Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
PL 107-73 (H.R.2620), enacted 11/26/2001

PUBLIC LAW 107-73—NOV. 26, 2001 
115 STAT. 651 
Public Law 107-73 
107th 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, 2002, 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, 2002, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER 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 (50 U.S.C. App. 540 et seq.) 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), $24,944,288,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,940,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be reimbursed 
to "General operating expenses" and "Medical care" for necessary 
expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in the Omni-
bus 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 pen-
sions" appropriation: Provided further, 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 pen-
sioners as authorized. 
Nov. 26, 2001 
[H.R. 2620] 
Departments of 
Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and 
Urban 
Development, 
and Independent 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 2002. 
89-194 0 -03- 22 QL3 Pa 
115 STAT. 652 
PUBLIC LAW 107-73—NOV. 26, 2001 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 
21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), $2,135,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That expenses for 
rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary 
is authorized to provide under section 3104(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, other than under subsection (a)(1), (2), (5), and (11) 
of that section, shall be charged to this account. 
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, $26,200,000, 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 2002, 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, $164,497,000, 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 $3,400. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $64,000, 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, $72,000, 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 
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115 STAT. 653 
further, That funds made available under this heading are available 
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $3,301,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $274,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for "General operating 
expenses". 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING 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, $544,000, which may be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for "General operating expenses". 
GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS 
VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed 
transitional housing loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 
37, subchapter VI, not to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appro-
priated by this Act for "General operating expenses" and "Medical 
care" may be expended. 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL CARE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF 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 
U.S.C. chapter 17, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 
42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq., $21,331,164,000, plus reimbursements: Pro-
vided, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$675,000,000 is for the equipment and land and structures object 
classifications only, which amount shall not become available for 
obligation until August 1, 2002, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2003: Provided further. That of the funds made 
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available under this heading, not to exceed $900,000,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2003: Provided further, That of 
the funds made available under this heading for non-recurring 
maintenance and repair (NRM) activities, $15,000,000 shall be 
available without fiscal year limitation to support the NRM activi-
ties necessary to implement Capital Asset Realignment 
for 
Enhanced Services (CARES) activities: Provided further. That from 
amounts appropriated under this heading, additional amounts, as 
designated by the Secretary no later than September 30, 2002, 
may be used for CARES activities without fiscal year limitation: 
Contracts. 
Provided further. That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con-
duct by contract a program of recovery audits for the fee basis 
and other medical services contracts with respect to payments for 
hospital care; and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302(b), amounts 
collected, 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 paying 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 
Fund, 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, 2003, 
$371,000,000, plus reimbursements. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
f 
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, $66,731,000, plus reimburse-
ments: Provided, That technical and consulting services offered 
by the Facilities Management Field Service, including project 
management and real property administration (including leases, 
site acquisition and disposal activities directly supporting projects), 
shall be provided to Department of Veterans Affairs components 
only on a reimbursable basis, and such amounts will remain avail-
able until September 30, 2002. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative 
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115 STAT. 655 
expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, manage-
ment and policy activities, 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 Depart-
ment 
of Defense 
for the 
cost of overseas employee 
mail, 
$1,195,728,000: Provided, That expenses for services and assistance 
authorized under 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(1), (2), (5), and (11) that the 
Secretary determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: 
(1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and 
to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve 
maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this 
account: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $60,000,000 shall be available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2003: Provided further. That from the 
funds made available under this heading, the Veterans Benefits 
Administration may purchase up to four passenger motor vehicles 
for use in operations of that Administration in Manila, Philippines: 
Provided further. That travel expenses for this account shall not 
exceed $15,665,000. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administra-
tion for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as 
authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for 
use in cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$121,169,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$52,308,000. 
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 
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, 
$183,180,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$60,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
Services (CARES) activities; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall be for costs associated with land acquisitions for national 
cemeteries in the vicinity of Sacramento, California; Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania; and Detroit, Michigan: Provided, That of the amount 
made available under this heading for CARES activities, up to 
$40,000,000 shall be for construction of a blind and spinal cord 
injury center at the Hines Veterans Affairs Medical Center pursuant 
115 STAT. 656 
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Contracts. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
to the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12 CARES 
study, and construction of such center is hereby deemed authorized 
pursuant to title 38, United States Code: Provided further, That 
the amounts designated in the previous proviso shall be available 
for obligation only after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has initi-
ated all actions necessary to implement fully Option B of the 
July 19, 2001 VISN 12 Service Delivery Options after consulting 
with interested and affected parties, and has initiated Phase II 
of the CARES process: Provided further. That except for advance 
planning activities, including needs assessments which may or may 
not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management 
related activities, such as portfolio development and management 
activities, and investment strategy studies funded through the 
advance planning fund and the planning and design activities 
funded through the design fund and CARES funds, including needs 
assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, 
none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used 
for any project which has not been approved by the Congress 
in the budgetary process: Provided further. That funds provided 
in this appropriation for fiscal year 2002, for each approved project 
(except those for CARES activities and the three land acquisitions 
referenced above) shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a 
construction documents contract by September 30, 2002; and (2) 
by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2003: 
Provided further. That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 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 occupancy 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 and assessments of needs 
which 
may 
lead 
to capital 
investments, 
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, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United States Code, 
where the estimated cost of a project is less than $4,000,000, 
$210,900,000, to remain available until expended, along with unobli-
gated balances of previous "Construction, minor projects" appropria-
tions which are hereby made available for any project where the 
estimated cost is less than $4,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall 
be for Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) 
activities: Provided, That from amounts appropriated under this 
heading, additional amounts may be used for CARES activities 
upon notification of and approval by the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further. That funds in this account shall be available 
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115 STAT. 657 
for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdic-
tion 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 and $4,000,000 from the general 
fund, both to remain available until expended, which shall be avail-
able for all authorized expenses except operations 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, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES 
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or 
improving State veterans 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 2002 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 Vet-
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 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 Vet-
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 for "Compensation and pensions", 
"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 2001. 
SEC. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 shall be available to pay 
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31 u s e 501 note. 
North Dakota. 
Grants. 
Effective date. 
Applicability. 
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 2002, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the 
National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Vet-
erans' Special Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United 
States Government Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse 
the "General operating expenses" account for the cost of administra-
tion of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: 
Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 
earnings accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year 2002, 
that are available for dividends in that program after claims have 
been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: 
Provided further, That if the cost of administration of an insurance 
program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated 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 2002, 
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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs shall continue the Franchise Fund 
pilot program authorized to be established by section 403 of Public 
Law 103-356 until October 1, 2002: Provided, That the Franchise 
Fund, established by title I of Public Law 104-204 to finance 
the operations of the Franchise Fund pilot program, shall continue 
until October 1, 2002. 
SEC. 109. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds 
to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account 
during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, 
may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds 
are received. 
SEC. 110. Funds available in any Department of Veterans 
Affairs appropriation for fiscal year 2002 or funds for salaries 
and other administrative expenses shall also be available to 
reimburse the Office of Resolution Management and the Office 
of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication for all serv-
ices provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not exceed 
$28,555,000 
for 
the 
Office 
of Resolution 
Management 
and 
$2,383,000 for the Office of Employment and Discrimination Com-
plaint Adjudication: Provided, That payments may be made in 
advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: 
Provided further. That amounts received shall be credited to "Gen-
eral operating expenses" for use by the office that provided the 
service. 
SEC. 111. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall treat the 
North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, North Dakota, as a 
veterans cemetery owned by the State of North Dakota for purposes 
of making grants to States in expanding or improving veterans 
cemeteries under section 2408 of title 38, United States Code. 
This section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act, and shall apply with respect to grants under section 2408 
of title 38, United States Code, that occur on or after that date. 
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115 STAT. 659 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION 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, $16,280,975,000, of which $640,000,000 shall be from 
unobligated balances from amounts recaptured from fiscal year 
2000 and prior years pursuant to a reduction in the amounts 
provided for Annual Contributions Contract Reserve Accounts, and 
amounts that are recaptured in this account to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That not later than October 1, 2001, Deadline, 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall reduce 
from 60 days to 30 days the amount of reserve funds made available 
to public housing authorities: Provided further. That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, $16,071,975,000, of which 
$11,231,975,000 and the aforementioned recaptures shall be avail-
able on October 1, 2001 and $4,200,000,000 shall be available 
on October 1, 2002, shall be for assistance under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended ("the Act" herein) (42 U.S.C. 
