118 HR 4233 IH: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2023
U.S. House of Representatives
2023-06-21
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4233
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 21, 2023
Ms. Waters introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To facilitate the development of fair and affordable housing, decrease housing costs, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title; table of contents
(a)

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Housing Crisis Response Act of 2023”.
(b)

Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Creating and Preserving Affordable, Equitable, and Accessible Housing for the 21st Century
Sec. 101. Public housing investments.
Sec. 102. Investments in affordable and accessible housing production.
Sec. 103. Housing investment fund.
Sec. 104. Section 811 supportive housing for people with disabilities.
Sec. 105. Section 202 supportive housing for the elderly program.
Sec. 106. Improving energy efficiency or water efficiency or climate resilience of affordable housing.
Sec. 107. Revitalization of distressed multifamily properties.
Sec. 108. Investments in rural rental housing.
Sec. 109. Housing vouchers.
Sec. 110. Project-based rental assistance.
Sec. 111. Investments in Native American Communities.
Sec. 112. Increased affordable housing program investment.
Sec. 113. Promoting housing accessibility and visitability.
Title II—21st Century Sustainable and Equitable Communities
Sec. 201. Community development block grant funding for affordable housing and infrastructure.
Sec. 202. Lead-based paint hazard control and housing-related health and safety hazard mitigation in housing of families with lower incomes.
Sec. 203. Unlocking possibilities program.
Sec. 204. Strengthening resilience under national flood insurance program.
Sec. 205. Community Restoration and Revitalization Fund.
Sec. 206. Fair housing activities and investigations.
Sec. 207. Intergovernmental fair housing activities and investigations.
Title III—Homeownership Investments
Sec. 301. First-Generation Downpayment Assistance.
Sec. 302. Home loan program.
Sec. 303. HUD-insured small dollar mortgage demonstration program.
Sec. 304. Investments in rural homeownership.
Title IV—HUD Administration, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, and Agency Oversight
Sec. 401. Program administration, training, technical assistance, capacity building, and oversight.
Sec. 402. Community-led capacity building.
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Creating and Preserving Affordable, Equitable, and Accessible Housing for the 21st Century
101.

Public housing investments
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$10,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for the Capital Fund under section 9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)) pursuant to the same formula as in fiscal year 2021, to be made available within 60 days of the date of the enactment of this Act;
(2)
$53,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for eligible activities under section 9(d)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)(1)) for priority investments as determined by the Secretary to repair, replace, or construct properties assisted under such section 9;
(3)
$1,200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for competitive grants under section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) (in this section referred to as “section 24”), under the terms and conditions in subsection (b), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of public and assisted housing, and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed-income neighborhoods;
(4)
$750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Public Housing Capital Fund and the section 24 grant program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluation, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs; and
(5)
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, to make new awards or increase prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an increase in capacity building and technical assistance available to entities eligible for funding for activities or projects consistent with this section.
(b)

Terms and conditions for section 24 grants
Grants awarded under subsection (a)(3) shall be subject to terms and conditions determined by the Secretary, which shall include the following:
(1)

Use
Grant funds may be used for resident and community services, community development and revitalization, and affordable housing needs in the community.
(2)

Applicants
Eligible recipients of grants shall include lead applicants and joint applicants, as follows:
(A)

Lead applicants
A lead applicant shall be a local government, a public housing agency, or an owner of an assisted housing property.
(B)

Joint applicants
A nonprofit organization or a for-profit developer may apply jointly as a joint applicant with such public entities specified in subparagraph (A). A local government must be a joint applicant with an owner of an assisted housing property specified in subparagraph (A).
(3)

Period of affordability
Grantees shall commit to a period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years, but the Secretary may specify a period of affordability that is fewer than 20 years with respect to homeownership units developed with section 24 grants.
(4)

Environmental review
For purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437x).
(5)

