Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
PL 106-74 (H.R.2684), enacted 10/20/1999

PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
113 STAT. 1047 
Public Law 106-74 
106th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
Oct. 20, 1999 
[H.R. 2684] 
Departments of 
Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and 
Urban 
Development, 
Independent 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 2000. 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as author-
ized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 
61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 
by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); 
and burial benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, 
adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due 
on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provi-
sions of Article IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 
of 1940, as amended, and for other benefits as authorized by law 
(38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, 
and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 
76 Stat. 1198), $21,568,364,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $17,932,000 of the amount appro-
priated shall be reimbursed to "General operating expenses" and 
"Medical care" for necessary expenses in implementing those provi-
sions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, 
and in the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 
51, 53, and 55), the funding source for which is specifically provided 
as the "Compensation and pensions" appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying 
patient basis, shall be reimbursed to "Medical facilities revolving 
fund" to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for 
nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. 
113 STAT. 1048 
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READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapters 
21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, $1,469,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds shall 
be available to pay any court order, court award or any compromise 
settlement arising from litigation involving the vocational training 
program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as amended. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insur-
ance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, 
and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, $28,670,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
further. That during fiscal year 2000, within the resources available, 
not to exceed $300,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are 
authorized for specially adapted housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $156,958,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
EDUCATION 
LOAN 
FUND 
PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING 
TRANSFER 
OF 
FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided fur-
ther. That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations 
for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $214,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $57,000, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
further. That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations 
for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,531,000. 
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113 STAT. 1049 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $415,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
( I N C L U D I N G TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as 
amended, $520,000, which may be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for "General operating expenses". 
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS 
VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget Enforce-
ment Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying loans, of guaran-
teed loans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37 subchapter VI, 
$48,250,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
no more than five loans may be guaranteed under this program 
prior to November 11, 2001: Provided further. That no more than 
15 loans may be guaranteed under this program: Provided further. 
That the total principal amount of loans guaranteed under this 
program may not exceed $100,000,000: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated by this Act for 
"General operating expenses" and "Medical care" may be expended 
for the administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter VI. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL C A R E 
( I N C L U D I N G T R A N S F E R O F FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, 
as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment 
to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including 
care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the 
department; and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and 
equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto 
for beneficiaries receiving care in the department; administrative 
expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real 
property acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation 
of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the depart-
ment; oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged 
to project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities 
in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the 
department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 
the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-
5902; aid to State homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; adminis-
trative and legal expenses of the department for collecting and 
recovering amounts owed the department as authorized under 38 
113 STAT. 1050 
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U.S.C. chapter 17, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 
42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.; and not to exceed $8,000,000 to fund cost 
comparison studies as referred 
to in 38 U.S.C. 8110(a)(5), 
$19,006,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, $900,000,000 is for the equip-
ment and land and structures object classifications only, which 
amount shall not become available for obligation until August 1, 
2000, and shall remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
not to exceed $900,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2001: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $27,907,000 may be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation 
for "General 
operating 
Contracts. 
expenses": Provided further. That the department shall conduct 
by contract a program of recovery audits for the fee basis and 
other medical services contracts with respect to payments for hos-
pital care; and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302(b), amounts col-
lected, by setoff or otherwise, as the result of such audits shall 
be available, without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes for 
which funds are appropriated under this heading and the purposes 
of pa3dng a contractor a percent of the amount collected as a 
result of an audit carried out by the contractor: Provided 
further. 
That all amounts so collected under the preceding proviso with 
respect to a designated health care region (as that term is defined 
in 38 U.S.C. 1729A(d)(2)) shall be allocated, net of payments to 
the contractor, to that region. 
In addition, in conformance with Public Law 105-33 estab-
lishing the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections 
Fimd, such sums as may be deposited to such Fund pursuant 
to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be transferred to this account, to remain 
available until expended for the purposes of this account. 
MEDICAL 
AND 
PROSTHETIC 
RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
chapter 73, to remain available until September 30, 2001, 
$321,000,000, plus reimbursements. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, 
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and 
research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses 
in support of capital policy activities, $59,703,000 plus reimburse-
ments: Provided, That project technical and consulting services 
offered by the Facilities Management Service Delivery Office, 
including technical consulting services, project management, real 
property administration (including leases, site acquisition and dis-
posal activities directly supporting projects), shall be provided to 
Department of Veterans Affairs components only on a reimbursable 
basis, and such amounts will remain available until September 
30, 2000. 
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113 STAT. 1051 
GENERAL POST FUND, NATIONAL HOMES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct logins, $7,000, as authorized by Public 
Law 102-54, section 8, which shall be transferred from the "General 
post fund": Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modi-
fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, 
That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $70,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $54,000, which shall be transferred from the "Gen-
eral post fund", as authorized by Public Law 102-54, section 8. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security 
guard services, and the Department of Defense for the cost of 
overseas employee mail, $912,594,000: Provided, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, not to exceed $45,600,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2001: Provided further, That funds 
under this heading shall be available to administer the Service 
Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
the National Cemetery Administration, not otherwise provided for, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as 
authorized by law; purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for 
use in cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$97,256,000: Provided, That of the amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $117,000 may be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for "General operating expenses". 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$43,200,000: Provided, That of the amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $30,000 may be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for "General operating expenses". 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 
113 STAT. 1052 
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Contracts. 
Deadlines. 
Reports. 
of title 38, United States Code, including planning, architectural 
and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the 
project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage 
system construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated 
cost of a project is $4,000,000 or more or where funds for a project 
were made available in a previous major project appropriation, 
$65,140,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
except for advance planning of projects (including market-based 
assessments of health care needs which may or may not lead 
to capital investments) funded through the advance planning fund 
and the design of projects funded through the design fund, none 
of these funds shall be used for any project which has not been 
considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: 
Provided further. That funds provided in this appropriation for 
fiscal year 2000, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) 
by the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 
30, 2000; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by 
September 30, 2001: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
promptly report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 
any approved major construction project in which obligations are 
not incurred within the time limitations established above: Provided 
further, That no funds from any other account except the "Parking 
revolving fund", may be obligated for constructing, altering, 
extending, or improving a project which was approved in the budget 
process and funded in this account until 1 year after substantial 
completion and beneficial occupeincy by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs of the project or any part thereof with respect to that 
part only. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department 
of Veterans 
Affairs, 
including 
planning, 
architectural 
and 
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the 
project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage 
system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the 
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 
8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, where 
the estimated cost of a project is less than $4,000,000, $160,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, along with unobligated balances 
of previous "Construction, minor projects" appropriations which are 
hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost 
is less than $4,000,000: Provided, That funds in this account shall 
be available for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities 
under the jurisdiction or for the use of the department which 
are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural 
disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to 
prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes. 
PARKING REVOLVING FUND 
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
8109, income from fees collected, to remain available until expended. 
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113 STAT. 1053 
which shall be available for all authorized expenses except oper-
ations and maintenance costs, which will be funded from "Medical 
care". 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing 
home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter 
existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State 
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
8131-8137, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or 
improving State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
2408, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2000 for "Compensa-
tion and pensions", "Readjustment benefits", and "Veterans insur-
ance and indemnities" may be transferred to any other of the 
mentioned appropriations. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 for salaries and expenses 
shall be available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for "Construction, 
major projects", "Construction, minor projects", and the "Parking 
revolving fund") shall be available for the purchase of any site 
for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 
SEC. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or examina-
tion of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled under the laws 
bestowing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such 
treatment under 5 U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), 
unless reimbursement of cost is made to the "Medical care" account 
at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 for "Compensation and pen-
sions", "Readjustment benefits", and "Veterans insurance and 
indemnities" shall be available for payment of prior year accrued 
obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding 
prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 1999. 
SEC. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 shall be available to pay 
prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations 
accounts resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality Banking 
Act, Public Law 100-86, except that if such obligations are from 
trust fund accounts they shall be payable from "Compensation 
and pensions". 
SEC. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
fiscal year 2000, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the 
National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Vet-
erans' Special Life Insuremce Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United 
States Government Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse 
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Deadline. 
Certification. 
Public 
information. 
the "Genered operating expenses" account for the cost of administra-
tion of the insurance progreims finginced through those accounts: 
Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 
earnings accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year 2000, 
that are available for dividends in that program after claims have 
been psiid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: 
Provided further, That if the cost of administration of an insiu-ance 
program exceeds the amoiuit of surplus eeirnings accimiulated in 
that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent 
of such surplus earnings: Provided further. That the Secretary 
shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2000, 
which is properly allocable to the provision of each insurance pro-
gram and to the provision of any total disability income insurance 
included in such insurance program. 
SEC. 108. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Congress supports efforts to 
implement improvements in health care services for veterans in 
rural areas. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—(1) Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the impact of the 
allocation of funds under the Veterans Equitable Resource Alloca-
tion (VERA) funding formula on the rurgd subregions of the health 
care system administered by the Veterans Health Administration. 
(2) The report shall include the following: 
(A) AD. assessment of impact of the allocation of funds 
under the VERA formula on— 
(i) travel times to veterans health care in rural areas; 
(ii) waiting periods for appointments for veterans 
health care in rural areas; 
(iii) the cost associated with additional community-
based outpatient clinics; 
(iv) transportation costs; and 
(v) the vmique challenges that Department of Vetersins 
Affsdrs medical centers in rural, low-poptdation subregions 
face in attempting to increase efficiency without large 
economies of scale. 
(B) The recommendations of the Secretary, if any, on how 
rural veterans' access to health C£ire services might be 
enhsinced. 
SEC. 109. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out 
a major medical facility project to renovate and construct facilities 
at the Olin E. Teague Department of Veterans Affairs Medicsd 
Center, Temple, Texas, for a joint venture Cardiovascular Institute, 
in £in amount not to exceed $11,500,000. In order to carry out 
that project, the simount of $11,500,000 appropriated for fiscal year 
1998 and programmed for the renovation of Building 9 at the 
Waco, Texas, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is 
hereby made available for that project. 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 
this Act for the Medical Care appropriation of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs may be obligated for the realignment of the 
health care delivery system in VISN 12 until 60 days sifter the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies that the department has: 
(1) consiilted with vetereuis organizations, medicsd school affiliates, 
employee representatives. State veterans and health associations. 
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113 STAT. 1055 
and other interested parties with respect to the reaUgnment plan 
to be implemented; and (2) made available to the Congress and 
the public information from the consultations regarding possible 
impacts on the accessibility of veterans health care services to 
affected veterans. 
TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOUSING 
AND 
URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary 
displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the disabled 
because of the loss of affordable housing stock, expiration of subsidy 
contracts (other than contracts for which amounts are provided 
under another heading in this Act) or expiration of use restrictions, 
or other changes in housing assistance arrangements, and for other 
purposes, $11,376,695,000 and amounts that are recaptured in this 
accovmt, and recaptured under the appropriation for "Annual con-
tributions for assisted housing", to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$10,990,135,000, of which $6,790,135,000 shall be available on 
October 1, 1999 and $4,200,000,000 shall be available on October 
1, 2000, shall be for assistance under the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 ("the Act" herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437) for use in connection 
with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts, for amend-
ments to section 8 subsidy contracts, for enhanced vouchers 
(including amendments and renewals) under any provision of law 
authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (47 U.S.C. 1437f(t)), as added by section 
538 of title V of this Act, and contracts entered into pursuant 
to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act: Provided further. That amounts available under the first pro-
viso under this heading may be available for section 8 rental assist-
ance under the United States Housing Act of 1937: (1) to relocate 
residents of properties: (A) that are owned by the Secretary and 
being disposed of; or (B) that are discontinuing section 8 project-
based assistance; (2) for relocation and replacement housing for 
units that are demolished or disposed of: (A) from the public housing 
inventory (in addition to amounts that may be available for such 
purposes under this and other headings); or (B) pursuant to section 
24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or to other authority 
for the revitalization of severely distressed public housing, as set 
forth in the Appropriations Acts for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies for fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997, and in the 
Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996; 
(3) for the conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under 
section 8; (4) for funds to carry out the family unification program; 
(5) for the relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 
combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request 
from a law enforcement or prosecution agency; and (6) for the 
1-year renewal of section 8 contracts for units in a project that 
is subject to an approved plan of action under the Emergency 
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42 use 1437f 
note. 
Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income 
Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading, $40,000,000 shall be made available to nonelderly disabled 
families affected by the designation of a public housing development 
under section 7 of such Act, the establishment of preferences in 
accordance with section 651 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13611), or the restriction of 
occupancy to elderly families in accordance with section 658 of 
such Act, and to the extent the Secretary determines that such 
amount is not needed to fund applications for such affected families, 
to other nonelderly disabled families: Provided 
further, 
That 
amounts available under this heading may be made available for 
administrative fees and other expenses to cover the cost of admin-
istering rental assistance programs under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937: Provided further. That the fee otherwise 
authorized under section 8(q) of such Act shall be determined in 
accordemce with section 8(q), as in effect immediately before the 
enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act 
of 1998: Provided further. That all balances for the section 8 rental 
assistance, section 8 counseling, section 8 new construction, section 
8 substsmtial rehabilitation, relocation/replacement/demolition, sec-
tion 23 conversions, rental and disaster vouchers, loeui management 
set-aside, section 514 technical assistance, and other programs pre-
viously funded within the "Annual Contributions" account shall 
be treinsferred to this account, to be available for the purposes 
for which they were originadly appropriated: Provided further, That 
all balances in the "Section 8 Reserve Preservation" account shall 
be transferred to this account, to be available for the purposes 
for which they were originally appropriated: Provided further. That 
the unexpended Eimounts previously appropriated for special pm*-
pose grants within the "Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing" 
account shall be recaptured and transferred to this account, to 
be available for assistance imder the Act for use in connection 
with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts: Provided 
further. That of the amounts previously appropriated for property 
disposition within the "Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing' 
accoimt, up to $79,000,000 shall be transferred to this account, 
to be available for assistance under the Act for use in connection 
with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts: Provided 
further. That of the unexpended amounts previously appropriated 
for carrying out the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
Homeownership Act of 1990 and the Emergency Low Income 
Housing Preservation Act of 1987, other than amounts made avail-
able for rentsd assistance, within the "Annual Contributions for 
Assisted Housing" and "Preserving Existing Housing Investments" 
accounts, shall be recaptured and transferred to this account, to 
be available for assistance imder the Act for use in connection 
with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts: Provided 
further. That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$346,560,000 shall be made available for incrementgJ vouchers 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on 
a fair share basis and administered by public housing agencies: 
Provided further. That of the balances remaining from funds appro-
priated under this heading or the heading "Annual Contributions 
for Assisted Housing" dining fiscal year 2000 and prior years, 
$2,243,000,000 is rescinded: Provided further. That of the amoiuit 
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113 STAT. 1057 
rescinded under the previous proviso, $1,300,000,000 shall be from 
amounts recaptured and the Secretary shall have discretion to 
specify the amounts to be rescinded from each of the foregoing 
accounts, $505,000,000 shall be from unobligated balances, and 
$438,000,000 shall be from amounts that were appropriated in 
fiscal year 1999 and prior years for section 8 assistance including 
assistance to relocate residents of properties that are owned by 
the Secretary and being disposed of or that are discontinuing section 
8 project-based assistance, for relocation and replacement housing 
for units that are demolished or disposed of from the public housing 
inventory, and for enhanced vouchers as provided under the "Pre-
serving Existing Housing Investment" account in the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104— 
204). 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out 
capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as 
authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), $2,900,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the total amount, up to 
$75,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities under section 9(h) 
of such Act, and for lease adjustments to section 23 projects: Pro-
vided further. That no funds may be used under this heading 
for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937: Provided further. That of the total amount, Grants, 
up to $75,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary of Housing 
£md Urban Development to make grants to public housing agencies 
for emergency capital needs resulting from emergencies and natural 
disasters in fiscal year 2000: Provided further. That edl balances 
for debt service for Public £md Indian Housing and Public and 
Indian Housing Grants previously funded within the "Annual Con-
tributions for Assisted Housing" account shall be transferred to 
this account, to be available for the purposes for which they were 
originally appropriated. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payments to public housing agencies for the operation 
and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1437g), $3,138,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That no funds may be used under this heading for the 
purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937. 
DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING 
For grants to public housing agencies and Indian tribes and 
their tribally designated housing entities for use in eliminating 
crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11901-
11908, for grants for federally assisted low-income housing author-
ized by 42 U.S.C. 11909, and for drug information clearinghouse 
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services authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11921-11925, $310,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, up to $4,500,000 shall be solely for 
technical assistance, technical assistance grants, training, and pro-
gram assessment for or on behalf of public housing agencies, resi-
dent organizations, and Indian tribes and their tribally designated 
housing entities (including up to $150,000 for the cost of necessary 
travel for participants in such training): Provided further, 
That 
of the amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be 
used in connection with efforts to combat violent crime in public 
and assisted housing under the Operation Safe Home Program 
administered by the Inspector General of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development: Provided further. That of the 
amount under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be provided to the 
Office of Inspector General for Operation Safe Home: Provided 
further, That of the amount under this heading, $20,000,000 shall 
be available for a program named the New Approach Anti-Drug 
program which will provide competitive grants to entities managing 
or operating public housing developments, federally assisted multi-
family housing developments, or other multifamily housing develop-
ments for low-income families supported by non-Federal govern-
mental entities or similar housing developments supported by non-
profit private sources in order to provide or augment security 
(including personnel costs), to assist in the investigation and/or 
prosecution of drug related criminal activity in and around such 
developments, and to provide assistance for the development of 
capital improvements at such developments directly relating to 
the security of such developments: Provided further. That grants 
for the New Approach Anti-Drug program shall be made on a 
competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989. 