1437 et seq.): Provided further. That the foregoing amounts shall 
be for use in connection with expiring or terminating section 8 
subsidy contracts, for amendments 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 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)), contract administrators, and 
contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act: Provided further. That amounts 
available under the second proviso under this heading shall be 
available for section 8 rental assistance under the Act: (1) for 
the relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished 
or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions 
and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134; Stat. 1321-
269); (2) for the conversion of section 23 projects to assistance 
under section 8; (3) for funds to carry out the family unification 
program; (4) 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; (5) 
for tenant protection assistance, including replacement and reloca-
tion assistance; and (6) for the 1-year renewal of section 8 contracts 
for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action 
under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 
1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
Homeownership Act of 1990: Provided further. That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, no less than $13,400,000 
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the develop-
ment and maintenance of information technology systems: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$143,979,000 shall be made available for incremental vouchers 
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42 u s e 1437f 
note. 
Deadline. 
under section 8 of the Act, of which $103,979,000 shall be made 
available on a fair share basis to those public housing agencies 
that have no less than a 97 percent occupancy rate; and of which 
$40,000,000 shall be made available to nonelderly disabled families 
affected by the designation of a public housing development under 
section 7 of the 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 (42 U.S.C. 
13618), 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 up 
to $195,601,000 from amounts made available imder this heading 
may be made available for contract administrators: Provided fur-
ther. That amounts available under this heading may be made 
available for administrative fees and other expenses to cover the 
cost of administering rental assistance programs under section 8 
of the Act: Provided further. That the fee otherwise authorized 
under section 8(q) of the Act shall be determined in accordsmce 
with section 8(q), as in effect immediately before the enactment 
of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998: Pro-
vided further. That $1,200,000,000 is rescinded from unobligated 
balances remaining from funds appropriated to the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development under this heading or the 
heading "Annual contributions for assisted housing" or any other 
heading for fiscal year 2001 and prior years: Provided 
farther. 
That any such balances governed by reallocation provisions under 
the statute authorizing the program for which the funds were 
originally appropriated shall not be available for this rescission: 
Provided further. That the Secretary shall have until September 
30, 2002, to meet the rescission in the proviso preceding the imme-
diately preceding proviso: Provided further. That any obligated 
balances of contract authority that have been terminated shall 
be canceled. 
Effective date. 
Applicability. 
42 u s e 1437g 
note. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER 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. 1437g), $2,843,400,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That, hereafter, not-
withstanding any other provision of law or any failure of the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development to issue regulations 
to carry out section 9(j) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g(j)), such section is deemed to have taken effect 
on October 1, 1998, and, except as otherwise provided in this 
heading, shall apply to all assistance made available under this 
same heading on or after such date: Provided further. That of 
the total amount provided under this heading, in addition to 
amounts otherwise allocated under this heading, $550,000,000 shall 
be allocated for such capital and management activities only among 
public housing agencies that have obligated all assistance for the 
agency for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 made available under this 
same heading in accordance with the requirements under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 9(j) of such Act: Provided 
further. 
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115 STAT. 661 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, 
during fiscal year 2002, the Secretary may not delegate to any 
Department official other than the Deputy Secretary any authority 
under paragraph (2) of such section 9(j) regarding the extension 
of the time periods under such section for obligation of amounts 
made available for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the first proviso and para-
graphs (3) and (5)(B) of such section 9(j), if at any time before 
the effectiveness of final regulations issued by the Secretary under 
section 60) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437d(j)) providing for assessment of public housing agencies and 
designation of high-performing agencies, any amounts made avail-
able under the public housing Capital Fund for fiscal year 1999, 
2000, 2001, or 2002 remain unobligated in violation of paragraph 
(1) of such section 9(j) or unexpended in violation of paragraph 
(5)(A) of such section 9(j), the Secretary shall recapture any such 
amounts and reallocate such amounts among public housing agen-
cies that, at the time of such reallocation, are not in violation 
of any requirement under paragraph (1) or (5)(A) of such section: 
Provided further. That for purposes of this heading, the term "obli-
gate" means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject 
to a binding agreement that will result in outlays immediately 
or in the future: Provided further. That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, up to $51,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
activities under section 9(h) of such Act, of which up to $10,000,000 
shall be for the provision of remediation services to public housing 
agencies identified as "troubled" under the Section 8 Management 
Assessment Program: Provided further. That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, up to $500,000 shall be for lease 
adjustments to section 23 projects, and no less than $52,700,000 
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the develop-
ment and maintenance of information technology systems: Provided 
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, as amended: Provided further. That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, up to $75,000,000 shall be available 
for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make 
grants to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs 
resulting from emergencies and natural disasters in fiscal year 
2002: Provided further. That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $15,000,000 shall be for a Neighborhood Networks 
initiative for activities authorized in section 9(d)(1)(E) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further. That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available 
in the previous proviso shall be awarded to public housing agencies 
on a competitive basis as provided in section 102 of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION 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(e)), $3,494,868,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2003: Provided, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall be provided to the Office of Inspector 
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General: Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for programs, as determined 
appropriate by the Attorney General, which assist in the investiga-
tion, prosecution, and prevention of violent crimes and drug offenses 
in public and federally-assisted low-income housing, including 
Indian housing: Provided further. That funds made available in 
the previous proviso shall be administered by the Department of 
Justice through a reimbursable agreement with the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development: Provided 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, as 
amended: Provided further, 
That of the unobligated balances 
remaining from funds appropriated in fiscal year 2001 and prior 
years under the heading "Drug elimination grants for low-income 
housing" for activities related to the Operation Safe Home Program, 
$11,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 
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, as amended, $573,735,000 to remain available 
until September 30, 2003, of which the Secretary may use up 
to $6,250,000 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 judgments, unless expressly permitted herein: Provided fur-
ther. That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$5,000,000 shall be for a Neighborhood Networks initiative for 
activities authorized in section 24(d)(1)(G) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further. That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, amounts made available in 
the previous proviso shall be awarded to public housing agencies 
on a competitive basis as provided in section 102 of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS 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) (25 U.S.C. 4111 
et seq.), $648,570,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$2,200,000 shall be contracted through the Secretary as technical 
assistance and capacity building to be used by the National Amer-
ican Indian Housing Council in support of the implementation 
of NAHASDA; of which $5,000,000 shall be to support the inspection 
of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and technical 
assistance in the training, oversight, and management of Indian 
housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for 
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115 STAT. 663 
related travel; and of which no less than $3,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development and mainte-
nance of information technology systems: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $5,987,000 shall be made 
available for the cost of guaranteed 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 $52,726,000: Provided further. That the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development may provide technical and 
financial assistance to Indian tribes and their tribally-designated 
housing entities in accordance with the provisions of NAHASDA 
for emergency housing, housing assistance, and other assistance 
to address the problem of mold: Provided further. That for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, up 
to $150,000 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 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z-13a), $5,987,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, 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 $234,283,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program, up to $200,000 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. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z-13b), $1,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the costs 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 total loan principal, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $40,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 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. 
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
Deadline. 
Grants. 
Grants. 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $277,432,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2003: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 
all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that were 
funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all program 
requirements before awarding funds for new contracts and activities 
authorized under this section: Provided further. That the Secretary 
may use up to $2,000,000 of the funds under this heading for 
training, oversight, and technical assistance activities. 
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, which amount shall be awarded 
by June 1, 2002, 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 economic development activities in rural 
areas: Provided, That all grants shall be awarded on a competitive 
basis as specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989. 