Low-income and affordable housing
Amounts made available under this section shall be used for low-income housing (as such term is defined under section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))), HUD-assisted housing, and affordable housing, which shall be housing for which the owner of the project shall record an affordability use restriction approved by the Secretary for households earning up to 120 percent of the area median income and is subject to the period of affordability under paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(c)

Other terms and conditions
Grants awarded under this section shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1)

Limitation
Amounts provided pursuant to this section may not be used for operating costs or rental assistance.
(2)

Development of new units
Paragraph (3) of section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(3)) shall not apply to new funds made available under this section.
(3)

Health and safety
Amounts made available under this section shall be used to address health, safety, and environmental hazards, including lead, fire, carbon monoxide, mold, asbestos, radon, pest infestation, and other hazards as defined by the Secretary.
(4)

Energy efficiency and resilience
Amounts made available under this section shall advance improvements to energy and water efficiency or climate and disaster resilience in housing assisted under this section.
(5)

Recapture
If the Secretary recaptures funding allocated by formula from a public housing agency under subsection (a)(1), such recaptured amounts shall be added to the amounts available under subsection (a)(2), and shall be obligated by the Secretary prior to the expiration of such funds.
(6)

Supplementation of funds
The Secretary shall ensure that amounts provided pursuant to this section shall serve to supplement and not supplant other amounts generated by a recipient of such amounts or amounts provided by other Federal, State, or local sources.
(d)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations or notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
102.

Investments in affordable and accessible housing production
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$9,925,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for activities and assistance for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (in this section referred to as the “HOME program”), as authorized under sections 241 through 242, 244 through 253, 255 through 256, and 281 through 290 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12741–12742, 42 U.S.C. 12744–12753, 42 U.S.C. 12755–12756, 42 U.S.C. 12831–12840) (in this section referred to as “NAHA”), subject to the terms and conditions paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (b);
(2)
$14,925,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for activities and assistance for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, as authorized under sections 241 through 242, 244 through 253, 255 through 256, and 281 through 290 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12741–12742, 42 U.S.C. 12744–12753, 42 U.S.C. 12755–12756, 42 U.S.C. 12831–12840), subject to the terms and conditions in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of subsection (b);
(3)
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, to make new awards or increase prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an increase in capacity building and technical assistance available to any grantees implementing activities or projects consistent with this section; and
(4)
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the HOME and Housing Trust Fund programs generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, and other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
(b)

Terms and conditions
(1)

Formulas
(A)
The Secretary shall allocate amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) pursuant to section 217 of NAHA (42 U.S.C. 12747) to grantees that received allocations pursuant to that same formula in fiscal year 2023 and shall make such allocations within 60 days of the enactment of this Act.
(B)
The Secretary shall allocate amounts made available under subsection (a)(2) pursuant to the formula specified in section 1338(c)(3) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568(c)(3)) to grantees that received Housing Trust Fund allocations pursuant to that same formula in fiscal year 2023 and shall make such allocations within 60 days of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)

Eligible activities
Other than as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, funds made available under subsection (a)(2) may only be used for eligible activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (B)(i) of section 1338(c)(7) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568(c)(7)), except that not more than 10 percent of funds made available may be used for activities under such subparagraph (B)(i).
(3)

Funding restrictions
The commitment requirements in section 218(g) (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) of NAHA, the matching requirements in section 220 (42 U.S.C. 12750) of NAHA, and the set-aside for housing developed, sponsored, or owned by community housing development organizations required in section 231 of NAHA (42 U.S.C. 12771) shall not apply for amounts made available under this section.
(4)

Reallocation
For funds provided under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary may recapture certain amounts remaining available to a grantee under this section or amounts declined by a grantee, and reallocate such amounts to other grantees under that paragraph to ensure fund expenditure, geographic diversity, and availability of funding to communities within the State from which the funds have been recaptured.
(5)

Administration
Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (d)(1) of section 212 of NAHA (42 U.S.C. 12742), grantees may use not more than 15 percent of their allocations under this section for administrative and planning costs.
(c)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
103.

