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ing under the Continuum of Care program to continuums 
of care that have demonstrated a capacity to reallocate 
funding from lower performing projects to higher per-
forming projects: Provided further, That all awards of as-
sistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate 
and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream 
health, social services, and employment programs for 
which homeless populations may be eligible: Provided fur-
ther, That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds 
appropriated 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 all balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals 
previously funded from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal ac-
count and transferred to this account shall be available, 
if recaptured, for Continuum of Care renewals in fiscal 
year 2018: Provided further, That the Department shall 
notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts 
allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts al-
located) for the Emergency Solutions Grant program with-
in 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
youth aged 24 and under seeking assistance under this 
heading shall not be required to provide third party docu-
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mentation to establish their eligibility under 42 U.S.C. 
11302(a) or (b) to receive services: Provided further, That 
unaccompanied youth aged 24 and under or families head-
ed by youth aged 24 and under who are living in unsafe 
situations may be served by youth-serving providers fund-
ed under this heading. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the 
Act’’), not otherwise provided for, $10,682,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2017 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available Oc-
tober 1, 2017), and $400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2018: Pro-
vided, That the amounts made available under this head-
ing shall be available for expiring or terminating section 
8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 
moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to sec-
tion 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 
8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered 
into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal 
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of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject 
to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low In-
come Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-In-
come Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 
Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 
associated with project-based activities and assistance 
funded under this paragraph: Provided further, That 
amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading ‘‘An-
nual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or the heading 
‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may be used for renewals of 
or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts, not-
withstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 
appropriated: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that 
are held in residual receipts accounts for any project sub-
ject to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Pay-
ments contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Fi-
nance Agency to require that surplus project funds be de-
posited in an interest-bearing residual receipts account 
and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by 
the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and 
deposited in this account, to be available until expended: 
Provided further, That amounts deposited pursuant to the 
previous proviso shall be available in addition to the 
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amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses au-
thorized under this heading. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
For amendments to capital advance contracts, for 
housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of 
the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project 
rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) 
of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such 
assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such as-
sistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior preserva-
tion rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as au-
thorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and 
Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for 
supportive 
services 
associated 
with 
the 
housing, 
$573,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, up to $90,000,000 shall be for service coordina-
tors and the continuation of existing congregate service 
grants for residents of assisted housing projects: Provided 
further, That amounts under this heading shall be avail-
able for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and 
inspection-related activities associated with section 202 
projects: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive 
the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and con-
ditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial 
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contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years 
in duration: Provided further, That upon request of the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project 
funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any 
project subject to a section 202 project 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 be available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided further, That amounts deposited in this account pur-
suant to the previous proviso shall be available, in addition 
to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for 
amendments and renewals: Provided further, That unobli-
gated balances, including recaptures and carryover, re-
maining from funds transferred to or appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for amendments and renew-
als notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 
originally were appropriated. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For amendments to capital advance contracts for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as author-
ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), as amended, and 
for project rental assistance for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such 
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Act and for project assistance contracts pursuant to sec-
tion 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86– 
372; 73 Stat. 667), including amendments to contracts for 
such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such 
assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project rental as-
sistance to State housing finance agencies and other ap-
propriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and for 
supportive services associated with the housing for persons 
with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such 
Act, $147,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021: Provided, That amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment 
Center inspections and inspection-related activities associ-
ated with section 811 projects: Provided further, That, in 
this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development, project funds that are held 
in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a 
section 811 project rental assistance contract and that 
upon termination of such contract are in excess of an 
amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remit-
ted to the Department and deposited in this account, to 
be available until September 30, 2021: Provided further, 
That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the 
previous proviso shall be available in addition to the 
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amounts otherwise provided by this heading for amend-
ments and renewals: Provided further, That unobligated 
balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining 
from funds transferred to or appropriated under this 
heading shall be used for amendments and renewals not-
withstanding the purposes for which such funds originally 
were appropriated. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban 
Development 
Act 
of 
1968, 
as 
amended, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative con-
tract services: Provided, That grants made available from 
amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded 
within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That funds shall be used for providing counseling and ad-
vice to tenants and homeowners, both current and pro-
spective, with respect to property maintenance, financial 
management/literacy, and such other matters as may be 
appropriate to assist them in improving their housing con-
ditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the re-
sponsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 
administration; and for housing counselor training: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of providing such grants 
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from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary 
may enter into multiyear agreements as appropriate, sub-
ject to the availability of annual appropriations. 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 
U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, non-
insured rental housing projects, $14,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount, to-
gether with unobligated balances from recaptured 
amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from ter-
minated contracts under such sections of law, and any un-
obligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, re-
maining from funds appropriated under this heading after 
fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 
up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections 
of law. 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST 
FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand-
ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 
$11,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$11,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured 
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Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed 
the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
available from the general fund of the Treasury to the ex-
tent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures 
pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant 
to section 620 of such Act: Provided further, That the 
amount made available under this heading from the gen-
eral fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 
during fiscal year 2018 so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2018 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 
2018 appropriation: Provided further, That for the dispute 
resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect 
fees from any program participant: Provided further, That 
such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the 
Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, 
as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary 
expenses of such Act: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the 
Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 
under such Act through the use of approved service pro-
viders that are paid directly by the recipients of their serv-
ices. 