EMPOWERMENT Z O N E S / E N T E R P R I S E COMMUNITIES 
For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment 
zones and enterprise communities, $45,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for "Urban Empowerment Zones", as authorized 
in section 1391(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
1391(g)), including $3,000,000 for each empowerment zone for use 
in conjunction with economic development activities consistent with 
the strategic plan of each empowerment zone, 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For assistance to units of State and local government, and 
to other entities, for economic and community development activi-
ties, and for other purposes, $5,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of the amount provided, 
$4,341,000,000 is for carrying out the community development block 
grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974, as amended (the "Act" herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.): Provided further, That $70,000,000 shall be for grants 
to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act; 
$3,300,000 shall be available as a grant to the Housing Assistance 
Council; $2,600,000 shall be available as a grant to the National 
American Indian Housing Council; $5,000,000 shall be available 
as a grant to the National Housing Development Corporation, for 
operating expenses not to exceed $2,000,000 and for a program 
of affordable housing acquisition and rehabilitation; $5,000,000 shall 
be available as a grant to the National Council of La Raza for 
the HOPE Fund, of which $500,000 is for technical assistance 
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115 STAT. 665 
and fund management, and $4,500,000 is for investments in the 
HOPE 
Fund 
and financing 
to affiliated 
organizations; 
and 
$42,500,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of the 
Act of which $4,000,000 shall be made available to support Alaska 
Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institu-
tions as defined under the Higher Education Act, as amended, 
and of which,$3,000,000 shall be made available to tribal colleges 
and universities to build, expand, renovate and equip their facilities: 
Provided further, That $9,600,000 shall be made available to the 
Department of Hawaiian Homelands to provide assistance as 
authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.) 
(with no more than 5 percent of such funds being available for 
administrative 
costs): Provided 
further, 
That 
no less 
than 
$13,800,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for 
the development and maintenance of information technology sys-
tems: Provided further. That $22,000,000 shall be for grants pursu- Grants, 
ant to the Self Help Housing Opportunity Program: Provided fur-
ther. That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds 
appropriated under this heading (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 Act) shall be expended for "Planning and 
Management Development" and "Administration", as defined in 
regulations promulgated by the Department. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, $29,000,000 
shall be made available for capacity building, of which $25,000,000 
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 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as in effect 
immediately before June 12, 1997, with not less than $5,000,000 
of the funding to be used in rural areas, including tribal areas, 
and of which $4,000,000 shall be for capacity building activities 
administered by 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 residents of housing assisted under the Native American 
Housing 
Assistance 
and 
Self-Determination 
Act 
of 
1996 
(NAHASDA) and for grants for service coordinators and congregate 
services for the elderly and disabled residents of public and assisted 
housing and housing assisted under NAHASDA. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, $42,000,000 
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 these grants shall be provided 
in accord with the terms and conditions specified in the statement 
of managers accompanying this conference report. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $65,000,000 shall be available 
for YouthBuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title 
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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 no more than 10 
percent of any grant award may be used for administrative costs: 
Provided further. That not less than $10,000,000 shall be available 
for grants to establish YouthBuild programs in underserved and 
Grants. 
rural areas: Provided further, That of the amount provided under 
this paragraph, $2,000,000 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. 
Grants. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, $294,200,000 
shall be available for grants for the Economic Development Initia-
tive (EDI) to finance a variety of targeted economic investments 
in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the state-
ment of managers accompanying this conference report. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $14,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2003, as authorized by section 108 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 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 total loan principal, any part of which is 
to be guaranteed, not to exceed $608,696,000, notwithstanding any 
aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in sec-
tion 108(k) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974, as amended: Provided further, That in addition, for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, 
$1,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for "Salaries and expenses". 
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 September 30, 2003: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make these 
grants available on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized 
under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act, as amended, $1,846,040,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $50,000,000 shall be available for the Downpayment 
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115 STAT. 667 
Assistance Initiative, subject to the enactment of subsequent legisla-
tion authorizing such initiative: Provided further, That should legis-
lation authorizing such initiative not be enacted by June 30, 2002, 
amounts designated in the previous proviso shall become available 
for any such purpose authorized under title II of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
up to $20,000,000 shall be available for housing counseling under 
section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; 
and no less than $17,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of information 
technology systems. 
• 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
• For the emergency shelter grants program as authorized under 
subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act, as amended; the supportive housing program as authorized 
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 McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program 
as 
authorized 
under 
subtitle 
F 
of title 
IV of such Act, 
$1,122,525,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004: Pro-
vided, That not less than 30 percent of funds made available, 
excluding amounts provided for renewals under the shelter plus 
care program, shall be used for permanent housing: Provided fur-
ther, That all funds awarded for services shall be matched by 
25 percent in funding by each grantee: Provided further. 
That 
the Secretary shall renew on an annual basis expiring contracts 
or amendments to contracts funded under the shelter plus care 
program if the program is determined to be needed under the 
applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program 
requirements and financial standards, as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That all awards of assistance under this 
heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless 
programs with other mainstream health, social services, and 
employment programs for which homeless populations may be 
eligible, including Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Pro-
gram, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, 
and services funding through the Mental Health and Substance 
Abuse Block Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare-
to-Work grant program: Provided further, That $2,000,000 of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the 
national homeless data analysis project: Provided further, 
That 
$6,600,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
available for technical assistance: Provided further. That no less 
than $5,600,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further. That 
$500,000 shall be made available to the Interagency Council on 
the Homeless for administrative needs. 
115 STAT. 668 
Grants. 
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HOUSING PROGRAMS 
HOUSING FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, or 
development of additionsd pubHc and subsidized housing units for 
low income families not otherwise provided for, $1,024,151,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2004: Provided, 
That 
$783,286,000 shall be for capital advances, including amendments 
to capital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as author-
ized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and 
for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) 
of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance 
and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to 
a 1-year term, and for supportive services associated with the 
housing, of which amount $50,000,000 shall be for service coordina-
tors and the continuation of existing congregate service grants 
for residents of assisted housing projects, and of which amount 
$50,000,000 shall be for grants under section 202b of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q-2) for conversion of eligible projects 
under such section to assisted living or related use: Provided further, 
That of the amount under this heading, $240,865,000 shall be 
for capital advances, including amendments to capital advance con-
tracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act, for project rental assistance for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of 
such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance 
and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to 
a 1-year term, and for supportive services associated with the 
housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 
811(b)(1) of such Act, and for tenant-based rental assistance con-
tracts entered into pursuant to section 811 of such Act: Provided 
further. That no less than $1,200,000, to be divided evenly between 
the appropriations for the section 202 and section 811 programs, 
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the develop-
ment and maintenance of information technology systems: Provided 
further. That, in addition to amounts made available for renewal 
of tenant-based rental assistance contracts pursuant to the second 
proviso of this paragraph, 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 otherwise impedes the 
ability to develop, operate, or administer projects assisted under 
these programs, and may make provision for alternative conditions 
or terms where appropriate. 
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115 STAT. 669 
FLEXIBLE 
SUBSIDY 
FUND 
(TRANSFER 
OF 
FUNDS) 
From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted 
balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 2001, and 
any collections made during fiscal year 2002, shall be transferred 
to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of 
the National Housing Act, as amended. 
MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufac-
tured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), $13,566,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to be derived from the Manufactured Housing 
Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed the total amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general 
fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations 
and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the 
Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided further, That 
the amount made available under this heading from the general 
fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal 
year 2002 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2002 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at not more than $0 and fees 
pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to 
ensure such a final fiscal year 2002 appropriation. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL M O R T G A G E INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 2002, commitments to guarantee loans to 
carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing 
Act, 
as 
amended, 
shall 
not 
exceed 
a 
loan 
principal 
of 
$160,000,000,000. 
During fiscal year 2002, obligations to make direct loans to 
carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing 
Act, as amended, shall not exceed $250,000,000: Provided, That Loans, 
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, $336,700,000, of which not to exceed 
$332,678,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for "Salaries 
and expenses"; and not to exceed $4,022,000 shall be transferred 
to the appropriation for "Office of Inspector General". In addition, 
for administrative contract expenses, $160,000,000, of which no 
less than $118,400,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund for the development and maintenance of information tech-
nology systems: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan 
commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before April 1, 2002, 
an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall 
be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 
commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below 
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$1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this 
proviso exceed $16,000,000. 
