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made available in this title for salaries and expenses under 
the headings ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative Sup-
port Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, and ‘‘Government Na-
tional Mortgage Association’’, for such services shall be 
transferred to the Fund, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 
its plans for executing such transfers at least 15 days in 
advance of such transfers. 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of ten-
ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.) (in this title ‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided 
for, $27,042,932,000 (increased by $24,000,000) (re-
duced by $24,000,000), to remain available until ex-
pended, which shall be available on October 1, 2022 (in 
addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated 
under this heading that shall be available on October 1, 
2022), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, which shall be available on October 1, 2023: Pro-
vided, That the amounts made available under this head-
ing are provided as follows: 
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(1) $26,184,000,000 shall be available for re-
newals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual 
contributions contracts (including renewals of en-
hanced vouchers under any provision of law author-
izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 
and including renewal of other special purpose incre-
mental vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, from amounts provided 
under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec-
retary for the calendar year 2023 funding cycle shall 
provide renewal funding for each public housing 
agency based on validated voucher management sys-
tem (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior cal-
endar year and by applying an inflation factor as es-
tablished by the Secretary, by notice published in 
the Federal Register, and by making any necessary 
adjustments for the costs associated with the first- 
time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph in-
cluding tenant protection and Choice Neighborhoods 
vouchers: Provided further, That funds provided 
under this paragraph and prior Acts may be used to 
fund a total number of unit months under lease 
which exceeds a public housing agency’s authorized 
level of units under contract, except for public hous-
ing agencies participating in the Moving to Work 
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(MTW) demonstration, which are instead governed 
in accordance with the requirements of the MTW 
demonstration program or their MTW agreements, 
if any: Provided further, That amounts repurposed 
pursuant to the preceding proviso that were pre-
viously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concur-
rent resolution on the budget are designated as an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Con-
gress) as engrossed in the House of Representatives 
on June 8, 2022: Provided further, That costs asso-
ciated with any forgone increases in tenant rent pay-
ments due to the implementation of rent incentives 
as authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative re-
quirements of the Jobs-Plus initiative as described 
under the heading ‘‘Self-Sufficiency Programs’’ shall 
be renewed: Provided further, That costs associated 
with any forgone increases in tenant rent payments 
due to the implementation of rent incentives as au-
thorized pursuant to waivers or alternative require-
ments of the Jobs-Plus initiative as described under 
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the heading ‘‘Self-Sufficiency Programs’’ shall be re-
newed: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to 
the extent necessary to stay within the amount spec-
ified under this paragraph (except as otherwise 
modified under this paragraph), prorate each public 
housing agency’s allocation otherwise established 
pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further, That 
except as provided in the following provisos, the en-
tire amount specified under this paragraph (except 
as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be 
obligated to the public housing agencies based on the 
allocation and pro rata method described above, and 
the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of 
their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act or March 1, 2023: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may extend the 
notification period with the prior written approval of 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That public housing agencies 
participating in the MTW demonstration shall be 
funded in accordance with the requirements of the 
MTW demonstration program or their MTW agree-
ments, if any, and shall be subject to the same pro 
rata adjustments under the preceding provisos: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may offset public 
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housing agencies’ calendar year 2023 allocations 
based on the excess amounts of public housing agen-
cies’ net restricted assets accounts, including HUD- 
held programmatic reserves (in accordance with 
VMS data in calendar year 2022 that is verifiable 
and complete), as determined by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That public housing agencies partici-
pating in the MTW demonstration shall also be sub-
ject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, 
excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget 
authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from 
the agencies’ calendar year 2023 MTW funding allo-
cation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
use any offset referred to in the preceding two pro-
visos throughout the calendar year to prevent the 
termination of rental assistance for families as the 
result of insufficient funding, as determined by the 
Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of 
renewal funding allocations: Provided further, That 
up to $100,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for 
adjustments in the allocations for public housing 
agencies, after application for an adjustment by a 
public housing agency that experienced a significant 
increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal 
costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen cir-
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cumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of 
the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use during 
the previous 12-month period in order to be avail-
able to meet a commitment pursuant to section 
8(o)(13) of the Act, or an adjustment for a funding 
obligation not yet expended in the previous calendar 
year for a MTW-eligible activity to develop afford-
able housing for an agency added to the MTW dem-
onstration under the expansion authority provided in 
section 239 of the Transportation, Housing and 
Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (division L of Public Law 114– 
113); (3) for adjustments for costs associated with 
HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD– 
VASH) vouchers; (4) for public housing agencies 
that despite taking reasonable cost savings meas-
ures, as determined by the Secretary, would other-
wise be required to terminate rental assistance as a 
result of insufficient funding; (5) for adjustments in 
the allocations for public housing agencies that (i) 
are leasing a lower-than-average percentage of their 
authorized vouchers, (ii) have low amounts of budget 
authority in their net restricted assets accounts and 
HUD-held programmatic reserves, relative to other 
agencies, and (iii) are not participating in the Mov-
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ing to Work demonstration, to enable such agencies 
to lease more vouchers; (6) for withheld payments in 
accordance with section 8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act for 
months in the previous calendar year that were sub-
sequently paid by the public housing agency after 
the agency’s actual costs were validated; and (7) for 
public housing agencies that have experienced in-
creased costs or loss of units in an area for which 
the President declared a disaster under title IV of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.); 
(2) $230,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 
assistance for relocation and replacement of housing 
units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 
section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 
projects to assistance under section 8, the family 
unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 
relocation of witnesses (including victims of violent 
crimes) in connection with efforts to combat crime 
in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request 
from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, en-
hanced vouchers under any provision of law author-
izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, 
Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and vol-
untary conversions, and tenant protection assistance 
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including replacement and relocation assistance or 
for project-based assistance to prevent the displace-
ment of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing 
in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 
1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law 
106–569, as amended, or under the authority as 
provided under this Act: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this paragraph, up to 
$10,000,000 shall be available to provide public 
housing agencies with enhanced vouchers for fami-
lies residing in State-assisted projects financed be-
tween 1970 and 1979 that were subject to a use 
agreement under the Low-Income Housing Preserva-
tion and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (title 
VI of Public Law 101–625; LIHPRHA) or the 
Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act 
of 1987 (title II of Public Law 100–242; ELIHPA) 
on the date the affordability protections at such 
projects expire or terminate during calendar years 
2022 and 2023: Provided further, That that the 
State housing finance agency shall submit the re-
quest to the Secretary for enhanced vouchers for 
families residing in such eligible State-assisted 
projects no later than the latter of 120 days prior 
to the expiration or termination of affordability pro-
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tections at such projects or 120 days after enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That such en-
hanced vouchers shall not be considered replacement 
vouchers: Provided further, That when a public hous-
ing development is submitted for demolition or dis-
position under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary 
may provide section 8 rental assistance when the 
units pose an imminent health and safety risk to 
residents: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
provide section 8 rental assistance from amounts 
made available under this paragraph for units as-
sisted under a project-based subsidy contract funded 
under the ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ head-
ing under this title where the owner has received a 
Notice of Default and the units pose an imminent 
health and safety risk to residents: Provided further, 
That to the extent that the Secretary determines 
that such units are not feasible for continued rental 
assistance payments or transfer of the subsidy con-
tract associated with such units to another project 
or projects and owner or owners, any remaining 
amounts associated with such units under such con-
tract shall be recaptured and such recaptured 
amounts, in an amount equal to the cost of rental 
assistance provided pursuant to the previous proviso, 
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up to the total amounts recaptured, shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with amounts under this para-
graph: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this paragraph, no less than 
$5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant pro-
tection assistance, not otherwise provided under this 
paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy 
areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 
30 percent of household income, as the result of: (A) 
the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or sec-
tion 202 loan that requires the permission of the 
Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the expira-
tion of a rental assistance contract for which the 
tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or ten-
ant protection assistance under existing law; or (C) 
the expiration of affordability restrictions accom-
panying a mortgage or preservation program admin-
istered by the Secretary: Provided further, That such 
tenant protection assistance made available under 
the preceding proviso may be provided under the au-
thority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(t)): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue guidance to implement the previous two pro-
visos, including, but not limited to, requirements for 
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defining eligible at-risk households not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That any tenant protection voucher 
made available from amounts under this paragraph 
shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, 
except the replacement vouchers as defined by the 
Secretary by notice, when the initial family that re-
ceived any such voucher no longer receives such 
voucher, and the authority for any public housing 
agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may only pro-
vide replacement vouchers for units that were occu-
pied within the previous 24 months that cease to be 
available as assisted housing, subject only to the 
availability of funds; 
(3) $2,756,932,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) 
(increased by $1,000,000) shall be for administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
ance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to admin-
ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ-
ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist-
ance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 
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HUD–VASH vouchers, and other special purpose in-
cremental vouchers: Provided, That no less than 
$2,746,932,000 of the amount provided in this para-
graph shall be allocated to public housing agencies 
for the calendar year 2023 funding cycle based on 
section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation 
Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the 
enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Re-
sponsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Pro-
vided further, That if the amounts made available 
under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the 
amounts determined under the preceding proviso, 
the Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to 
agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all 
agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or 
may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment 
of amounts determined under the preceding proviso, 
utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding 
special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the pur-
poses for which such amounts were appropriated: 
Provided further, That all public housing agencies 
participating in the MTW demonstration shall be 
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funded in accordance with the requirements of the 
MTW demonstration program or their MTW agree-
ments, if any, and shall be subject to the same uni-
form percentage decrease as under the preceding 
proviso: Provided further, That amounts provided 
under this paragraph shall be only for activities re-
lated to the provision of tenant-based rental assist-
ance authorized under section 8, including related 
development activities; 
(4) $667,000,000 for the renewal of tenant- 
based assistance contracts under section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administra-
tive expenses: Provided, That administrative and 
other expenses of public housing agencies in admin-
istering the special purpose vouchers in this para-
graph shall be funded under the same terms and be 
subject to the same pro rata reduction as the per-
cent decrease for administrative and other expenses 
to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of 
this 
heading: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
up 
to 
$10,000,000 shall be available only (1) for adjust-
ments in the allocation for public housing agencies, 
after applications for an adjustment by a public 
housing agency that experienced a significant in-
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crease, as determined by the Secretary, in Main-
stream renewal costs resulting from unforeseen cir-
cumstances, and (2) for public housing agencies that 
despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as 
determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be re-
quired to terminate the rental assistance for Main-
stream families as a result of insufficient funding: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this para-
graph, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for a pilot 
program for public housing agencies that partner 
with administering entities under the Projects for 
Assistance 
in 
Transition 
from 
Homelessness 
(PATH) program as authorized by the Stewart B. 
McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1990 or other eligible entities, as determined by the 
Secretary, to assist persons with serious mental ill-
ness: Provided further, That the amounts made 
available in the preceding proviso shall be for incre-
mental rental voucher assistance, including project- 
based vouchers, under such section 811 for non-el-
derly persons with serious mental illness, and for ad-
ministrative and other expenses of public housing 
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agencies: Provided further, That in awarding assist-
ance under such pilot program the Secretary may 
give bonus points to public housing agencies giving 
preference to individuals referred from the Coordi-
nated Entry System (CES) or operating a Family 
Self-Sufficiency program: Provided further, That in 
administering such pilot program, the Secretary may 
waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec-
retary administers in connection with the use of 
funds made available under such pilot (except for re-
quirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment), upon a 
finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or al-
ternative requirements are necessary for the effective 
delivery and administration of such voucher assist-
ance: Provided further, That upon turnover, section 
811 special purpose vouchers funded under this 
heading in this or prior Acts, or under any other 
heading in prior Acts, shall be provided to non-elder-
ly persons with disabilities; 
(5) Of the amounts provided under paragraph 
(1) up to $5,000,000 shall be for rental assistance 
and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD– 
VASH to serve Native American veterans that are 
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homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near 
a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided, That 
such amount shall be made available for renewal 
grants to recipients that received assistance under 
prior Acts under the Tribal HUD–VASH program: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall be author-
ized to specify criteria for renewal grants, including 
data on the utilization of assistance reported by 
grant recipients: Provided further, That such assist-
ance shall be administered in accordance with pro-
gram requirements under the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996 and modeled after the HUD–VASH program: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall be author-
ized to waive, or specify alternative requirements for 
any provision of any statute or regulation that the 
Secretary administers in connection with the use of 
funds made available under this paragraph (except 
for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any 
such waivers or alternative requirements are nec-
essary for the effective delivery and administration 
of such assistance: Provided further, That grant re-
cipients shall report to the Secretary on utilization 
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of such rental assistance and other program data, as 
prescribed by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may reallocate, as determined by the 
Secretary, amounts returned or recaptured from 
awards under the Tribal HUD–VASH program 
under prior Acts to existing recipients under the 
Tribal HUD–VASH program; 
(6) $50,000,000 for incremental rental voucher 
assistance for use through a supported housing pro-
gram administered in conjunction with the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall make such funding available, not-
withstanding section 203 (competition provision) of 
this title, to public housing agencies that partner 
with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as 
designated by the Secretary of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for 
such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing 
agency administrative performance, and other fac-
tors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Pro-
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vided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this paragraph, up to $5,000,000 may be allo-
cated to public housing agencies administering tem-
porary case management and supportive services to 
HUD–VASH eligible veterans that have not yet re-
ceived a referral from the Department of Veterans 
Affairs: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may waive, or 
specify alternative requirements for (in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation 
that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment administers in connection with the use of 
funds made available under this paragraph (except 
for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any 
such waivers or alternative requirements are nec-
essary for the effective delivery and administration 
of such voucher assistance: Provided further, That 
assistance made available under this paragraph shall 
continue to remain available for homeless veterans 
upon turn-over; 
(7) $30,000,000 shall be made available for the 
family unification program as authorized under sec-
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tion 8(x) of the Act: Provided, That the amounts 
made available under this paragraph are provided as 
follows: 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for new incre-
mental voucher assistance: Provided, That the 
assistance made available under this subpara-
graph shall continue to remain available for 
family unification upon turnover; and 
(B) $25,000,000 shall be for new incre-
mental voucher assistance to assist eligible 
youth as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B): 
Provided, That assistance made available under 
this subparagraph shall continue to remain 
available for such eligible youth upon turnover: 
Provided further, That of the total amount 
made available under this subparagraph, up to 
$15,000,000 shall be available on a noncompeti-
tive basis to public housing agencies that part-
ner with public child welfare agencies to iden-
tify such eligible youth, that request such as-
sistance to timely assist such eligible youth, and 
that meet any other criteria as specified by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall review utilization of the assistance made 
available under the preceding proviso, at an in-
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terval to be determined by the Secretary, and 
unutilized voucher assistance that is no longer 
needed shall be recaptured by the Secretary and 
reallocated pursuant to the preceding proviso: 
Provided further, That for any public housing agency 
administering voucher assistance appropriated in a 
prior Act under the family unification program, or 
made available and competitively selected under this 
paragraph, that determines that it no longer has an 
identified need for such assistance upon turnover, 
such agency shall notify the Secretary, and the Sec-
retary shall recapture such assistance from the agen-
cy and reallocate it to any other public housing 
agency or agencies based on need for voucher assist-
ance in connection with such specified program or 
eligible youth, as applicable; 
(8) $1,100,000,000 (increased by $24,000,000) 
(reduced by $24,000,000) shall be made available 
for new incremental voucher assistance under section 
8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
be allocated pursuant to a method, as determined by 
the Secretary, which may include a formula that 
may include such factors as severe cost burden, over-
crowding, substandard housing for very low-income 
renters, homelessness, and administrative capacity, 
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where such allocation method shall include both 
rural and urban areas: Provided, That the Secretary 
may specify additional terms and conditions to en-
sure that public housing agencies provide vouchers 
for use by survivors of domestic violence, or individ-
uals and families who are homeless, as defined in 
section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)), or at risk of 
homelessness, as defined in section 401(1) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1)); 
(9) $25,000,000 shall be for mobility-related 
services, as defined by the Secretary, for voucher 
families with children modeled after services pro-
vided in connection with the mobility demonstration 
authorized under section 235 of division G of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f note; Public Law 116–6): Provided, That the 
Secretary shall make funding available to public 
housing agencies on a competitive basis and shall 
give preference to public housing agencies with high-
er concentrations of housing choice voucher families 
with children residing in high-poverty neighborhoods: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may recapture 
from the public housing agencies unused balances 
based on utilization of such awards and reallocate 
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such amounts to any other public housing agency or 
agencies based on need for such mobility-related 
services as identified under such competition; and 
(10) the Secretary shall separately track all 
special purpose vouchers funded under this heading: 
Provided, That the Secretary may waive, or specify 
alternative requirements for, any provision of any 
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers 
in connection with the use of funds made available 
for new incremental voucher assistance or renewals 
for the Mainstream program, the HUD–VASH pro-
gram (in consultation with the Secretary of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs), and the family unifi-
cation program (including the Foster Youth to Inde-
pendence program) in this and prior Acts (except for 
requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment), upon a 
finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or al-
ternative requirements are necessary for the effective 
delivery and administration of voucher assistance in 
such respective programs. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car-
ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
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ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 
heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 
Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist-
ance’’, for fiscal year 2023 and prior years may be used 
for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 
contracts and for performance-based contract administra-
tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 
were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 
of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior fiscal 
years that have been terminated shall be rescinded: Pro-
vided further, That amounts heretofore recaptured, or re-
captured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 
project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 
through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an 
amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to 
the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain 
available until expended, for the purposes set forth under 
this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available. 
PUBLIC HOUSING FUND 
For 2023 payments to public housing agencies for the 
operation and management of public housing, as author-
ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)) (the ‘‘Act’’), and to carry out 
capital and management activities for public housing 
agencies, as authorized under section 9(d) of the Act (42 
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U.S.C. 
1437g(d)), 
$8,733,500,000 
(increased 
by 
$65,000,000,000) (reduced by $65,000,000,000), to re-
main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 
the amounts made available under this heading are pro-
vided as follows: 
(1) $5,038,500,000 (reduced by $12,500,000) 
(increased by $12,500,000) shall be available to the 
Secretary to allocate pursuant to the Operating 
Fund formula at part 990 of title 24, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, for 2023 payments: Provided, That 
the amount of any forgone increases in tenant rent 
payments due to the implementation of rent incen-
tives as authorized pursuant to waivers or alter-
native requirements of the Jobs-Plus initiative as de-
scribed under the heading ‘‘Self-Sufficiency Pro-
grams’’ shall be factored into the PHA’s general op-
erating fund eligibility pursuant to such formula; 
(2) $25,000,000 shall be available to the Sec-
retary to allocate pursuant to a need-based applica-
tion process notwithstanding section 203 of this title 
and not subject to such Operating Fund formula to 
public housing agencies that experience, or are at 
risk of, financial shortfalls, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided, That after all such shortfall 
needs are met, the Secretary may distribute any re-
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maining funds to all public housing agencies on a 
pro-rata basis pursuant to such Operating Fund for-
mula; 
(3) 
$3,400,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$65,000,000,000) (reduced by $65,000,000,000) 
shall be available to the Secretary to allocate pursu-
ant to the Capital Fund formula at section 905.400 
of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, 
That for funds provided under this paragraph, the 
limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 
percent: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
waive the limitation in the preceding proviso to allow 
public housing agencies to fund activities authorized 
under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall notify public housing 
agencies requesting waivers under the preceding pro-
viso if the request is approved or denied within 14 
days of submitting the request: Provided further, 
That from the funds made available under this para-
graph, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in 
fiscal year 2023 to public housing agencies that are 
designated high performers: Provided further, That 
the Department shall notify public housing agencies 
of their formula allocation within 60 days of enact-
ment of this Act; 
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(4) $65,000,000 shall be available for the Sec-
retary to make grants, notwithstanding section 203 
of this title, to public housing agencies for emer-
gency capital needs, including safety and security 
measures necessary to address crime and drug-re-
lated activity, as well as needs resulting from unfore-
seen or unpreventable emergencies and natural dis-
asters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies 
and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2023, of which 
$45,000,000 shall be available for public housing 
agencies under administrative and judicial receiver-
ships or under the control of a Federal monitor: 
Provided, That of the amount made available under 
this paragraph, not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
for safety and security measures: Provided further, 
That in addition to the amount in the preceding pro-
viso for such safety and security measures, any 
amounts that remain available, after all applications 
received on or before September 30, 2024, for emer-
gency capital needs have been processed, shall be al-
located to public housing agencies for such safety 
and security measures; 
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(5) $65,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 
to public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce 
residential health hazards in public housing, includ-
ing lead-based paint (by carrying out the activities 
of risk assessments, abatement, and interim con-
trols, as those terms are defined in section 1004 of 
the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b)), carbon monoxide, 
mold, radon, and fire safety: Provided, That not less 
than $25,000,000 of the amounts provided under 
this paragraph shall be awarded for evaluating and 
reducing lead-based paint hazards: Provided further, 
That for purposes of environmental review, a grant 
under this paragraph shall be considered funds for 
projects or activities under title I of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
seq.) for purposes of section 26 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be subject to the regula-
tions implementing such section: Provided further, 
That amounts made available under this paragraph 
shall be combined with amounts made available 
under the sixth paragraph under this heading in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
116–260) and shall be used in accordance with the 
purposes and requirements under this paragraph: 
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Provided further, That amounts made available 
under this paragraph may be used for competitive 
grants to public housing agencies that improve water 
and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to 
occupants or property from natural hazards; 
(6) $15,000,000 shall be to support the costs of 
administrative and judicial receiverships and for 
competitive grants to PHAs in receivership, des-
ignated troubled or substandard, or otherwise at 
risk, as determined by the Secretary, for costs asso-
ciated with public housing asset improvement, in ad-
dition to other amounts for that purpose provided 
under any heading under this title; 
(7) $50,000,000 shall be to support ongoing 
public housing financial and physical assessment ac-
tivities; 
(8) $75,000,000 shall be available to improve 
the energy or water efficiency or climate resilience of 
public housing, including for competitive grants to 
public housing agencies for capital improvements to 
achieve such purposes: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this paragraph, up to 
$20,000,000, 
shall 
be 
available 
for 
utility 
benchmarking, including research and evaluations, 
technical assistance, to develop systems and tools 
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necessary to collect and analyze PHA utility 
benchmarking data, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of environmental review, grants under this 
paragraph shall be considered funds for projects or 
activities under title I of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for purposes 
of section 26 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and 
shall be subject to the regulations implementing 
such section: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2023, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development may not dele-
gate to any Department official other than the Deputy 
Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and In-
dian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 9(j) of the Act regarding the extension of the time 
periods under such section: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of such section 9(j), 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. 
CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE 
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighbor-
hoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 
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Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) unless otherwise 
specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabili-
tation, and replacement housing needs of public and 
HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 
poverty into functioning, sustainable, mixed-income neigh-
borhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 
transportation, and access to jobs, $450,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 
grant funds may be used for resident and community serv-
ices, community development, and affordable housing 
needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or 
foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 20 percent of the amount of any 
grant made with amounts made available under this head-
ing may be used for necessary supportive services notwith-
standing subsection (d)(1)(L) of such section 24: Provided 
further, That the use of amounts made available under 
this heading shall not be deemed to be for public housing, 
notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That grantees shall commit to an additional period 
of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer 
than 20 years: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
specify a period of affordability that is less than 20 years 
with respect to owner-occupied homeownership units de-
veloped with grants from amounts made available under 
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this heading: Provided further, That grantees shall provide 
a match in State, local, other Federal, or private funds: 
Provided further, That grantees may include local govern-
ments, Tribal entities, public housing agencies, and non-
profit organizations: Provided further, That for-profit de-
velopers may apply jointly with a public entity: Provided 
further, That for purposes of environmental review, a 
grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under 
section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437x), and grants made with amounts available 
under this heading shall be subject to the regulations 
issued by the Secretary to implement such section: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, not less than $225,000,000 shall be awarded 
to public housing agencies: Provided further, That such 
grantees shall create partnerships with other local organi-
zations, including assisted housing owners, service agen-
cies, and resident organizations: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Edu-
cation, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Serv-
ices, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, 
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Fed-
eral resources: Provided further, That not more than 
$10,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
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heading may be provided as grants to undertake com-
prehensive local planning with input from residents and 
the community: Provided further, That unobligated bal-
ances, including recaptures, remaining from amounts 
made available under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Se-
verely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal 
year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes 
under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for 
which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall make grant awards not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act in such 
amounts that the Secretary determines: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 24(o) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the Secretary 
may, until September 30, 2023, obligate any available un-
obligated balances made available under this heading in 
this or any prior Act. 
SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS 
For activities and assistance related to Self-Suffi-
ciency Programs, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, $175,000,000: Provided, That the amounts made 
available under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $125,000,000 shall be for the Family Self- 
Sufficiency program to support family self-suffi-
ciency coordinators under section 23 of the United 
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States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u), to 
promote the development of local strategies to co-
ordinate the use of assistance under sections 8 and 
9 of such Act with public and private resources, and 
enable eligible families to achieve economic inde-
pendence and self-sufficiency: Provided, That the 
Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or 
specify alternative requirements under subsections 
(b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(5), or (c)(1) of section 23 of such 
Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified 
self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving as-
sistance under different provisions of such Act, as 
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
an owner or sponsor of a multifamily property re-
ceiving project-based rental assistance under section 
8 of such Act shall be eligible to receive awards from 
the Secretary under this paragraph in this and prior 
Acts to support family self-sufficiency coordinators 
as established in the final rule ‘‘Streamlining and 
Implementation of Economic Growth, Regulatory 
Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Changes to 
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program’’ published 
in the Federal Register on May 17, 2022 (87 Fed. 
Reg. 30020): Provided further, That owners or spon-
sors of a multifamily property receiving project- 
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based rental assistance under section 8 of such Act 
may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency pro-
gram available to the assisted tenants of such prop-
erty in accordance with procedures established by 
the Secretary: Provided further, That such proce-
dures established pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall permit participating tenants to accrue escrow 
funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) of such 
Act and shall allow owners to use funding from re-
sidual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their 
own Family Self-Sufficiency program; 
(2) $35,000,000 shall be for the Resident Op-
portunity and Self-Sufficiency program to provide 
for supportive services, service coordinators, and 
congregate services as authorized by section 34 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437z–6) and the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4101 et seq.): Provided, That amounts made avail-
able under this paragraph may be made available for 
grant renewal for the Resident Opportunity and 
Self-Sufficiency program for any public housing 
agency or owner of a multifamily property receiving 
project-based rental assistance under section 8 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
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1437f) that lost any amount of funding for the Resi-
dent Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program as a 
result of participation in the program created under 
the heading ‘‘Rental Assistance Demonstration’’ in 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f note); and 
(3) $15,000,000 shall be for a Jobs-Plus initia-
tive, modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: 
Provided, That funding provided under this para-
graph shall be available for competitive grants to 
partnerships between public housing authorities or 
owners or sponsors of multifamily properties receiv-
ing project-based rental assistance under section 8, 
that, in partnership with local workforce investment 
boards established under section 107 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (29 
U.S.C. 3122), and other agencies and organizations 
provide support to help public housing residents, or 
tenants residing in units assisted under a project- 
based section 8 contract (including section 8(o)(13) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937), obtain 
employment or increase earnings, or both: Provided 
further, That applicants must demonstrate the abil-
ity to provide services to residents, partner with 
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workforce investment boards, and leverage service 
dollars: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
allow public housing agencies to request exemptions 
from rent and income limitation requirements under 
sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437d), as necessary to 
implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon 
a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or 
alternative requirements are necessary for the effec-
tive implementation of the Jobs-Plus initiative as a 
voluntary program for residents: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the 
Federal Register any waivers or alternative require-
ments pursuant to the preceding proviso no later 
than 10 days before the effective date of such notice: 
Provided further, That the costs of any rent incen-
tives as authorized pursuant to such waivers or al-
ternative requirements shall not be charged against 
the competitive grant amounts made available under 
this paragraph. 
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS 
For activities and assistance authorized under title 
I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination 
Act 
of 
1996 
(in 
this 
heading 
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‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect to Indian tribes, and 
related training and technical assistance, $1,000,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That the amounts made available under this heading are 
provided as follows: 
(1) $772,000,000 shall be for the Native Amer-
ican Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That, not-
withstanding NAHASDA, to determine the amount 
of the allocation under title I of such Act for each 
Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula 
under section 302 of such Act with the need compo-
nent based on single-race census data and with the 
need component based on multi-race census data, 
and the amount of the allocation for each Indian 
tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting alloca-
tion amounts: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify grantees of their formula allocation not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(2) $150,000,000 shall be for competitive 
grants under the Native American Housing Block 
Grants program, as authorized under title I of 
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NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli-
gate such amount for competitive grants to eligible 
recipients authorized under NAHASDA that apply 
for funds: Provided further, That in awarding 
amounts made available in this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall consider need and administrative capac-
ity, and shall give priority to projects that will spur 
construction and rehabilitation of housing: Provided 
further, That a grant funded pursuant to this para-
graph shall be in an amount not greater than 
$7,500,000: Provided further, That any amounts 
transferred for the necessary costs of administering 
and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of 
such amounts in prior Acts may also be used for the 
necessary costs of administering and overseeing such 
amounts; 
(3) $1,000,000 shall be for the cost of guaran-
teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by 
title VI of NAHASDA: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such notes and other 
obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): 
Provided further, That amounts made available in 
this and prior Acts for the cost of such guaranteed 
notes and other obligations, that are unobligated, in-
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cluding recaptures and carryover, shall be available 
to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes 
and other obligations, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $50,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024; 
(4) $70,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian 
tribes for carrying out the Indian Community Devel-
opment Block Grant program under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of 
which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including section 203 of this Act), not more than 
$5,000,000 may be used for emergencies that con-
stitute imminent threats to health and safety: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
made with amounts made available in this para-
graph shall be expended for planning and manage-
ment development and administration; and 
(5) $7,000,000, in addition to amounts other-
wise available for such purposes, shall be for pro-
viding training and technical assistance to Indian 
tribes, Indian housing authorities, and tribally des-
ignated housing entities, to support the inspection of 
Indian housing units, for contract expertise, and for 
training and technical assistance related to amounts 
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made available under this heading and other head-
ings in this Act for the needs of Native American 
families and Indian country: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available in this paragraph, not less 
than $2,000,000 shall be for a national organization 
as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 
U.S.C. 4212): Provided further, That amounts made 
available in this paragraph may be used, contracted, 
or competed as determined by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding chapter 63 of 
title 31, United States Code (commonly known as 
the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act 
of 1977), the amounts made available in this para-
graph may be used by the Secretary to enter into co-
operative agreements with public and private organi-
zations, agencies, institutions, and other technical 
assistance providers to support the administration of 
negotiated 
rulemaking 
under 
section 
106 
of 
NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4116), the administration of 
the allocation formula under section 302 of 
NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152), and the administra-
tion of performance tracking and reporting under 
section 407 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167). 
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INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $5,521,000, 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 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, That amounts 
made available in this and prior Acts for the cost of guar-
anteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–13a), that are unobligated, including recaptures 
and carryover, shall be available to subsidize total loan 
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
exceed $1,400,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro-
gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), $10,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department 
of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest grant amounts 
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made available under this heading in investment securities 
and other obligations: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this heading in this and prior fiscal 
years may be used to provide rental assistance to eligible 
Native Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian 
Home Lands, notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized 
by section 184A of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, in total loan 
principal: Provided, That the Secretary may enter into 
commitments to guarantee loans used for refinancing. 