Contracts. 
REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING (HOPE Vl) 
For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site 
revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance 
grants to projects as authorized by section 24 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, $575,000,000 to remain available until 
expended of which the Secretary may use up to $10,000,000 for 
technical assistance and contract expertise, to be provided directly 
or indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, 
including training and cost of necessary travel for participants 
in such training, by or to officials and employees of the department 
and of public housing agencies and to residents: Provided, That 
none of such funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting 
competitive advantage in awards to settle litigation or pay judg-
ments, unless expressly permitted herein: Provided further. That 
of the amount provided under this heading, $1,200,000 shall be 
contracted through the Secretary to be used by the Urban Institute 
to conduct an independent study on the long-term effects of the 
HOPE VI program on former residents of distressed public housing 
developments. 
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113 STAT. 1059 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (Public Law 104-
330), $620,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$2,000,000 shall be contracted through the Secretary as technicEil 
assistance and capacity building to be used by the National Amer-
ican Indian Housing Council in support of the implementation 
of NAHASDA and up to $4,000,000 by the Secretary to support 
the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, 
and technical assistance in the oversight and memagement of Indian 
housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $200,000 for 
related travel: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, $6,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaran-
teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of 
NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, including the costs 
of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: 
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 $54,600,000: Pro-
vided further, That for administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program, up to $200,000 from amounts in the 
first proviso, which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for "Salaries and expenses", to be used only for the 
administrative costs of these guarantees. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 
Stat. 3739), $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further. That these funds are 
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is 
to be guaranteed, not to exceed $71,956,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program, up to $150,000 from amounts in the 
first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for "Salaries and expenses", to be used only 
for the administrative costs of these guarantees. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING O P P O R T U N I T I E S FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carr5dng out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12901), $232,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary may use up to 0.75 percent 
of the funds under this heading for technical assistance. 
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RURAL 
HOUSING 
AND 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development 
in 
the 
Department 
of 
Housing 
and 
Urban 
Development, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the amount under this heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be used 
to develop capacity at the State and local level for developing 
rural housing and for rural economic development and for 
maintaining a clearinghouse of ideas for innovative strategies for 
rural housing and economic development and revitalization: Pro-
Deadline, 
vided further. That of the amount under this heading, at least 
$22,000,000 shall be awarded by June 1, 2000 to Indian tribes, 
State housing finance agencies. State community and/or economic 
development agencies, local rural nonprofits 
and 
community 
development corporations to support innovative housing and eco-
nomic development activities in rural areas: Provided further. That 
all grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis as specified 
in section 102 of the HUD Reform Act. 
AMERICA'S PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans under the America's Private 
Investment Companies Program, $20,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2002: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is guaranteed, not to exceed $541,000,000: 
Provided further. That the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall not be available for obligation until the America's Private 
Investment Companies Program is authorized by subsequent legis-
lation and the program is developed subject to notice and comment 
rulemaking: Provided further, That if the authorizing legislation 
Deadline. 
is not enacted by June 30, 2000, all funds under this heading 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
the "Community development financial institutions fund program 
account" to be available for use as grants and loans under that 
account. 
URBAN EMPOWERMENT ZONES 
For grants in connection with a second round of the empower-
ment zones program in urban areas, designated by the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal year 1999 pursuant 
to the Taxpayer Rehef Act of 1997, $55,000,000 to the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development for "Urban Empowerment 
Zones", including $3,666,000 for each empowerment zone for use 
in conjunction with economic development activities consistent with 
the strategic plan of each empowerment zone, to remain available 
until expended. 
RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES 
For grants for the rural empowerment zone and enterprise 
communities programs, as designated by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, $15,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture for grants for 
designated empowerment zones in rural areas and for grants for 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
113 STAT. 1061 
designated rural enterprise communities, to remain available until 
expended. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For grants to States and units of general local government 
and for related expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out 
a community development grants program as authorized by title 
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
amended (the "Act" herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301), $4,800,000,000, to 
remain 
available until September 30, 2002: Provided, 
That 
$67,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding 
section 106(a)(1) of such Act, $3,000,000 shall be available as a 
grant to the Housing Assistance Council, $2,200,000 shall be avail-
able as a grant to the National American Indian Housing Council, 
and $41,500,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of 
the Act including $2,000,000 to support Alaska Native serving 
institutions and native Hawaiian serving institutions, as defined 
under the Higher Education Act, as amended: Provided 
farther. 
That $20,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to the Self Help 
Housing Opportunity Program: Provided further, That not to exceed 
20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated herein (other 
than a grant made available in this paragraph to the Housing 
Assistance Council or the National American Indian Housing 
Council, or a grant using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended) 
shall be expended for "Planning guid Management Development" 
and "Administration" as defined in regulations promulgated by 
the department: Provided further. That all balances for the Eco-
nomic Development Initiative grants program, the John Heinz 
Neighborhood Development program, grants to Self Help Housing 
Opportunity program, and the Moving to Work Demonstration pro-
gram previously funded within the "Annual Contributions for 
Assisted Housing" account shall be transferred to this account, 
to be available for the purposes for which they were originally 
appropriated. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, $23,750,000 
shall be made available for capacity building, of which $20,000,000 
shall be made available for "Capacity Building for Community 
Development and Affordable Housing", for LISC and the Enterprise 
Foundation for activities as authorized by section 4 of the HUD 
Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-120), as in effect imme-
diately before June 12, 1997, with not less than $4,000,000 of 
the funding to be used in rural areas, including tribal areas, and 
of which $3,750,000 shall be made available to Habitat for 
Humanity International. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development may use up to $55,000,000 
for supportive services for public housing residents, as authorized 
by section 34 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 
and for grants for service coordinators and congregate services 
for the elderly and disabled residents of public and assisted housing: 
Provided further. That amounts made available for congregate serv-
ices and service coordinators for the elderly and disabled under 
this heading and in prior fiscal years may be used by grantees 
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to reimburse themselves for costs incurred in connection with pro-
viding service coordinators previously advanced by grantees out 
of other funds due to delays in the granting by or receipt of funds 
from the Secretary, and the funds so made available to grantees 
for congregate services or service coordinators under this heading 
or in prior years shall be considered as expended by the grantees 
upon such reimbursement. The Secretary shall not condition the 
availability of funding made available under this heading or in 
prior years for congregate services or service coordinators upon 
any grantee's obligation or expenditure of any prior funding. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, $30,000,000 
shall be available for neighborhood initiatives that are utilized 
to improve the conditions of distressed and blighted areas and 
neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, economic diversification, 
and community revitalization in areas with population outmigration 
or a stagnating or declining economic base, or to determine whether 
housing benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare 
reform initiatives: Provided, 
that any unobligated balances of 
amounts set aside for neighborhood initiatives in fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 may be utilized for any of the foregoing purposes: Provided 
further, That of the amount set aside for fiscal year 2000 under 
this paragraph, $23,000,000 shall be used for grants specified in 
the statement of the managers of the committee of conference 
accompanying this Act. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $42,500,000 shall be available 
for YouthBuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title 
IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as 
amended, and such activities shall be an eligible activity with 
respect to any funds made available under this heading: Provided, 
That local YouthBuild programs that demonstrate an ability to 
leverage private and nonprofit funding shall be given a priority 
for YouthBuild funding: Provided further. That of the amount pro-
vided under this paragraph, $2,500,000 shall be set aside and 
made available for a grant to Youthbuild USA for capacity building 
for community development and affordable housing activities as 
specified in section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993, 
as amended. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, $275,000,000 
shall be available for grants for the Economic Development Initia-
tive (EDI) to finance a variety of economic development efforts, 
including $240,000,000 for making individual grants for targeted 
economic investments in accordance with the terms and conditions 
specified for such grants in the statement of the managers of 
the committee of conference accompanying this Act. 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $29,000,000, as authorized 
by section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further. That these 
funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $1,261,000,000, notwith-
standing any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations 
guaranteed in section 108(k) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That in addition, for 
administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program. 
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113 STAT. 1063 
$1,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for "Salaries and expenses". 
The Secretary is directed to transfer the administration of 
the small cities component of the Community Development Block 
Grant Program for the funds allocated for the State of New York 
under section 106(d) of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 for fiscal year 2000 and all fiscal years thereafter 
to the State of New York to be administered by the Governor 
of New York. 
BROWNFIELDS 
REDEVELOPMENT 
For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section 
108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, $25,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall make these grants avail-
able on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized 
under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (Pubhc Law 101-625), as amended, $1,600,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That up to $15,000,000 of these 
funds shall be available for Housing Counseling under section 106 
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: Provided 
further. That $2,000,000 of these funds shall be made available Grants, 
as a grant to the National Housing Development Corporation for 
a program of housing acquisition and rehabilitation: Provided far-
ther. That all Housing Counseling program balances previously 
appropriated in the "Housing Counseling Assistance" account shall 
be transferred to this account, to be available for the purposes 
for which they were originally appropriated. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For the emergency shelter grants program (as authorized under 
subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist-
ance Act, as amended); the supportive housing program (as author-
ized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act); the section 8 moderate 
rehabilitation single room occupancy program (as authorized under 
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended) to assist 
homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. 
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care pro-
f
ram (as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act), 
1,020,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
not less than 30 percent of these funds shall be used for permanent 
housing, and all funding for services must be matched by 25 percent 
in funding by each grantee: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a review of any 
balances of amounts provided under this heading in any previous 
appropriations Acts that have been obligated but remain unex-
pended and shall deobligate any such amounts that the Secretary 
determines were obligated for contracts that are unlikely to be 
performed and award such amounts during this fiscal year: Provided 
further. That up to 1 percent of the funds appropriated under 
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this heading may be used for technical assistance: Provided further. 
That all balances previously appropriated in the "Emergency 
Shelter Grants", "Supportive Housing", "Supplemental Assistance 
for Facilities to Assist the Homeless", "Shelter Plus Care", "Section 
8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy", and "Innova-
tive Homeless Initiatives Demonstration" accounts shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this account, to be available for any 
authorized purpose under this heading. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
HOUSING FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS 
For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, or 
development of additional public and subsidized housing units for 
low income families not otherwise provided for, $911,000,000, to 
Grants. 
remain available until expended: Provided, That $710,000,000 shall 
be for capital advances, including 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, and amendments to contracts for project rental assist-
ance, for the elderly under such section 202(c)(2), and for supportive 
services associated with the housing of which amount $50,000,000 
shall be for service coordinators and continuation of existing con-
gregate services grants for residents of assisted housing projects, 
and of which amount $50,000,000 shall be for grants for conversion 
of existing section 202 projects, or portions thereof, to assisted 
living or related use, consistent with the relevant provision of 
title V of this Act: Provided further. That of the amount under 
this heading, $201,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including 
amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing 
for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, for project 
rental assistance, for amendments to contracts for project rental 
assistance, and supportive services associated with the housing 
for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811 of such 
Act: Provided further. That the Secretary may designate up to 
25 percent of the amounts earmarked under this paragraph for 
section 811 of such Act for tenant-based assistance, as authorized 
under that section, including such authority as may be waived 
under the next proviso, which assistance is 5 years in duration: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive any provision of 
such section 202 and such section 811 (including the provisions 
governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance 
and tenant-based assistance) that the Secretary determines is not 
necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs, or that other-
wise impedes the ability to develop, operate or administer projects 
assisted under these programs, and may make provision for alter-
native conditions or terms where appropriate. 
FLEXIBLE 
SUBSIDY 
FUND 
(TRANSFER 
OF 
FUNDS) 
From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted 
balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1999, and 
£iny collections made during fiscal year 2000, shall be transferred 
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113 STAT. 1065 
to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of 
the National Housing Act, as amended. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
FHA—MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 2000, commitments to guarantee loans to 
carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing 
Act, 
as 
amended, 
shall 
not 
exceed 
a 
lo£in principal 
of 
$140,000,000,000. 
During fiscal year 2000, obligations to make direct loans to 
carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing 
Act, as amended, shall not exceed $100,000,000: Provided, That 
the foregoing amount shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern-
mental entities in connection with sales of single family real prop-
erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the 
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. 
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaran-
teed and direct loan program, $330,888,000, of which not to exceed 
$324,866,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for "Salaries 
and expenses"; not to exceed $4,022,000 shall be trsmsferred to 
the appropriation for the Office of Inspector General. In addition, 
for administrative contract expenses, $160,000,000: Provided, That 
to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $49,664,000,000 
on or before April 1, 2000, an additional $1,400 for administrative 
contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in addi-
tional 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 $16,000,000. 
FHA—GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 
238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and 
1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee modifications (as that 
term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, as amended), $153,000,000, including not to exceed 
$153,000,000 from unobligated balances previously appropriated 
under this heading, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $18,100,000,000: 
Provided further, That any amounts made available in any prior 
appropriations Act for the cost (as such term is defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans 
that are obligations of the funds established under section 238 
or 519 of the National Housing Act that have not been obligated 
or that are deobligated shall be available to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development in connection with the making of such 
guarantees and shall remain available until expended, notwith-
standing the expiration of any period of availability otherwise 
applicable to such amounts. 
Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as 
authorized by sections 204(g), 207(1), 238, and 519(a) of the National 
Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000; of which not to exceed 
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$30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing in connection with the 
sale of multifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and 
formerly insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental enti-
ties in connection with the sale of single-family real properties 
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the guaranteed 
and direct loan programs, 
$211,455,000 
(including not to exceed $147,000,000 from unobligated balances 
previously appropriated under this heading), of which $193,134,000, 
shall be transferred 
to the appropriation for "Salaries 
and 
expenses"; and of which $18,321,000 shall be transferred to the 
appropriation for the Office of Inspector General. In addition, for 
administrative contract expenses necessary to carry out the guaran-
teed and direct loan programs, $144,000,000: Provided, That to 
the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $7,263,000,000 
on or before April 1, 2000, an additional $19,800 for administrative 
contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in addi-
tional guaranteed loan commitments over $7,263,000,000 (including 
a pro rata amount for any increment below $1,000,000), but in 
no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 
$14,400,000. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 2000, new commitments to issue guarantees 
to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing 
Act, 
as 
amended 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1721(g)), 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$200,000,000,000. 
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaran-
teed mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000 to be derived 
from the GNMA guarantees of mortgage-backed securities guaran-
teed loan receipt account, of which not to exceed $9,383,000 shall 
be transferred to the appropriation for departmental "Salaries and 
expenses". 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-
1 et seq.), including carr)dng out the functions of the Secretary 
under section l(a)(l)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, 
$45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 
shall be for the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing 
(PATH) Initiative and $500,000 shall be for a commission estab-
lished in section 525 of title V of this Act. 
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113 STAT. 1067 
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, $44,000,000, to remain available imtil Sep-
tember 30, 2001, of which $24,000,000 shall be to carry out activities 
pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That no funds made avail-
able 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. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by 
sections 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard 
Reduction Act of 1992, $80,000,000 to remain available until 
expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be for CLEARCorps and 
$10,000,000 shall be for a Healthy Homes Initiative, which shall 
be a program pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing 
and Urban Development 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 environmental diseases and hazards: Provided, That all 
balances for the Lead Hazard Reduction Programs previously 
funded in the Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing and 
Community Development Block Grant accounts shall be transferred 
to this account, to be available for the purposes for which they 
were originally appropriated. 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not other-
wise provided for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official recep-
tion and representation 
expenses, 
$1,005,733,000, of which 
$518,000,000 shall be provided from the various funds of the Federal 
Housing Administration, $9,383,000 shall be provided from funds 
of the Government National Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall 
be provided from the "Community development block grants pro-
gram" account, $150,000 shall be provided by transfer from the 
"Title VI Indian federal guarantees program" account, and $200,000 
shall be provided by transfer from the "Indian housing loan guar-
antee fund program" account: Provided, That the Secretary is 
prohibited from using any funds under this heading or any other 
heading in this Act from emplo3dng more than 77 schedule C 
and 20 noncareer Senior Executive Service employees: Provided 
further. That the Secretary is prohibited from using funds under 
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this heading or any other heading in this Act to employ more 
than 9,300 employees: Provided further. That the Secretary is 
prohibited from using funds under this heading or any other 
heading in this Act to convert any external community builders 
to career employees, and after September 1, 2000 to employ any 
external community builders: Provided further. That the Secretary 
is prohibited from using funds under this heading or any other 
heading in this Act to employ more than 14 employees in the 
Office of Public Affairs: Provided further. That of the amount made 
available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be for the Millennial 
Housing Commission as established under section 206. 
OFFICE 
OF 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING 
TRANSFER 
OF 
FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carr)ang out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$83,000,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be provided from the var-
ious funds of the Federal Housing Administration and $10,000,000 
shall be provided from the amount earmarked for Operation Safe 
Home in the appropriation for "Drug elimination grants for low-
income housing": Provided, That the Inspector General shall have 
independent authority over all personnel issues within the Office 
of Inspector General. 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial 
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including not to exceed $500 
for official reception and representation expenses, $19,493,000, to 
remain available until expended, to be derived from the Federal 
Housing Enterprise Oversight Fund: Provided, That not to exceed 
such amount shall be available from the General Fund of the 
Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make 
expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided 
further, That the General Fund amount shall be reduced as collec-
tions are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not more than 
$0. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
FINANCING ADJUSTMENT FACTORS 
S E C 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 (Pubhc Law 100-628; 102 Stat. 3224, 
3268) 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 
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113 STAT. 1069 
of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred 
after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwith-
standing 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. 