Housing investment fund
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2028—
(1)
$740,000,000 to the Department of the Treasury to establish the Housing Investment Fund established by this section within the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (in this section referred to as the “CDFI Fund”) to make grants to increase investment in the development, preservation, rehabilitation, financing, or purchase of affordable housing primarily for low-, very-low, and extremely low-income families who are renters, and for homeowners with incomes up to 120 percent of the area median income, and for economic development and community facilities related to such housing and to further fair housing; and
(2)
$10,000,000 for the costs to the CDFI Fund of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, and other costs.
(b)

Eligible grantees
A grant under this section may be made, pursuant to such requirements as the CDFI Fund shall establish, only to—
(1)
a CDFI Fund certified community development financial institution, as such term is defined in section 103 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702);
(2)
a nonprofit organization having as one of its principal purposes the creation, development, or preservation of affordable housing, including a subsidiary of a public housing authority; or
(3)
a consortium comprised of certified community development financial institutions, eligible nonprofit housing organizations, or a combination of both.
(c)

Eligible uses
Eligible uses for grant amounts awarded from the Housing Investment Fund pursuant to this section shall—
(1)
be reasonably expected to result in eligible affordable housing activities that support or sustain affordable housing funded by a grant under this section and capital from other public and private sources; and
(2)
include activities—
(A)
to provide loan loss reserves;
(B)
to capitalize an acquisition fund to acquire residential, industrial, or commercial property and land for the purpose of the preservation, development, or rehabilitation of affordable housing, including to support the creation, preservation, or rehabilitation of resident-owned manufactured housing communities;
(C)
to capitalize an affordable housing fund, for development, preservation, rehabilitation, or financing of affordable housing and economic development activities, including community facilities, if part of a mixed-use project, or activities described in this paragraph related to transit-oriented development, which may also be designated as a focus of such a fund;
(D)
to capitalize an affordable housing mortgage fund, to facilitate the origination of mortgages to buyers that may experience significant barriers to accessing affordable mortgage credit, including mortgages having low original principal obligations;
(E)
for risk-sharing loans;
(F)
to provide loan guarantees; and
(G)
to fund rental housing operations.
(d)

Implementation
The CDFI Fund shall have the authority to issue such regulations, notice, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
104.

Section 811 supportive housing for people with disabilities
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$450,000,000 for capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811(b)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(b)(2)) (in this section referred to as the “Act”), and subject to subsections (a) through (h)(4), (h)(6) through (i)(1)(C), and (i)(2) through (m) of such section 811 (42 U.S.C. 8013(a)–42 U.S.C. 8013(h)(4), 42 U.S.C. 8013(h)(6)–42 U.S.C. 8013(i)(1)(C), 42 U.S.C. 8013(i)(2)–42 U.S.C. 8013(m)), and for project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Act and for project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), for project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Act, for State housing finance agencies;
(2)
$7,500,000 for providing technical assistance to support State-level efforts to integrate housing assistance and voluntary supportive services for residents of housing receiving such assistance, which funding may also be used to provide technical assistance to applicants and potential applicants to understand program requirements and develop effective applications, and the Secretary may use amounts made available under this paragraph to increase prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an immediate increase in capacity building and technical assistance; and
(3)
$42,500,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033.
(b)

Limitations on costs
When awarding grants under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish and assess reasonable development cost limitations by market area for various types and sizes of supportive housing for persons with disabilities. The Secretary shall not count owner or sponsor contributions of other funding or assistance against the overall cost of a project.
(c)

Occupancy standards
The owner or sponsor of housing assisted with funds provided under this section may, with the approval of the Secretary, limit occupancy with the housing to persons with disabilities who can benefit from the supportive services offered in connection with the housing.
(d)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
105.