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.), 
$600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That the Department shall no-
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tify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to States and units of general local 
government, and other entities, for economic and commu-
nity 
development 
activities, 
and 
other 
purposes, 
$5,299,157,664 (increased by $3,000,000,000) (reduced 
by $3,000,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced 
by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000,000) (reduced by 
$3,000,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2026, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, $3,300,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$3,000,000,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$3,000,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000,000) (reduced by 
$3,000,000,000) 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 
(42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (in this heading ‘‘the Act’’): Pro-
vided further, That unless explicitly provided for under 
this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made 
with funds made available under this heading shall be ex-
pended for planning and management development and 
administration: Provided further, That a metropolitan city, 
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urban county, unit of general local government, or insular 
area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this 
heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or 
any portion of such funds to another such entity in ex-
change for any other funds, credits, or non-Federal con-
siderations, but shall use such funds for activities eligible 
under title I of the Act: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds made 
available under this heading may be provided to a for-prof-
it entity for an economic development project under sec-
tion 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated 
and selected in accordance with guidelines required under 
subsection (e)(2) of section 105: Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$25,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under sec-
tion 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Commu-
nities Act (Public Law 115–271): Provided further, That 
the funds allocated pursuant to the preceding proviso shall 
not adversely affect the amount of any formula assistance 
received by a State under the first proviso: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall allocate the funds for such 
activities based on the notice establishing the funding for-
mula published in 84 FR 16027 (April 17, 2019) except 
that the formula shall use age-adjusted rates of drug over-
dose deaths for 2019 based on data from the Centers for 
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Disease Control and Prevention: Provided further, That of 
the total amount made available under this heading, 
$1,974,157,664 shall be available for grants for the Eco-
nomic Development Initiative (EDI) for the purposes, and 
in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding in 
the table titled ‘‘Transportation, Housing and Urban De-
velopment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items’’ included in the report accompanying this Act: Pro-
vided further, That none of the amounts made available 
in the preceding proviso shall be used for reimbursement 
of expenses incurred prior to the obligation of funds: Pro-
vided further, That the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development shall notify grantees of their formula alloca-
tion within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2023 section 105(a)(8) of the 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) and section 570.201(e) of title 
24, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not apply for public 
services activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
homelessness and emergency rental assistance needs. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2023, 
commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
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U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not 
exceed a total principal amount of $300,000,000, notwith-
standing any aggregate limitation on outstanding obliga-
tions guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall collect fees from bor-
rowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 
108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaran-
teeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in 
accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such commit-
ment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee, 
or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obliga-
tions issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement 
communities in the State in accordance with the require-
ments of such section 108: Provided further, That any 
State receiving such a guarantee or commitment under the 
preceding proviso shall distribute all funds subject to such 
guarantee to the units of general local government in non- 
entitlement areas that received the commitment: Provided 
further, That $60,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, shall be for competitive economic devel-
opment grants, as authorized by section 108(q) of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
amended, for projects that improve community resilience 
by supporting distributed clean energy plus storage, flood- 
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control infrastructure, or redevelopment of brownfields or 
grayfields, such as foreclosed, vacant, contaminated, aban-
doned, or blighted properties, obsolete manufactured hous-
ing, vacant shopping malls, landfills, or otherwise under-
utilized commercial or industrial properties: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds made available under this heading 
may be used to establish loan loss reserves for the section 
108 Community Development Loan Guarantee program: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading may be used for the payment of costs associated 
with private sector financing of debt obligations and fees 
collected in connection with the section 108 Community 
Development Loan Guarantee program. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
12721 
et 
seq.), 
$1,675,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$20,000,000,000) (reduced by $20,000,000,000), to re-
main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 
of the amount made available under this heading, up to 
$50,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000,000) shall be for awards to States and insu-
lar areas for assistance to homebuyers as authorized under 
section 212(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)(1)), 
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in addition to amounts made otherwise available for such 
purpose: Provided further, That amounts made available 
under the preceding proviso shall be allocated in the same 
manner as other amounts made available under this head-
ing, except that amounts that would have been reserved 
and allocated to units of general local government within 
the State pursuant to section 217 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
12747) shall be provided to the State: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may waive or specify alternative re-
quirements for any provision of such Act in connection 
with the use of amounts made available under the pre-
ceding two provisos (except for requirements related to 
fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 
environment) upon a finding that any such waivers or al-
ternative requirements are necessary to expedite or facili-
tate the use of amounts awarded pursuant to the pre-
ceding provisos: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 231(b) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 12771(b)), all unob-
ligated balances remaining from amounts recaptured pur-
suant to such section that remain available until expended 
shall be combined with amounts made available under this 
heading and allocated in accordance with the formula 
under section 217(b)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
12747(b)(1)(A)): Provided further, That the Department 
shall notify grantees of their formula allocations not later 
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than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That section 218(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) 
shall not apply with respect to the right of a jurisdiction 
to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust Fund 
that otherwise expired or would expire in any calendar 
year from 2016 through 2025 under that section: Provided 
further, That section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
12771(b)) shall not apply to any uninvested funds that 
otherwise were deducted or would be deducted from the 
line of credit in the participating jurisdiction’s HOME In-
vestment Trust Fund in any calendar year from 2018 
through 2025 under that section. 
PRESERVATION AND REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE FOR 
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT 
For competitive grants to preserve and revitalize 
manufactured housing and eligible manufactured housing 
communities (including pre-1976 mobile homes) under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 
$500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That recipients of grants provided with 
amounts made available under this heading shall be 
States, units of general local government, resident-owned 
manufactured housing communities, cooperatives, non-
profit entities including consortia of nonprofit entities, 
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community development financial institutions, Indian 
Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities, or other 
entities approved by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may approve entities for selection that part-
ner with one or several residents of such eligible commu-
nities or that propose to implement a grant program that 
would assist residents of such eligible communities: Pro-
vided further, That eligible uses of such grants may in-
clude infrastructure, planning, resident and community 
services (including relocation assistance and eviction pre-
vention), resiliency activities, and providing other assist-
ance to residents or owners of manufactured homes, which 
may include providing assistance for manufactured hous-
ing land and site acquisition: Provided further, That, ex-
cept as determined by the Secretary, participation in this 
program shall not encumber the future transfer of title 
or use of property by the residents, owners, or commu-
nities: Provided further, That when selecting recipients, 
the Secretary shall prioritize applications that primarily 
benefit low- or moderately low-income residents and pre-
serve long-term housing affordability for residents of man-
ufactured housing or a manufactured housing community: 
Provided further, That eligible manufactured housing com-
munities may include those that are— 
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(1) owned by the residents of the manufactured hous-
ing community through a resident-controlled entity, as de-
fined by the Secretary; or 
(2) determined by the Secretary to be subject to bind-
ing agreements that will preserve the community and 
maintain affordability on a long-term basis: 
Provided further, That, of the amounts made available 
under this heading, $50,000,000 shall be for a pilot pro-
gram for the Secretary to provide grants to assist in the 
redevelopment of manufactured housing communities (in-
cluding pre-1976 mobile homes) as replacement housing 
that is affordable, as defined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That each such redevelopment project shall pro-
vide, for each unit of single-family manufactured housing 
(including pre-1976 mobile homes) replaced under the 
project, up to 4 dwelling units of such affordable housing: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall define eligible 
activities for grant assistance under the pilot program, 
which may include relocation assistance or buy-outs for 
residents of a manufactured housing community or down-
payment assistance for such residents: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall require each grantee under the 
pilot program to supplement the amount of the grant with 
non-Federal amounts exceeding 50 percent of the grant: 
Provided further, That resiliency activities means the re-
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construction, repair, or replacement of manufactured 
housing and manufactured housing communities to pro-
tect the health and safety of manufactured housing resi-
dents and to address weatherization and energy efficiency 
needs, except that for pre-1976 mobile homes, funds made 
available under this heading may be used only for replace-
ment: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive or 
specify alternative requirements for any provision of any 
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in 
connection with the use of amounts made available under 
this heading (except for requirements related to fair hous-
ing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding that such waiver or alternative re-
quirement is necessary to facilitate the use of such 
amounts. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 12805 note), and for related activities and assist-
ance, $62,500,000 (increased by $2,000,000), to remain 
available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the 
amounts made available under this heading are provided 
as follows: 
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(1) $12,500,000 shall be for the Self-Help 
Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized 
under such section 11; 
(2) $45,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) 
shall be for the second, third, and fourth capacity 
building entities specified in section 4(a) of the 
HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 
note), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be for 
rural capacity building activities: Provided, That for 
purposes of awarding grants from amounts made 
available in this paragraph, the Secretary may enter 
into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject to 
the availability of annual appropriations; and 
(3) $5,000,000 shall be for capacity building by 
national rural housing organizations having experi-
ence assessing national rural conditions and pro-
viding financing, training, technical assistance, infor-
mation, and research to local nonprofit organiza-
tions, local governments, and Indian Tribes serving 
high need rural communities. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), 
$3,604,000,000 (reduced by $3,604,000,000) (increased 
by $3,604,000,000), to remain available until September 
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30, 2025: Provided, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading— 
(1) $290,000,000 shall be for the Emergency 
Solutions Grants program authorized under subtitle 
B of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.): Pro-
vided, That the Department shall notify grantees of 
their formula allocation from amounts allocated 
(which may represent initial or final amounts allo-
cated) for the Emergency Solutions Grant program 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act; 
(2) $3,200,000,000 shall be for the Continuum 
of Care program authorized under subtitle C of such 
title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) and the Rural 
Housing Stability Assistance programs authorized 
under subtitle D of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11408): 
Provided, That the Secretary shall prioritize funding 
under the Continuum of Care program to contin-
uums of care that have demonstrated a capacity to 
reallocate funding from lower performing projects to 
higher performing projects: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall provide incentives to create 
projects that coordinate with housing providers and 
healthcare organizations to provide permanent sup-
portive housing and rapid re-housing services: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2023 the Sec-
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retary may establish by notice an alternative max-
imum amount for administrative costs related to the 
requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section 402(f) of subtitle A of such title IV of no 
more than 5 percent or $50,000, whichever is great-
er, notwithstanding the 3 percent limitation in sec-
tion 423(a)(10) of such subtitle C: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available for the Con-
tinuum of Care program under this paragraph, not 
less than $75,000,000 shall be for grants for new 
rapid re-housing projects and supportive service 
projects providing coordinated entry, and for eligible 
activities that the Secretary determines to be critical 
in order to assist survivors of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking: Provided 
further, That amounts made available for the Con-
tinuum of Care program under this heading in this 
Act and any remaining unobligated balances from 
prior Acts may be used to competitively or non-com-
petitively renew or replace grants for youth homeless 
demonstration projects under the Continuum of 
Care program, notwithstanding any conflict with the 
requirements of the Continuum of Care program; 
(3) $7,000,000 shall be for the national home-
less data analysis project: Provided, That notwith-
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standing the provisions of the Federal Grant and 
Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 
6301–6308), the amounts made available under this 
paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances 
under this heading for such purposes in prior Acts 
may be used by the Secretary to enter into coopera-
tive agreements with such entities as may be deter-
mined by the Secretary, including public and private 
organizations, agencies, and institutions; and 
(4) $107,000,000 shall be to implement 
projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive ap-
proach to serving homeless youth, age 24 and under, 
in up to 25 communities with a priority for commu-
nities with substantial rural populations in up to 
eight locations, can dramatically reduce youth home-
lessness: Provided, That of the amount made avail-
able 
under 
this 
paragraph, 
not 
less 
than 
$25,000,000 shall be for youth homelessness system 
improvement grants to support communities, includ-
ing but not limited to the communities assisted 
under the matter preceding this proviso, in estab-
lishing and implementing a response system for 
youth homelessness, or for improving their existing 
system: Provided further, That of the amount made 
available under this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 
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shall be to provide technical assistance to commu-
nities, including but not limited to the communities 
assisted in the preceding proviso and the matter pre-
ceding such proviso, on improving system responses 
to youth homelessness, and collection, analysis, use, 
and reporting of data and performance measures 
under the comprehensive approaches to serve home-
less youth, in addition to and in coordination with 
other technical assistance funds provided under this 
title: Provided further, That the Secretary may use 
up to 10 percent of the amount made available 
under the preceding proviso to build the capacity of 
current technical assistance providers or to train 
new technical assistance providers with verifiable 
prior experience with systems and programs for 
youth experiencing homelessness: 
Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking 
assistance under this heading shall not be required to pro-
vide third party documentation to establish their eligibility 
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to 
receive services: Provided further, That unaccompanied 
youth aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 
24 and under who are living in unsafe situations may be 
served by youth-serving providers funded under this head-
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ing: Provided further, That persons eligible under section 
103(a)(5) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act may be served by any project funded under this head-
ing to provide both transitional housing and rapid re-hous-
ing: Provided further, That for all matching funds require-
ments applicable to funds made available under this head-
ing for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee 