FAIR HOUSING AND FREE SPEECH 
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under this 
Act may be used during fiscal year 2000 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. 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS GRANTS 
SEC. 203. Section 207 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended by striking wherever it occurs 
112 Stat. 2484. 
"fiscal year 1999" and inserting "fiscal years 1999 and 2000". 
REPROGRAMMING 
SEC. 204. Of the amounts made available under the sixth 
undesignated paragraph under the heading "COMMUNITY PLANNING 
AND DEVELOPMENT—COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS" in 
title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1999 (Pubhc Law 105-276; 112 Stat. 2477) for the Economic 
Development Initiative (EDI) for grants for targeted economic 
investments, the $1,000,000 to be made available (pursuant to 
the related provisions of the joint explanatory statement in the 
conference report to accompany such Act (House Report No. 105-
769, 105th Congress, 2d session)) to the City of Redlands, California, 
for the redevelopment initiatives near the historic Fox Theater 
shall, notwithstanding such provisions, be made available to such 
city for the following purposes: 
(1) $700,000 shall be for renovation of the City of Redlands 
Fire Station No. 1; 
(2) $200,000 shall be for renovation of the Mission Gables 
House at the Redlands Bowl historic outdoor amphitheater; 
and 
(3) $100,000 shall be for the preservation of historic Hillside 
Cemetery. 
ADJUSTMENTS TO INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR UNUSUALLY HIGH OR LOW 
FAMILIES INCOMES IN ASSISTED HOUSING 
SEC. 205. Section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting before the period 
the following: "; except that the Secretary may establish income 
ceilings higher or lower than 30 percent of the area median 
income on the basis of the Secretary's findings that such vari-
ations are necessary because of unusually high or low family 
incomes"; and 
Grants. 
California. 
42 use 1437n. 
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42 u s e 12701 
note. 
Deadline. 
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting before the period the 
following: "; except that the Secretary may establish income 
ceilings higher or lower than 30 percent of the area medisin 
income on the basis of the Secretar/s findings that such vari-
ations are necessary because of unusually high or low family 
incomes 
MILLENNIAL HOUSING COMMISSION 
SEC. 206. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
a commission to be known as the Millennial Housing Commission 
(in this section referred to as the "Commission"). 
(b) STUDY.—The duty of the Commission shall be to conduct 
a study that examines, analyzes, and explores— 
(1) the importance of housing, particularly 
affordable 
housing which includes housing for the elderly, to the infra-
structure of the United States; 
(2) the various possible methods for increasing the role 
of the private sector in providing affordable housing in the 
United States, including the effectiveness and efficiency of such 
methods; and 
(3) whether the existing programs of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development work in conjunction with 
one another to provide better housing opportunities for families, 
neighborhoods, and communities, and how such programs can 
be improved with respect to such purpose. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 22 members, appointed not later than January 
1, 2000, as follows: 
(A) Two co-chairpersons appointed by— 
(i) one co-chairperson appointed by a committee 
consisting of the chairmen of the Subcommittees on 
the Departments of Veterans Affairs £ind Housing eind 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, and the chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportuni-
ties of the House of Representatives and the chairman 
of the Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation 
of the Senate; and 
(ii) one co-chairperson appointed by a committee 
consisting of the ranking minority members of the 
Subcommittees on the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and Inde-
pendent Agencies of the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and 
the ranking minority member of the Subcommittee 
on Housing and Community Opportunities of the House 
of Representatives and the ranking minority member 
of the Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation 
of the Senate. 
(B) Ten members appointed by the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Chairman 
and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives. 
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113 STAT. 1071 
(C) Ten members appointed by the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Appointees 
should 
have 
proven 
expertise in directing, 
assembl3dng, or applying 
capital 
resources from a variety of sources to the successful develop-
ment of affordable housing or the revitalization of communities, 
including economic and job development. 
(3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Commission shall not 
affect its powers and shall be filled in the manner in which 
the original appointment was made. 
(4) CHAIRPERSONS.—The members appointed pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(A) shall serve as co-chairpersons of the Commis-
sion. 
(5) PROHIBITION OF PAY.—Members of the Commission shall 
serve without pay. 
(6) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Commission 
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(7) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold 
hearings. 
(8) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the call 
of the Chairpersons. 
(d) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a Director who 
shall be appointed by the Chairperson. The Director shall be 
paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable 
for level V of the Executive Schedule. 
(2) STAFF.—The Commission may appoint personnel as 
appropriate. The staff of the Commission shall be appointed 
subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov-
erning appointments in the competitive service, and shall be 
paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification 
and General Schedule pay rates. 
(3) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission may pro-
cure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) 
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual 
rate of basic pay payable for the General Schedule. 
(4) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request of the 
Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency 
may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel 
of that department or agency to the Commission to assist 
it in carrying out its duties under this Act. 
(e) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commission may, for 
the purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit 
and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evi-
dence as the Commission considers appropriate. 
(2) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—^Any member or 
agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, 
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take any action which the Commission is authorized to take 
by this section. 
(3) 
OBTAINING 
OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission may 
secure directly from any department or agency of the United 
States information necessary to enable it to carry out this 
Act. Upon request of the Chairpersons of the Commission, 
the head of that department or agency shall furnish that 
information to the Commission. 
(4) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Commission may 
accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services 
or property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding 
or facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, 
or devises of money and proceeds from sales of other property 
received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be deposited in 
the Treasury and shall be available for disbursement upon 
order of the Commission. 
(5) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United States 
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
as other departments and agencies of the United States. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon the request 
of the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 
provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the 
administrative support services necessary for the Commission 
to carry out its responsibilities under this section, 
(7) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission may contract 
with and compensate Government and private agencies or per-
sons for services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5). 
(f) REPORT.—The Commission shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations and Banking and Finemcial Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a fined report 
not later than March 1, 2002. The report shall contain a detailed 
statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission with 
respect to the study conducted under subsection (b), together with 
its recommendations for legislation, administrative actions, and 
any other actions the Commission considers appropriate. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate on June 
30, 2002. Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to the termination of advisory commit-
tees) shall not apply to the Commission. 
FHA TECHNICAL CORRECTION 
SEC. 207. Section 203(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by adding before "48 per-
cent" the following: "the greater of the dollar amount limitation 
in effect under this section for the area on the date of the enactment 
of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 or". 
RESCISSIONS 
SEC. 208. Of the balances remaining from funds appropriated 
to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Public 
Law 105-65 and prior appropriations Acts, $74,400,000 is rescinded: 
Provided, That the amount rescinded shall be comprised of— 
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113 STAT. 1073 
(1) $30,552,000 of the amounts that were appropriated 
for the modernization of pubHc housing unit; under the heading 
"Annual contributions for assisted housing", including an 
amount equal to the eunount transferred from such accoiuit 
to, and merged with attnoiuits luider the heading "Public 
housing capital fund"; 
(2) $3,048,000 of the amoiuits from which no disbursements 
have been made within five successive fiscal years beginning 
after September 30, 1993, that were appropriated luider the 
heading "Annual contributions for assisted housing", including 
an amount equal to the amount transferred from such account 
to the account tmder the heading "Housing certificate fimd"; 
(3) $22,975,000 of amounts appropriated for homeowner-
ship assistance under section 235(r) of the National Housing 
Act, including $6,875,000 appropriated in Public Law 103-
327 (approved September 28, 1994, 104 Stat. 2305) for such 
purposes; 
(4) $11,400,000 of the amounts appropriated for the 
Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everjrwhere pro-
grams (HOPE programs), as authorized by the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; gmd 
(5) $6,400,000 of the balEinces remaining in the account 
under the heading "Nonprofit Sponsor Assistance Account". 
GRANT FOR NATIONAL CITIES IN SCHOOLS 
SEC. 209. For a grant to the National Cities in Schools Commu-
nity Development program imder section 930 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992, $5,000,000. 
MOVING TO WORK DEMONSTRATION 
SEC. 210. For the Jobs-Plus Initiative of the Moving to Work 
Demonstration, $5,000,000 to cover the cost of rent-based work 
incentives to families in selected public housing developments, who 
shall be encouraged to go to work under work incentive plans 
approved by the Secretary and carefully tracked as part of the 
research and demonstration effort. 
REPEALER 
SEC. 211. Section 218 of Public Law 104-204 is repealed. 
110 Stat. 2905. 
FHA ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT EXPENSE AUTHORITY 
SEC. 212. Section 1 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1702) is amended by inserting the following new sentence after 
the first proviso: "Except with respect to title III, for the pmposes 
of this section, the term 'nonadministrative' shall not include con-
tract expenses that £ire not capitalized or routinely deducted from 
the proceeds of sales, and such expenses shall not be payable 
from funds made available by this Act.". 
FULL PAYMENT OF CLAIMS 
SEC. 213. (a) Section 541 of the National Housing Act is 12USC 
amended— 
1735f-19. 
113 STAT. 1074 
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(1) by amending the heading to read as follows: "PARTIAL 
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS ON DEFAULTED MORTGAGES AND IN CONNEC-
TION WITH MORTGAGE RESTRUCTURING"; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking "partial payment of the 
claim under the mortgage insurance contract" and inserting 
"partial or full payment of claim under one or more mortgage 
insurance contracts". 
(b) Section 517 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
42 use I437f 
and Affordability Act of 1997 is amended by adding a new subsection 
riote. 
(a)(6) to read as follows: "(6) The second mortgage under this 
section may be a first mortgage if no restructured or new 
first 
mortgage will meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(A).". 
AVAILABILITY OF INCOME MATCHING INFORMATION 
S E C 214. (a) Section 3(f) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a), as amended by section 508(d)(1) of 
the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, is further 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) after 
the 
first 
appearance 
of "public 
housing 
agency" by inserting ", or the owner responsible for deter-
mining the participant's eligibility or level of benefits,"; 
and 
(B) after "as applicable" by inserting ", or to the owner 
responsible for determining the participant's eligibility or 
level of benefits"; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking "or"; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period and 
inserting ", or"; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
"(C) for which project-based assistance is provided under 
section 8, section 202, or section 811.". 
(b) Section 904(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist-
since Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3544), as amended by 
section 508(d)(2) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
Act of 1998, is further amended in paragraph (4)— 
(1) by inserting after "public housing agency" the 
first 
time it appears the following: ", or the owner responsible for 
determining the participant's eligibility or level of benefits,"; 
and 
(2) by striking "the public housing agency verifying income" 
and inserting "verifying income". 
EXEMPTION FOR ALASKA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM REQUIREMENT OF 
RESIDENT ON BOARD 
SEC. 215. Public housing agencies in the States of Alaska 
and Mississippi shall not be required to comply with section 2(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, during 
fiscal year 2000. 
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113 STAT. 1075 
ADMINISTRATION OF THE CDBG PROGRAM BY NEW YORK STATE 
SEC. 216. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall transfer on the date of the enactment of this Act the adminis-
tration of the Small Cities component of the Community Develop-
ment Block Grants program for all funds allocated for the State 
of New York under section 106(d) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 for fiscal year 2000 and all fiscal years 
thereafter, to the State of New York to be administered by the 
Governor of such State. 
SECTION 202 EXEMPTION 
SEC. 217. Notwithstanding section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959 or any other provision of law, Peggy A. Burgin may not 
be disqualified on the basis of age from residing at Clark's Landing 
in Groton, Vermont. 
DARLINTON PRESERVATION AMENDMENT 
SEC. 218. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon 
prepayment of the FHA-insured section 236 mortgage, the Secretary 
shall continue to provide interest reduction payment in accordance 
with the existing amortization schedule for Darlinton Manor Apart-
ments, a 100-unit project located at 606 North 5th Street, Bozemen, 
Montana, which will continue as affordable housing pursuant to 
a use agreement with the State of Montana. 
RISK-SHARING PRIORITY 
SEC. 219. Section 517(b)(3) of the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 is amended by inserting after 
"1992." the following: "The Secretary shall use risk-shared financing 
under section 542(c) of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 for any mortgage restructuring, rehabilitation financing, 
or debt refinancing included as part of a mortgage restructuring 
and rental assistance sufficiency plan if the terms and conditions 
are considered to be the best available financing in terms of finan-
cial savings to the FHA insurance funds and will result in reduced 
risk of loss to the Federal Government.". 
TREATMENT OF EXPIRING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE 
GRANTS 
SEC. 220. (a) AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding section 1552 of 
title 31, United States Code, the grant amounts identified in sub-
section (b) shall remain available to the grantees for the purposes 
for which such amounts were obligated through September 30, 
2000. 
(b) GRANTS.—The grant amounts identified in this subsection 
are the amounts provided under the following grants made by 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the eco-
nomic development initiative under section 108(q) of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308(q)): 
(1) The grant for Miami, Florida, designated as B-92-
ED-12-013. 
(2) The grant for Miami. Beach, Florida, designated as 
B-92-ED-12-014. 
Peggy A. Burgin. 
42 u s e 1437f 
note. 
113 STAT. 1076 
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42 u s e 1437f. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be considered to have 
taken effect on September 30, 1999. The Secretary of the Treasury 
and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to carry out this section, notwith-
standing any actions taken previously pursuant to section 1552 
of title 31, United States Code. 
USE OF TRUSTS WITH REGARD TO COOPERATIVE HOUSING SECTION 
SEC. 221. Section 213(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715e(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: "Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent 
membership in a nonprofit housing cooperative from being held 
in the name of a trust, the beneficiary of which shall occupy the 
dwelling unit in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary.". 
GRANT T E C H N I C A L CORRECTION 
SEC. 222. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount made available under the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-507) for a special purpose 
grant under section 107 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 to the County of Hawaii for the purpose of 
an environmental impact statement for the development of a water 
resource system in Kohala, Hawaii, that is unobligated on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, may be used to fiind water 
system improvements, including exploratory wells, well drillings, 
pipeline replacements, water system planning and design, and 
booster pump and reservoir development. 
REUSE OF CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY 
SEC. 223. Section 8(z) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting after "on account of the following: 
"expiration or"; and 
(B) by striking the parenthetical phrase; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3). 
SECTION 108 WAIVER 
SEC. 224. With respect to the $6,700,000 commitment in connec-
tion with guaranteed obligations for the Sandtown-Winchester 
Home Ownership Zone under section 108 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, the Secretary shall not 
require security in excess of that authorized under section 
108(d)(1)(B). 
HOPWA TECHNICAL 
Pennsylvania. 
SEC. 225. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
New Jersey. 
amount allocated for fiscal year 2000, and the amounts that would 
otherwise be allocated for fiscal year 2001, to the City of Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania on behalf of the Philadelphia, PA-NJ Primary 
Metropolitan Area (hereafter "metropolitan area"), under section 
854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)), 
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113 STAT. 1077 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall adjust 
such amounts by allocating to the State of New Jersey the propor-
tion of the metropolitan area's amount that is based on the number 
of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the metropolitan area 
that is located in New Jersey. 
(b) The State of New Jersey shall use amounts allocated to 
the State under this section to carry out eligible activities under 
section 855 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) 
in the portion of the metropolitan area that is located in New 
Jersey. 
TITLE III—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition 
of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and 
repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monu-
ments outside of the United States and its territories and posses-
sions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase 
(one for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when 
required by law of such countries, $28,467,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger 
vehicles, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to 
the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 
5376, $8,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
Investigation Board shall have not more than three career Senior 
Executive Service positions. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For grants, loans, and technical assistance to qualifying commu-
nity development lenders, and administrative expenses of the Fund, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate 
for ES-3, $95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2001, of which up to $7,860,000 may be used for administrative 
expenses, up to $16,500,000 may be used for the cost of direct 
loans, and up to $1,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses 
to carry out the direct loan program: Provided, That the cost of 
113 STAT. 1078 
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direct loans, including the cost 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 gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$53,140,000: Provided further. That not more than $30,000,000 
of the funds made available under this heading may be used for 
programs and activities authorized in section 114 of the Community 
Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994. 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable 
under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize 
non-Federal officials' contributions to Commission activities, and 
not to exceed $500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$49,000,000. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
Community Service (referred to in the matter under this heading 
as the "Corporation") in carrying out programs, activities, and initia-
tives under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(referred to in the matter under this heading as the "Act") (42 
U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), $434,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2000: Provided, That not more than $28,500,000 shall 
be available for administrative expenses authorized under section 
501(a)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)) with not less than 
$1,500,000 targeted to administrative needs, not including salaries 
and expenses, identified as urgent by the Corporation without 
regard to the provisions of section 501(a)(4)(B) of the Act: Provided 
further, That not more than $2,500 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further. That not more than 
$70,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year limitation, shall 
be transferred to the National Service Trust account for educational 
awards authorized under subtitle D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
12601 et seq.), of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available 
for national service scholarships for high school students performing 
community 
service: Provided 
further. 