Section 202 supportive housing for the elderly program
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$450,000,000 for the Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program authorized under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, and subject to subsections (a) through (g), (h)(2) through (h)(5), and (i) through (m) of such section 202 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(a)–12 U.S.C. 1701q(g), 12 U.S.C. 1701q(h)(2)–12 U.S.C. 1701q(h)(5), 12 U.S.C. 1701q(i)–12 U.S.C. 1701q(m)) (in this section referred to as the “Act”), which shall be used—
(A)
for capital advance awards in accordance with section 202(c)(1) of the Act to recipients that are eligible under the Act;
(B)
for new section 8 project-based rental assistance contracts under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)), subject to subsection (c) of this section, with the Secretary setting the terms of such project-based rental assistance contracts, including the duration and provisions regarding rent setting and rent adjustment, to support the capital advance projects funded under this section; and
(C)
for service coordinators;
(2)
$7,500,000, to provide technical assistance to support State-level efforts to improve the design and delivery of voluntary supportive services for residents of any housing assisted under the Act and other housing supporting low-income older adults, in order to support residents to age-in-place and avoid institutional care, as well as to assist applicants and potential applicants with project-specific design, and the Secretary may use amounts made available under this paragraph to increase prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an immediate increase in capacity building and technical assistance; and
(3)
$42,500,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Supportive Housing for the Elderly program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluation, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033.
(b)

Limitation on costs
When awarding grants under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish and assess reasonable development cost limitations by market area for various types and sizes of supportive housing for the elderly. The Secretary shall not count owner or sponsor contributions of other funding or assistance against the overall cost of a project.
(c)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
106.

Improving energy efficiency or water efficiency or climate resilience of affordable housing
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$1,770,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for the cost of providing direct loans, including the costs of modifying such loans, and for grants, as provided for and subject to terms and conditions in subsection (b), including to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, not to exceed $4,000,000,000, to fund projects that improve the energy or water efficiency, indoor air quality and sustainability improvements, implement low-emission technologies, materials, or processes, including zero-emission electricity generation, energy storage, or building electrification, electric car charging station installations, or address climate resilience of multifamily properties;
(2)
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2032, for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluation, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs;
(3)
$120,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for expenses of contracts administered by the Secretary, including to carry out property climate risk, energy, or water assessments, due diligence, and underwriting functions for such grant and direct loan program; and
(4)
$85,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for energy and water benchmarking of properties eligible to receive grants or loans under this section, regardless of whether they actually received such grants, along with associated data analysis and evaluation at the property and portfolio level, including the development of information technology systems necessary for the collection, evaluation, and analysis of such data.
(b)

Loan and grant terms and conditions
Amounts made available under this section shall be for direct loans, grants, and direct loans that can be converted to grants to eligible recipients that agree to an extended period of affordability for the property.
(c)

Definitions
As used in this section—
(1)
the term “eligible recipient” means any owner or sponsor of an eligible property; and
(2)
the term “eligible property” means a property receiving project-based assistance pursuant to—
(A)
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
(B)
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
(C)
section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)).
(d)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
107.

Revitalization of distressed multifamily properties
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$1,550,000,000 for providing direct loans, which may be forgivable, to owners of distressed properties for the purpose of making necessary physical improvements, including to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $6,000,000,000, subject to the terms and conditions in subsection (b); and
(2)
$50,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Office of Housing programs generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2031.
(b)

Loan terms and conditions
(1)

Eligibility
Owners or sponsors of multifamily housing projects who meet each of the following requirements shall be eligible for loan assistance under this section:
(A)
The multifamily housing project, including any project from which assistance has been approved to be transferred has deficiencies that cause the project to be at risk of physical obsolescence or economic non-viability.
(B)
The actual rents received by the owner or sponsor of the distressed property would not adequately sustain the debt needed to make necessary physical improvements.
(C)
The owner or sponsor meets any such additional eligibility criteria as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, considering factors that contributed to the project’s deficiencies.
(2)

Use of loan funds
Each recipient of loan assistance under this section may only use such loan assistance to make necessary physical improvements.
(3)