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, $15,000,000, 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 $21,000,000,000: 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 avail-
able to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in connec-
tion with the making of such guarantees and shall remain available 
until expended, notwithstanding 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 
$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, $216,100,000, of 
which $197,779,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation for 
"Salaries and expenses"; and of which $18,321,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the appropriation for "Office of Inspector General". In 
addition, for administrative contract expenses necessary to carry 
out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $144,000,000, of 
which no less than $41,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of information 
technology systems: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan 
commitments exceed $8,426,000,000 on or before April 1, 2002, 
an additional $1,980 for administrative contract expenses shall 
be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 
commitments over $8,426,000,000 (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 ( G N M A ) 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes 
of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
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115 STAT. 671 
1721(g)), shall not exceed $200,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2003. 
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 "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. 170Iz-
1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary 
under section l(a)(l)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, 
$50,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: Pro-
vided, That $1,500,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Millen-
nial Housing Commission, as authorized by section 206 of Public 
Law 106-74, with the final report due no later than May 30, 
2002 and a termination date of August 30, 2002, notwithstanding 
section 206(f) and (g) of Public Law 106-74: Provided further. That 
$1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the commission estab-
lished under section 525 of the Preserving Affordable Housing for 
Senior Citizens and Families in the 21st Century Act, with the 
final report due no later than June 30, 2002 and a termination 
date of September 30, 2002, notwithstanding section 525(f) and 
(g) of Public Law 106-74: Provided further. That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, $8,750,000 shall be for the Partnership 
for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Initiative. 
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, $45,899,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2003, of which $20,250,000 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 
Reports. 
Deadlines. 
Termination 
dates. 
42 u s e 12701 
note. 
42 u s e 12701 
note. 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by 
section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992, $109,758,000 to remain available until September 
30, 2003, of which $10,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes 
Initiative, 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 
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concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related 
diseases and hazards: Provided, That of the amounts provided 
under this heading, $3,500,000 shall be for a one-time grant to 
the National Center for Lead-Safe Housing. 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
( I N C L U D I N G TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Deadline. 
For necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not other-
wise provided for, including not to exceed $25,000 for official recep-
tion 
and 
representation 
expenses, 
$1,097,292,000, of which 
$530,457,000 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 loan guarantees 
program" account, $150,000 shall be provided by transfer from 
the "Native American housing block grants" account, $200,000 shall 
be provided by transfer from the "Indian housing loan guarantee 
fund program" account and $35,000 shall be transferred from the 
"Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund" account: Provided, 
That no less than $85,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of information 
technology systems: Provided further, That the Secretary shall fill 
7 out of 10 vacancies at the GS-14 and GS-15 levels until the 
total number of GS-14 and GS-15 positions in the Department 
has been reduced from the number of GS-14 and GS-15 positions 
on the date of enactment of Public Law 106-377 by 2V2 percent: 
Provided further. That the Secretary shall submit a staffing plan 
for the Department by January 15, 2002. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$93,898,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be provided from the var-
ious funds of the Federal Housing Administration and $5,000,000 
shall be provided from the appropriation for the "Public housing 
operating fund": Provided, That the Inspector General shall have 
independent authority over all personnel issues within the Office 
of Inspector General. 
CONSOLIDATED FEE FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the balances remaining available from fees and charges 
under section 7{j) of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act, $6,700,000 is rescinded. 
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115 STAT. 673 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial 
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including not to exceed $500 
for official reception and representation expenses, $27,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to be derived from the Federal 
Housing Enterprises 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: Provided further. That this Office shall submit a staffing plan Deadline, 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later 
than January 30, 2002. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, 
or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with 
such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described 
in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded, 
or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and 
such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured £ind not 
rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing 
finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies 
with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, 
in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sen-
tence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 
authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to 
the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance 
their project at a lower interest rate. 
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under this 
Act may be used during fiscal year 2002 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 non-frivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the 
purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official 
or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 203. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) of the AIDS Grants. 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)), from any AIDS, 
amounts made available under this title for fiscal year 2002 that 
are allocated under such section, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount 
determined under subsection (b), for any State that— 
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year under clause 
(ii) of such section; and 
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal 
year 2002 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the 
State outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that qualify 
under clause (i) in fiscal year 2002 do not have the number 
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of cases of acquired immunodeficiency 
syndrome (AIDS) 
required under such clause. 
(b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any State 
described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on the cumu-
lative number of AIDS cases in the areas of that State that are 
outside of metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause 
(i) of such section 854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2002, in proportion 
to AIDS cases among cities and States that qualify under clauses 
(i) and (ii) of such section and States deemed eligible under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 204. (a) Section 225(a) of the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, Public Law 106-74 (113 Stat. 
1076), is amended by inserting "and fiscal year 2002" after "fiscal 
year 2001". 
North Carolina. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall allocate to Wake County, 
North Carolina, the amounts that otherwise would be allocated 
for fiscal year 2002 under section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing 
Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) to the City of Raleigh, North 
Carolina, on behalf of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Caro-
lina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Any amounts allocated to Wake 
County shall be used to carry out eligible activities under section 
855 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) within such metropolitan statis-
tical area. 
SEC. 205. Section 106(c)(9) of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(c)(9)) is repealed. 
SEC. 206. Section 251 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715Z-16) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking "issue regulations" and 
all that follows and inserting the following: "require that the 
mortgagee make available to the mortgagor, at the time of 
loan application, a written explanation of the features of an 
adjustable rate mortgage consistent with the disclosure require-
ments applicable to variable rate mortgages secured by a prin-
cipal dwelling under the Truth in Lending Act."; and 
(2) by adding the following new subsection at the end: 
"(d)(1) The Secretary may insure under this subsection a mort-
gage that meets the requirements of subsection (a), except that 
the effective rate of interest— 
"(A) shall be fixed for a period of not less than the first 
3 years of the mortgage term; 
"(B) shall be adjusted by the mortgagee initially upon the 
expiration of such period and annually thereafter; and 
"(C) in the case of the initial interest rate adjustment, 
is subject to the 1 percent limitation only if the interest rate 
remained fixed for five or fewer years. 
"(2) The disclosure required under subsection (b) shall be 
required for a mortgage insured under this subsection.". 
SEC. 207. (a) Section 203(c) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1709(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking "and (k)" and inserting 
"or (k)"; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting after "subsection (v)" the following: 
"and each mortgage that is insured under subsection (k) 
or section 234(c),"; and 
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(B) by striking "and executed on or after October 1, 
1994,". 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) apply only to mortgages that are executed on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) be implemented in advance of any necessary conforming 
changes to regulations. 
SEC. 208. (a) During fiscal year 2002, in the provision of rental 
assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437flo)) in connection with a program to dem-
onstrate the economy and effectiveness of providing such assistance 
for use in assisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties 
of the State of Michigan specified in subsection (b) of this section, 
notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (18)(B)(iii) of such section 8(o), 
a family residing in an assisted living facility in any such county, 
on behalf of which a public housing agency provides assistance 
pursuant to section 8(o)(18) of such Act, may be required, at the 
time the family initially receives such assistance, to pay rent in 
an amount exceeding 40 percent of the monthly adjusted income 
of the family by such a percentage or amount as the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development determines to be appropriate. 
(b) The counties specified in this subsection are Oakland 
County, Macomb County, Wayne County, and Washtenaw County, 
in the State of Michigan. 
SEC. 209. Section 533 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1735f-ll) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 
533. 
REVIEW 
OF 
MORTGAGEE 
PERFORMANCE 
AND 
AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE.— 
"(a) 
PERIODIC REVIEW OF MORTGAGEE PERFORMANCE.—^To 
reduce losses in connection with single family mortgage insurance 
programs under this Act, at least once a year the Secretary shall 
review the rate of early defaults and claims for insured single 
family mortgages originated or underwritten by each mortgagee. 
"(b) COMPARISON WITH OTHER MORTGAGEES.—For each mort-
gagee, the Secretary shall compare the rate of early defaults and 
claims for insured single family mortgage loans originated or under-
written by the mortgagee in an area with the rate of early defaults 
and claims for other mortgagees originating or underwriting insured 
single family mortgage loans in the area. For purposes of this 
section, the term 'area' means each geographic area in which the 
mortgagee is authorized by the Secretary to originate insured single 
family mortgages. 