That 
not 
more 
than 
$234,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading shall be 
available for grants under the National Service Trust program 
authorized imder subtitle C of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 
et seq.) (relating to activities including the AmeriCorps program), 
of which not more than $45,000,000 may be used to administer, 
reimburse, or support any national service program authorized 
under section 121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)): Provided 
further. That not more than $7,500,000 of the funds made available 
under this heading shall be made available for the Points of Light 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
113 STAT. 1079 
Foundation for activities authorized under title III of the Act (42 
U.S.C. 12661 et seq.): Provided further, That no funds shall be 
available for national service programs run by Federal agencies 
authorized under section 121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)): 
Provided further, That to the maximum extent feasible, funds appro-
priated under subtitle C of title I of the Act shall be provided 
in a manner that is consistent with the recommendations of peer 
review panels in order to ensure that priority is given to programs 
that demonstrate quality, innovation, replicability, and sustain-
ability: Provided further. That not more than $18,000,000 of the 
funds made available under this heading shall be available for 
the Civilian Community Corps authorized under subtitle E of title 
I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further, 
That 
not more than $43,000,000 shall be available for school-based and 
community-based service-learning programs authorized under sub-
title B of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.): Provided 
further, That not more than $28,500,000 shall be available for 
quality and innovation activities authorized under subtitle H of 
title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.): Provided further. That 
not more than $5,000,000 shall be available for audits and other 
evaluations authorized under section 179 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
12639): Provided further, That to the maximum extent practicable, 
the Corporation shall increase significantly the level of matching 
funds and in-kind contributions provided by the private sector, 
shall expand significantly the number of educational awards pro-
vided under subtitle D of title I, and shall reduce the total Federal 
costs per participant in all programs: Provided further, That of 
amounts available in the National Service Trust account from pre-
vious appropriations Acts, $80,000,000 shall be rescinded. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carr3dng out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$4,000,000. 
COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States 
Court of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7251-7298, 
$11,450,000, of which $910,000, shall be available for the purpose 
of providing finsmcial assistance as described, and in accordance 
with the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this 
heading in Public Law 102-229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance, 
operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and 
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the 
purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, and 
not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $12,473,000, to remain available until expended. 
113 STAT. 1080 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For science and technology, including research and development 
activities, which shall include research and development activities 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended; necessary 
expenses for personnel £ind related costs and travel expenses, 
including uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized byN^ U.S.C. 3109, but 
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 
to the maximum rate payable for senior level^positions under 5 
U.S.C. 5376; procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; 
other operating expenses in support of research and development; 
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
facihties, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $645,000,000, which 
shall remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That 
the obligated balance of sums available in this account shall remain 
available through September 30, 2008 for liquidating obligations 
made in fiscal years 2000 and 2001: Provided further, That the 
obligated balance of funds transferred to this account in Public 
Law 105-276 shall remain available through September 30, 2007 
for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years 1999 and 2000. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For environmental programs and management, including nec-
essary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances 
therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed 
the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for 
senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase 
of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which 
issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower 
than to subscribers who are not members; construction, alteration, 
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
$75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $1,900,000,000, which shall remain 
available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That the obligated 
balance of such sums shall remain available through September 
30, 2008 for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years 2000 and 
2001: Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be used to propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees, 
or orders for the purpose of implementation, or in preparation 
for implementation, of the Kyoto Protocol which was adopted on 
December 11, 1997, in Kyoto, Japan at the Third Conference of 
the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Cli-
mate Change, which has not been submitted to the Senate for 
advice and consent to ratification pursuant to article II, section 
2, clause 2, of the United States Constitution, and which has 
not entered into force pursuant to article 25 of the Protocol: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to implement or administer the interim guidance issued 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
113 STAT. 1081 
on February 5, 1998, by the Environmental Protection Agency 
relating to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and designated 
as the "Interim Guidance for Investigating Title VI Administrative 
Complaints Challenging Permits" with respect to complaints filed 
under such title after October 21, 1998, and until guidance is 
finalized. Nothing in this proviso may be construed to restrict 
the Environmental Protection Agency from developing or issuing 
final guidance relating to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding 7 U.S.C. 136r and 15 U.S.C. 7 USC I36r note. 
2609, beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, grants awarded 
under section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act, as amended, and section 10 of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act, as amended, shall be available for research, develop-
ment, monitoring, public education, training, demonstrations, and 
studies: Provided further, That the unexpended funds remaining 
from the $2,200,000 appropriated under this heading in Public 
Law 105-276 for a grant to the Lake Ponchartrain Basin Founda-
tion circuit rider initiative in Louisiana shall be transferred to 
the "State and tribal assistance grants" appropriation to remain 
available until expended for making grants for the construction 
of wastewater and water treatment facilities and groundwater 
protection infrastructure in accordance with the terms and condi-
tions specified for such grants in the report accompanying that 
Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 
and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
$32,409,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: Pro-
vided, That the sums available in this account shall remain avail-
able through September 30, 2008 for liquidating obligations made 
in fiscal years 2000 and 2001: Provided further. That the obligated 
balance of funds transferred to this account in Public Law 105-
276 shall remain available through September 30, 2007 for liqui-
dating obligations made in fiscal years 1999 and 2000. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, 
and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, 
the Environmental Protection Agency, $62,600,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
HAZARDOUS 
SUBSTANCE 
SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING 
TRANSFER 
OF 
FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the 
Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, £ind Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), 
and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,00() 
per project; $1,400,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become 
available until September 1, 2000), to remain available until 
expended, consisting of $700,000,000, as authorized by section 
517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 
113 STAT. 1082 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 101-508, and $700,000,000 
as a pa3anent from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance 
Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, 
as amended by Public Law 101-508: Provided, That funds appro-
priated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agen-
cies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further. 
That $11,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be transferred to the "Office of Inspector General" appropria-
tion to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided further, 
That $38,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be transferred to the "Science and technology appropriation 
to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided 
further, 
That notwithstanding section lll(m) of CERCLA or any other provi-
sion of law, $70,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be available to the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to carry out activities described 
in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and lll(c)(14) of CERCLA and section 
118(f) of SARA: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under 
section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may 
conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations or activities, 
including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evalua-
tions, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited health care 
providers: Provided further, That in performing any such health 
assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Adminis-
trator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 
104(i)(6)(A): Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess 
of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA 
during fiscal year 2000. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground stor-
age tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the Super-
fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for 
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $70,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fiind, 
to remain available until expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
performance partnership grants, $3,466,650,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $1,350,000,000 shall be for making 
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds 
under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
amended; $820,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
113 STAT. 1083 
Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, except that, notwithstanding 
section 1452(n) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, none 
of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, or 
in previous appropriations Acts, shall be reserved by the Adminis-
trator for health effects studies on drinking water contaminants; 
$50,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, plsmning, 
design, construction and related activities in connection with the 
construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities in 
the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation 
with the appropriate border commission; $30,000,000 shall be for 
grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and waste-
water infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages; 
$331,650,000 shall be for making grants for the construction of 
wastewater and water treatment facilities and groundwater protec-
tion infrastructure in accordance with the terms and conditions 
specified for such grants in the conference report and joint explana-
tory statement of the committee of conference accompanying this 
Act (H.R. 2684); and $885,000,000 shall be for grants, including 
associated program support costs, to States, federally recognized 
tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control 
agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, con-
trol and abatement and related activities, including activities pursu-
ant to the provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law 
104-134, and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean 
Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activi-
ties: Provided, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the limitation on the 
amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that 
may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply 
to amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund 
in fiscal year 2000 and prior years where such amoiints represent 
costs of administering the fund, or by the State of New York 
for fiscal year 2000 and prior years, costs of capitalizing the fund, 
to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable 
by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets 
in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including 
administration, or, by the State of New York for fiscal year 2000 
and prior years, for capitalization of the fund: Provided 
further, 
That notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution 
33USC 1377 
Control Act, the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts J
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appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of that Act 
to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to section 319(h) and 
518(e) of that Act: Provided further. That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, in the case of a publicly owned treatment 
works in the District of Columbia, the Federal share of grants 
awarded under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, beginning October 1, 1999 and continuing through September 
30, 2001, shall be 80 percent of the cost of construction, and all 
grants made to such publicly owned treatment works in the District 
of Columbia may include an advance of allowance under section 
201(1)(2): Provided further. That the $2,200,000 appropriated in 
Public Law 105-276 in accordance with House Report No. 105-
769, for a grant to the Charleston, Utah Water Conservancy Dis-
trict, as amended by Public Law 106-31, shall be awarded to 
Wasatch County, Utah, for water and sewer needs: Provided further. 
That the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
113 STAT. 1084 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
President. 
42 u s e 4342 
note. 
105-276 for the City of Fairbanks, Alaska, water system improve-
ments shall instead be for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, 
water and sewer improvements: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, all claims for principal and 
interest registered through grant dispute AA-91-AD34 (05-90-
AD09) or any other such dispute hereafter filed by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency relative to water pollution control center 
and sewer system improvement grants numbers C-390996-01, C-
390996-2, and C-390996-3 made in 1976 and 1977 are hereby 
resolved in favor of the grantee. 
The Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State 
Department of Environmental Conservation are authorized to 
award, from construction grant reallotments to the State of New 
York of previously appropriated funds, supplemental grant assist-
ance to Nassau County, New York, for additional odor control 
at the Bay Park and Cedar Creek wastewater treatment plants, 
notwithstanding initiation of construction or prior State Revolving 
Fund funding. Nassau County may elect to accept a combined 
lump-sum of $15,000,000, paid in advance of construction, in lieu 
of a 75 percent entitlement, to minimize grant and project adminis-
tration. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
OFFICE O F S C I E N C E AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in canying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses, and rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,108,000. 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the 
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorga-
nization Plan No. 1 of 1977, $2,827,000: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no funds other than those 
appropriated under this heading shall be used for or by the Council 
on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 202 of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of 
one member, appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising 
all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
113 STAT. 1085 
as amended, $33,666,000, to be derived from the Bank Insurance 
Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC 
Resolution Fund. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.), $300,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5203, to 
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $2,900,000 
may be transferred to "Emergency Management Planning and 
Assistance" for the consolidated emergency management perform-
ance grant program: Provided, That of the funds made available 
under this heading in this and prior appropriations Acts and under 
section 404 of the Stafford Act to the State of California, $2,000,000 
shall be for a pilot project of seismic retrofit technology at California 
State University, San Bernardino; $6,000,000 shall be for a seismic 
retrofit project at Loma Linda University Hospital; and $2,000,000 
shall be for a seismic retrofit project at the University of Redlands, 
Redlands, California: Provided further. That of the funds made 
available under this heading in this and prior appropriations Acts 
and under section 404 of the Stafford Act to the State of Florida, 
$1,000,000 shall be for a hurricane protection project for the St. 
Petersburg campus of South Florida University, and $2,500,000 
shall be for a windstorm simulation project at Florida International 
University, Miami: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading in this and prior appropriations Acts and 
under section 404 of the Stafford Act to the State of North Carolina, 
$1,000,000 shall be for a logistical staging area concept demonstra-
tion involving warehouse facilities at the Stanly County Airport: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading in this and prior appropriations Acts and under section 
404 of the Stafford Act to the State of Louisiana, $500,000 shall 
be for wave monitoring buoys in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana 
coast. 
For an additional amount for "Disaster rehef, $2,480,425,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire 
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
further, 
That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that 
£in official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes 
designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency 
requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
President to the Congress. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,295,000, as authorized by section 
319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these 
69-194 -01-3:QL3Pait2 
113 STAT. 1086 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program, $420,000. 
Effective date. 
42 u s e 5195 
note. 
Contracts. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including 
hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 
1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates 
for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 
5376; expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals 
at meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; 
transportation in connection with the continuity of Government 
programs to the same extent and in the same manner as permitted 
the Secretary of a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; 
and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $180,000,000. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$8,015,000. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry 
out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Defense Production 
Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 
107 and 303 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended 
(50 U.S.C. 404-405), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 
$267,000,000: Provided, That for purposes of pre-disaster mitigation 
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131(b) and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196(e) and 
(i), $25,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available until expended for project greints: Provided fur-
ther, That beginning in fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year there-
after, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director 
of FEMA is authorized to provide assistance fi*om funds appro-
priated under this heading, subject to terms and conditions as 
the Director of FEMA shall establish, to any State for multi-hazard 
preparedness and mitigation through consolidated 
emergency 
management performance grants: Provided further. That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, FEMA is authorized to and 
shall extend its cooperative agreement for the Jones County, Mis-
sissippi Emergency Operating Center, and the fimds which were 
obligated as Federal matching funds for that Center shall remain 
available for expenditure until September 30, 2001. 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
113 STAT. 1087 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2000, as 
authorized by PubHc Law 105-276, shall not be less than 100 
percent of the amounts anticipated by FEMA necessary for its 
radiological emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal 
year. The methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall 
be fair and equitable; and shall reflect costs of providing such 
services, including administrative costs of collecting such fees. Fees 
received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Fund 
as offsetting collections and will become available for authorized 
purposes on October 1, 2000, and remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM 
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant 
to title III of Pubhc Law 100-77, as amended, $110,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That total administra-
tive costs shall not exceed SVa percent of the total appropriation. 
FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND 
For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, $5,000,000, and such additional sums 
as may be provided by State or local governments or other political 
subdivisions for cost shared mapping activities under section 
1360(f)(2), to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL 
INSURANCE 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUND 
Notwithstanding the provisions of 12 U.S.C. 1735d(b) and 12 
U.S.C. 1749bbb-13(b)(6), any indebtedness of the Director of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency resulting fi-om the Director 
borrowing sums under such sections before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act to carry out title XII of the National Housing 
Act shall be canceled, and the Director shall not be obligated 
to repay such sums or any interest thereon, and no further interest 
shall accrue on such sums. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, not to 
exceed $24,333,000 for salaries and expenses associated with flood 
mitigation and flood insurance operations, and not to exceed 
$78,710,000 for flood mitigation, including up to $20,000,000 for 
expenses under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act, 
which amount shall be available for transfer to the National Flood 
Mitigation Fund until September 30, 2001. In fiscal year 2000, 
no funds in excess of: (1) $47,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) 
$456,427,000 for agents' commissions and taxes; and (3) $50,000,000 
for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be available from the 
National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. For fiscal year 2000, flood insurance rates 
shall not exceed the level authorized by the National Flood Insur-
ance Reform Act of 1994. 
113 STAT. 1088 
PUBLIC LAW 106-74—OCT. 20, 1999 
Section 1309(a)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act (42 
U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended by Public Law 104-208, is further 
amended by striking "1999" and inserting "2000". 
The first sentence of section 1376(c) of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4127(c)), is amended 
by striking "September 30, 1999" and inserting "September 30, 
2000". 
NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Notwithstanding sections 1366(b)(3)(B)-(C) and 1366(f) of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, $20,000,000 
to remain available until September 30, 2001, for activities designed 
to reduce the risk of flood damage to structures pursuant to such 
Act, of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the National Flood 
Insurance Fund. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
CONSUMER I N F O R M A T I O N CENTER FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,622,000, to be 
deposited into the Consumer Information Center Fund: Provided, 
That the appropriations, revenues, and collections deposited into 
the fund shall be available for necessary expenses of Consumer 
Information Center activities in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000. 
Appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this fund 
during fiscal year 2000 in excess of $7,500,000 shall remain in 
the fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as author-
ized in appropriations Acts. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of human space flight research and develop-
ment activities, including research, development, operations, and 
services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, 
rehabilitation, and modification of real £ind personal property, and 
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; 
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
including operations, production, and services; and purchase, lease, 
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $5,510,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2001: Provided, That $40,000,000 of the amount provided in this 
paragraph shall be available to the space shuttle program only 
for preparations necessary to carry out a life and micro-gravity 
science mission, to be flown between STS-107 and December 2001. 
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of science, aeronautics and technology research 
and development activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, 
and 
services; maintenance; 
construction 
of 
facilities 
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113 STAT. 1089 
including repair, rehabilitation, eind modification of real and per-
sonal property, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, 
as authorized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and commu-
nications activities including operations, production, and services; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission 
and administrative aircraft, $5,606,700,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2001. 
MISSION SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying 
out mission support for human space flight programs and science, 
aeronautical, and technology programs, including research oper-
ations and support; space communications activities including oper-
ations, production and services; maintenance; construction of facili-
ties including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facilities, 
minor construction of new facilities and additions to existing facili-
ties, facility planning and design, environmental compliance and 
restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as 
authorized by law; progrsmi management; personnel and related 
costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft; 
not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and purchase (not to exceed 33 for replacement only) 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $2,515,100,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2001. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$20,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for "Human space flight", "Science, aeronautics and 
technology", or "Mission support" by this appropriations Act, when 
any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations 
for construction of facilities as authorized by law, such amount 
available for such activity shall remain available until expended. 
This provision does not apply to the amounts appropriated in "Mis-
sion support" pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation 
and modification of facilities, minor construction of new facilities 
and additions to existing facilities, and facility planning and design. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for "Human space flight", "Science, aeronautics and 
technology", or "Mission support" by this appropriations Act, the 
amounts appropriated for construction of facilities shall remain 
available until September 30, 2002. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for "Mission support" and "Office of Inspector Gen-
eral", amounts made available by this Act for personnel and related 
costs and travel expenses of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration shall remain available until September 30, 2000 
and may be used to enter into contracts for training, investigations, 
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Domain name. 
costs associated with personnel relocation, and for other services, 
to be provided during the next fiscal year. 
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the joint explana-
tory statement of the committee of conference accompanjdng this 
Act, no part of the funds appropriated for "Human space flight" 
may be used for the development of the International Space Station 
in excess of the amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted 
as part of the budget request for fiscal year 2000. 