Loan availability
The Secretary shall only provide loan assistance to an owner or sponsor of a multifamily housing project when such assistance, considered with other financial resources available to the owner or sponsor, is needed to make the necessary physical improvements.
(4)

Interest rates and length
Loans provided under this section shall bear interest at 1 percent, and at origination shall have a repayment period coterminous with the affordability period established under paragraph (6), with the frequency and amount of repayments to be determined by requirements established by the Secretary.
(5)

Loan modifications or forgiveness
With respect to loans provided under this section, the Secretary may take any of the following actions if the Secretary determines that doing so will preserve affordability of the project:
(A)
Waive any due on sale or due on refinancing restriction.
(B)
Consent to the terms of new debt to which the loans may be subordinate, even if such new debt would impact the repayment of the loans.
(C)
Extend the term of the loan.
(D)
Forgive the loan in whole or in part.
(6)

Extended affordability period
Each recipient of loan assistance under this section shall agree to an extended affordability period for the project that is subject to the loan by extending any existing affordable housing use agreements for an additional 30 years or, if the project is not currently subject to a use agreement establishing affordability requirements, by establishing a use agreement for 30 years.
(7)

Matching contribution
Each recipient of loan assistance under this section shall secure at least 20 percent of the total cost needed to make the necessary physical improvements from non-Federal sources, except in cases where the Secretary determines that a lack of financial resources qualifies a loan recipient for—
(A)
a reduced contribution below 20 percent; or
(B)
an exemption to the matching contribution requirement.
(8)

Additional loan conditions
The Secretary may establish additional conditions for loan eligibility provided under this section as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(9)

Properties insured by the Secretary
In the case of any property with respect to which assistance is provided under this section that has a mortgage insured by the Secretary, the Secretary may use funds available under this section as necessary to pay for the costs of modifying such loan.
(c)

Definitions
As used in this section—
(1)
the term “multifamily housing project” means a project consisting of five or more dwelling units assisted or approved to receive a transfer of assistance, insured, or with a loan held by the Secretary or a State or State agency in part or in whole pursuant to—
(A)
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), not including subsection (o)(13) of such section;
(B)
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
(C)
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (former 12 U.S.C. 1701q), as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
(D)
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
(E)
section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1); and
(2)
the term “necessary physical improvements” means new construction or capital improvements to an existing multifamily housing project that the Secretary determines are necessary to address the deficiencies or that rise to such a level that delaying physical improvements to the project would be detrimental to the longevity of the project as suitable housing for occupancy.
(d)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have the authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
108.

Investments in rural rental housing
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$1,800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the Administrator of the Rural Housing Service for making loans and grants for new construction, improvements to energy and water efficiency or climate resilience, the removal of health and safety hazards, and the preservation and revitalization of housing for other purposes described under section 514 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484), subsections (a)(1) through (a)(2), (b)(1) through (b)(3), (b)(5) through (aa)(2)(A), and (aa)(4) of section 515 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1485(a)(1)–42 U.S.C. 1485(a)(2), 42 U.S.C. 1485(b)(1)–(b)(3), 42 U.S.C. 1485(b)(5)–42 U.S.C. 1485(aa)(2)(A), 42 U.S.C. 1485(aa)(4)), and 516 of such act (42 U.S.C. 1486), subject to the terms and conditions in subsection (b);
(2)
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to provide continued assistance pursuant to section 3203 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; and
(3)
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2032, for the costs to the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
(b)

Preservation and revitalization terms and conditions
(1)

Loans and grants and other assistance
The Administrator of the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture shall provide direct loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans, to restructure existing Department of Agriculture multi-family housing loans expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers, including—
(A)
reducing or eliminating interest;
(B)
deferring loan payments;
(C)
subordinating, reducing, or re-amortizing loan debt; and
(D)
providing other financial assistance, including advances, payments, and incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary, including such assistance to non-profit entities and public housing authorities.
(2)

Restrictive use agreement
The Administrator of the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture shall as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring.
(c)

Implementation
The Administrator of the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
109.