"(c) 
TERMINATION OF MORTGAGEE ORIGINATION APPROVAL.— 
(1) Notwithstanding section 202(c) of this Act, the Secretary may 
terminate the approval of a mortgagee to originate or underwrite 
single family mortgages if the Secretary determines that the mort-
gage loans originated or underwritten by the mortgagee present 
an unacceptable risk to the insurance funds. The determination 
shall be based on the comparison required under subsection (b) 
and shall be made in accordance with regulations of the Secretary. 
The Secretary may rely on existing regulations published before 
this section takes effect. 
"(2) The Secretary shall give a mortgagee at least 60 days 
prior written notice of any termination under this subsection. The 
termination shall take effect at the end of the notice period, unless 
the Secretary withdraws the termination notice or extends the 
notice period. If requested in writing by the mortgagee within 
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note. 
Applicability. 
Notice. 
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30 days of the date of the notice, the mortgagee shall be entitled 
to an informal conference with the official authorized to issue termi-
nation notices on behalf of the Secretary (or a designee of that 
official). At the informal conference, the mortgagee may present 
for consideration specific factors that it believes were beyond its 
control and that caused the excessive default and claim rate.". 
SEC. 210. Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant or 
assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made 
on a competitive basis in accordance with section 102 of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989. 
SEC. 211. Public housing agencies in the States of Alaska, 
Iowa, 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 2002. 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal 
year 2002, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property 
that is owned or held by the Secretary and is occupied primarily 
by elderly or disabled families, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall maintain any rental assistance payments under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that are attached 
to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Secretary 
determines that such a multifamily property owned or held by 
the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance pay-
ments under such section 8, the Secretary may, in consultation 
with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental 
assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing 
housing properties or provide other rental assistance. 
SEC. 213. (a) SECTION 207 LIMITS.—Section 207(c)(3) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1713(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "$30,420", "$33,696", "$40,248", "$49,608", 
and "$56,160" and inserting "$38,025", "$42,120", "$50,310", 
"$62,010", and "$70,200", respectively; 
(2) by striking "$9,000" and inserting "$11,250"; and 
(3) by striking "$35,100", "$39,312", "$48,204", "$60,372", 
and "$68,262" and inserting "$43,875", "$49,140", "$60,255", 
"$75,465", and "$85,328", respectively. 
(b) SECTION 213 LIMITS.—Section 213(b)(2) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715e(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "$30,420", "$33,696", "$40,248", "$49,608", 
and "$56,160" and inserting "$38,025", "$42,120", "$50,310", 
"$62,010", and "$70,200", respectively; and 
(2) by striking "$35,100", "$39,312", "$48,204", "$60,372", 
and "$68,262" and inserting "$43,875", "$49,140", "$60,255", 
"$75,465", and "$85,328", respectively. 
(c) 
SECTION 220 LIMITS.—Section 220(d)(3)(B)(iii) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715k(d)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "$30,420", "$33,696", "$40,248", "$49,608", 
and "$56,160" and inserting "$38,025", "$42,120", "$50,310", 
"$62,010", and "$70,200", respectively; and 
(2) by striking "$35,100", "$39,312", "$48,204", "$60,372", 
and "$68,262" and inserting "$43,875", "$49,140", "$60,255", 
"$75,465", and "$85,328", respectively. 
(d) SECTION 221(d)(3) LIMITS.—Section 221(d)(3)(ii) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 17151(d)(3)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "$33,638", "$38,785", "$46,775", "$59,872", 
and "$66,700" and inserting "$42,048", "$48,481", "58,469", 
"$74,840", and "$83,375", respectively; and 
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(2) by striking "$35,400", "$40,579", "$49,344", "$63,834", 
and "$70,070" and inserting "$44,250", "$50,724", "$61,680", 
"$79,793", and "$87,588", respectively. 
(e) SECTION 221(d)(4) LIMITS.—Section 221(d)(4)(ii) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 17151(d)(4)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "$30,274", "$34,363", "$41,536", "$52,135", 
and "$59,077" and inserting "$37,843", "$42,954", "$51,920", 
"$65,169", and "$73,846", respectively; and 
(2) by striking "$32,701", "$37,487", "$45,583", "$58,968", 
and "$64,730" and inserting "$40,876", "$46,859", "$56,979", 
"$73,710", and "$80,913", respectively. 
(f) SECTION 231 LIMITS.—Section 231(c)(2) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715v(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "$28,782", "$32,176", "$38,423", "$46,238", 
and "$54,360" and inserting "$35,978", "$40,220", "$48,029", 
"$57,798", "$67,950", respectively; and 
(2) by striking "$32,701", "$37,487", "$45,583", "$58,968", 
and "$64,730" and inserting "$40,876", "$46,859", "$56,979", 
"$73,710", and "$80,913", respectively. 
(g) SECTION 234 LIMITS.—Section 234(e)(3) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715y(e)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "$30,420", "$33,696", "$40,248", "$49,608", 
and "$56,160" and inserting "$38,025", "$42,120", "$50,310", 
"$62,010", and "$70,200", respectively; and 
(2) by striking "$35,100", "$39,312", "$48,204", "$60,372", 
and "$68,262" and inserting "$43,875", "$49,140", "$60,255", 
"$75,465", and "$85,328", respectively. 
SEC. 214. Of the amounts appropriated in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-554), for the operation 
of an historical archive at the University of South Carolina, Depart-
ment of Archives, South Carolina, such funds shall be available 
to the University of South Carolina to fund an endowment for 
the operation of an historical archive at the University of South 
Carolina, without fiscal year limitation. 
SEC. 215. Section 247 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715Z-12) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
and inserting the following: 
"(1) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term 'native Hawaiian' means 
any descendant of not less than one-half part of the blood 
of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands before January 
1, 1778, or, in the case of an individual who is awarded an 
interest in a lease of Hawaiian home lands through transfer 
or succession, such lower percentage as may be established 
for such transfer or succession under section 208 or 209 of 
the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (42 Stat. Ill), 
or under the corresponding provision of the Constitution of 
the State of Hawaii adopted under section 4 of the Act entitled 
'An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii 
into the Union', approved March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 5). 
"(2) HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.—The term 'Hawaiian home 
lands' means all lands given the status of Hawaiian home 
lands under section 204 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission 
Act of 1920 (42 Stat. 110), or under the corresponding provision 
of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii adopted under section 
4 of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the admission 
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of the State of Hawaii into the Union', approved March 18, 
1959 (73 Stat. 5)."; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
"(e) 
CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR EXISTING LESSEES.— 
Possession of a lease of Hawaiian home lands issued under section 
207(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (42 Stat. 
110), shall be sufficient to certify eligibility to receive a mortgage 
under this section.". 
SEC. 216. Notwithstanding the requirement regarding commit-
ment of funds in the first sentence of section 288(b) of the HOME 
Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C. 12838(b)), the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to 
as the "Secretary") shall approve the release of funds under that 
section to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (in this 
section referred to as the "ADFA") for projects, i
f
— 
(1) funds were committed to those projects on or before 
June 12, 2001; 
(2) those projects had not been completed as of June 12, 
2001; 
(3) the AD 
FA has fully carried out its responsibilities as 
described in section 288(a); and 
(4) the Secretary has approved the certification that meets 
the requirements of section 288(c) with respect to those projects. 
SEC. 217. Notwithstanding any other provision of law with 
respect to this or any other fiscal year, the Housing Authority 
of Baltimore City may use the remaining balance of the grant 
award of $20,000,000 made to such authority for development efforts 
at Hollander Ridge in Baltimore, Maryland with funds appropriated 
for fiscal year 1996 under the heading "Public Housing Demolition, 
Site Revitalization, and Replacement Housing Grants" for the 
rehabilitation of the Claremont Homes project and for the provision 
of affordable housing in areas within the City of Baltimore either: 
(1) designated by the partial consent decree in Thompson v. HUD 
as nonimpacted census tracts; or (2) designated by said authority 
as either strong neighborhoods experiencing private investment 
or dynamic growth areas where public and/or private commercial 
or residential investment is occurring. 
TITLE III—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES A N D 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, $30,466,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
In addition, for the partial cost of construction of a new 
interpretive and visitor center at the American Cemetery in Nor-
mandy, France, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Commission shall ensure that the placement. 