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY 
During fiscal year 2000, administrative expenses of the Central 
Liquidity Facility shall not exceed $257,000: Provided, 
That 
$1,000,000, together with amounts of principal and interest on 
loans repaid, to be available until expended, is available for loans 
to community development credit unions. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and 
the Act to estabhsh a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880-
1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and 
operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research 
support* acquisition of aircraft; $2,966,000,000, of which not to 
exceed $253,000,000 shall remain available until expended for Polar 
research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other 
Federal agencies for operational and science support £ind logistical 
and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program; 
the balance to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, 
That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished 
by the National Research Centers and other National Science 
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this 
appropriation: Provided further. That to the extent that the amount 
appropriated is less than the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated for included program activities, all amounts, including floors 
and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those program 
activities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally: Pro-
vided further, That $60,000,000 of the funds available under this 
heading shall be made available for a comprehensive research initia-
tive on plant genomes for economically significant crop: Provided 
further. That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the National Science Foundation in this or any prior 
Act may be obligated or expended by the National Science Founda-
tion to enter into or extend a grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment for the support of administering the domain name and num-
bering system of the Internet after September 30, 1998: Provided 
further. That no funds in this or any other Act shall be used 
to acquire or lease a research vessel with ice-breaking capability 
built or retrofitted by a shipyard located in a foreign country if 
such a vessel of United States origin can be obtained at a cost 
no more than 50 per centum above that of the least expensive 
technically acceptable foreign vessel bid: Provided further, That, 
in determining the cost of such a vessel, such cost be increased 
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113 STAT. 1091 
by the amount of any subsidies or financing provided by a foreign 
government (or instrumentality thereof) to such vessel's construc-
tion: Provided further, That if the vessel contracted for pursuant 
to the foregoing is not available for the 2002-2003 austral summer 
Antarctic season, a vessel of any origin may be leased for a period 
of not to exceed 120 days for that season and each season thereafter 
until delivery of the new vessel. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT 
For necessary expenses of major construction projects pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, 
including award-related travel, $95,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering 
education and human resources programs and activities pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, award-related travel, and rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia, $696,600,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2001: Provided, That to the extent that the amount 
of this appropriation is less than the total amount authorized to 
be appropriated for included program activities, all amounts, 
including floors emd ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for 
those program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced 
proportionally: Provided further, That $10,000,000 shall be available 
for the purpose of establishing an office of innovation partnerships. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; rental of conference rooms in the District 
of Columbia; reimbursement of the General Services Administration 
for security guard services; $149,000,000: Provided, That contracts 
may be entered into under "Salaries and expenses" in fiscal year 
2000 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other 
services, to be provided during the next fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$5,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by 
the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-
8107), $75,000,000. 
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SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, 
including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for 
uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; and not 
to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
$24,000,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the 
President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 
31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems such action to be necessary 
in the interest of national defense: Provided further. That none 
of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or 
in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed 
Forces of the United States. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of this 
Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation 
has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses 
may not exceed the amounts set forth therefore in the budget 
estimates submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this 
provision does not apply to accounts that do not contain an object 
classification for travel: Provided further. That this section shall 
not apply to travel performed by uncompensated officials of local 
boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service System; to travel 
performed directly in connection with care and treatment of medical 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel per-
formed in connection with major disasters or emergencies declsired 
or determined by the President under the provisions of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; to travel 
performed by the Offices of Inspector General in connection with 
audits and investigations; or to payments to interagency motor 
pools where separately set forth in the budget schedules: Provided 
further. That if appropriations in titles I, II, and III exceed the 
amounts set forth in budget estimates initially submitted for such 
appropriations, the expenditures for travel may correspondingly 
exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the estimates in the 
same proportion. 
SEC. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the adminis-
trative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment and the Selective Service System shall be available in the 
current fiscal year for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 403. 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 pa3anent 
for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association, 
Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve 
banks or gmy member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and 
any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). 
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113 STAT. 1093 
SEC. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal yesir 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended— 
(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee 
of the United States unless— 
(A) such certification is accompanied by, or is part 
of, a voucher or abstract which describes the payee or 
payees and the items or services for which such expenditure 
is being made; or 
(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such certifi-
cation, and without such a voucher or abstract, is specifi-
cally authorized by law; and 
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the 
General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law 
from such audit. 
SEC. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to £iny depart-
ment or agency may be expended for the transportation of any 
officer or employee of such department or agency between their 
domicile and their place of employment, with the exception of any 
officer or employee authorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 
1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905. 
SEC. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that 
do not share in the cost of conducting research resulting from 
proposals not specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, 
That the extent of cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the 
mutuality of interest of the grantee or contractor and the Govern-
ment in the research. 
SEC. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used, directly 
or through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement for payment 
of the salary of a consultant (whether retained by the Federal 
Government or a grantee) at more than the daily equivalent of 
the rate paid for level IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifi-
cally authorized by law. 
SEC. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal 
parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. 
Nothing herein affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.). 
SEC. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law, 
or under an existing Executive order issued pursuant to an existing 
law, the obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Act for contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to 
contracts which are: (1) a matter of public record and available 
for public inspection; and (2) thereafter included in a publicly avail-
able list of all contracts entered into within 24 months prior to 
the date on which the list is made available to the public and 
of all contracts on which performance has not been completed 
by such date. The list required by the preceding sentence shall 
be updated quarterly and shall include a narrative description 
of the work to be performed under each such contract. 
SEC. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of 
any appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or 
expended by any executive agency, as referred to in the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for 
Contracts. 
Public 
information. 
Records. 
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Reports. 
Notice. 
a contract for services unless such executive agency: (1) has awarded 
and entered into such contract in full compliance with such Act 
and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and (2) requires any 
report prepared pursuant to such contract, including plans, evalua-
tions, studies, analyses and manuals, and any report prepared 
by the agency which is substantially derived from or substantially 
includes any report prepared pursuant to such contract, to contain 
information concerning: (A) the contract pursuant to which the 
report was prepared; and (B) the contractor who prepared the 
report pursuant to such contract. 
SEC. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, none 
of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency 
shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, 
or other personal servants to any officer or employee of such depart-
ment or agency. 
SEC. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger 
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated 
miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon. 
SEC. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this 
Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property 
if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the 
Secretary submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired 
following the date on which the report is received by the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
SEC. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased 
with funds made available in this Act should be American-made. 
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any 
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, 
the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, 
shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made 
in subsection (a) by the Congress. 
SEC. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
be used to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees 
for indirect costs, except as published in Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A-21. 
SEC. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000 
pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within 
the levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made 
known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are 
made available that the program, project, or activity is not in 
compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the 
protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized 
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord 
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of 
the Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the budget for 2000 for such corporation or agency except 
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113 STAT. 1095 
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. 420. Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds made available 
pursuant to authorization under such section for fiscal year 2000 
may be used for implementing comprehensive conservation and 
management plans. 
SEC. 421. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
term "qualified student loan" with respect to national service edu-
cation awards shall mean any loan made directly to a student 
by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, in addition 
to other meanings under section 148(b)(7) of the National and 
Community Service Act. 
SEC. 422. It is the sense of the Congress that, along with 
health care, housing, education, and other benefits, the presence 
of an honor guard at a veteran's funeral is a benefit that a veteran 
has earned, and, therefore, the executive branch should provide 
funeral honor details for the funerals of veterans when requested, 
in accordance with law. 
SEC. 423. Notwithstanding any other law, funds made available 
by this or any other Act or previous Acts for the United States/ 
Mexico Foundation for Science may be used for the endowment 
of such Foundation: Provided, That funds from the United States 
Government shall be matched in equal amounts with funds from 
Mexico: Provided further, That the accounts of such Foundation 
shall be subject to United States Government administrative and 
audit requirements concerning grants and requirements concerning 
cost principles for nonprofit organizations: ProvidedSfurther, 
That Nonproft 
the United States/Mexico Foundation for Science is renamed the oreMuzation. 
"George E. Brown United States/Mexico Foundation for Science". ^USC 3292a 
SEC. 424. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to carry out Executive Order No. 13083. 
SEC. 425. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, no part 
of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development shall be available for any activity in excess of amounts 
set forth in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations. 
SEC. 426. Except in the case of entities that are fiinded solely 
with Federal funds or any natural persons that are funded under 
this Act, 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 to lobby or litigate 
in respect to adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. A chief 
executive officer of any entity receiving funds under this Act shall 
certify that none of these funds have been used to engage in 
the lobb)dng of the Federal Government or in litigation against 
the United States unless authorized under existing law. 
SEC. 427. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES NOT INCLUDED AS 
OWNER OR OPERATOR. Section 101(20)(D) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9601(20)(D)) is amended by inserting "through seizure 
note. 
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or otherwise in connection with law enforcement activity before 
"involuntary" the first place it appears. 
SEC. 428. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for 
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub-
licity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution 
or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television 
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation 
pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress 
itself. 
Deadline. 
SEC. 429. The comment period on the proposed rules related 
to section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act published at 64 Federal 
Register 46012 and 46058 (August 23, 1999) shall be extended 
from October 22, 1999, for a period of 90 additional calendar days. 
SEC. 430. Section 4(a) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 
777c(a)), is amended in the second sentence by striking "1999" 
and inserting "2000". 
Reports. 
S E C . 4 3 1 . PROMULGATION OF S T O R M W A T E R REGULATIONS, (a) 
STORMWATER REGULATIONS.—The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall not promulgate the Phase II 
stormwater regulations until the Administrator submits to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report containing— 
(1) an in-depth impact analysis on the effect the final 
regulations will have on urban, suburban, and rural local 
governments subject to the regulations, including an estimate 
of— 
(A) the costs of compl5dng with the six minimum control 
measures described in the regulations; and 
(B) the costs resulting from the lowering of the 
construction threshold from 5 acres to 1 acre; 
(2) an explanation of the rationale of the Administrator 
for lowering the construction site threshold from 5 acres to 
1 acre, including— 
(A) an explanation, in light of recent court decisions, 
of why a 1-acre measure is any less arbitrarily determined 
than a 5-acre measure; and 
(B) all qualitative information used in determining an 
acre threshold for a construction site; 
(3) documentation demonstrating that stormwater runoff 
is generally a problem in commimities with populations of 
50,000 to 100,000 (including an explanation of why the coverage 
of the regulation is based on a census-determined population 
instead of a water quality threshold); and 
(4) information that supports the position of the Adminis-
trator that the Phase II stormwater program should be adminis-
tered as part of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 
System under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1342). 
Deadline. 
(b) PHASE I REGULATIONS.—No later than 120 days after the 
Reports. 
enactment of this Act, the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
submit to the Environment and Public Works Committee of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives a report containing a detailed 
explanation of the impact, if any, that the Phase I program has 
had in improving water quality in the United States (including 
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113 STAT. 1097 
a description of specific measures that have been successful and 
those that have been unsuccessful). 
(c) FEDERAL REGISTER.—The reports described in subsections 
(a) and (b) shall be published in the Federal Register for public 
comment. 
SEC. 432. PESTICIDE TOLERANCE FEES. None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act shall be used 
to promulgate a final regulation to implement changes in the pay-
ment of pesticide tolerance processing fees as proposed at 64 Fed. 
Reg. 31040, or any similar proposals. The Environmental Protection 
Agency may proceed with the development of such a rule. 
SEC. 
433. 
COMMERCIAL 
SPACE 
LAUNCH INDEMNIFICATION 
EXTENSION. Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking "December 31, 1999", and inserting "December 
31, 2000". 
SEC. 
434. 
SPACE 
STATION 
COMMERCIAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
42USCI471I 
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this sec- note, 
tion is to establish a demonstration regarding the commercial feasi-
bility £ind economic viability of private sector business operations 
involving the International Space Station and its related infrastruc-
ture. The goal will be furthered by the early use of the International 
Space Station by United States commercial entities committing 
private capital to commercial enterprises on the International Space 
Station. In conjunction with this demonstration program, the Publication. 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall estab-
lish and publish a price policy designed to eliminate price 
uncertainty for those planning to utilize the International Space 
Station and its related facilities for United States commercial use. 
(b) USE OF RECEIPTS FOR COMMERCIAL USE.—Any receipts col-
lected by NASA fi-om the commercial use of the International Space 
Station shall first be used to offset any costs incurred by NASA 
in support of the United States commercial use of the International 
Space Station. Any receipts collected in excess of the costs identified 
pursuant to the prior sentence may be retained by NASA for use 
without fiscal year limitation in promoting the commercial use 
of the International Space Station. 
(c) REPORT.—NASA shall submit an annual report to the Deadline. 
Congress that identifies all receipts that are collected under this 
section, the use of the receipts and the status of the demonstration. 
NASA shall submit a final report on the status of the demonstration, 
including any recommendation for expansion, within 120 days of 
the completion of the assembly of the International Space Station 
or the end of fiscal year 2004, whichever is earlier. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—^As used in this section, the term "United 
States commercial use" means private commercial projects that 
are designed to benefit the United States through the sales of 
goods or services or the creation of jobs, or both. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The demonstration program established Applicability, 
under this section shall apply to United States commercial use 
agreements that are entered into prior to the date of the completion 
of the International Space Station or the end of fiscal year 2004, 
whichever is earlier. 
SEC. 435. INSURANCE; INDEMNIFICATION; LIABILITY, (a) AMEND-
MENT.—The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 
2451 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 308 the following 
new section: 
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42 u s e 2458c. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
Notice. 
Deadline. 
Public 
information. 
Records. 
"EXPERIMENTAL AEROSPACE VEHICLE 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may provide liability 
insurance for, or indemnification to, the developer of an experi-
mental aerospace vehicle developed or used in execution of an 
agreement between the Administration and the developer. 
"(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, the insurance and indemnification provided by the 
Administration imder subsection (a) to a developer shall be 
provided on the same terms and conditions as insurance and 
indemnification is provided by the Administration under section 
308 of this Act to the user of a space vehicle. 
"(2) INSURANCE.— 
"(A) IN GENERAL.—A developer shall obtain liability 
insurance 
or demonstrate 
financial 
responsibility 
in 
amounts to compensate for the maximum probable loss 
from claims by— 
"(i) a third party for death, bodily injury, or prop-
erty damage, or loss resulting from an activity carried 
out in connection with the development or use of an 
experimental aerospace vehicle; and 
"(ii) the United States Government for damage 
or loss to Government property resulting from such 
an activity. 
"(B) MAXIMUM REQUIRED.—The Administrator shall 
determine the amount of insurance required, but, except 
as provided in subparagraph (C), that amotmt shall not 
be greater than the amount required under section 
70112(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, for a launch. 
The Administrator shall publish notice of the Administra-
tor's determination and the applicable amount or amounts 
in the Federal Register within 10 days after making the 
determination. 
"(C) 
INCREASE IN DOLLAR AMOUNTS.—The Adminis-
trator may increase the dollar amounts set forth in section 
70112(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code, for the pur-
pose of applying that section under this section to a devel-
oper after consultation with the Comptroller General and 
such experts and consultants as may be appropriate, and 
after publishing notice of the increase in the Federal Reg-
ister not less than 180 days before the increase goes into 
effect. The Administrator shall make available for public 
inspection, not later than the date of publication of such 
notice, a complete record of any correspondence received 
by the Administration, and a transcript of any meetings 
in which the Administration participated, regarding the 
proposed increase. 
"(D) SAFETY REVIEW REQUIRED BEFORE ADMINISTRATOR 
PROVIDES INSURANCE.—The Administrator may not provide 
liability insurance or indemnification under subsection (a) 
unless the developer establishes to the satisfaction of the 
Administrator that appropriate safety procedures and prac-
tices are being followed in the development of the experi-
mental aerospace vehicle. 
"(3) 
No 
INDEMNIFICATION 
WITHOUT CROSS-WAIVER.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Administrator may not 
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113 STAT. 1099 
indemnify a developer of an experimental aerospace vehicle 
under this section unless there is an agreement between the 
Administration and the developer described in subsection (c). 
"(4) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROCEDURES.—If the Adminis-
trator requests additional appropriations to make payments 
under this section, like the payments that may be made under 
section 308(b) of this Act, then the request for those appropria-
tions shall be made in accordance with the procedures estab-
lished by subsections (d) and (e) of section 70113 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
"(c) CROSS-WAIVERS.— 
"(1) ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZED TO WAIVE.—The Adminis-
trator, on behalf of the United States, and its departments, 
agencies, and related entities, may reciprocally waive claims 
with a developer or cooperating party and with the related 
entities of that developer or cooperating party under which 
each party to the waiver agrees to be responsible, and agrees 
to ensure that its own related entities are responsible, for 
damage or loss to its property for which it is responsible, 
or for losses resulting from any injury or death sustained by 
its own employees or agents, as a result of activities connected 
to the agreement or use of the experimental aerospace vehicle. 
"(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
"(A) CLAIMS.—A reciprocal waiver under paragraph (1) 
may not preclude a claim by any natural person (including, 
but not limited to, a natural person who is an employee 
of the United States, the developer, the cooperating party, 
or their respective subcontractors) or that natural person's 
estate, survivors, or subrogees for injury or death, except 
with respect to a subrogee that is a party to the waiver 
or has otherwise agreed to be bound by the terms of the 
waiver. 
"(B) LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE.—A reciprocal waiver 
under paragraph (1) may not absolve any party of liability 
to any natural person (including, but not limited to, a 
natural person who is an employee of the United States, 
the developer, the cooperating party, or their respective 
subcontractors) or such a natural person's estate, survivors, 
or subrogees for negligence, except with respect to a 
subrogee that is a party to the waiver or has otherwise 
agreed to be bound by the terms of the waiver. 
"(C) INDEMNIFICATION FOR DAMAGES.—A reciprocal 
waiver under paragraph (1) may not be used as the basis 
of a claim by the Administration, or the developer or cooper-
ating party, for indemnification against the other for dam-
ages paid to a natural person, or that natural person's 
estate, survivors, or subrogees, for injury or death sustained 
by that natural person as a result of activities connected 
to the agreement or use of the experimental aerospace 
vehicle. 