Housing vouchers
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$15,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for—
(A)
incremental tenant-based rental assistance for extremely low-income families under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o));
(B)
renewals of such tenant-based rental assistance; and
(C)
fees for the costs of administering tenant-based rental assistance and other expenses related to the utilization of voucher assistance under subparagraph (A), which may include the cost of facilitating the use of voucher assistance provided under paragraph (5);
(2)
$7,100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for—
(A)
incremental tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) for households experiencing or at risk of homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and survivors of trafficking;
(B)
renewals of such tenant-based rental assistance; and
(C)
fees for the costs of administering tenant-based rental assistance and other expenses related to the utilization of voucher assistance under subparagraph (A), which may include the cost of facilitating the use of voucher assistance provided under paragraph (5);
(3)
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for—
(A)
tenant protection vouchers for relocation and replacement of public housing units demolished or disposed as part of a public housing preservation or project-based replacement transaction using funds made available under this title;
(B)
renewals of such tenant-based rental assistance; and
(C)
fees for the costs of administering tenant-based rental assistance and other expenses related to the utilization of voucher assistance under subparagraph (A), which may include the cost of facilitating the use of voucher assistance provided under paragraph (5);
(4)
$300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for competitive grants, subject to terms and conditions determined by the Secretary, to public housing agencies for mobility-related services for voucher families, including families with children, and service coordination;
(5)
$230,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for eligible expenses to facilitate the use of voucher assistance under this section and for other voucher assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as determined by the Secretary, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such expenses, including property owner outreach and retention activities such as incentive payments, security deposit payments and loss reserves, landlord liaisons, and other uses of funds designed primarily—
(A)
to recruit owners of dwelling units, particularly dwelling units in census tracts with a poverty rate of less than 20 percent, to enter into housing assistance payment contracts; and
(B)
to encourage owners that enter into housing assistance payment contracts as described in subparagraph (A) to continue to lease their dwelling units to tenants assisted under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
(6)
$300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Housing Choice Voucher program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs; and
(7)
$70,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for making new awards or increasing prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an increase in capacity building and technical assistance available to public housing agencies.
(b)

Terms and conditions
(1)

Allocation
The Secretary shall allocate initial incremental assistance provided for rental assistance under subsection (a)(1) and (2) in each fiscal year commencing in 2024 and ending in 2028 in accordance with a formula or formulas that include measures of severe housing need among extremely low-income renters and public housing agency capacity, and ensures geographic diversity among public housing agencies administering the Housing Choice Voucher program.
(2)

Election to administer
The Secretary shall establish a procedure for public housing agencies to accept or decline the incremental vouchers made available under this section.
(3)

Failure to use vouchers promptly
If a public housing agency fails to lease the authorized vouchers it has received under this subsection on behalf of eligible families within a reasonable period of time, the Secretary may offset the agency’s voucher renewal allocations and may revoke and redistribute any unleased vouchers and associated funds, which may include administrative fees and amounts allocated under subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4), to other public housing agencies.
(4)

Limitation of use of funds
Public housing agencies may use funds received under this section only for the activities listed in subsection (a) for which the funds were provided to such agency.
(5)

Cap on project-based vouchers for vulnerable populations
Upon request by a public housing agency, the Secretary may designate a number of the public housing agency’s vouchers allocated under this section as excepted units that do not count against the percentage limitation on the number of authorized units a public housing agency may project-base under section 8(o)(13)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, in accordance with the conditions established by the Secretary. This paragraph may not be construed to waive, limit, or specify alternative requirements, or permit such waivers, limitations, or alternative requirements, related to fair housing and nondiscrimination, including the requirement to provide housing and services to individuals with disabilities in integrated settings.
(6)