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115 STAT. 679 
scope and character of this new center protect the solemnity of 
the site and the sensitivity of interested parties including families 
of servicemen interred at the cemetery, the host country and Allied 
forces who participated in the invasion and ensuing battle: Provided 
further, That not more than $1,000,000 shall be for non-construction 
related costs including initial consultations with interested parties 
and the conceptual study and design of the new center. 
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HA2ARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, including hire 
of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, 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, $7,850,000, $5,350,000 of which to remain 
available until September 30, 2002 and $2,500,000 of which to 
remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board shall have not 
more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: Provided 
further. That, hereafter, there shall be an Inspector General at Government 
the Board who shall have the duties, responsibilities, and authori- organization, 
ties specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended: ^ ^^^ ^PP" °°*^-
Provided further, That an individual appointed to the position of 
Inspector General of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position 
of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further, 
That the 
Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office 
of Inspector General of FEMA in performing the duties of the 
Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any individ-
uals to positions within the Board. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
To carry out the Community Development Banking and Finan-
cial Institutions Act of 1994, 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, $80,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2003, of which $5,000,000 shall be 
for technical assistance and training programs designed to benefit 
Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native commu-
nities, and up to $9,500,000 may be used for administrative 
expenses, including administration of the New Markets Tax Credit, 
up to $6,000,000 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 direct 
loans, 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 
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obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$51,800,000. 
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, 
$55,200,000. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
Community Service (the "Corporation") in carrying out programs, 
activities, and initiatives under the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (the "Act") (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), 
$401,980,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: Pro-
vided, That not more than $31,000,000 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 $2,000,000 targeted 
for the acquisition of a cost accounting system for the Corporation's 
financial management system, an integrated grants management 
system that provides comprehensive financial management informa-
tion for all Corporation grants and cooperative agreements, and 
the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a central archives 
serving as the repository for all grant, cooperative agreement, and 
related documents, 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 of amounts previously transferred to the National 
Service Trust, $5,000,000 shall be available for national service 
scholarships for high school students performing community service: 
Provided further. That not more than $240,492,000 of the amount 
provided under this heading shall be available for grants under 
the National Service Trust program authorized under 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 
$47,000,000 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)); not more than $25,000,000 shall be 
made available to activities dedicated to developing computer and 
information technology skills for students and teachers in low-
income communities: Provided 
further. 
That not more than 
$10,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall 
be made available for the Points of Light Foundation for activities 
authorized under title III of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.), 
of which not more than $2,500,000 may be used to establish or 
support an endowment fund, the corpus of which shall remain 
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115 STAT. 681 
intact and the interest income from which shall be used to support 
activities described in title III of the Act, provided that the Founda-
tion may invest the corpus and income in federally insured bank 
savings accounts or comparable interest bearing accounts, certifi-
cates of deposit, money market funds, mutual funds, obligations 
of the United States, and other market instruments and securities 
but not in real estate investments: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other law $2,500,000 of the funds made available 
by the Corporation to the Foundation under Public Law 106-377 
may be used in the manner described in the preceding proviso: 
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 appropriated 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 sustainability: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $25,000,000 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 subtitle B of title I of the 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.): Provided further. That not more 
than $28,488,000 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, and shall reduce 
the total Federal costs per participant in all programs: Provided 
further. That not more than $7,500,000 of the funds made available 
under this heading shall be made available to America's Promise— 
The Alliance for Youth, Inc. only to support efforts to mobilize 
individuals, groups, and organizations to build and strengthen the 
character and competence of the Nation's youth: Provided 
further. 
That not more than $5,000,000 of the funds made available under 
this heading shall be made available to the Communities In Schools, 
Inc. to support dropout prevention activities: Provided further. That 
not more than $2,500,000 of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be made available to the YMCA of the USA to 
support school-based programs designed to strengthen collabora-
tions and linkages between public schools and communities: Pro-
vided further. That not more than $1,000,000 of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be made available to Teach 
For America: Provided further. That not more than $1,500,000 
of the funds made available under this heading shall be made 
available to Parents As Teachers National Center, Inc. to support 
literacy activities: Provided further. That not more than $1,500,000 
of the funds made available under this heading shall be made 
available to the Youth Life Foundation to meet the needs of children 
living in insecure environments. 
115 STAT. 682 
PUBLIC LAW 107-73—NOV. 26, 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, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
7251-7298, $13,221,000, of which $895,000 shall be available for 
the purpose of providing financial 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 
CEMETERL^ 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 two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, 
and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $22,537,000, to remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL I N S T I T U T E OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environ-
mental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 
311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, $70,228,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY 
TOXIC 
SUBSTANCES 
AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth 
in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and lll(c)(14) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), as amended; section 118(f) of the Superfund Amend-
ments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended; and 
section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 
$78,235,000, to be derived from the Hazardous Substance Superfund 
Trust Fund pursuant to section 517(a) of SARA (26 U.S.C. 9507): 
Provided, 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 appro-
priate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without 
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115 STAT. 683 
limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical moni-
toring, and referral to accredited health care providers: Provided 
further, That in performing any such health assessment or health 
study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall 
not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: 
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 2002, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
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, as amended; necessary expenses for 
personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; serv-
ices 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; procurement 
of laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating expenses 
in support of research and development; construction, alteration, 
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
$75,000 per project, $698,089,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2003. 
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 
therefor, 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, $2,054,511,000, which shall remain 
available until September 30, 2003. 
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, 
$34,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, 
and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by. 
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the Environmental Protection Agency, $25,318,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and 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 $75,000 
per project; $1,270,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become 
available until September 1, 2002) to remain available until 
expended, consisting of $635,000,000, as authorized by section 
517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 
1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 101-508, and $635,000,000 
as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance 
Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, 
as amended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with 
section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further. That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $11,867,000 shall be transferred 
to the "Office of Inspector General" appropriation to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2003, and $36,891,000 shall be transferred 
to the "Science and technology" appropriation to remain available 
until September 30, 2003. 
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, $73,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
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 fund, 
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, $3,733,276,000, 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 (the "Act"); $850,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants 
for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, except that, notwith-
standing 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 Administrator for health effects studies on drinking water 
PUBLIC LAW 107-73—NOV. 26, 2001 
115 STAT. 685 
contaminants; $75,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, 
planning, design, construction and related activities in connection 
with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facili-
ties in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consulta-
tion with the appropriate border commission; $40,000,000 shall 
be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water 
and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native 
Villages; $343,900,000, in addition to $124,725 previously appro-
priated under this heading in Pubhc Law 106-377 and $498,900 
previously appropriated under this heading in Public Law 106-
554, shall be for making grants for the construction of wastewater 
and water treatment facilities and groundwater protection infra-
structure in accordance with the terms and conditions specified 
for such grants in the statement of the managers accompanying 
this Act; and $1,074,376,000 shall be for grants, including associated 
program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, inter-
state agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies 
for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and 
abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant 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 activities 
of which and subject to terms and conditions specified by the 
Administrator, $25,000,000 shall be for Environmental Information 
Exchange Network grants, including associated program support 
costs: Provided, That for fiscal year 2002, State authority under 42USC300j-i2 
section 302(a) of Public Law 104-182 shall remain in effect: Pro- note. 
vided further. That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Act, 
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 2002 and prior years where 
such amounts represent costs of administering 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 adminis-
tration: Provided further. That for fiscal year 2002, and notwith- 33 USC 1377 
standing section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, °ote. 
as amended, the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
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 for fiscal year 2002, 
notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of 
the Act, up to a total of IVI? percent of the funds appropriated 
for State Revolving Funds under title VI of that Act may be reserved 
by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of such Act: 
Provided further. That no funds provided by this legislation to 
address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure 
needs of the colonias in the United States along the United States-
Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal 
government unless that government has established an enforceable 
local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdic-
tion the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, 
or the development within an existing colonia the construction 
of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, 
wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure. 
115 STAT. 686 
PUBLIC LAW 107-73—NOV. 26, 2001 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2002, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 
6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
in carrying out the Agency's function to implement directly Federal 
environmental programs required or authorized by law in the 
absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative 
agreements to federally-recognized Indian Tribes or Intertribal con-
sortia, if authorized by their member Tribes, to assist the Adminis-
trator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian 
Tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such coopera-
tive agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State 
financial assistance agreements. 