may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds 
other funds administered by the Secretary and other Fed-
eral agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory 
prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be available to provide funding for new 
projects, except for projects created through reallocation, 
unless the Secretary determines that the continuum of 
care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and 
ranked based on the degree to which they improve the con-
tinuum of care’s system performance: Provided further, 
That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds 
made available under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and 
prior years for project-based rental assistance for rehabili-
tation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for 
purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the pur-
poses for which such funds were appropriated: Provided 
further, That unobligated balances, including recaptures 
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and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or ap-
propriated under this heading in fiscal year 2019 or prior 
years, except for rental assistance amounts that were re-
captured and made available until expended, shall be avail-
able for the current purposes authorized under this head-
ing in addition to the purposes for which such funds origi-
nally were appropriated. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (in this 
heading 
‘‘the 
Act’’), 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
$14,540,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2022 (in addition to the 
$400,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading 
that 
became 
available 
October 
1, 
2022), 
and 
$400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
available on October 1, 2023: Provided, That the amounts 
made available under this heading shall be 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 
(including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for 
contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the 
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McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in 
projects that are subject to approved plans of action under 
the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 
1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resi-
dent Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative 
and other expenses associated with project-based activities 
and assistance funded under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount of any forgone increases in tenant 
rent payments due to the implementation of rent incen-
tives as authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative re-
quirements of the Jobs-Plus initiative as described under 
the heading ‘‘Self-Sufficiency Programs’’ shall be factored 
into housing assistance payments under project-based sub-
sidy contracts: Provided further, That of the total amounts 
made available under this heading, not to exceed 
$375,000,000 shall be for performance-based contract ad-
ministrators or contractors for section 8 project-based as-
sistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f): Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may also use such amounts in 
the preceding proviso for performance-based contract ad-
ministrators or contractors for the administration of: in-
terest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of 
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent 
supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the 
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Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts 
for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act 
of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance con-
tracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities 
under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); 
project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of 
the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 
667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667): Provided fur-
ther, That amounts recaptured under this heading, the 
heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or 
the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may be used for 
renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based con-
tracts or for performance-based contract administrators or 
contractors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, upon the request 
of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual 
receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 
project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 
authorizes the Department or a housing finance agency 
to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an 
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interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in 
excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, 
shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this 
account, to be available until expended: Provided further, 
That amounts deposited pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise pro-
vided under this heading for uses authorized under this 
heading: Provided further, That of the total amounts made 
available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000,000 
shall be available for rent adjustments authorized under 
section 515(d) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Re-
form and Affordability Act of 1997 (as added by section 
234(a) of this Act): Provided further, That of the total 
amounts made available under this heading, not to exceed 
$25,000,000 shall be available for adjustments under sec-
tion 524(h) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Act of 1997 (as added by section 234(b) 
of this Act) necessary to address health and safety defi-
ciencies: Provided further, That up to 2 percent of the 
total amounts made available in the preceding two pro-
visos shall be for administrative contract costs, including 
for carrying out due diligence and underwriting functions 
for evaluating owners’ requests and for technical assist-
ance activities: Provided further, That of the total amounts 
made available under this heading, not to exceed 
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$31,000,000 shall be available for budget based adjust-
ments for service coordinators for the elderly: Provided 
further, That any additional amounts for rent adjustments 
or supplemental contract funding authorized under the 
preceding four provisos shall be combined with other 
amounts obligated to such contracts and the combined 
total amount shall be available for all purposes under such 
contracts. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au-
thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q), 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 5-year 
term, for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, 
including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the 
American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act 
of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), and for supportive serv-
ices associated with the housing, $1,200,000,000 (in-
creased by $500,000,000) (reduced by $500,000,000) to 
remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, 
up to $125,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and 
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the continuation of existing congregate service grants for 
residents of assisted housing projects: Provided further, 
That any funding for existing service coordinators under 
the preceding proviso shall be provided within 120 days 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this heading shall be available for 
Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspec-
tion-related activities associated with section 202 projects: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the provi-
sions 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 dura-
tion: Provided further, That upon request of the Secretary, 
project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts 
for any project subject to a section 202 project rental as-
sistance contract, and that upon termination of such con-
tract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the 
Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and depos-
ited in this account, to remain available until September 
30, 2026: Provided further, That amounts deposited in 
this account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be 
available, in addition to the amounts otherwise provided 
by this heading, for the purposes authorized under this 
heading: Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
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transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be 
available for the current purposes authorized under this 
heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds 
originally were appropriated: Provided further, That of the 
total amount made available under this heading, up to 
$25,000,000 shall be used to expand the supply of inter-
generational dwelling units (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 202 of the Legacy Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1701q 
note)) for elderly caregivers raising children: Provided fur-
ther, That for the purposes of the preceding proviso the 
Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements 
for, any provision of section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) in order to facilitate the develop-
ment of such units, except for requirements related to fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the envi-
ronment: Provided further, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, up to $6,000,000 shall be 
used by the Secretary to support preservation transactions 
of housing for the elderly originally developed with a cap-
ital advance and assisted by a project rental assistance 
contract under the provisions of section 202(c) of the 
Housing Act of 1959. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons 
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with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of such Act, for project assistance contracts 
pursuant to subsection (h) of section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959, as added by section 205(a) of the Housing 
and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (Pub-
lic Law 95–557: 92 Stat. 2090), including amendments 
to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring 
contracts for such assistance for up to a 5-year term, for 
project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies 
and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 
811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with 
the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by 
section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $400,000,000 (increased by 
$500,000,000) (reduced by $500,000,000), to remain 
available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 
amounts made available under this heading shall be avail-
able for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and 
inspection-related activities associated with section 811 
projects: Provided further, That, upon the request of the 
Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts 
accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project 
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rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of 
such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined 
by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and 
deposited in this account, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided further, That amounts depos-
ited in this account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall 
be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided 
by this heading for the purposes authorized under this 
heading: Provided further, That unobligated balances, in-
cluding recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
transferred to or appropriated under this heading shall be 
used for the current purposes authorized under this head-
ing in addition to the purposes for which such funds origi-
nally were appropriated. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban 
Development 
Act 
of 
1968, 
as 
amended, 
$70,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con-
tract services: Provided, That funds shall be used for pro-
viding counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, 
both current and prospective, with respect to property 
maintenance, financial management or literacy, and such 
other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in im-
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proving their housing conditions, meeting their financial 
needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or 
homeownership; for program administration; and for hous-
ing counselor training: Provided further, That for purposes 
of awarding grants from amounts provided under this 
heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agree-
ments, as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual 
appropriations. 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST 
FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand-
ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 
$14,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$14,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured 
Housing Fees Trust Fund (established under section 
620(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5419(e)): Provided, That 
not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be available from the general fund of the 
Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and 
make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the 
Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount made available under this heading 
from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections 
are received during fiscal year 2023 so as to result in a 
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final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 
shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal 
year 2023 appropriation: Provided further, That for the 
dispute resolution and installation programs, the Sec-
retary may assess and collect fees from any program par-
ticipant: Provided further, That such collections shall be 
deposited into the Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as pro-
vided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees col-
lected under section 620 of such Act, for necessary ex-
penses of such Act: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the 
Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 
under such Act through the use of approved service pro-
viders that are paid directly by the recipients of their serv-
ices. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee single family loans 
insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall 
not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2023, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, shall not exceed $1,000,000: Provided fur-
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ther, That the foregoing amount in the preceding proviso 
shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 
in connection with sales of single family real properties 
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the 
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further, That 
for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration, $150,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That notwith-
standing the limitation in the first sentence of section 
255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 
20(g)), during fiscal year 2023 the Secretary may insure 
and enter into new commitments to insure mortgages 
under section 255 of the National Housing Act only to 
the extent that the net credit subsidy cost for such insur-
ance does not exceed zero. 
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 
the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author-
ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 
$35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2024: Provided, That during fiscal year 2023, gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au-
thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 
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the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, 
which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental en-
tities in connection with the sale of single family real prop-
erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under 
such Act. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE–BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 
the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 
as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
$900,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024: Provided, That $33,500,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024, shall be for necessary sala-
ries and expenses of the Government National Mortgage 
Association: Provided further, That to the extent that 
guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 
on or before April 1, 2023 an additional $100 for nec-
essary salaries and expenses shall be available until ex-
pended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 
commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 
amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds 
made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That receipts from Commitment and 
Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the Na-
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tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.) shall be cred-
ited as offsetting collections to this account. 
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 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying 
out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization 
Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, 
$160,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That with respect to amounts made avail-
able under this heading, notwithstanding section 203 of 
this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, 
State or local governments and their agencies, Indian 
Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges or 
universities for research projects: Provided further, That 
with respect to the preceding proviso, such partners to the 
cooperative agreements shall contribute at least a 50 per-
cent match toward the cost of the project: Provided fur-
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ther, That for non-competitive agreements entered into in 
accordance with the preceding two provisos, the Secretary 
shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Ac-
countability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with sec-
tion 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 
3545(a)(4)(C)) with respect to documentation of award 
decisions: Provided further, That prior to obligation of 
technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a 
plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions on how the Secretary will allocate funding for this 
activity at least 30 days prior to obligation: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
may be available for the doctoral dissertation research 
grant program: Provided further, That an additional 
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, shall be for competitive grants to nonprofit or gov-
ernmental entities to provide legal assistance (including 
assistance related to pretrial activities, trial activities, 
post-trial activities and alternative dispute resolution) at 
no cost to eligible low-income tenants at risk of or subject 
to eviction: Provided further, That in awarding grants 
under the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to applicants that include a marketing strategy for 
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residents of areas with high rates of eviction, have experi-
ence providing no-cost legal assistance to low-income indi-
viduals, including those with limited English proficiency 
or disabilities, and have sufficient capacity to administer 
such assistance, and may select unfunded or partially 
funded eligible applicants identified in the previous com-
petition: Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure, 
to the extent practicable, that the proportion of eligible 
tenants living in rural areas who will receive legal assist-
ance with grant funds made available under this heading 
is not less than the overall proportion of eligible tenants 
who live in rural areas. 
