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Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
heading may be available for the doctoral dissertation research 
grant program. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro-
vided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 
and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: 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 develop on-line courses and provide such training: Provided fur-
ther, 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 Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development for the creation and promotion of trans-
lated materials and other programs 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 authorized by 
section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992, $279,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2020, of which $45,000,000 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: 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 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 not less than $95,000,000 of the amounts made available 
under this heading for the award of grants pursuant to section 
1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act 
of 1992 shall be provided to areas with the highest lead-based 
paint abatement needs: Provided further, That $64,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be for the implementa-
tion of projects to demonstrate how intensive, extended multi-year 
interventions can dramatically reduce the presence of lead-based 
paint hazards in communities containing high concentrations of
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both pre-1940 housing and low-income families by achieving econo-
mies of scale that substantially reduce the cost of lead-based paint 
remediation activities and administrative costs for grantees: Pro-
vided further, That such projects in each of seven communities 
shall be for five years and serve no more than four contiguous 
census tracts in which there are high concentrations of housing 
stock built before 1940, in which low-income families with children 
make up a significantly higher proportion of the population as 
compared to the State average, and that are located in jurisdictions 
in which instances of elevated blood lead levels reported to the 
State are significantly higher than the State average: Provided 
further, That funding awarded for such projects shall be made 
available for draw down contingent upon the grantee meeting cost- 
savings, productivity, and grant compliance benchmarks established 
by the Secretary: Provided further, That each recipient of funds 
for such projects shall contribute an amount not less than 10 
percent of the total award, and that the Secretary shall give priority 
to applicants that secure commitments for additional contributions 
from public and private sources: Provided further, That grantees 
currently receiving grants made under this heading shall be eligible 
to apply for such projects, provided that they are deemed to be 
in compliance with program requirements established by the Sec-
retary: 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 
further, That amounts made available under this heading 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 the development, modernization, and enhancement of, 
modifications to, and infrastructure for Department-wide and pro-
gram-specific information technology systems, for the continuing 
operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and program- 
specific information systems, and for program-related maintenance 
activities, $280,000,000, of which $260,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020, and of which $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That any 
amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That any amounts trans-
ferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by previously 
enacted appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified 
under this Fund, in addition to any other information technology 
purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this heading for development, modernization and enhance-
ment may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations, for approval, a plan 
for expenditure that—(A) identifies for each modernization project: 
(i) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and 
the mission benefits to be realized, (ii) the estimated life-cycle 
cost, and (iii) key milestones to be met; and (B) demonstrates
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that each modernization project is: (i) compliant with the Depart-
ment’s enterprise architecture, (ii) being managed in accordance 
with applicable life-cycle management policies and guidance, (iii) 
subject to the Department’s capital planning and investment control 
requirements, and (iv) supported by an adequately staffed project 
office. 
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, $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 RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, 
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 Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, 
in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sen-
tence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 
authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to 
the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance 
their project at a lower interest rate. 
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under this 
Act may be used during fiscal year 2019 to investigate or prosecute 
under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged 
in by 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 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 competitive basis and in accordance 
with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
SEC. 204. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act 
or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without 
regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal serv-
ices on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment 
for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Associa-
tion, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal
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Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, 
and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation 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 appropriation 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 Department of 
Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act are hereby 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 2019 for such corporation or agency except 
as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these corpora-
tions 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 
proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage pur-
chases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United 
States Government. 
SEC. 207. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recap-
tured 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 
2020, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment’s congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, shall use the identical account and sub-account struc-
ture 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, sub-
ject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 
2019 and 2020, 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. 
(b) PHASED TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project-based assistance 
under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the 
financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or con-
structing the project or projects to which the assistance is trans-
ferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards 
under subsection (c).