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FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to guarantee single family loans 
insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall 
not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2018, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the 
purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, shall not exceed $5,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso 
shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities 
in connection with sales of single family real properties 
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the 
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further, That 
for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration, $135,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019: Provided further, That to the 
extent 
guaranteed 
loan 
commitments 
exceed 
$200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2018, an addi-
tional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be 
available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed 
loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 
amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds 
made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That during fiscal year 2018 the Secretary 
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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 
insurance 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 
$30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 
30, 2019: Provided, That during fiscal year 2018, gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as au-
thorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 
the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $5,000,000, 
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 
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$500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019: Provided, That $25,400,000 shall be available 
for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association: Provided further, 
That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments ex-
ceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2018, an ad-
ditional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be 
available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional 
guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata 
amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case 
shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 
$3,000,000: Provided further, That receipts from Commit-
ment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of 
the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited 
as offsetting collections to this account. 
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, 
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$85,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019: 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 funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal 
agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies 
for research projects: Provided further, That with respect 
to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative 
agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match 
toward the cost of the project: Provided further, That for 
non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance 
with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of 
the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu 
of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to 
documentation of award decisions: Provided further, That 
prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Sec-
retary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allo-
cate funding for this activity. 
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 
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Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing 
Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 
$65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs 
of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such 
funds to provide such training: Provided further, That no 
funds made available under this heading shall be used to 
lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal 
Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, 
or loan: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $300,000 shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development 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 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $130,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019, of which $25,000,000 
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shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec-
tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1970, that shall include research, studies, 
testing, and demonstration efforts, including education 
and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 
other housing-related diseases and hazards: Provided, 
That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) and other provisions of the law that further 
the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy 
Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program 
under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for 
such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to 
be funds for a special project for purposes of section 
305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition 
Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $50,000,000 
shall be made available on a competitive basis for areas 
with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs: Pro-
vided further, That each recipient of funds provided under 
the previous proviso shall contribute an amount not less 
than 25 percent of the total: Provided further, That each 
applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable 
to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds 
pursuant to a notice of funding availability: Provided fur-
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ther, That amounts made available under this heading in 
this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain 
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 head-
ing that are oversubscribed. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For the development of, modifications to, and infra-
structure for Department-wide and program-specific infor-
mation technology systems, for the continuing operation 
and maintenance of both Department-wide and program- 
specific information systems, and for program-related 
maintenance activities, $150,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019: Provided, That any 
amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That any 
amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appro-
priated by previously enacted appropriations Acts may be 
used for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addi-
tion to any other information technology purposes for 
which such amounts were appropriated. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General 
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Act of 1978, as amended, $128,082,000: Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have independent authority 
over all personnel issues within this office. 
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. 
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SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under 
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2018 to investigate 
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 
lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ-
ing the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, 
that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 
preventing action by a Government official or entity, or 
a court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 203. 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. Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 
1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 
on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 
or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 
services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association, Government National Mortgage Association, 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi-
nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 
thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 
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within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 
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 
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. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub-
ject to the Government Corporation Control Act are here-
by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available to each such 
corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to 
make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 
Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the budget for 2018 for such corporation or agen-
cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collec-
tions of these corporations and agencies may be used for 
new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the 
extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans 
are in support of other forms of assistance provided for 
in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro-
viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
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operations of these corporations, or where loans or mort-
gage purchases are necessary to protect the financial in-
terest of the United States Government. 
SEC. 207. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall provide quarterly reports to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all 
uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in 
each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the 
Department and shall submit additional, updated budget 
information to these Committees upon request. 
SEC. 208. The President’s formal budget request for 
fiscal year 2019, as well as the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifica-
tions to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use 
the identical account and sub-account structure provided 
under this Act. 
SEC. 209. No funds provided under 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. 210. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, 
for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 
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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. 
(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. 
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(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-
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. 
(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. 
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(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 
is in the best interest of the tenants. 
