for administrative expenses to 
carry out the direct loan program: Provided, That the cost 
of direct loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
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Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$11,000,000. 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv-
alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi-
cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 
exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $60,000,000: Provided, That up to $1,000,000 is 
for purposes of carrying out the Inspector General Act of 
1978. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (the ‘‘Corporation’’) in car-
rying out programs, activities, and initiatives under the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (the ‘‘Act’’) 
(42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), $363,452,000, to remain avail-
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able until September 30, 2005: Provided, That not more 
than $30,500,000 shall be available for administrative ex-
penses authorized under section 501(a)(4): Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $2,500 shall be for official recep-
tion and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
$244,352,000 of the amount provided under this heading 
shall be available for grants under the National Service 
Trust program authorized under subtitle C of title I of 
the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) (relating to activities 
including the AmeriCorps program), and for grants to or-
ganizations operating projects under the AmeriCorps Edu-
cation Awards Program (without regard to the require-
ments of sections 121(d) and (e), 131(e), 132, and 140(a), 
(d), and (e) of the Act): of which not more than 
$50,000,000 may be used to administer, reimburse, or 
support any national service program authorized under 
section 121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)): 
Provided further, That to the maximum extent feasible, 
funds appropriated under subtitle C of title I of the Act 
shall be provided in a manner that is consistent with the 
recommendations of peer review panels in order to ensure 
that priority is given to programs that demonstrate qual-
ity, innovation, replicability, and sustainability: Provided 
further, That not more than $10,000,000 of the funds 
made available under this heading shall be for the Points
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of Light Foundation for activities authorized under title 
III of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.), of which not 
more than $2,500,000 may be used to support an endow-
ment fund, the corpus of which shall remain intact and 
the interest income from which shall be used to support 
activities described in title III of the Act, provided that 
the Foundation may invest the corpus and income in fed-
erally insured bank savings accounts or comparable inter-
est bearing accounts, certificates of deposit, money market 
funds, mutual funds, obligations of the United States, and 
other market instruments and securities but not in real 
estate investments: Provided further, That no funds shall 
be available for national service programs run by Federal 
agencies authorized under section 121(b) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 12571(b)): Provided further, That not less than 
$24,000,000 of the funds made available under this head-
ing shall be available for the Civilian Community Corps 
authorized under subtitle E of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
12611 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than 
$40,000,000 shall be available for school-based and com-
munity-based service-learning programs authorized under 
subtitle B of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.): 
Provided further, That not more than $6,100,000 shall be 
available for quality and innovation activities authorized 
under subtitle H of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12853
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et seq.): Provided further, That not more than $5,000,000 
of the funds made available under this heading shall be 
made available to America’s Promise—The Alliance for 
Youth, Inc. only to support efforts to mobilize individuals, 
groups, and organizations to build and strengthen the 
character and competence of the Nation’s youth: Provided 
further, That not more than $3,500,000 shall be available 
for audits and other evaluations authorized under section 
179 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12639). 
NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST 
For payment of educational awards authorized under 
subtitle D of title I of the National Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601), $110,771,000, to remain 
available until expended; of which $5,000,000 shall be 
available for national service scholarships for high school 
students performing community service, and $10,000,000 
shall be held in reserve as defined in Public Law 108–
45: Provided, That the Corporation for National and Com-
munity Servcice shall enroll no more than 55,000 volun-
teers in the National Service Trust with the funds pro-
vided in this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $6,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term 
‘‘qualified student loan’’ with respect to national service 
education awards shall mean any loan determined by an 
institution of higher education to be necessary to cover 
a student’s cost of attendance at such institution and 
made, insured, or guaranteed directly to a student by a 
State agency, in addition to other meanings under section 
148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available under section 129(d)(5)(B) of the National 
and Community Service Act to assist entities in placing 
applicants who are individuals with disabilities may be 
provided to any entity that receives a grant under section 
121 of the Act. 
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the 
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7251–7298, $15,938,000 of 
which $1,175,000 shall be available for the purpose of pro-
viding financial assistance as described, and in accordance 
with the process and reporting procedures set forth, under 
this heading in Public Law 102–229.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington 
National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na-
tional Cemetery, including the purchase of one passenger 
motor vehicle for replacement only, and not to exceed 
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$25,961,000, to remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities 
set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980, as amended, and section 126(g) of the Superfund 
Amendments
and
Reauthorization
Act
of
1986, 
$80,000,000.
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paragraph (1) by the end of the applicable deci-
sion time review period required under sub-
section (f) for the application. 
‘‘(B) OTHER ACTIONS.—No other action au-
thorized or required under this section shall be 
judicially reviewable by a Federal or State court. 
‘‘(3) TIMING.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person may not ob-
tain judicial review of the failure of the Admin-
istrator to make a determination on the applica-
tion specified in paragraph (1) before the expira-
tion of the 2-year period that begins on the date 
on which the decision time review period for the 
application ends. 
‘‘(B) MEETING WITH ADMINISTRATOR.—To 
be eligible to seek judicial review under this sub-
section, a person seeking the review shall first re-
quest in writing, at least 120 days before filing 
the complaint for judicial review, a decision re-
view meeting with the Administrator. 
‘‘(4) REMEDIES.—The Administrator may not be 
required or permitted to refund any portion of a reg-
istration service fee paid in response to a complaint 
that the Administrator has failed to make a deter-
mination on the covered pesticide registration appli-