Section 136a-l of title 7, U.S.C. is amended— 
(1) in subsection (i)(5)(C)(i) by striking "$14,000,000" and 
inserting "$17,000,000"; and, by striking "each" and inserting 
"2002" after "fiscal year"; 
(2) in subsection (i)(5)(H) by striking "2001" and inserting 
"2002"; 
(3) in subsection (iX6) by striking "2001" and inserting 
"2002"; and 
(4) in subsection (k)(3)(A) by striking "2001" and inserting 
"2002"; and, by striking "Vv" and inserting "Vio". 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying 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, $5,267,000. 
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, and not to exceed $750 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $2,974,000: Provided, That 
42 use 4342 
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy 
note. 
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 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Greneral in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $33,660,000, to be derived from the Bank Insurance 
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115 STAT. 687 
Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC 
Resolution Fund. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS 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.), $664,000,000, 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; $25,000,000 shall be transferred to the Flood 
Map Modernization Fund; $25,000,000 shall be transferred to 
"Emergency management planning and assistance", for pre-disaster 
mitigation activities; and $21,577,000 may be used by the Office 
of Inspector General for audits and investigations. 
In 
addition, 
for 
the 
purposes 
under 
this 
heading, 
$1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
further. That such amount shall be available only to the extent 
that an official budget request, 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, $405,000 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 
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, $543,000. 
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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, $233,801,000. 
115 STAT. 688 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
Gk)vemment 
$10,303,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
organization. 
of law, the Inspector General of the Federal Emergency Manage-
5 use app. note, 
nignt Agency shall also serve as the Inspector General of the Chem-
ical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. 
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, 
$254,623,000: 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 for project grants 
under this heading by transfer from "Disaster relief', shall be 
available until expended. 
For an additional amount for "Emergency management plan-
ning and assistance", $150,000,000 for programs as authorized by 
section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, 
as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.): Provided, That up to 5 percent 
of this amount shall be transferred to "Salaries and expenses" 
for program administration. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2002, as 
authorized by Public Law 106-377, 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, 2002, and remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM 
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant 
to title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended, $140,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That total administra-
tive costs shall not exceed 3V2 percent of the total appropriation. 
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115 STAT. 689 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
("the Act"), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, 
not to exceed $28,798,000 for salaries and expenses associated 
with flood mitigation and flood insurance operations, and not to 
exceed $76,381,000 for flood mitigation, including up to $20,000,000 
for expenses under section 1366 of the Act, which amount shall 
be available for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund 
until September 30, 2003. In fiscal year 2002, no funds in excess 
of: (1) $55,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) $536,750,000 for 
agents' commissions and taxes; and (3) $30,000,000 for interest 
on Treasury borrowings shall be available from the National Flood 
Insurance Fund without prior notice to the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
In addition, up to $7,000,000 in fees collected but unexpended 
during fiscal years 2000 through 2001 shall be transferred to the 
Flood Map Modernization Fund and available for expenditure in 
fiscal year 2002. 
Section 1309(a)(2) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended, 
is further amended by striking "2001" and inserting "2002". 
Section 1319 of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4026), is 
amended by striking "September 30, 2001" and inserting "December 
31, 2002". 
Section 1336(a) of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4056), is 
amended by striking "September 30, 2001" and inserting "December 
31, 2002". 
Section 1376(c) of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4127(c)), 
is amended by striking "December 31, 2001" and inserting 
"December 31, 2002". 
NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND 
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, 2003, 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. Of the amount provided, $2,500,000 is to be used 
for the purchase of flood-prone properties in the city of Austin, 
Minnesota, and any cost-share is waived. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Consumer Information 
Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,276,000, 
to be deposited into the Federal Consumer Information Center 
Fund: Provided, That the appropriations, revenues, and collections 
deposited into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses 
of Federal Consumer Information Center activities in the aggregate 
amount of $12,000,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections 
accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2002 in excess of 
$12,000,000 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available 
for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts. 
115 STAT. 690 
PUBLIC LAW 107-73—NOV. 26, 2001 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, sup-
port and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including 
repair, rehabilitation, revitalization and modification of facilities, 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
facility planning and design, environmental compliance and restora-
tion, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized 
by law; space flight, spacecraft control and communications activi-
ties including operations, production, and services; program 
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel 
expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to 
exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission 
and administrative aircraft, $6,912,400,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2003, of which amounts as determined by 
the Administrator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and 
awards; facility and related costs; information technology services; 
science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and other 
administrative services may be transferred to "Science, aeronautics 
and technology" in accordance with section 312(b) of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by Public Law 
106-377. 
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, support and services; maintenance; construction of facilities 
including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of 
facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing 
facilities, facility planning and design, environmental compliance 
and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, 
as authorized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and commu-
nications activities including operations, production, and services; 
program management; personnel and related costs, including uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-
5902; travel expenses: purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and oper-
ation of mission and administrative aircraft, $7,857,100,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2003, of which amounts as 
determined by the Administrator for salaries and benefits; training, 
travel and awards; facility and related costs; information technology 
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and 
other administrative services may be transferred to "Human space 
flight" in accordance with section 312(b) of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Act of 1958, as amended by Public Law 106-377, except 
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115 STAT. 691 
that no funds may be transferred to the program budget element 
for the Space Station. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Greneral in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$23,700,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for "Human space flight", or "Science, aeronautics 
and technology" 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 for institutional minor 
revitalization and construction of facilities, and institutional facility 
planning and design. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for "Human space flight", or "Science, aeronautics 
and technology" by this appropriations Act, the amounts appro-
priated for construction of facilities shall remain available until 
September 30, 2004. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for "Office of Inspector General", amounts made avail-
able by this Act for personnel and related costs and travel expenses 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall remain 
available until September 30, 2002 and may be used to enter 
into contracts for training, investigations, costs associated with 
personnel relocation, and for other services, to be provided during 
the next fiscal year. Fluids for announced prizes otherwise author-
ized shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
No funds in this Act or any other appropriations Act may 
be used to finalize an agreement prior to December 1, 2002 between 
NASA and a nongovernment organization to conduct research utili-
zation and commercialization management activities of the Inter-
national Space Station. 
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY 
( I N C L U D I N G TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 2002, gross obligations of the Central 
Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans 
to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 U.S.C. 1795 et seq., 
shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Provided, That administrative 
expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility shall not exceed $309,000: 
Provided further. 
That $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
Community Development Revolving Loan Fund, of which $650,000, 
together with amounts of principal and interest on loans repaid, 
shall be available until expended for loans to community develop-
ment credit unions, and $350,000 shall be available until expended 
for technical assistance to low-income and community development 
credit unions. 
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
Reports. 
Deadline. 
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; authorized travel; 
maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight serv-
ices for research support; acquisition of aircraft; $3,598,340,000, 
of which not to exceed $300,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended for Polar research and operations support, and for 
reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the United 
States Antarctic program; the balance to remain available until 
September 30, 2003: 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 appropriated for included program activi-
ties, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the 
authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities 
shall be reduced proportionally: Provided further. That $75,000,000 
of the funds available under this heading shall be made available 
for a comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for 
economically significant crops. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, 
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facili-
ties, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, including authorized travel, 
$138,800,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the Director shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions by February 28, 2002 on the full life-cycle costs of projects 
funded through this account since fiscal year 1995. 
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, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia, $875,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2003: 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 and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for 
those program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced 
proportionally. 
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 
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115 STAT. 693 
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; $170,040,000: Provided, That contracts 
may be entered into under "Salaries and expenses" in fiscal year 
2002 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, 
$6,760,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003. 
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), $105,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be for a homeowner-
ship program that is used in conjunction with section 8 assistance 
under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended. 
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 $750 for official reception and representation expenses; 
$25,003,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the 
President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 
31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 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 therefor in the budget esti-
mates submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this provi-
sion 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 declared 
or determined by the President under the provisions of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; to travel 
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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 therefor set forth in the estimates only to 
the extent such an increase is approved by the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
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 payment 
for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Associa-
tion, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal 
Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, 
and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). 