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 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 
561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), $86,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair 
Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to 
develop on-line courses and provide such training: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under 
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this heading may be used to lobby the executive or legisla-
tive branches of the Federal Government in connection 
with a specific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$1,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary for the cre-
ation and promotion of translated materials and other pro-
grams that support the assistance of persons with limited 
English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the 
Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 
502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 
(12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 and 1701z–2), and for related activi-
ties and assistance, $415,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the amounts 
made available under this heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $290,000,000 shall be for the award of 
grants pursuant to such section 1011, of which not 
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less than $95,000,000 shall be provided to areas 
with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs; 
(2) $85,000,000 shall be for the Healthy 
Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1970, which shall include research, studies, testing, 
and demonstration efforts, including education and 
outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 
other housing-related diseases and hazards, and 
mitigating housing-related health and safety hazards 
in housing of low-income families, of which— 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for the implemen-
tation of projects in up to five communities that 
are served by both the Healthy Homes Initia-
tive and the Department of Energy weatheriza-
tion programs to demonstrate whether the co-
ordination of Healthy Homes remediation ac-
tivities with weatherization activities achieves 
cost savings and better outcomes in improving 
the safety and quality of homes; and 
(B) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to ex-
perienced non-profit organizations, States, local 
governments, or public housing agencies for 
safety and functional home modification repairs 
and renovations to meet the needs of low-in-
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come elderly homeowners to enable them to re-
main in their primary residence: Provided, That 
of the total amount made available under this 
subparagraph no less than $3,000,000 shall be 
available to meet such needs in communities 
with substantial rural populations; 
(3) $5,000,000 shall be for the award of grants 
and contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 
and 1052 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz-
ard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4854, 
4854a); 
(4) Up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts 
made available under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be 
transferred to the heading ‘‘Research and Tech-
nology’’ for the purposes of conducting research and 
studies and for use in accordance with the provisos 
under that heading for non-competitive agreements; 
(5) $30,000,000 shall be for a lead-risk assess-
ment demonstration for public housing agencies to 
conduct lead hazard screenings or lead-risk assess-
ments during housing quality standards inspections 
of units in which a family receiving assistance under 
section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)) resides or expects to reside, and 
has or expects to have a child under age 6 residing 
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in the unit, while preserving rental housing avail-
ability and affordability; and 
(6) $5,000,000 shall be for grants for a radon 
testing and mitigation safety demonstration program 
(the radon demonstration) in public housing: Pro-
vided, That the testing method, mitigation method, 
or action level used under the radon demonstration 
shall be as specified by applicable state or local law, 
if such law is more protective of human health or 
the environment than the method or level specified 
by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That for purposes of environmental re-
view, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of 
law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under 
the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Stud-
ies program, or other demonstrations or programs under 
this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such 
purposes under this heading, or under the heading ‘‘Hous-
ing for the Elderly’’ under prior Appropriations Acts, shall 
be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes 
of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property 
Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That 
each applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under 
this heading shall certify adequate capacity that is accept-
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able to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of 
funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading, except for amounts in paragraphs (2)(B) for 
home modification repairs and renovations, in this or prior 
appropriations Acts, still remaining available, may be used 
for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the 
purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a 
program competition is undersubscribed and there are 
other program competitions under this heading that are 
oversubscribed. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For Department-wide and program-specific informa-
tion technology systems and infrastructure, $382,000,000 
(increased by $2,000,000), to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025, of which up to $16,746,000 shall be for 
development, modernization, and enhancement projects, 
including planning for such projects: Provided, That not 
more than 10 percent of the funds made available under 
this heading for development, modernization, and en-
hancement may be obligated until the Secretary submits 
and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
approve a plan that— 
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(1) identifies for each development, moderniza-
tion, and enhancement project to be funded from 
available balances, including carryover— 
(A) plain language summaries of the 
project scope; 
(B) the estimated total project cost; and 
(C) key milestones to be met; and 
(2) identifies for each major modernization 
project— 
(A) the functional and performance capa-
bilities to be delivered and the mission benefits 
to be realized; 
(B) the estimated life-cycle cost; 
(C) key milestones to be met through the 
project end date, including any identified sys-
tem decommissioning; 
(D) a description of the procurement strat-
egy and governance structure for the project 
and the number of HUD staff and contractors 
supporting the project; and 
(E) certification from the Chief Informa-
tion Officer that each project is compliant with 
the Department’s enterprise architecture, life- 
cycle management and capital planning and in-
vestment control requirements: 
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Provided further, That not later than 30 days after 
the end of each quarter, the Secretary shall submit 
an updated report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate summarizing the status, cost and plan for all 
modernization projects; and for each major mod-
ernization project with an approved project plan, 
identifying— 
(1) results and actual expenditures of the prior 
quarter; 
(2) any variances in cost, schedule (including 
procurement), or functionality from the previously 
approved project plan, reasons for such variances 
and estimated impact on total life-cycle costs; and 
(3) risks and mitigation strategies associated 
with ongoing work. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $140,000,000 (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000): Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have independent authority 
over all personnel and acquisition issues within this office. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the 
case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 
amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 
rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 
State housing finance agencies or local governments or 
local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set-
tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 
with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 
the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 
authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 
to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 
to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to investigate or prosecute under the Fair 
Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by 
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one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining 
of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely 
for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Gov-
ernment official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdic-
tion. 
SEC. 203. 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 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
SEC. 204. Section 7 of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(u)(1) Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act 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 As-
sociation, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 
Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any 
member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any in-
sured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit In-
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surance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811– 
1). 
‘‘(2) Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development which are subject to 
chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, are hereby au-
thorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration or agency and in accordance with law, and to 
make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of such 
title as may be necessary in carrying out the programs 
set forth in the budget for such corporation or agency ex-
cept as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of 
these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan 
or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent ex-
pressly provided for in an appropriations Act (unless such 
loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided 
for in appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall 
not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty oper-
ations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage 
purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest 
of the United States Government.’’. 
SEC. 205. 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 
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Development shall be available for any program, project 
or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
estimates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 206. The Secretary shall provide quarterly re-
ports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured, 
and excess funds in each program and activity within the 
jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit addi-
tional, updated budget information to these Committees 
upon request. 
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available by this 
title may be used for an audit of the Government National 
Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements 
under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.). 
SEC. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 
for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 
some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured 
by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and 
very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one 
or more multifamily housing project or projects to another 
multifamily housing project or projects. 
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(b) PHASED
TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project- 
based assistance under this section may be done in phases 
to accommodate the financing and other requirements re-
lated to rehabilitating or constructing the project or 
projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 
that such project or projects meet the standards under 
subsection (c). 
(c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub-
ject to the following conditions: 
(1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 
(A) For occupied units in the transferring 
project: The number of low-income and very 
low-income units and the configuration (i.e., 
bedroom size) provided by the transferring 
project shall be no less than when transferred 
to the receiving project or projects and the net 
dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to 
the transferring project shall remain the same 
in the receiving project or projects. 
(B) For unoccupied units in the transfer-
ring project: The Secretary may authorize a re-
duction in the number of dwelling units in the 
receiving project or projects to allow for a re-
configuration of bedroom sizes to meet current 
market demands, as determined by the Sec-
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retary and provided there is no increase in the 
project-based assistance budget authority. 
(2) The transferring project shall, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 
or economically nonviable, or be reasonably expected 
to become economically nonviable when complying 
with state or Federal requirements for community 
integration and reduced concentration of individuals 
with disabilities. 
(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 
or exceed applicable physical standards established 
by the Secretary. 
(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 
project shall notify and consult with the tenants re-
siding in the transferring project and provide a cer-
tification of approval by all appropriate local govern-
mental officials. 
(5) The tenants of the transferring project who 
remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 
receiving project or projects shall not be required to 
vacate their units in the transferring project or 
projects until new units in the receiving project are 
available for occupancy. 
(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 
is in the best interest of the tenants. 
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(7) If either the transferring project or the re-
ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci-
fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiv-
ing project resulting from additional financing ob-
tained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 
FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed 
on, such project by the Secretary, except that the 
Secretary may waive this requirement upon deter-
mination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 
the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or re-
habilitation of the receiving project or projects. 
(8) If the transferring project meets the re-
quirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mort-
gagor of the receiving project or projects shall exe-
cute and record either a continuation of the existing 
use agreement or a new use agreement for the 
project where, in either case, any use restrictions in 
such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 
existing use restrictions. 
(9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of any FHA-insured 
mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 
are provided in advance for the amount of any such 
increased cost. 
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(d) For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in-
come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat-
ute and/or regulations governing the program under 
which the project is insured or assisted; 
(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 
means housing that meets one of the following con-
ditions— 
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 
insured under the National Housing Act; 
(B) housing that has project-based assist-
ance attached to the structure including 
projects undergoing mark to market debt re-
structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 
(C) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q); 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q), as such section existed before the en-
actment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Af-
fordable Housing Act; 
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(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or 
(F) housing or vacant land that is subject 
to a use agreement; 
(3) 
the 
term 
‘‘project-based 
assistance’’ 
means— 
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(b)); 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or 
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist-
ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 
(as such section existed immediately before Oc-
tober 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 
under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous-
ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1); 
(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)); and 
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(F) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013(d)(2)); 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
which some or all of the project-based assistance, 
debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 
low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 
multifamily housing project which is transferring 
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 
the statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
come use restrictions to the receiving project or 
projects; and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
(e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this sec-
tion, including the effect of such transfers on the oper-
ational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 
conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
properties. The Secretary shall publish by notice in the 
Federal Register the terms and conditions, including cri-
teria for approval by the Department of Housing and 
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Urban Development, of transfers pursuant to this section 
no later than 30 days before the effective date of such 
notice. 
SEC. 209. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 
higher education (as defined under section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)); 
(2) is under 24 years of age; 
(3) is not a veteran; 
(4) is unmarried; 
(5) does not have a dependent child; 
(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 
term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 
under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 
(7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 
14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 
(8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 
parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
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(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 
person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan-
cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition 
and any other required fees and charges) that an indi-
vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or from 
an institution of higher education (as defined under sec-
tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, ex-
cept for a person over the age of 23 with dependent chil-
dren. 
SEC. 210. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native 
American Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allo-
cated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant re-
cipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only 
such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made 
available under paragraph (2) of such heading. 
SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2023, in managing and disposing of any 
multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 
during the process of foreclosure on any property with a 
contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 
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of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall 
maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other pro-
grams that are attached to any dwelling units in the prop-
erty. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consulta-
tion with the tenants and the local government that such 
a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held 
by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assist-
ance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 
based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating 
and operating the property and all available Federal, 
State, and local resources, including rent adjustments 
under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section 
‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environ-
mental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effec-
tive fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the 
tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental 
assistance payments with an owner or owners of other ex-
isting housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to 
ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior 
to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abate-
ment remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent 
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major threats to health and safety after written notice to 
and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of 
other available remedies, such as partial abatements or re-
ceivership. After disposition of any multifamily property 
described in this section, the contract and allowable rent 
levels on such properties shall be subject to the require-
ments under section 524 of MAHRAA. 
SEC. 212. Public housing agencies that own and oper-
ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex-
empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 
the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: 
Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a 
reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula 
shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. 
SEC. 213. With respect to the use of amounts pro-
vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap-
ital improvement, and management of public housing as 
authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d),(e)), the Sec-
retary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relat-
ing to asset management that restricts or limits in any 
way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): 
Provided, That a public housing agency may not use cap-
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ital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that 
are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 
from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per-
mitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g). 
SEC. 214. No official or employee of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 
as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 
has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 
has received training in funds control procedures and di-
rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 
there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appro-
priation under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Admin-
istrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, ‘‘Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of 
Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program 
Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 215. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2023, 
notify the public through the Federal Register and other 
means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no-
tice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for any program or 
discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is 
to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary may 
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make the NOFO available only on the Internet at the ap-
propriate Government website or through other electronic 
media, as determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 216. Payment of attorney fees in program-re-
lated litigation shall be paid from the individual program 
office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 
appropriations. 
SEC. 217. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up 
to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 
appropriated for any office under the headings ‘‘Adminis-
trative Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any 
other such office under such headings: Provided, That no 
appropriation for any such office under such headings 
shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent 
or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
notification to such Committees 3 business days in ad-
vance of any such transfers under this section up to 10 
percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less. 
SEC. 218. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 
payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi-
tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with 
any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, 
ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condi-
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tion of any property covered under a housing assistance 
payment contract. 
(b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection 
(c) when a multifamily housing project with a contract 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for similar project-based 
assistance— 
(1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition 
Standards (UPCS) score of 59 or less; or 
(2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 
within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de-
ficiencies identified by the inspector at the project 
have been corrected. 
Such requirements shall apply to insured and non-
insured projects with assistance attached to the units 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f), but shall not apply to such units as-
sisted under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with cap-
ital or operating funds under section 9 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 
(c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Es-
tate Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Sec-
retary shall provide the owner with a Notice of Default 
with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, 
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for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide 
a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local 
government, any mortgagees, and any contract adminis-
trator. If the owner’s appeal results in a UPCS score of 
60 or above, the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of 
Default. 