Homeless waiver authority
In administering the voucher assistance targeted for households experiencing or at risk of homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and survivors of trafficking under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may, upon a finding that a waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to facilitate the use of such assistance, waive or specify alternative requirements for—
(A)
section 8(o)(6)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)) and regulatory provisions related to the administration of waiting lists and local preferences;
(B)
section 214(d)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(d)(2)), section 576(a), (b), and (c) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 13661(a), (b), and (c)), and regulatory provisions related to the verification of eligibility, eligibility requirements, and the admissions process;
(C)
section 8(o)((7)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(7)(A)) and regulatory provisions related to the initial lease term;
(D)
section 8(r)(B)(i) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(r)(B)(i)) and regulatory provisions related to portability moves by non-resident applicants; and
(E)
regulatory provisions related to the establishment of payment standards.
(c)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
110.

Project-based rental assistance
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$880,000,000 for the project-based rental assistance program, as authorized under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)), (in this section referred to as the “Act”), subject to the terms and conditions of subsection (b) of this section;
(2)
$20,000,000 for providing technical assistance to recipients of or applicants for project-based rental assistance or to States allocating the project-based rental assistance; and
(3)
$100,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the section 8 project-based rental assistance program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033.
(b)

Terms and conditions
(1)

Authority
Notwithstanding section 8(a) the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(a)), the Secretary may use amounts made available under this section to provide assistance payments with respect to newly constructed housing, existing housing, or substantially rehabilitated non-housing structures for use as new multifamily housing in accordance with this section and the provisions of section 8 of the Act. In addition, the Secretary may use amounts made available under this section for performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out this section and section 8 of the Act.
(2)

Project-based rental assistance
The Secretary may make assistance payments using amounts made available under this section pursuant to contracts with owners or prospective owners who agree to construct housing, to substantially rehabilitate existing housing, to substantially rehabilitate non-housing structures for use as new multifamily housing, or to attach the assistance to newly constructed housing in which some or all of the units shall be available for occupancy by very low-income families in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of the Act. In awarding contracts pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall give priority to owners or prospective owners of multifamily housing projects located or to be located in areas of high opportunity, as defined by the Secretary, in areas experiencing economic growth or rising housing prices to prevent displacement or secure affordable housing for low-income households, or that serve people at risk of homelessness or that integrate additional units that are accessible for persons with mobility impairments and persons with hearing or visual impairments beyond those required by applicable Federal accessibility standards.
(3)

Allocation
The Secretary shall make awards with amounts made available under this section using the following mechanisms, alone or in combination:
(A)
A competitive process, which the Secretary may carry out in multiple rounds of competition, each of which may have its own selection, performance, and reporting criteria as established by the Secretary.
(B)
Selecting proposals submitted through FHA loan applications that meet specified criteria.
(C)
Delegating to States the awarding of contracts, including related determinations such as the maximum monthly rent, subject to the requirements of section 8 of the Act, as determined by the Secretary.
(4)

Contract term, rent setting, and rent adjustments
The Secretary may set the terms of the contract, including the duration and provisions regarding rent setting and rent adjustments.
(c)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have the authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
111.

Investments in Native American Communities
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$277,500,000 for formula grants for eligible affordable housing activities described in section 202 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (in this section referred to as “NAHASDA”) (25 U.S.C. 4132), which shall be distributed according to the most recent fiscal year funding formula for the Indian Housing Block Grant;
(2)
$200,000,000 for—
(A)
affordable housing activities authorized under section 810(a) of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4229);
(B)
community-wide infrastructure and infrastructure improvement projects carried out on Hawaiian Home Lands pursuant to section 810(b)(5) of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4229(b)(5)); and
(C)
rental assistance to Native Hawaiians (as defined in section 801 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4221)) on and off Hawaiian Home Lands;
(3)
$277,500,000 for competitive grants for eligible affordable housing activities described in section 202 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4132);
(4)
$200,000,000 for—
(A)
competitive single-purpose Indian community development block grants for Indian tribes; and
(B)
imminent threat Indian community development block grants, including for long-term environmental threats and relocation, for Indian tribes, or a tribal organization, governmental entity, or nonprofit organization designated by the Indian tribe to apply for a grant on its behalf;
(5)
$25,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and Indian and Native Hawaiian programs administered by the Secretary, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs; and
(6)
$20,000,000 to make new awards or increase prior awards to technical assistance providers to provide an immediate increase in capacity building and technical assistance to grantees.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033.
(b)