SEC. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
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 Gen-
eral Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from 
such audit. 
SEC. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency may be expended for the transportation of siny 
officer or employee of such department or agency between the 
domicile and the place of employment of the officer or employee, 
with the exception of an 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 provided in this Act may be 
used, directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement 
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115 STAT. 695 
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 specifically authorized by law. 
SEC. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act may 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 Ofiice 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for 
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 a report which the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Congress approve within 30 days following the date on 
which the report is received. 
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 Notice 
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, 
the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, 
Contracts. 
Public 
information. 
Records. 
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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 2002 
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 
such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the budget for 2002 for such corporation or agency except 
as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these corpora-
tions and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase 
commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this 
Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance 
provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this 
proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage pur-
chases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United 
States Government. 
SEC. 420. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
term "qualified student loan" with respect to national service edu-
cation awards shall mean any loan determined by an institution 
of higher education to be necessary to cover a student's cost of 
attendance at such institution and made directly to a student 
by a State agency, in addition to other meanings under section 
148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act. 
SEC. 421. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through 
a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available 
for any activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget esti-
mates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 422. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to promulgate a final regulation 
to implement changes in the payment of pesticide tolerance proc-
essing 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. 423. The Environmental Protection Agency may not use 
any of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act to implement the Registration Fee system codified at 40 
Code of Federal Regulations Subpart U (sections 152.400 et seq.) 
if its authority to collect maintenance fees pursuant to FIFRA 
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115 STAT. 697 
section 4(i)(5) is extended for at least 1 year beyond September 
30, 2001. 
SEC. 424. Except in the case of entities that are funded 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 lobbying of the Federal Government or in litigation against 
the United States unless authorized under existing law. 
SEC. 425. 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. 
SEC. 426. None of the funds provided in title II for technical 
assistance, training, or management improvements may be obli-
gated or expended unless HUD provides to the Committees on 
Appropriations a description of each proposed activity and a detailed 
budget estimate of the costs associated with each activity as part 
of the Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2002, HUD shall Deadline, 
transmit this information to the Committees by January 8, 2002 
for 30 days of review. 
SEC. 427. All Departments and agencies funded under this 
Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory 
authorities and funding, to expand their use of "E-Commerce" tech-
nologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices 
and public service activities. 
SEC. 428. Section 104(n)(4) of the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance 
Act (Public Law 106-246) is amended by striking "beginning not 114 Stat. 589. 
later than the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act." and inserting "within 120 days 
after the Director issues the report required by subsection (n) 
in 2002 and 2003.". 
SEC. 429. None of the funds provided by this Act may be 
used for the purpose of implementing any administrative proposal 
that would require military retirees to make an "irrevocable choice" 
for any specified period of time between Department of Veterans 
Affairs or military health care under the new TRICARE for Life 
plan authorized in the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 
106-398). 
SEC. 430. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to delay the national primary drinking water regulation 
for Arsenic published on January 22, 2001, in the Federal Register 
(66 Fed. Reg. pages 6976 through 7066, amending parts 141 through 
142 of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations). 
SEC. 431. Subtitle B of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5197-5197g) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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42 use 5197h 
"SEC. 629. MINORITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DEMONSTRATION 
°ote. 
PROGRAM. 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a minority emer-
gency preparedness demonstration program to research and pro-
mote the capacity of minority communities to provide data, informa-
tion, and awareness education by providing grants to or executing 
contracts or cooperative agreements with eligible nonprofit organiza-
tions to establish and conduct such programs. 
"(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—^An eligible nonprofit organization 
may use a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement awarded under 
this section— 
"(1) to conduct research into the status of emergency 
preparedness and disaster response awareness in African Amer-
ican and Hispanic households located in urban, suburban, and 
rural communities, particularly in those States and regions 
most impacted by natural and manmade disasters and emer-
gencies; and 
"(2) to develop and promote awareness of emergency 
preparedness education programs within minority communities, 
including development and preparation of culturally competent 
educational and awareness materials that can be used to 
disseminate information to minority organizations and institu-
tions. 
"(c) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—^A nonprofit organization is 
eligible to be awarded a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
under this section with respect to a program if the organization 
is a nonprofit organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and 
exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, whose primary 
mission is to provide services to communities predominately popu-
lated by minority citizens, and that can demonstrate a partnership 
with a minority-owned business enterprise or minority business 
located in a HUBZone (as defined in section 3(p) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p))) with respect to the program. 
"(d) USE OF FUNDS.—^A recipient of a grant, contract, or coopera-
tive agreement awarded under this section may only use the pro-
ceeds of the grant, contract, or agreement to— 
"(1) acquire expert professional services necessary to con-
duct research in communities predominately populated by 
minority citizens, with a primary emphasis on African American 
and Hispanic communities; 
"(2) develop and prepare informational materials to pro-
mote awareness among minority communities about emergency 
preparedness and how to protect their households and commu-
nities in advance of disasters; 
"(3) establish consortia with minority national organiza-
tions, minority institutions of higher education, and faith-based 
institutions to disseminate 
information 
about 
emergency 
preparedness to minority communities; and 
"(4) implement a joint project with a minority serving 
institution, including a part B institution (as defined in section 
322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2))), 
an institution described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
section 326 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(l)(A), (B), or (C)), 
and a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 
502(a)(5) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5))). 
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115 STAT. 699 
"(e) APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURE.—TO be eligible to 
receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this sec-
tion, an organization must submit an application to the Director 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information 
as the Director may reasonably require. The Director shall establish 
a procedure by which to accept such applications. 
"(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for fiscal 
year 2002 and such funds as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2003 through 2007. Such sums shall remain available until 
expended.". 
/ 
SEC. 432. Noiie of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to implement or enforce the requirement under section 
12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1437j(c)) relating to community service, except with respect 
to any resident of a public housing project funded with any amounts 
provided under section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended, or any predecessor program for the revitalization 
of severely distressed public housing (HOPE VI). 
SEC. 433. Section 1301 of title XIII of division B of H.R. 5666, 
as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-554, is amended 
by striking "facilities" and inserting in lieu thereof "facilities, 
including the design and construction of such facilities,". 
SEC. 434. The amounts subject to the fifth proviso under the 
heading, "Emergency Response Fund", in Public Law 107-38, which 
are available for transfer to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development 15 days after the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget has submitted to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations a proposed allocation and plan for use of the 
funds for the Department, may be used for purposes of "Community 
Development Block Grants", as authorized by title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended: Provided, 
That such funds may be awarded to the State of New York for 
assistance for properties and businesses damaged by, and for eco-
nomic revitalization related to, the September 11, 2001 terrorist 
attacks on New York City, for the affected area of New York 
City, and for reimbursement to the State and City of New York 
for expenditures incurred from the regular Community Development 
Block Grant formula allocation used to achieve these same purposes: 
Provided further. That the State of New York is authorized to 
provide such assistance to the City of New York: Provided further. 
That in administering these funds and funds under section 108 
of such Act used for economic revitalization activities in New York 
City, the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements 
for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary 
or the use by the recipient of these funds or guarantees (except 
for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
standards, and the environment), upon a finding that such waiver 
is required to facilitate the use of such funds or guarantees, and 
would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute 
or regulation: Provided further. That such funds shall not adversely 
affect the amount of any formula assistance received by the State 
of New York, New York City, or any categorical application for 
other Federal assistance: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute or regula-
tion that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the 
114 Stat. 
2763A-314. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
Deadline. 
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Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, 
no later than 5 days before the effective date of such waiver: 
Notice. 
Provided further. That the Secretary shall notify the Committees 
Deadline. 
on Appropriations on the proposed allocation of any funds and 
any related waivers pursuant to this section no later than 5 days 
before such allocation. 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2002". 
Approved November 26, 2001. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2620 (S. 1216): 
HOUSE 
REPORTS: No. 107-159 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 
107-272 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-43 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001): 
July 26, 27, 31, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 1, 2, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Nov. 8, House and Senate agreed to conference report. 
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Nov. 26, Presidential statement.