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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.); 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, 
local workforce investment boards established under 
section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), and other 
agencies and organizations that provide support to 
help public housing residents obtain employment and 
increase earnings: Provided further, That applicants 
must demonstrate the ability to provide services to 
residents, partner with 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 
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program, on such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary 
that any such waivers or alternative requirements 
are necessary for the effective implementation of the 
Jobs-Plus initiative as a voluntary program for resi-
dents: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
publish by notice in the Federal Register any waiv-
ers or alternative requirements pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso no later than 10 days before the ef-
fective date of such notice: Provided further, That 
for funds provided under this paragraph, the limita-
tion in section 9(g)(1) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 shall be 25 percent: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the 
previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to 
fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) 
of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify public housing agencies requesting waiv-
ers under the previous proviso if the request is ap-
proved or denied within 14 days of submitting the 
request: Provided further, That from the funds made 
available under this heading, the Secretary shall pro-
vide bonus awards in fiscal year 2020 to public 
housing agencies that are designated high per-
formers: Provided further, That the Department 
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shall notify public housing agencies of their formula 
allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities and assistance authorized under title 
I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 
et seq.), title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 with respect to Indian tribes (42 U.S.C. 
5306(a)(1)), and related training and technical assistance, 
$855,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024, unless otherwise specified: 
Provided, That amounts made available under this head-
ing are provided as follows— 
(1) $671,000,000 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-
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tion amounts: Provided further, That the Depart-
ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 
within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) $2,000,000 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 costs of modifying such notes and 
other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend-
ed: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes 
and other obligations, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $32,000,000; 
(3) $100,000,000 shall be for competitive 
grants under the Native American Housing Block 
Grants program, as authorized under title I of 
NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli-
gate this additional amount for competitive grants to 
eligible recipients authorized under NAHASDA that 
apply for funds: Provided further, That in awarding 
this additional amount, the Secretary shall consider 
need and administrative capacity, and shall give pri-
ority to projects that will spur construction and re-
habilitation: Provided further, That a grant funded 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be not greater than 
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$10,000,000: Provided further, That up to 1 percent 
of this additional amount may be transferred, in ag-
gregate, to the Office of Public and Indian Housing 
under paragraph (1) of the heading ‘‘Program Office 
Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary costs of ad-
ministering and overseeing the obligation and ex-
penditure of this additional amount: Provided fur-
ther, That any funds transferred pursuant to this 
paragraph shall remain available until September 
30, 2025; 
(4) $75,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) 
shall be for grants to Indian tribes for carrying out 
the Indian Community Development Block Grant 
program under title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974, notwithstanding sec-
tion 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwith-
standing any other provision of law (including sec-
tion 203 of this Act), up to $5,000,000 may be used 
for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to 
health and safety: Provided, That not to exceed 20 
percent of any grant made with funds appropriated 
under this paragraph shall be expended for planning 
and management development and administration: 
Provided further, That funds provided under this 
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paragraph shall remain available until September 
30, 2022; and 
(5) $7,000,000 shall be for providing training 
and technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian 
housing authorities and tribally designated housing 
entities, to support the inspection of Indian housing 
units, contract expertise, and for training and tech-
nical assistance related to funding provided under 
this heading and other headings under this Act for 
the needs of Native American families and Indian 
country: Provided, That of the funds made available 
under this paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 shall 
be available for a national organization as author-
ized under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 
4212): Provided further, That notwithstanding 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 
may be used by the Secretary to enter into coopera-
tive agreements with public and private organiza-
tions, agencies, institutions, and other technical as-
sistance 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 
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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). 
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), $2,500,000, 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: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, up to $1,000,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That up to $500,000 of 
this amount may be for administrative contract expenses 
including management processes and systems to carry out 
the loan guarantee program. 
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. 4111 et seq.), $2,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department 
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of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest grant amounts 
provided 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. 
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.), 
$410,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 
all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 
that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such 
Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 
year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program 
requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 
under such section: Provided further, That the Depart-
ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation with-
in 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For carrying out the community development block 
grant program under title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.)(‘‘the Act’’ herein), $3,600,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2022, unless otherwise 
specified: Provided, That unless explicitly provided for 
under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
expended for planning and management development and 
administration: Provided further, That a metropolitan city, 
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 consid-
erations, but must 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 provided 
under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity 
for an economic development project under section 
105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and se-
lected in accordance with guidelines required under sub-
section (e)(2): Provided further, That the Department 
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shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 
days of enactment of this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2020, commitments to 
guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), 
any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total 
principal amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding any 
aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaran-
teed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwith-
standing subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in 
a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing 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 commitment authority funded 
by fees may be used to guarantee, or make commitments 
to guarantee, notes or other obligations issued by any 
State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the 
State in accordance with the requirements of such section 
108: Provided further, That any State receiving such a 
guarantee or commitment under the previous proviso shall 
distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units 
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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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