(2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 
deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 
fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary shall 
take one or more of the following actions, and provide ad-
ditional notice of those actions to the owner and the par-
ties specified above— 
(A) require immediate replacement of project 
management with a management agent approved by 
the Secretary; 
(B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be 
used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and 
sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as des-
ignated by the Secretary, with priority given to the 
tenants of the property affected by the penalty; 
(C) abate the section 8 contract, including par-
tial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until 
all deficiencies have been corrected; 
(D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, 
approved by the Secretary under established proce-
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dures, who will be obligated to promptly make all re-
quired repairs and to accept renewal of the assist-
ance contract if such renewal is offered; 
(E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to 
another project or projects and owner or owners; 
(F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including 
suspensions or debarments from Federal programs; 
(G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to 
manage the property and cure all project deficiencies 
or seek a judicial order of specific performance re-
quiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies; 
(H) work with the owner, lender, or other re-
lated party to stabilize the property in an attempt 
to preserve the property through compliance, trans-
fer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided 
by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or 
(I) take any other regulatory or contractual 
remedies available as deemed necessary and appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to en-
sure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject 
to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 
relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety 
after written notice to and informed consent of the af-
fected tenants and use of other remedies set forth above. 
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To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation 
with the tenants and the local government, that the prop-
erty is not feasible for continued rental assistance pay-
ments under such section 8 or other programs, based on 
consideration of— 
(1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the 
property and all available Federal, State, and local 
resources, including rent adjustments under section 
524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and 
(2) environmental conditions that cannot be 
remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 
may contract for project-based rental assistance pay-
ments with an owner or owners of other existing 
housing properties, or provide other rental assist-
ance. 
(e) The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all 
properties covered by this section that are assessed 
through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have 
UPCS physical inspection scores of less than 60 or have 
received an unsatisfactory management and occupancy re-
view within the past 36 months. The report shall include— 
(1) identification of the property level enforce-
ment actions being taken to address such conditions, 
including imposition of civil money penalties and ter-
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mination of subsidies, and identification of prop-
erties that have such conditions multiple times; 
(2) identification of property level actions that 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
is taking to protect tenants of such identified prop-
erties; and 
(3) any administrative or legislative rec-
ommendations to further improve the living condi-
tions at properties covered under a housing assist-
ance payment contract. 
The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and 
House Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 
days after the enactment of this Act, and the second re-
port shall be submitted within 180 days of the transmittal 
of the first report. 
SEC. 219. None of the funds made available by this 
Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under sec-
tion 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assist-
ance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by 
any public housing agency for any amount of salary, in-
cluding bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, 
or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds 
the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 
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IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any pub-
lic housing agency fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 220. None of the funds made available by this 
Act and provided to the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development may be used to make a grant award 
unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business 
days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, 
Tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to 
receive a grant award is announced by the Department 
or its offices: Provided, That such notification shall list 
each grant award by State and congressional district. 
SEC. 221. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 
the Government National Mortgage Association, or the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development to in-
sure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any 
mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or 
otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to 
eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, mu-
nicipality, or any other political subdivision of a State. 
SEC. 222. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of gen-
eral local government as a metropolitan city (as defined 
in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop-
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ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to 
grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
SEC. 223. Amounts made available by this Act that 
are appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 
basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development 
and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development and functions thereof, for research, evalua-
tion, or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at 
the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately be-
come available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year 
or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, 
or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made 
available to that Office subject to reprogramming require-
ments in section 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 224. None of the funds provided in this Act or 
any other Act may be used for awards, including perform-
ance, special act, or spot, for any employee of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development subject to ad-
ministrative discipline (including suspension from work), 
in this fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not be effec-
tive prior to the effective date of any such administrative 
discipline or after any final decision over-turning such dis-
cipline. 
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SEC. 225. With respect to grant amounts awarded 
under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fis-
cal years 2015 through 2023 for the Continuum of Care 
(CoC) program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, costs 
paid by program income of grant recipients may count to-
ward meeting the recipient’s matching requirements, pro-
vided the costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the 
recipient’s CoC program. 
SEC. 226. (a) From amounts made available under 
this title under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance 
Grants’’, the Secretary may award 1-year transition 
grants to recipients of funds for activities under subtitle 
C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transition from one Continuum 
of Care program component to another. 
(b) In order to be eligible to receive a transition 
grant, the funding recipient must have the consent of the 
continuum of care and meet standards determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 227. The Promise Zone designations and Prom-
ise Zone Designation Agreements entered into pursuant 
to such designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal 
years, shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms 
and conditions of such agreements. 
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SEC. 228. Any public housing agency designated as 
a Moving to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of divi-
sion L of Public Law 114–113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 
129 Stat. 2897) may, upon such designation, use funds 
(except for special purpose funding, including special pur-
pose vouchers) previously allocated to any such public 
housing agency under section 8 or 9 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve funds held by 
the public housing agency or funds held by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the 
authority for use of section 8 or 9 funding provided under 
such section and section 204 of title II of the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 
(Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–28), notwith-
standing the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated. 
SEC. 229. None of the amounts made available by 
this Act may be used to prohibit any public housing agen-
cy under receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor 
from applying for, receiving, or using funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Fund’’ for competitive 
grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in 
this Act or that remain available and not awarded from 
prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public housing agency 
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from using such funds to carry out any required work pur-
suant to a settlement agreement, consent decree, vol-
untary agreement, or similar document for a violation of 
the Lead Safe Housing or Lead Disclosure Rules. 
SEC. 230. None of the funds made available by this 
title may be used to issue rules or guidance in contraven-
tion of section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 
3442) or section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155). 
SEC. 231. (a) Funds previously made available in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114– 
113) for the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were 
available for obligation through fiscal year 2018 are to re-
main available through fiscal year 2024 for the liquidation 
of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2016 through 
2018. 
(b) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) for 
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available 
for obligation through fiscal year 2019 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2017 through 2019. 
(c) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) for 
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available 
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for obligation through fiscal year 2020 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 through 2020. 
(d) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6) for 
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available 
for obligation through fiscal year 2021 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2027 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2019 through 2021. 
(e) Funds previously made available in the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116– 
94) for the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were 
available for obligation through fiscal year 2022 are to re-
main available through fiscal year 2028 for the liquidation 
of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2020 through 
2022. 
(f) Funds previously made available in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) for 
the ‘‘Choice Neighborhoods Initiative’’ that were available 
for obligation through fiscal year 2023 are to remain avail-
able through fiscal year 2029 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal years 2021 through 2023. 
SEC. 232. For fiscal year 2023, if the Secretary de-
termines or has determined, for any prior formula grant 
allocation administered by the Secretary under a program 
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under the headings ‘‘Public and Indian Housing’’, ‘‘Com-
munity Planning and Development’’, or ‘‘Housing Pro-
grams’’ in this title, that a recipient received an allocation 
greater than the amount such recipient should have re-
ceived for a formula allocation cycle pursuant to applicable 
statutes and regulations, the Secretary may adjust for any 
such funding error in the next applicable formula alloca-
tion cycle by (a) offsetting each such recipient’s formula 
allocation (if eligible for a formula allocation in the next 
applicable formula allocation cycle) by the amount of any 
such funding error; and (b) reallocating any available bal-
ances that are attributable to the offset to the recipient 
or recipients that would have been allocated additional 
funds in the formula allocation cycle in which any such 
error occurred (if such recipient or recipients are eligible 
for a formula allocation in the next applicable formula al-
location cycle) in an amount proportionate to such recipi-
ent’s eligibility under the next applicable formula alloca-
tion cycle formula: Provided, That all offsets and realloca-
tions from such available balances shall be recorded 
against funds available for the next applicable formula al-
location cycle: Provided further, That the term ‘‘next appli-
cable formula allocation cycle’’ means the first formula al-
location cycle for a program that is reasonably available 
for correction following such a Secretarial determination: 
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Provided further, That if, upon request by a recipient and 
giving consideration to all Federal resources available to 
the recipient for the same grant purposes, the Secretary 
determines that the offset in a next applicable formula al-
location cycle would critically impair the recipient’s ability 
to accomplish the purpose of the formula grant, the Sec-
retary may adjust for the funding error across two or more 
formula allocation cycles. 
SEC. 233. (a) Amounts made available in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) under the heading ‘‘Native American Pro-
grams’’ in title XII of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) 
which were allocated or awarded to Indian tribes or trib-
ally designated housing entities, and which are not accept-
ed as of the date of enactment of this Act, are voluntarily 
returned, or otherwise recaptured for any reason, may be 
used by the Secretary to make additional grants for the 
same purpose and under the same terms and conditions 
as amounts appropriated by section 11003(a)(2) of the 
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2). 
(b) Amounts repurposed by this section that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget are designated as an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 
14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 
1151 (117th Congress) as engrossed in the House of Rep-
resentatives on June 8, 2022. 
SEC. 234. The Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is 
amended— 
(a) in section 515, by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RENT ADJUSTMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT RE-
NEWALS.—After the initial renewal of a section 8 contract 
pursuant to this section and notwithstanding any other 
provision of law or contract regarding the adjustment of 
rents or subsequent renewal of such contract for a project, 
including such a provision in section 514 or this section, 
in the case of a project subject to any restrictions imposed 
pursuant to sections 514 or this section, the Secretary 
may, not more than once every 10 years, adjust such rents 
or renew such contracts at rent levels that are equal to 
the lesser of budget-based rents or comparable market 
rents for the market area upon the request of an owner 
or purchaser who— 
‘‘(1) demonstrates that— 
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‘‘(A) project income is insufficient to oper-
ate and maintain the project, and no rehabilita-
tion is currently needed, as determined by the 
Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) the rent adjustment or renewal con-
tract is necessary to support commercially rea-
sonable financing (including any required debt 
service coverage and replacement reserve) for 
rehabilitation necessary to ensure the long-term 
sustainability of the project, as determined by 
the Secretary, and in the event the owner or 
purchaser fails to implement the rehabilitation 
as required by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
take such action against the owner or purchaser 
as allowed by law; and 
‘‘(2) agrees to— 
‘‘(A) extend the affordability and use re-
strictions required under 514(e)(6) for an addi-
tional twenty years; and 
‘‘(B) enter into a binding commitment to 
continue to renew such contract for and during 
such extended term, provided that after the af-
fordability and use restrictions required under 
514(e)(6) have been maintained for a term of 
30 years: 
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‘‘(i) an owner with a contract for 
which rent levels were set at the time of its 
initial renewal under section 514(g)(2) 
shall request that the Secretary renew such 
contract under section 524 for and during 
such extended term; and 
‘‘(ii) an owner with a contract for 
which rent levels were set at the time of its 
initial renewal under section 514(g)(1) 
may request that the Secretary renew such 
contract under section 524.’’; 
(b) in section 524, by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) RENT ADJUSTMENTS TO ADDRESS DISTRESS.— 
In the case of a section 8 contract that will be eligible 
for renewal under this section when it expires or termi-
nates, notwithstanding any provision of contract or law 
regarding the adjustment of rents, including such a provi-
sion in this section, the Secretary may adjust such rents, 
subject to the availability of funds for such rent adjust-
ments, to rent levels that are equal to the lesser of budget- 
based rents or comparable market rents for the market 
area at the request of an owner or purchaser who dem-
onstrates that such rent adjustment is needed to address 
project health and safety deficiencies and that— 
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‘‘(1) project income is insufficient to operate 
and maintain the project, and no rehabilitation is 
currently needed, as determined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(2) the rent adjustment is necessary to sup-
port commercially reasonable financing (including 
any required debt service coverage and replacement 
reserve) for rehabilitation necessary to ensure the 
long-term sustainability of the project, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and in the event the owner 
or purchaser fails to implement the rehabilitation as 
required by the Secretary, the Secretary may take 
such action against the owner or purchaser as al-
lowed by law.’’; and 
(c) in section 579, by striking ‘‘October 1, 2022’’ 
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2027’’. 