"(3) EFFECT ON PREVIOUS WAIVERS.—Subsection (c) applies 
to any waiver of claims entered into by the Administration 
without regard to whether it was entered into before, on, or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
"(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
"(1) COOPERATING PARTY.—The term 'cooperating party' 
means any person who enters into an agreement with the 
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Administration for the performance of cooperative scientific, 
aeronautical, or space activities to carry out the purposes of 
this Act. 
"(2) DEVELOPER.—The term 'developer' means a United 
States person (other than a natural person) who— 
"(A) is a party to an agreement with the Administration 
for the purpose of developing new technology for an experi-
mental aerospace vehicle; 
"(B) owns or provides property to be flown or situated 
on that vehicle; or 
"(C) employs a natural person to be flown on that 
vehicle. 
"(3) EXPERIMENTAL AEROSPACE VEHICLE.—The term 'emeri-
mental aerospace vehicle' mesins an object intended to be flown 
in, or launched into, orbital or suborbital flight for the purpose 
of demonstrating technologies necessary for a reusable launch 
vehicle, developed under an agreement between the Administra-
tion and a developer. 
"(4) RELATED ENTITY.—The term 'related entity includes 
a contractor or subcontractor at any tier, a supplier, a grantee, 
and an investigator or detailee. 
"(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.— 
"(1) SECTION SOS.—This section does not apply to any object, 
transaction, or operation to which section 308 of this Act 
applies. 
"(2) CHAPTER 70I OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.—The 
Administrator may not provide indemnification to a developer 
under this section for launches subject to license under section 
70117(g)(1) of title 49, United States Code.". 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 431 of the Departments of Vetereins 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
42 use 2458b 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-276) is 
note. 
repealed. 
TITLE V—PRESERVATION OF 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
Preserving 
Affordable 
Housing for 
Senior Citizens 
S2^lTcenU'^° 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
u^issc 1701 
^^^ SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the "Preserving 
note. 
Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens and Families into the 21st 
Century Act". 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this title 
is as follows: 
Sec. 501. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 502. Regulations. 
Sec. 503. Effective date. 
Subtitle A—^Authorization of Appropriations for Supportive Housing for the Elderly 
and Persons With Disabilities 
Sec. 511. Supportive housing for elderly persons. 
Sec. 512. Supportive housing for persons with disabilities. 
Sec. 513. Service coordinators and congregate services for elderly and disabled 
housing. 
Subtitle B—Expanding Housing Opportunities for the Elderly and Persons With 
Disabilities 
Sec. 521. Study of debt forgiveness for section 202 loans. 
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113 STAT. 1101 
Sec. 522. Grants for conversion of elderly housing to assisted living facilities. 
Sec. 523. Use of section 8 assistance for assisted living facilities. 
Sec. 524. Size limitation for projects for persons with disabilities. 
Sec. 525. Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Care Facility Needs in the 
21st Century. 
Subtitle C—Renewal of Expiring Rental Assistance Contracts and Protection of 
Residents 
Sec. 531. Renewal of expiring contracts and enhanced vouchers for project 
residents. 
Sec. 532. Section 236 assistance. 
Sec. 533. Rehabilitation of assisted housing. 
Sec. 534. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 535. Termination of section 8 contract and duration of renewal contract. 
Sec. 536. Eligibility of residents of flexible subsidy projects for enhanced vouchers. 
Sec. 537. Enhanced disposition authority. 
Sec. 538. Unified enhanced voucher autnority. 
SEC. 502. REGULATIONS. 
12 USC 1701q 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue 
any regulations to carry out this title and the amendments made 
by this title that the Secretary determines may or will affect tenants 
of federally assisted housing only after notice and opportunity for 
public comment in accordance with the procedure under section 
553 of title 5, United States Code, applicable to substantive rules 
(notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such sec-
tion). Notice of such proposed rulemaking shall be provided by Notias. 
publication in the Federal Register. In issuing such regulations. Federal Register, 
the Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure PU'J^cation. 
that such tenants are notified of, and provided an opportunity 
to participate in, the rulemaking, as required by such section 553. 
SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
12 USC ITOlq 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this title and the amend-
ments made by this title are effective as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act, unless such provisions or amendments specifically pro-
vide for effectiveness or applicability upon another date certain. 
(b) EFFECT OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Any authority in this 
title or the amendments made by this title to issue regulations, 
and any specific requirement to issue regulations by a date certain, 
may not be construed to affect the effectiveness or applicability 
of the provisions of this title or the amendments made by this 
title under such provisions and amendments and subsection (a) 
of this section. 
Subtitle A—^Authorization of Appropria-
tions for Supportive Housing for the 
Elderly and Persons With Disabilities 
SEC. 511. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR ELDERLY PERSONS. 
Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated for providing assistance under this section 
$710,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.". 
SEC. 512. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (n); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (1) the following new sub-
section: 
"(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated for providing assistance under this section 
$201,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.". 
SEC. 513. SERVICE COORDINATORS AND CONGREGATE SERVICES FOR 
ELDERLY AND DISABLED HOUSING. 
(a) 
AUTHORIZATION 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR 
FEDERALLY 
ASSISTED HOUSING.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development $50,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2000 for the following purposes: 
(1) 
GRANTS FOR SERVICE COORDINATORS FOR CERTAIN 
FEDERALLY ASSISTED MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.—For grants under 
section 676 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13632) for providing service coordinators. 
(2) 
CONGREGATE 
SERVICES 
FOR 
FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
HOUSING.—For contracts imder section 802 of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8011) 
to provide congregate services programs for eligible residents 
of eligible housing projects under subparagraphs (B) through 
(D) of subsection (k)(6) of such section. 
(b) PUBLIC HOUSING.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development such sums 
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000 for grants for use only 
for activities described in paragraph (2) of section 34(b) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437z-6(b)(2)) for 
renewal of all grants made in prior fiscal years for providing service 
coordinators and congregate services for the elderly and disabled 
in public housing. 
Subtitle B—^Expanding Housing Opportuni-
ties for the Elderly and Persons With 
Disabilities 
Deadline. 
SEC. 521. STUDY OF DEBT FORGIVENESS FOR SECTION 202 LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall conduct an analysis of the net impact on the Federal 
budget deficit or surplus of making available, on a one-time basis, 
to sponsors of projects assisted under section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (as in effect before the enactment of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act), forgiveness of any 
indebtedness to the Secretary relating to any remaining principal 
and interest under loans made under such section, together with 
a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the amount of rental assistance 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other 
rental assistance provided for such project. Such analysis shall 
take into consideration the full cost of future appropriations for 
rental assistance under such section 8 expected to be provided 
if such debt forgiveness does not take place, notwithsteinding current 
budgetary treatment of such actions pursuant to the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of the 3-month 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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113 STAT. 1103 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report 
to the Congress containing the quantitative results of the analysis 
and an enumeration of any project or administrative benefits of 
such actions. 
SEC. 522. GRANTS FOR CONVERSION OF ELDERLY HOUSING TO 
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. 
Title II of the Housing Act of 1959 is amended by inserting 
after section 202a (12 U.S.C. 1701q-l) the following new section: 
"SEC. 202b. GRANTS FOR CONVERSION OF ELDERLY HOUSING TO 
12 USC 1701q-2. 
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. 
"(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may make grants in accordance with this section 
to owners of eligible projects described in subsection (b) for one 
or both of the following activities: 
"(1) REPAIRS.—Substantial capital repairs to projects that 
are needed to rehabilitate, modernize, or retrofit aging struc^ 
tures, common areas, or individual dwelling units. 
"(2) CONVERSION.—Activities designed to convert dwelling 
units in the eligible project to assisted living facilities for elderly 
persons. 
"(b) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—An eligible project described in this 
subsection is a multifamily housing project that is— 
"(1)(A) described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), 
or (G) of section 683(2) of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13641(2)), or (B) only to the 
extent amounts of the Department of Agriculture are made 
available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
for such grants under this section for such projects, subject 
to a loan made or insured under section 515 of the Housing 
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485); 
"(2) owned by a private nonprofit organization (as such 
term is defined in section 202); and 
"(3) designated primarily for occup£incy by elderly persons. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection or this sec-
tion, an unused or underutilized commercial property may be 
considered an eligible project under this subsection, except that 
the Secretary may not provide grants under this section for more 
than three such properties. For any such projects, any reference 
under this section to dwelling units shall be considered to refer 
to the premises of such properties. 
"(c) APPLICATIONS.—Applications for grants under this section Procedures, 
shall be submitted to the Secretary in accordance with such proce-
dures as the Secretary shall establish. Such applications shall 
contain— 
"(1) a description of the substantial capital repairs or the 
proposed conversion activities for which a grant under this 
section is requested; 
"(2) the amount of the grant requested to complete the 
substantial capital repairs or conversion activities; 
"(3) a description of the resources that are expected to 
be made available, if any, in conjunction with the grant under 
this section; £ind 
"(4) such other information. or certifications that the 
Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate. 
"(d) FUNDING FOR SERVICES.—The Secretary may not make 
a grant under this section for conversion activities unless the 
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application contains sufficient evidence, in the determination of 
the Secretary, of firm commitments for the funding of services 
to be provided in the assisted hving faciHty, which may be provided 
by third parties. 
"(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall select appHca-
tions for grants under this section based upon selection criteria, 
which shall be established by the Secretary and shall include— 
"(1) in the case of a grant for substantial capital repairs, 
the extent to which the project to be repaired is in need of 
such repair, including such factors as the age of improvements 
to be repaired, and the impact on the health and safety of 
residents of failure to make such repairs; 
"(2) in the case of a grant for conversion activities, the 
extent to which the conversion is likely to provide assisted 
living facilities that are needed or are expected to be needed 
by the categories of elderly persons that the assisted living 
facility is intended to serve, with a special emphasis on very 
low-income elderly persons who need assistance with activities 
of daily living; 
"(3) the inability of the applicant to fund the repairs or 
conversion activities from existing financial resources, as evi-
denced by the applicant's financial records, including assets 
in the applicant's residual receipts account and reserves for 
replacement account; 
"(4) the extent to which the applicant has evidenced 
community support for the repairs or conversion, by such indica-
tors as letters of support from the local commiinity for the 
repairs or conversion and financial contributions from public 
and private sources; 
"(5) in the case of a grant for conversion activities, the 
extent to which the applicant demonstrates a strong commit-
ment to promoting the autonomy and independence of the 
elderly persons that the assisted living facility is intended 
to serve; 
"(6) in the case of a grant for conversion activities, the 
quality, completeness, and managerial capability of providing 
the services which the assisted living facility intends to provide 
to elderly residents, especially in such areas as meals, 24-
hour staffing, and on-site health care; and 
"(7) such other criteria as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate to ensure that funds made available under this 
section are used effectively. 
"(f) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section— 
"(1) the term 'assisted living facility' has the meaning given 
such term in section 232(b) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715w(b)); and 
"(2) the definitions in section 202(k) shall apply. 
"(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated for providing grants under this section such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000.". 
SEC. 
523. USE OF SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE FOR ASSISTED LIVING 
FACILITIES. 
(a) VOUCHER ASSISTANCE.—Section 8(0) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437^0)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(18) RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.— 
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113 STAT. 1105 
"(A) IN GENERAL.—^A public housing agency may make 
assistance pajonents on behalf of a family that uses an 
assisted living facility as a principal place of residence 
and that uses such supportive services made available in 
the facility as the agency may require. Such pajnnents 
may be made only for covering costs of rental of the 
dwelling unit in the assisted living facility and not for 
covering any portion of the cost of residing in such facility 
that is attributable to service relating to assisted living. 
"(B) RENT CALCULATION.— 
"(i) CHARGES INCLUDED.—For assistance pursuEuit 
to this paragraph, the rent of the dwelling unit that 
is an assisted living facility with respect to which 
assistance pajnnents are made shall include mainte-
nance and management charges related to the dwelling 
unit and tenant-paid utilities. Such rent shall not 
include any charges attributable to services relating 
to assisted living. 
"(ii) 
PAYMENT STANDARD.—In determining the 
monthly assistance that may be paid under this para-
graph on behalf of any family residing in an assisted 
living facility, the public housing agency shall utilize 
the payment stEindard established under paragraph 
(1), for the market area in which the assisted living 
facility is located, for the applicable size dwelling unit. 
"(iii) 
MONTHLY 
ASSISTANCE 
PAYMENT.—The 
monthly assistance pajnnent for a family assisted 
under this paragraph shall be determined in accord-
ance with paragraph (2) (using the rent and pa3mient 
standard for the dwelling unit as determined in accord-
ance with this subsection). 
"(C) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this paragraph, 
the term 'assisted living facility has the meaning given 
that term in section 232(b) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715w(b)), except that such a facility may be 
contained within a portion of a larger multifamily housing 
project.", 
(b) PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE.—Section 202b of the Housing 
Act of 1959, as added by section 522 of this Act, is amended— Ante, p. 1103. 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
(g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section: 
"(f) SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE.— 
"(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, a multifamily project which includes one or more dwelling 
units that have been converted to assisted living facilities using 
grants made under this section shall be eligible for project-
based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, in the same manner in which the project would 
be eligible for such assistance but for the assisted living facili-
ties in the project. 
"(2) CALCULATION OF RENT.—For assistance pursuant to 
this subsection, the maximum monthly rent of a dwelling unit 
that is an assisted living facility with respect to which assist-
aiice payments are made shall not include charges attributable 
to services relating to assisted living.". 
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SEC. 524. SIZE LIMITATION FOR PROJECTS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (k)(4), by inserting ", subject to the limita-
tion under subsection (h)(6)" after "prescribe"; and 
(2) in subsection (1), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
"(4) SIZE LIMITATION.—Of any amounts made available for 
any fiscal year and used for capital advances or project rental 
assistance under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), not 
more than 25 percent may be used for supportive housing 
which contains more than 24 separate dwelling units.". 
Deadline. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than the expiration of the 3-month period 
Reports. 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a study and 
submit a report to the Congress regarding— 
(1) the extent to which the authority of the Secretary 
under section 811(k)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(k)(4)), as in effect 
immediately before the enactment of this Act, has been used 
in each year since 1990 to provide for assistance under such 
section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities 
having more than 24 separate dwelling units; 
(2) the per-unit costs of, and the benefits and problems 
associated with, providing such housing in projects having eight 
or less dwelling units, 8 to 24 units, and more than 24 units; 
and 
(3) the per-unit costs of, £md the benefits and problems 
associated with providing housing under section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) in projects having 30 
to 50 dwelling units, in projects having more than 50 but 
not more than 80 dwelling units, in projects having more than 
80 but not more than 120 dwelling units, and in projects 
having more than 120 dwelling units, but the study shall also 
examine the social considerations afforded by smaller and mod-
erate-size developments and shall not be limited to economic 
factors. 
42 use 12701 
SEC. 525. COMMISSION ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE 
note. 
FACILITY NEEDS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a commission 
to be known as the Commission on Affordable Housing and Health 
Care Facility Needs in the 21st Century (in this section referred 
to as the "Commission". 
(b) STUDY.—The duty of the Commission shall be to conduct 
a study that— 
(1) compiles and interprets information regarding the 
expected increase in the population of persons 62 years of 
age or older, particularly information regarding distribution 
of income levels, homeownership and home equity rates, and 
degree or extent of health and independence of living; 
(2) provides an estimate of the future needs of seniors 
for affordable housing and assisted living and health care facili-
ties; 
(3) provides a comparison of estimate of such future needs 
with an estimate of the housing and facilities expected to be 
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113 STAT. 1107 
provided under existing public programs, and identifies possible 
actions or initiatives that may assist in providing affordable 
housing and assisted living and health care facilities to meet 
such expected needs; 
(4) identifies 
and 
analyzes 
methods 
of 
encouraging 
increased private sector participation, investment, and capital 
formation in affordable housing and assisted living and health 
care facilities for seniors through partnerships between public 
and private entities and other creative strategies; 
(5) analyzes the costs and benefits of comprehensive aging-
in-place strategies, taking into consideration physical and 
mental well-being and the importance of coordination between 
shelter and supportive services; 
(6) identifies and analyzes methods of promoting a more 
comprehensive approach to dealing with housing and supportive 
service issues involved in aging and the multiple governmental 
agencies involved in such issues, including the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of 
Health and Human Services; and 
(7) examines how to establish intergenerational learning 
and care centers and living arrangements, in particular to 
facilitate appropriate environments for families consisting only 
of children and a grandparent or grandparents who are the 
head of the household. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be Deadline, 
composed of 14 members, appointed not later than January 
1, 2000, as follows: 
(A) Two co-chairpersons, of whom— 
(i) one co-chairperson shall be appointed by a com-
mittee consisting of the chairman of the Subcommittee 
on Housing and Community Opportunities of the House 
of Representatives and the chairman of the Sub-
committee on Housing and Transportation of the 
Senate, and the chairmen of the Subcommittees on 
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and I"ndependent Agencies of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate; and 
(ii) one co-chairperson shall be appointed by a 
committee consisting of the ranking minority member 
of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunities of the House of Representatives and the 
ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on 
Housing and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
ranking minority members of the Subcommittees on 
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. 
(B) Six members appointed by the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives. 
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(C) Six members appointed by the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Chair-
man and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate. 
(2) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Appointees 
should 
have 
proven 
expertise in directing, assembhng, or applying capital resources 
from a variety of sources to the successful development of 
affordable housing, assisted living facilities, or health care 
facilities. 
(3) VACANCIES.—^Any vacancy on the Commission shall not 
affect its powers and shall be filled in the manner in which 
the original appointment was made. 
(4) CHAIRPERSONS.—The members appointed pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(A) shall serve as co-chairpersons of the Commis-
sion. 
(5) PROHIBITION OF PAY.—Members of the Commission shall 
serve without pay. 
(6) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Commission 
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(7) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold 
hearings. 