(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, as amended) of any FHA-insured 
mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 
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(E) housing that is assisted under section 
811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford-
able Housing Act; or 
(F) housing or vacant land that is subject 
to a use agreement; 
(3) 
the 
term 
‘‘project-based 
assistance’’ 
means— 
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937; 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or 
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist-
ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 
(as such section existed immediately before Oc-
tober 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965; 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 
under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous-
ing Act; 
(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and 
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(F) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act; 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
which some or all of the project-based assistance, 
debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 
low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 
multifamily housing project which is transferring 
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 
the statutorily required low-income and very low-in-
come use restrictions to the receiving project or 
projects; and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
(e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this sec-
tion, including the effect of such transfers on the oper-
ational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 
conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
properties. 
SEC. 211. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 
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(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). 
(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 
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(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or an insti-
tution of higher education (as defined under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be consid-
ered income to that individual, except for a person over 
the age of 23 with dependent children. 
SEC. 212. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block 
Grants’’ in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the 
same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that 
received funds in fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 213. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first 
sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may, until September 30, 2018, in-
sure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages 
under such section 255. 
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in fiscal year 2018, 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 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Fed-
eral programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental as-
sistance payments under section 8 of the United States 
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Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are at-
tached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent 
the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 
and the local government, that such a multifamily prop-
erty owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for con-
tinued rental assistance payments under such section 8 
or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs 
of rehabilitating and operating the property and all avail-
able Federal, State, and local resources, including rent ad-
justments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing 
Reform 
and 
Affordability 
Act 
of 
1997 
(‘‘MAHRAA’’) and (2) environmental conditions that can-
not be remedied in a cost-effective 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 existing housing properties, 
or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also 
take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based con-
tracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the 
exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relo-
cation of tenants for imminent 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 receivership. After disposition of 
any multifamily property described under this section, the 
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contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall 
be subject to the requirements under section 524 of 
MAHRAA. 
SEC. 215. The commitment authority funded by fees 
as provided under the heading ‘‘Community Development 
Loan Guarantees Program Account’’ may be used to guar-
antee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other 
obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitle-
ment communities in the State in accordance with the re-
quirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974: Provided, That any State re-
ceiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute 
all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general 
local government in non-entitlement areas that received 
the commitment. 
SEC. 216. 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 of Housing and Urban Development in con-
nection 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. 217. With respect to the use of amounts pro-
vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap-
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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) and (e)), the 
Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline 
relating to asset management that restricts or limits in 
any way the use of capital funds for central office costs 
pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Pro-
vided, That a public housing agency may not use capital 
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 section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 
SEC. 218. 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 sub- 
office under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’ and ‘‘Ad-
ministrative Support Offices,’’ as well as each account re-
ceiving appropriations for ‘‘Program Office Salaries and 
Expenses’’, ‘‘Government National Mortgage Associa-
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tion—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan 
Guarantee Program Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ within the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
SEC. 219. The Secretary of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2018, 
notify the public through the Federal Register and other 
means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no-
tice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding 
availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary 
fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi-
tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2018, the Secretary may make the 
NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate 
Government web site or through other electronic media, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 220. 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. The annual budget submission for the pro-
gram offices and the Office of General Counsel shall in-
clude any such projected litigation costs for attorney fees 
as a separate line item request. No funds provided in this 
title may be used to pay any such litigation costs for attor-
ney fees until the Department submits for review a spend-
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ing plan for such costs to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 221. The Secretary is authorized to transfer up 
to 10 percent or $4,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 
appropriated for any office under the heading ‘‘Adminis-
trative Support Offices’’ or for any account under the gen-
eral heading ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Expenses’’ to 
any other such office or account: Provided, That no appro-
priation for any such office or account shall be increased 
or decreased by more than 10 percent or $4,000,000, 
whichever is less, without prior written approval of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall provide notification 
to such Committees three business days in advance of any 
such transfers under this section up to 10 percent or 
$4,000,000, whichever is less. 
SEC. 222. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 
payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi-
tions, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’), and comply with any standards under appli-
cable State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations 
relating to the physical condition of any property covered 
under a housing assistance payment contract. 
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(b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection 
(c) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 
contract or contract for similar project-based assistance— 
(1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition 
Standards (UPCS) score of 60 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 noninsured 
projects with assistance attached to the units under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f), but do not apply to such units assisted 
under section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to 
public housing units assisted with capital 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 REAC 
inspection, the Secretary must provide the owner with a 
Notice of Default with a specified timetable, determined 
by the Secretary, for correcting all deficiencies. The Sec-
retary must also provide a copy of the Notice of Default 
to the tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and 
any contract administrator. If the owner’s appeal results 
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in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary may with-
draw 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 may— 
(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-
dures, which will be obligated to promptly make all 
required repairs and to accept renewal of the assist-
ance contract as long as 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; 
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