SEC. 235. 
Of the amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ in prior Acts, up to 
$1,300,000 may be transferred to Treasury Account 86– 
X–0148 for the liquidation of obligations incurred in fiscal 
year 2018 in connection with the continued provision of 
interest reduction payments authorized under section 236 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1). 
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SEC. 236. (a) Funds previously made available in 
chapter 9 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations 
Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2, division A; 127 Stat. 36) 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban 
Development—Community Planning and Development— 
Community Development Fund’’ that were available for 
obligation through fiscal year 2017 are to remain available 
until expended for the liquidation of valid obligations in-
curred in fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the 
case of any grantee of funds referred to in subsection (a) 
of this section that provides assistance that duplicates 
benefits available to a person for the same purpose from 
another source, the grantee itself shall— 
(1) be subject to remedies for noncompliance; or 
(2) bear responsibility for absorbing such cost 
of duplicative benefits and returning an amount 
equal to any duplicative benefits paid to the grant-
ee’s funds available for use under such heading, un-
less the Secretary, upon the request of a grantee 
issues a public determination by publication in the 
Federal Register that it is not in the best interest 
of the Federal Government to pursue such remedies. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
grantee of funds referred to in subsection (a) of this sec-
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tion may request a waiver from the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development of any recoupment by the Sec-
retary of such funds for amounts owed by persons who 
have received such assistance from such funds and who 
have been defrauded, or after receiving assistance, have 
filed for bankruptcy, gone through a foreclosure procedure 
on property that received such assistance, or are deceased. 
If the grantee self-certifies to the Secretary in such re-
quest that it has verified that the individual conditions of 
each person it is requesting a waiver for meets one of the 
conditions specified in the preceding sentence, the Sec-
retary may grant such waivers on the basis of grantee self- 
certification, issue a public determination by publication 
in the Federal Register that it is not in the best interest 
of the Federal Government to pursue such recoupment, 
and may conduct oversight to verify grantee self-certifi-
cation and subject the grantee to remedies for noncompli-
ance for any amounts that have not met such require-
ments. 
(d) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that 
were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent 
resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. 
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Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. 
Res. 1151 (117th Congress) as engrossed in the House 
of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 
SEC. 237. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
enforce, or in any way make effective the proposed rule 
entitled ‘‘Housing and Community Development Act of 
1980: Verification of Eligible Status’’, issued by the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development on May 10, 
2019 (Docket No. FR–6124–P–01), or any final rule 
based substantially on such proposed rule. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2023’’. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
ACCESS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as au-
thorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 792), $9,850,000: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, there may be credited 
to this appropriation funds received for publications and 
training expenses. 
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime 
Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 46107), 
including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles 
as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 
Code; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized 
by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, 
$38,260,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided, That not to exceed 
$3,500 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), $27,935,000: Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, 
in carrying out the duties specified in such Act, to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
the Government under section 1001 of title 18, United 
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States Code, by any person or entity that is subject to 
regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That the Inspector General may 
enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, 
studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies 
and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws 
and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 
within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Pro-
vided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap-
point, and employ such officers and employees as may be 
necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and du-
ties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the appli-
cable laws and regulations that govern such selections, ap-
pointments, and employment within the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That concurrent 
with the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2024, 
the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for 
fiscal year 2024 in similar format and substance to budget 
requests submitted by executive agencies of the Federal 
Government. 
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
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hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, 
$129,300,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used 
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided, That the amounts made available to the National 
Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts 
necessary to make lease payments on an obligation in-
curred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT 
CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 
as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $185,000,000. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board, including services authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, $42,029,000: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, not less than $1,000,000 shall be for the nec-
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essary salaries and expenses to implement section 22309 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117–58), and for other activities as appropriate as 
determined by the Surface Transportation Board: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by 
the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this 
appropriation as offsetting collections and used for nec-
essary and authorized expenses under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts made available under this 
heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dol-
lar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2023, to result in a final appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$40,779,000. 
UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
HOMELESSNESS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including payment of sala-
ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of ex-
perts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the United States Interagency Council on 
Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to 
title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 
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as amended, $4,580,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000). 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
funded in this Act. 
SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through a pro-
curement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro-
vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
training that— 
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(1) does not meet identified needs for knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high lev-
els of emotional response or psychological stress in 
some participants; 
(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the train-
ing and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em-
ployment 
Opportunity 
Commission 
Notice 
N– 
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par-
ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre-
vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund-
ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any ac-
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counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that— 
(1) creates a new program; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted by the Congress; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 
activity by either the House or Senate Committees 
on Appropriations for a different purpose; 
(5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; 
(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
less; or 
(7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a 
branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, 
agency, administration, or department different from 
the budget justifications submitted to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations or the table accompanying 
the report accompanying this Act, whichever is more 
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detailed, unless prior approval is received from the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to es-
tablish the baseline for application of reprogramming and 
transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided 
further, That the report shall include— 
(A) a table for each appropriation with a 
separate column to display the prior year en-
acted level, the President’s budget request, ad-
justments made by Congress, adjustments due 
to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 
fiscal year enacted level; 
(B) a delineation in the table for each ap-
propriation and its respective prior year enacted 
level by object class and program, project, and 
activity as detailed in this Act, the table accom-
panying the report accompanying this Act, ac-
companying reports of the House and Senate 
Committee on Appropriations, or in the budget 
appendix for the respective appropriations, 
whichever is more detailed, and shall apply to 
all items for which a dollar amount is specified 
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and to all programs for which new budget 
(obligational) authority is provided, as well as 
to discretionary grants and discretionary grant 
allocations; and 
(C) an identification of items of special 
congressional interest. 
SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2023 from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2023 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2024, for each such account for 
the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 
be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such 
funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made 
in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under sec-
tion 405 of this Act. 
SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to sup-
port any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use 
the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is 
employed only for a public use: Provided, That for pur-
poses of this section, public use shall not be construed to 
include economic development that primarily benefits pri-
vate entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for 
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mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway 
projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve 
the general public (including energy-related, communica-
tion-related, water-related and wastewater-related infra-
structure), other structures designated for use by the gen-
eral public or which have other common-carrier or public- 
utility functions that serve the general public and are sub-
ject to regulation and oversight by the government, and 
projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public 
health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small 
Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 
Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public 
use for purposes of eminent domain. 
SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 409. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 
with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 
(41 U.S.C. 8301–8305, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy 
American Act’’). 
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SEC. 410. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act shall be made available to any 
person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 
Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305). 
SEC. 411. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in 
contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend-
ance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or de-
partment of the United States Government, who are sta-
tioned in the United States, at any single international 
conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 
5 days in advance that such attendance is important to 
the national interest: Provided, That for purposes of this 
section the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a 
conference occurring outside of the United States attended 
by representatives of the United States Government and 
of foreign governments, international organizations, or 
nongovernmental organizations. 
SEC. 413. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this Act may be used by the 
Surface Transportation Board to charge or collect any fil-
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ing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board 
in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for dis-
trict court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 
28, United States Code. 
SEC. 414. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 415. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded 
under this Act timely access to any records, documents, 
or other materials available to the department or agency 
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities 
under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access 
to such records, documents, or other materials, under any 
provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 
refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the 
Inspector General’s right of access. 
(b) A department or agency covered by this section 
shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such 
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records, documents, and other materials in a timely man-
ner. 
(c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 
with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in-
formation provided by the establishment over which that 
Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal-
endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 
SEC. 416. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 
or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 
been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 
budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 
a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government- 
driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 
overall scope of the project and/or program unless such 
awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) 
of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. 
SEC. 417. Within the amounts appropriated in this 
Act, funding shall be allocated in the amounts specified 
for those projects and purposes delineated in the table ti-
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tled ‘‘Transportation, Housing and Urban Development 
Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items’’ in-
cluded in the report accompanying this Act. 
SEC. 418. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 
filling a position, other than a temporary position, for-
merly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed 
Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily com-
pleted his or her period of active military or naval service, 
and has within 90 days after his or her release from such 
service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge 
for a period of not more than 1 year, made application 
for restoration to his or her former position and has been 
certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still 
qualified to perform the duties of his or her former posi-
tion and has not been restored thereto. 
SEC. 419. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier per-
mit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, 
United States Code, or exemption application under sec-
tion 40109 of that title, where such approval would con-
travene section 40101(a)(5) and (15) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 420. None of the funds made available by divi-
sion A of this Act to the Department of Transportation 
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may be used in contravention of section 306108 of title 
54, United States Code. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2023’’. 
DIVISION B—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$69,845,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000), of which not to exceed $8,432,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $1,396,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Homeland Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed 
$11,287,000 shall be available for the Office of Partner-
ships and Public Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall 
be for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to exceed $28,822,000 
shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
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for Administration, of which $27,116,000 shall be avail-
able for Departmental Administration to provide for nec-
essary expenses for management support services to of-
fices of the Department and for general administration, 
security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous 
supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and nec-
essary for the practical and efficient work of the Depart-
ment: Provided, That funds made available by this Act to 
an agency in the Administration mission area for salaries 
and expenses are available to fund up to one administra-
tive support staff for the Office; not to exceed $4,609,000 
shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for 
Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs to 
carry out the programs funded by this Act, including pro-
grams involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison 
within the executive branch; and not to exceed 
$10,109,000 shall be available for the Office of Commu-
nications: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agri-
culture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for 
any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office 
of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no 
appropriation for any office shall be increased or de-
creased by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $22,000 of the amount made available under 
this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary 
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shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made avail-
able under this heading for Departmental Administration 
shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this 
Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings 
as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That 
funds made available under this heading for the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and 
Intergovernmental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies 
of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to 
maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided further, 
That no funds made available under this heading for the 
Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations 
may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment 
of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the 
allocation of these funds by USDA agency: Provided fur-
ther, That during any 30 day notification period ref-
erenced in section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall take no action to begin implementation of 
the action that is subject to section 716 of this Act or 
make any public announcement of such action in any 
form. 
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EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
Economist, $30,181,000 (reduced by $10,000,000), of 
which $8,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative agree-
ments for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155: Provided, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$500,000 shall be available to carry out section 224 of 
subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924), as amended by section 
12504 of Public Law 115–334. 
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and 
Appeals, $16,703,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced 
by $2,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) (reduced by 
$2,000,000). 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $16,967,000 (reduced by $3,000,000). 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $93,284,000 (reduced by $3,000,000), 
of which not less than $77,428,000 is for cybersecurity 
requirements of the department. 
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, $9,559,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $1,466,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil 
Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$37,595,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 
to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis-
trator of General Services to the Department of Agri-
culture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities 
of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 
alterations and other actions needed for the Department 
and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con-
figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 
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General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im-
provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili-
ties, and for related costs, $68,858,000 (reduced by 
$700,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$418,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), to remain available 
until expended. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6901 et seq.), $8,581,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available 
herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Man-
agement may be transferred to any agency of the Depart-
ment for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to 
the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
OFFICE OF SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PROTECTION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Secu-
rity, and Protection, $21,800,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), 
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