(8) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the call 
of the Chairpersons. 
(d) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a Director who 
shall be appointed by the Chairperson. The Director shall be 
paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable 
for level V of the Executive Schedule. 
(2) STAFF.—The Commission may appoint personnel as 
appropriate. The staff of the Commission shall be appointed 
subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov-
erning appointments in the competitive service, and shall be 
paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification 
and General Schedule pay rates. 
(3) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission may pro-
cure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) 
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual 
rate of basic pay payable for the General Schedule. 
(4) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request of the 
Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency 
may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel 
of that department or agency to the Commission to assist 
it in carrjdng out its duties under this Act. 
(e) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commission may, for 
the purpose of carr3ang out this section, hold hearings, sit 
and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evi-
dence as the Commission considers appropriate. 
(2) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—^Any member or 
agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, 
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take any action which the Commission is authorized to take 
by this section. 
(3) 
OBTAINING 
OFFICIAL 
DATA.—The Commission may 
secure directly from any department or agency of the United 
States information necessary to enable it to carry out this 
Act. Upon request of the Chairpersons of the Commission, 
the head of that department or agency shall furnish that 
information to the Commission. 
(4) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Commission may 
accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services 
or property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding 
or facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, 
or devises of money and proceeds from sales of other property 
received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be deposited in 
the Treasury and shall be available for disbursement upon 
order of the Commission. 
(5) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United States 
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
as other departments and agencies of the United States. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon the request 
of the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 
provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the 
administrative support services necessary for the Commission 
to carry out its responsibilities under this section. 
(7) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—^The Commission may contract 
with and compensate Government and private agencies or per-
sons for services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5). 
(f) REPORT.—The Commission shall submit to the Committees Deadline, 
on Banking and Financial Services and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Committees on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate, a final report 
not later than December 31, 2001. The report shall contain a 
detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commis-
sion with respect to the study conducted under subsection (b), 
together with its recommendations for legislation, administrative 
actions, and any other actions the Commission considers appro-
priate. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate on June 
30, 2002. Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to the termination of advisory commit-
tees) shall not apply to the Commission. 
Subtitle C—Renewal of Expiring Rental 
Assistance Contracts and Protection of 
Residents 
SEC. 531. RENEWAL OF EXPIRING CONTRACTS AND ENHANCED 
VOUCHERS FOR PROJECT RESIDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
note) is amended to read as follows: 
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"SEC. 524. RENEWAL OF EXPIRING PROJECT-BASED SECTION 8 CON-
TRACTS. 
"(a) IN GENERAL.— 
"(1) RENEWAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), upon termination 
or expiration of a contract for project-based assistance under 
section 8 for a multifamily housing project (and notwithstanding 
section 8(v) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for loan 
management assistance), the Secretary shall, at the request 
of the owner of the project and to the extent sufficient amounts 
are made available in appropriation Acts, use amounts available 
for the renewal of assistance under section 8 of such Act to 
E
rovide such assistance for the project. The assistance shall 
e provided under a contract having such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary considers appropriate, subject to the require-
ments of this section. This section shall not require contract 
renewal for a project that is eligible under this subtitle for 
a mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan, 
if there is no approved plan for the project and the Secretary 
determines that such an approved plan is necessary. 
"(2) PROHIBITION ON RENEWAL.—Notwithstanding part 24 
of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary 
may elect not to renew assistance for a project otherwise 
required to be renewed under paragraph (1) or provide com-
parable benefits under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (e) 
for a project described in either such paragraph, if the Secretary 
determines that a violation under paragraphs (1) through (4) 
of section 516(a) has occurred with respect to the project. For 
purposes of such a determination, the provisions of section 
516 shall apply to a project under this section in the same 
manner and to the same extent that the provisions of such 
section apply to eligible multifamily housing projects, except 
that the Secretary shall make the determination under section 
516(a)(4). 
"(3) 
CONTRACT 
TERM 
FOR 
MARK-UP-TO-MARKET 
CON-
TRACTS.—In the case of an expiring or terminating contract 
that has rent levels less than comparable market rents for 
the market area, if the rent levels under the renewal contract 
under this section are equal to comparable market rents for 
the market area, the contract shall have a term of not less 
than 5 years, subject to the availability of sufficient amounts 
in appropriation Acts. 
"(4) RENEWAL RENTS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the contract for assistance shall provide assistance at the 
following rent levels: 
"(A) MARKET RENTS.—^At the request of the owner of 
the project, at rent levels equal to the lesser of comparable 
market rents for the market area or 150 percent of the 
fair market rents, in the case only of a project that— 
"(i) has rent levels under the expiring or termi-
nating contract that do not exceed such comparable 
market rents; 
"(ii) does not have a low- and moderate-income 
use restriction that can not be eliminated by unilateral 
action by the owner; 
"(iii) is decent, safe, and sanitary housing, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; 
"(iv) is not— 
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"(I) owned by a nonprofit entity; 
"(ID subject to a contract for 
moderate 
rehabilitation assistance under section 8(e)(2) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect 
before October 1, 1991; or 
"(III) a project for which the pubUc housing 
agency provided voucher assistance to one or more 
of the tenants after the owner has provided notice 
of termination of the contract covering the tenant's 
unit; and 
"(v) has units assisted under the contract for which 
the comparable market rent exceeds 110 percent of 
the fair market rent. 
The Secretary may adjust the percentages of fair market 
rent (as specified in the matter preceding clause (i) and 
in clause (v)), but only upon a determination and written 
notification to the Congress within 10 days of making such 
determination, that such adjustment is necessary to ensure 
that this subparagraph covers projects with a high risk 
of nonrenewal of expiring contracts for project-based assist-
ance. 
"(B) REDUCTION TO MARKET RENTS.—In the case of 
a project that has rent levels under the expiring or termi-
nating contract that exceed comparable market rents for 
the market area, at rent levels equal to such comparable 
market rents. 
"(C) 
RENTS NOT EXCEEDING MARKET RENTS.—In 
the 
case of a project that is not subject to subparagraph (A) 
or (B), at rent levels that— 
"(i) are not less than the existing rents under 
the terminated or expiring contract, as adjusted by 
an operating cost adjustment factor established by the 
Secretary (which shall not result in a negative adjust-
ment), if such adjusted rents do not exceed comparable 
market rents for the market area; and 
"(ii) do not exceed comparable market rents for 
the market area. 
In determining the rent level for a contract under this 
subparagraph, the Secretary shall approve rents sufficient 
to cover budget-based cost increases and shall give greater 
consideration to providing rent at a level up to comparable 
market rents for the market area based on the number 
of the criteria under clauses (i) through (iii) of subpara-
graph (D) that the project meets. 
"(D) 
WAIVER OF iso PERCENT LIMITATION.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), at rent levels up to comparable 
market rents for the market area, in the case of a project 
that meets the requirements under clauses (i) through 
(v) of subparagraph (A) and— 
"(i) has residents who are a particularly vulnerable 
population, as demonstrated by a high percentage of 
units being rented to elderly families, disabled families, 
or large families; 
"(ii) is located in an area in which tenant-based 
assistance would be difficult to use, as demonstrated 
by a low vacancy rate for affordable housing, a high 
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turnback rate for vouchers, or a lack of comparable 
rental housing; or 
"(iii) is a high priority for the local community, 
as demonstrated by a contribution of State or local 
funds to the property. 
In determining the rent level for a contract under this 
subparagraph, the Secretary shall approve rents sufficient 
to cover budget-based cost increases and shall give greater 
consideration to providing rent at a level up to comparable 
market rents for the market area based on the number 
of the criteria under clauses (i) through (iv) that the project 
meets. 
"(5) COMPARABLE MARKET RENTS AND COMPARISON WITH 
FAIR MARKET RENTS.—The Secretary shall prescribe the method 
for determining comparable market rent by comparison with 
rents charged for comparable properties (as such term is defined 
in section 512), which may include appropriate adjustments 
for utility allowances and adjustments to reflect the value of 
any subsidy (other than section 8 assistance) provided by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
"(b) EXCEPTION RENTS.— 
"(1) RENEWAL.—In the case of a multifamily housing project 
described in paragraph (2), pursuant to the request of the 
owner of the project, the contract for assistsince for the project 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide assistance at the lesser 
of the following rent levels: 
"(A) ADJUSTED EXISTING RENTS.—The existing rents 
under the expiring contract, as adjusted by an operating 
cost adjustment factor established by the Secretary (which 
shall not result in a negative adjustment). 
"(B) BUDGET-BASED RENTS.—Subject to a determination 
by the Secretary that a rent level under this subparagraph 
is appropriate for a project, a rent level that provides 
income sufficient to support a budget-based rent (including 
a budget-based rent adjustment if justified by reasonable 
and expected operating expenses). 
"(2) PROJECTS COVERED.—^A multifamily housing project 
described in this paragraph is a multifamily housing project 
that— 
"(A) is not an eligible multifamily housing project under 
section 512(2); or 
"(B) is exempt from mortgage restructuring under this 
subtitle pursuant to section 514(h). 
"(3) MODERATE REHABILITATION PROJECTS.—In the case of 
a project with a contract under the moderate rehabilitation 
program, other than a moderate rehabilitation contract under 
section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act, pursuant to the request of the owner of the project, the 
contract for assistance for the project pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall provide assistance at the lesser of the following rent 
levels: 
"(A) ADJUSTED EXISTING RENTS.—The existing rents 
under the expiring contract, as adjusted by an operating 
cost adjustment factor established by the Secretary (which 
shall not result in a negative adjustment). 
"(B) FAIR MARICET RENTS.—Fair market rents (less any 
amounts allowed for tenant-purchased utilities). 
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113 STAT. 1113 
"(C) MARKET RENTS.—Comparable market rents for the 
market area. 
"(c) RENT ADJUSTMENTS AFTER RENEWAL OF CONTRACT.— 
"(1) REQUIRED.—After the initial renewal of a contract for 
assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 pursuant to subsection (a), (b)(1), or (e)(2), the Secretary 
shall annually adjust the rents using an operating cost adjust-
ment factor established by the Secretary (which shall not result 
in a negative adjustment) or, upon the request of the owner 
and subject to approval of the Secretary, on a budget basis. 
In the case of projects with contracts renewed pursuant to 
subsection (a) or pursuant to subsection (e)(2) at rent levels 
equal to comparable market rents for the market area, at 
the expiration of each 5-year period, the Secretary shall com-
pare existing rents with comparable market rents for the 
market area and may make any adjustments in the rent nec-
essary to maintain the contract rents at a level not greater 
than comparable market rents or to increase rents to com-
parable market rents. 
"(2) DISCRETIONARY.—In addition to review and adjustment 
required under paragraph (1), in the case of projects with 
contracts renewed pursuant to subsection (a) or pursusint to 
subsection (e)(2) at rent levels equal to comparable market 
rents for the market area, the Secretary may, at the discretion 
of the Secretary but only once within each 5-year period referred 
to in paragraph (1), conduct a comparison of rents for a project 
and adjust the rents accordingly to maintain the contract rents 
at a level not greater than comparable market rents or to 
increase rents to comparable market rents. 
"(d) ENHANCED VOUCHERS UPON CONTRACT EXPIRATION.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a contract for project-
based assistance under section 8 for a covered project that 
is not renewed under subsection (a) or (b) of this section (or 
any other authority), to the extent that amounts for assistance 
under this subsection are provided in advance in appropriation 
Acts, upon the date of the expiration of such contract the 
Secretary shall make enhanced voucher assistance under sec-
tion 8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(t)) available on behalf of each low-income family who, 
upon the date of such expiration, is residing in an assisted 
dwelling unit in the covered project. 
"(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
"(A) ASSISTED DWELLING UNIT.—The term 'assisted 
dwelling unit' means a dwelling unit that— 
"(i) is in a covered project; and 
"(ii) is covered by rental assistance provided under 
the contract for project-based assistance for the covered 
project. 
"(B) COVERED PROJECT.—The term 'covered project' 
means any housing that— 
"(i) consists of more than four dwelling units; 
"(ii) is covered in whole or in part by a contract 
for project-based assistance under— 
"(I) the new construction or 
substantial 
rehabilitation program under section 8(b)(2) of the 
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United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect 
before October 1, 1983); 
"(11) the property disposition program under 
section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937; 
"(III) the moderate rehabihtation program 
under section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (as in effect before October 1, 1991); 
"(IV) the loan management assistance program 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937; 
"(V) section 23 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (as in effect before January 1, 1975); 
"(VI) the rent supplement program under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1965; or 
"(VII) section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, following conversion from assistance 
under section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1965, 
which contract will (under its own terms) expire during 
the period consisting of fiscal years 2000 through 2004; 
and 
"(iii) is not housing for which residents are eligible 
for enhanced voucher assistance as provided, pursuant 
to the 'Preserving Existing Housing 
Investment' 
account in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-
204; 110 Stat. 2884) or any other subsequently enacted 
provision of law, in lieu of any benefits under section 
223 of the Low-Income Housing Preservation £ind Resi-
dent Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4113). 
"(4) 
AUTHORIZATION 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2000, 
2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 such sums as may be necessary 
for enhanced voucher assistance under this subsection. 
"(e) 
CONTRACTUAL 
-COMMITMENTS 
UNDER 
PRESERVATION 
LAWS.—Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) £ind notwithstanding 
any other provision of this subtitle, the following shall apply: 
"(1) PRESERVATION PROJECTS.—Upon expiration of a con-
tract for assistance under section 8 for a project that is subject 
to an approved plan of action under the Emergency Low Income 
Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (12 U.S.C. 17151 note) or 
the 
Low-Income 
Housing 
Preservation 
and 
Resident 
Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), to the 
extent amounts are specifically made available in appropriation 
Acts, the Secretary shall provide to the owner benefits com-
parable to those provided under such plan of action, including 
distributions, rent increase procedures, and duration of low-
Applicability, 
income affordability restrictions. This paragraph shall apply 
to projects with contracts expiring before, on, or after the date 
of the enactment of this section. 
"(2) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
"(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon expiration of a contract for 
assistance under section 8 for a project entered into pursu-
ant to any authority specified in subparagraph (B) for 
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113 STAT. 1115 
which the Secretary determines that debt restructuring 
is inappropriate, the Secretary shall, at the request of 
the owner of the project and to the extent sufficient 
amounts are made available in appropriation Acts, provide 
benefits to the owner comparable to those provided under 
such contract, including annual distributions, rent increase 
procedures, and duration of low-income affordability restric-
tions. This paragraph shall apply to projects with contracts Applicability, 
expiring before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
"(B) 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROGRAMS.—The 
authority 
specified in this subparagraph is the authority under— 
"(i) section 210 of the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public 
Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-285; 42 U.S.C. 1437f 
note); 
"(ii) section 212 of the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public 
Law 104-204; 110 Stat. 2897; 42 U.S.C. 1437f note); 
and 
"(iii) either of such sections, pursuant to any provi-
sion of this title. 
"(f) 
PREEMPTION 
OF 
CONFLICTING 
STATE 
LAWS 
LIMITING 
DISTRIBUTIONS .— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
no State or political subdivision of a State may establish, con-
tinue in effect, or enforce any law or regulation that limits 
or restricts, to an amount that is less than the amount provided 
for under the regulations of the Secretary establishing allowable 
project distributions to provide a return on investment, the 
amount of surplus funds accruing after the date of the enact-
ment of this section that may be distributed from any multi-
family housing project assisted under a contract for rental 
assistance renewed under any provision of this section (except 
subsection (b)) to the owner of the project. 
"(2) EXCEPTION AND WAIVER.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to any law or regulation to the extent such law or regulation 
applies to— 
"(A) a State-financed multifamily housing project; or 
"(B) a multifamily housing project for which the owner 
has elected to waive the applicability of paragraph (1). 
"(3) TREATMENT OF LOW-INCOME USE RESTRICTIONS.—^This 
subsection may not be construed to provide for, allow, or result 
in the release or termination, for any project, of any low-
or moderate-income use restrictions that can not be eliminated 
by unilateral action of the owner of the project. 
"(g) APPLICABILITY.—Except to the extent otherwise specifically 
provided in this section, this section shall apply with respect to 
any multifamily housing project having a contract for project-based 
assistance under section 8 that terminates or expires during fiscal 
year 2000 or thereafter.". 
(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT.— 
Section 512(2) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by 
inserting after and below subparagraph (C) the following: 
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"Such term does not include any project with an expiring con-
tract described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 524(e).". 
(c) PROJECTS EXEMPTED FROM RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENTS.— 
Section 514(h) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
Affordabihty Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: "and the 
financing involves mortgage insurance under the National Housing 
Act, such that the implementation of a mortgage restructuring 
and rental assistance sufficiency plan under this subtitle is in 
conflict 
with 
applicable law or agreements 
governing 
such 
financing". 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended— 
(1) by designating as subsection (v) the sentence added 
by section 405(c) of The Balanced Budget Downpa3mient Act, 
I (Public Law 104-99; 110 Stat. 44); and 
(2) by striking subsection (w). 
SEC. 532. SECTION 236 ASSISTANCE. 
(a) CONTINUED RECEIPT OF SUBSIDIES UPON REFINANCING.— 
Section 236(e) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-l(e)) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(e)"; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(2) A project for which interest reduction payments are made 
under this section and for which the mortgage on the project has 
been refinanced shall continue to receive the interest reduction 
payments under this section under the terms of the contract for 
such pa3niients, but only if the project owner enters into such 
binding commitments as the Secretary may require (which shall 
be applicable to any subsequent owner) to ensure that the owner 
will continue to operate the project in accordance with all low-
income affordability restrictions for the project in connection with 
the Federal assistance for the project for a period having a duration 
that is not less than the term for which such interest reduction 
payments are made plus an additional 5 years.". 
(b) RETENTION OF EXCESS INCOME.—Section 236(g) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-l(g)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(g)"; 
(2) by striking the last sentence; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
"(2) Subject to paragraph (3) and notwithstanding any other 
requirements of this subsection, a project owner may retain some 
or all of such excess charges for project use if authorized by the 
Secretary. Such excess charges shall be used for the project and 
upon terms and conditions established by the Secretary, unless 
the Secretary permits the owner to retain funds for non-project 
use after a determination that the project is well-maintained 
housing in good condition and that the owner has not engaged 
in material adverse financial or managerial actions or omissions 
as described in section 516 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997. In connection with the reten-
tion of funds for non-project use, the Secretary may require the 
project owner to enter into a binding commitment (which shall 
be applicable to any subsequent owner) to ensure that the owner 
will continue to operate the project in accordance with all low-
income affordability restrictions for the project in connection with 
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113 STAT. 1117 
the Federal assistance for the project for a period having a duration 
of not less than the term of the existing affordability restrictions 
plus an additional 5 years. 
"(3) The authority under paragraph (2) to retain and use excess Applicability. 
charges shall apply— 
"(A) during fiscal year 2000, to all project owners 
collecting such excess charges; and 
"(B) during fisced year 2001 and thereafter— 
"(i) to any owner of: (I) a project with a mortgage 
insured under this section; (II) a project with a mort-
gage formerly insured under this section if such mort-
gage is held by the Secretary and the owner of such 
project is current with respect to the mortgage obliga-
^ 
tion; or (III) a project previously assisted under sub-
section (b) but without a mortgage insured under this 
section if the project was insured under section 207 
of this Act before July 30, 1998, pursuant to section 
223(f) of this Act and assisted under subsection (b); 
and 
"(ii) to other project owners not referred to in 
clause (i) who collect such excess charges, but only 
to the extent that such retention and use is approved 
in advance in an appropriation Act.". 
(c) PREVIOUSLY OWED EXCESS INCOME.—Section 236(g) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-l(g)), as amended by sub-
section (b) of this section, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
"(4) The Secretary shall not withhold approval of the retention 
by the owner of such excess charges because of the existence of 
unpaid excess charges if such unpaid amount is being remitted 
to the Secretary over a period of time in accordance with a workout 
agreement with the Secretary, unless the Secretary determines 
that the owner is in violation of the workout agreement.". 
(d) FLEXIBILITY REGARDING BASIC RENTS AND MARKET RENTS.— 
Section 236(f) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-l(f )(1)) 
is amended by striking the subsection designation and all that 
follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
"(f)(l)(A)(i) For each dwelling unit there shall be established, 
with the approval of the Secretary, a basic rental charge and 
fair market rental charge. 
"(ii) The basic rental charge shall be— 
"(I) the amount needed to operate the project with pay-
ments of principal and interest due under a mortgage bearing 
interest at the rate of 1 percent per annum; or 
"(II) an amount greater than that determined under clause 
(ii)(I), but not greater than the market rent for a comparable 
unassisted unit, reduced by the value of the interest reduction 
payments subsidy, 
"(iii) The fair market rental charge shall be— 
"(I) the amount needed to operate the project with pay-
ments of principal, interest, and mortgage insurance premium 
which the mortgagor is obligated to pay under the mortgage 
covering the project; or 
"(II) an amount greater than that determined under clause 
(iii)(I), but not greater than the market rent for a comparable 
unassisted unit. 
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"(iv) The Secretary may approve a basic rental charge and 
fair market rental charge for a unit that exceeds the minimum 
amounts permitted by this subparagraph for such charges only 
if— 
"(I) the approved basic rental charge and fair market rental 
charges each exceed the applicable minimum charge by the 
same amount; and 
"(II) the project owner agrees to restrictions on project 
use or mortgage prepayment that are acceptable to the Sec-
retary. 
"(v) The Secretary may approve a basic rental charge and 
fair market rental charge under this paragraph for a unit with 
assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) that differs from the basic rental charge 
and fair market rental charge for a unit in the same project that 
is similar in size and amenities but without such assistance, as 
needed to ensure equitable treatment of tenants in units without 
such assistance. 
"(B)(i) The rental charge for each dwelling unit shall be at 
the basic rental charge or such greater amount, not exceeding 
the fair market rental charge determined pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), as represents 30 percent of the teneint's adjusted income, except 
as otherwise provided in this subparagraph. 
"(ii) In the case of a project which contains more than 5000 
units, is subject to an interest reduction payments contract, and 
is financed under a State or local project, the Secretary may reduce 
the rental charge ceiling, but in no case shall the rental charge 
be below the basic rental charge set forth in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I). 
"(iii) For plans of action approved for capital grants under 
the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeowner-
ship Act of 1990 or the Emergency Low Income Housing Preserva-
tion Act of 1987, the rental charge for each dwelUng unit shall 
be at the minimum basic rental charge set forth in subparagraph 
(A)(ii)(I) or such greater amoimt, not exceeding the lower of: (I) 
the fair market rental charge set forth in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I); 
or (II) the actual rent paid for a comparable unit in comparable 
unassisted housing in the market area in which the housing assisted 
under this section is located, as represents 30 percent of the tenant's 
adjusted income. 
"(C) With respect to those projects which the Secretary deter-
mines have separate utility metering paid by the tenants for some 
or all dwelling units, the Secretary may— 
"(i) permit the basic rental charge and the fair market 
rental charge to be determined on the basis of operating the 
project without the payment of the cost of utility services used 
by such dwelling units; and 
"(ii) permit the charging of a rental for such dwelling 
units at such an amount less than 30 percent of a tenant's 
adjusted income as the Secretary determines represents a 
proportionate decrease for the utility charges to be paid by 
such tenant, but in no case shall rental be lower than 25 
percent of a tenant's adjusted income.". 
12 use 1715Z-1 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 PROVISIONS.—Section 236(g) of 
note. 
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-l(g)), as amended by 
section 227 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1999 (PubUc Law 105-276; 112 Stat. 2490) shall be effective 
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113 STAT. 1119 
on the date of the enactment of such Public Law 105-276, and 
any excess rental charges referred to in such section that have 
been collected since such date of the enactment with respect to 
projects with mortgages insured under section 207 of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1713) may be retained by the project owner 
unless the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development specifically 
provides otherwise. The Secretary may return any excess charges 
remitted to the Secretary since such date of the enactment. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect, and the Applicability, 
amendments made by this section are made and shall apply, on 
12 USC I7i5z-l 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
"°*®' 
SEC. 533. REHABILITATION OF ASSISTED HOUSING. 
(a) REHABILITATION LOANS FROM RECAPTURED I R P AMOUNTS.— 
Section 236(s) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-l(s)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
inserting the following: 
"(s) GRANTS AND LOANS FOR REHABILITATION OF MULTIFAMILY 
PROJECTS.—"; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting "and loans" after "grants"; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking "capital grant assistance under this subsection" 
and inserting "capital assistance under this subsection 
under a grant or loan only"; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking "capital grant 
assistance" and inserting "capital assistance under this 
subsection from a grant or loan (as appropriate)"; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking all of the matter that 
precedes subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: 
"(3) ELIGIBLE USES.—Amoimts from a grant or loan under 
this subsection may be used only for projects eligible under 
paragraph (2) for the purposes of—"; 
(5) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting 
"GRANT AND LOAN AGREEMENTS"; and 
(B) by inserting "or loan" after "grant", each place 
it appears; 
(6) in paragraph (5), by inserting "or loan" after "grant", 
each place it appears; 
(7) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
"(D) LOANS.—In making loans under this subsection 
using the amounts that the Secretary has recaptured from 
contracts for interest reduction payments pursuant to 
clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (7)(A)— 
"(i) the Secretary may use such 
recaptured 
amounts for costs (as such term is defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of such 
loans; and 
"(ii) the Secretary may make loans in any fiscal 
year only to the extent or in such amounts that 
amounts are used under clause (i) to cover costs of 
such loans."; 
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(8) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) (as amended 
by the preceding provisions of this subsection) as paragraphs 
(6) and (7); and 
(9) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new para-
graph: 
"(5) LOAN TERMS.—^A loan under this subsection— 
"(A) shall provide amounts for the eligible uses under 
paragraph (3) in a single loan disbursement of loan prin-
cipal; 
"(B) shall be repaid, as to principed and interest, on 
behalf of the borrower using amounts recaptured from con-
tracts for interest reduction pa5mients pursuant to clause 
(i) or (ii) of paragraph (7)(A); 
"(C) shall have a term to maturity of a duration not 
shorter than the remaining period for which the interest 
reduction payments for the insured mortgage or mortgages 
that fund repa3mient of the loan would have continued 
after extinguishment or writedown of the mortgage (in 
accordance with the terms of such mortgage in effect imme-
diately before such extinguishment or writedown); 
"(D) shall bear interest at a rate, as determined by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, that is based upon the 
current market yields on outstanding marketable obliga-
tions of the United States having comparable maturities; 
and 
"(E) shall involve a principal obligation of an amount 
not exceeding the amount that can be repaid using amounts 
described in subparagraph (B) over the term determined 
in accordance with subparagraph (C), with interest at the 
rate determined under subparagraph (D).". 
(b) IRP CAPITAL GRANTS REQUIREMENT FOR EXTENSION OF LOW-
INCOME AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 236(s) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-l(s)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D), as 
amended by the preceding provisions of this section, as 
subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following 
new subparagraph: 
"(C) the project owner enters into such binding commit-
ments as the Secretary may require (which shall be 
applicable to any subsequent owner) to ensure that the 
owner will continue to operate the project in accordance 
with all low-income affordability restrictions for the project 
in connection with the Federal assistance for the project 
for a period having a duration that is not less than the 
period referred to in psiragraph (5)(C);"; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting "and consistent with 
paragraph (2)(C)" before the period at the end. 
SEC. 534. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 514(f)(3) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended 
by inserting after "new owners)" the following: ", for technical 
assistance for preservation of low-income housing for which project-
based rental assistance is provided at below market rent levels 
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113 STAT. 1121 
and may not be renewed (including transfer of developments to 
tenant groups, nonprofit organizations, and public entities),". 
SEC. 535. TERlVnNATION OF SECTION 8 CONTRACT AND DURATION 
OF RENEWAL CONTRACT. 
Section 8(c)(8) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(c)(8)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking "terminating" and inserting "termi-
nation of; and 
(B) by striking the third comma of the first sentence 
and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph 
and inserting the following: ". The notice shall also include Notice, 
a statement that, if the Congress makes funds available, 
the owner and the Secretary may agree to a renewal of 
the contract, thus avoiding termination, and that in the 
event of termination the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development will provide tenant-based rental assistance 
to all eligible residents, enabling them to choose the place 
they wish to rent, which is likely to include the dwelling 
unit in which they currently reside. Any contract covered 
by this paragraph that is renewed may be renewed for 
a period of up to 1 year or any number or years, with 
payments subject to the availability of appropriations for 
any year."; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking the first sentence; 
(B) by striking "in the immediately preceding sen-
tence"; 
(C) by striking "180-day each place it appears; 
(D) by striking "such period" and inserting "1 year"; 
and 
(E) by striking "180 days" and inserting "1 year"; and 
(4) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), as 
amended by the preceding provisions of this subsection, as 
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively. 
SEC. 
536. ELIGIBILITY 
OF RESIDENTS 
OF FLEXIBLE 
SUBSIDY 
PROJECTS FOR ENHANCED VOUCHERS. 
Section 201 of the Housing and Community Development 
Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-la) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
"(p) ENHANCED VOUCHER ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, any project that receives or has received 
assistance under this section and which is the subject of a trans-
action under which the project is preserved as affordable housing, 
as determined by the Secretary, shall be considered eligible low-
income housing under section 229 of the Low-Income Housing 
Preservation £ind Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 
4119) for purposes of eligibility of residents of such project for 
enhanced voucher assistance provided under section 8(t) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)) (pursuant 
to section 223(f) of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resi-
dent Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4113(f))).". 
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SEC. 537. ENHANCED DISPOSITION AUTHORITY. 
Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1997 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-lla) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and 1999" and inserting "1999, and 2000"; 
and 
(2) by striking "or demolition" and inserting ", demolition, 
or construction on the properties (which shall be eligible 
whether vacant or occupied)". 
SEC. 
538. 
UNIFIED 
ENHANCED 
VOUCHER 
AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by inserting after subsection 
(s) the following new subsection: 
"(t) ENHANCED VOUCHERS.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Enhanced voucher assistance under this 
subsection for a family shall be voucher assistance under sub-
section 
(o), except 
that 
imder 
such 
enhanced 
voucher 
assistance— 
"(A) subject only to subparagraph (D), the assisted 
family shall pay as rent no less than the amount the 
family was paying on the date of the eligibility event for 
the project in which the family was residing on such date; 
"(B) during any period that the assisted family con-
tinues residing in the same project in which the family 
was residing on the date of the eligibility event for the 
project, if the rent for the dwelling unit of the family 
in such project exceeds the applicable pa5niient standard 
established pursuant to subsection (o) for the unit, the 
amount of rental assistance provided on behalf of the family 
shall be determined using a payment standard that is 
equal to the rent for the dwelling unit (as such rent may 
be increased from time-to-time), subject to paragraph 
(10)(A) of subsection (o); 
"(C) subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall not apply 
and the payment standard for the dwelling unit occupied 
by the family shall be determined in accordance with sub-
section (o) if— 
"(i) the assisted family moves, at any time, from 
such project; or 
"(ii) the voucher is made available for use by any 
family other than the original family on behalf of whom 
the voucher was provided; and 
"(D) if the income of the assisted family declines to 
a significant extent, the percentage of income paid by the 
family for rent shall not exceed the greater of 30 percent 
or the percentage of income paid at the time of the eligi-
bility event for the project. 
"(2) ELIGIBILITY EVENT.—For purposes of this subsection, 
the term 'eligibility event' mesins, with respect to a multifamily 
housing project, the prepayment of the mortgage on such 
housing project, the voluntary termination of the insurance 
contract for the mortgage for such housing project, the termi-
nation or expiration of the contract for rental assistance under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for such 
housing project, or the transaction under which the project 
is preserved as affordable housing, that, under paragraphs 
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113 STAT. 1123 
(3) and (4) of section 515(c), section 524(d) of the Multifamily 
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f note), section 223(f) of the Low-Income Housing 
Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 
U.S.C. 4113(f)), or section 201(p) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-la(p)), 
results in tenants in such housing project being eligible for 
enhanced voucher assistance under this subsection. 
"(3) TREATMENT OF ENHANCED VOUCHERS PROVIDED UNDER 
OTHER AUTHORITY.— 
"(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any enhanced voucher assistance provided 
under any authority specified in subparagraph (B) shall 
(regardless of the date that the amounts for providing 
such assistance were made available) be treated, and sub-
ject to the same requirements, as enhanced voucher assist-
ance under this subsection. 
"(B) 
IDENTIFICATION 
OF 
OTHER 
AUTHORITY.—The 
authority specified in this subparagraph is the authority 
under— 
"(i) the 10th, 11th, and 12th provisos under the 
'Preserving Existing Housing Investment' account in 
title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-
204; 110 Stat. 2884), pursuant to such provisos, the 
first proviso under the 'Housing Certificate Fund' 
account in title II of the Departments of VeterEins 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public 
Law 105-65; 111 Stat. 1351), or the first proviso under 
the 'Housing Certificate Fund' account in title II of 
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (Pubhc Law 105-276; 112 Stat. 
2469); and 
"(ii) paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 515(c) of 
the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afford-
ability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), as in effect 
before the enactment of this Act. 
"(4) 
AUTHORIZATION 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2000, 
2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 such sums as may be necessary 
for enhanced voucher assistance under this subsection.". 
(b) ENHANCED VOUCHERS UNDER MAHRAA.—Section 515(c) 
of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act 
of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking paragraph 
(4) and inserting the following new paragraph: 
"(4) ASSISTANCE THROUGH ENHANCED VOUCHERS.—In 
the 
case of any family described in paragraph (3) that resides 
in a project described in section 512(2)(B), the tenant-based 
assistance provided shall be enhanced voucher assistance under 
section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(t)).". 
(c) ENHANCED VOUCHERS FOR CERTAIN TENANTS IN PREPAY-
MENT AND VOLUNTARY TERMINATION PROPERTIES.—Section 223 
of 
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the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeowner-
ship Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4113) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
"(f) ENHANCED VOUCHER ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN TENANTS.— 
"(1) AUTHORITY.—In lieu of benefits under subsections (b), 
(c), and (d), and subject to the availability of appropriated 
amounts, each family described in paragraph (2) shall be offered 
enhanced voucher assisteuice under section 8(t) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)). 
"(2) ELIGIBLE FAMILIES.—A family described in this para-
graph is a family that is— 
"(A)(i) a low-income family; or 
"(ii) a moderate-income family that is: (I) an elderly 
family; (II) a disabled family; or (III) residing in a low-
vacancy area; and 
"(B) residing in eligible low-income housing on the 
date of the prepayment of the mortgage or voluntary termi-
nation of the insurance contract.". 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urbsui Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2000". 
Approved October 20, 1999. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2684 (S. 1596): 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 106-286 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 106-379 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-161 accompanying S. 1596 (Comm. on Appropria-
tions). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 145 (1999): 
Sept. 8, 9, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 22-24, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1596. 
Oct. 14, House agreed to conference report. Senate considered conference 
report. 
Oct. 15, Senate agreed to conference report. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 35 (1999): 
Oct. 20, Presidential remarks and statement.