Reallocation
Amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) that are not accepted within a time specified by the Secretary, are voluntarily returned, or are otherwise recaptured for any reason shall be used to fund grants under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a).
(c)

Undisbursed funds
Amounts provided under this Act that remain undisbursed may not be used as a basis to reduce any grant allocation under section 302 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152) to an Indian tribe in any fiscal year.
(d)

Prohibition on investments
Amounts made available under this section may not be invested in investment securities and other obligations.
(e)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
112.

Increased affordable housing program investment
Notwithstanding subsection (j)(5)(C) of section 10 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430), in 2024 and every year thereafter until 2029, each Federal Home Loan Bank shall annually contribute 15 percent of the preceding year’s net income of the Federal Home Bank, or such prorated sums as may be required to assure that the aggregate contribution of the Federal Home Loan Banks shall not be less than $100,000,000 for each such year, to support grants or subsidized advances through the Affordable Housing Programs established and carried out under subparagraphs (j)(1), (2), (3)(A), (3)(C), and (4) through (13) of section 10 of such Act.
113.

Promoting housing accessibility and visitability
(a)

Accessibility requirement
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue a rule amending sections 8.22 and 8.23 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations to require that—
(1)
not less than 10 percent of total dwelling units or one dwelling unit, whichever is greater, in each multifamily housing project shall be accessible for persons with mobility impairments; and
(2)
in addition to the units meeting the requirements of paragraph (1), not less than 5 percent of total dwelling units or one dwelling unit, whichever is greater, in each multifamily housing project shall be shall be accessible for persons with hearing or vision impairments.
(b)

Visitability requirement
(1)

Requirement
It shall be unlawful for any person or entity, with respect to a covered dwelling unit designed, constructed, or commissioned, contracted, or otherwise arranged for construction, by the person or entity, to fail to ensure that the dwelling unit contains not less than 1 level that complies with the Standards for Type C (Visitable) Units of the American National Standards Institute (commonly known as ANSI) Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (section 1005 of ICC ANSI A117.1–2009) or any successor standard.
(2)

Definitions
As used in this subsection:
(A)

Covered dwelling unit
The term “covered dwelling unit” means a dwelling unit that—
(i)
is—
(I)
a detached single-family house;
(II)
a townhouse or multi-level dwelling unit (whether detached or attached to other units or structures); or
(III)
a ground-floor unit in a building of not more than 3 dwelling units;
(ii)
is designed as, or intended for occupancy as, a residence;
(iii)
was designed, constructed, or commissioned, contracted, or otherwise arranged for construction, by any person or entity that, at any time before the design or construction, received or was guaranteed Federal financial assistance for any program or activity relating to the design, construction, or commissioning, contracting, or other arrangement for construction, of the dwelling unit; and
(iv)
is made available for first occupancy on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
(B)

Federal financial assistance
The term “Federal financial assistance” means—
(i)
any assistance that is provided or otherwise made available by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or under any program or activity of the Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Department of Veterans Affairs, through any grant, loan, contract, or any other arrangement, on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, including—
(I)
a grant, a subsidy, or any other funds;
(II)
service provided by a Federal employee;
(III)
real or personal property or any interest in or use of such property, including—
- (aa)
a transfer or lease of the property for less than the fair market value or for reduced consideration; and
- (bb)
proceeds from a subsequent transfer or lease of the property if the Federal share of the fair market value is not returned to the Federal Government;
(IV)
any—
- (aa)
tax credit; or
- (bb)
mortgage or loan guarantee or insurance; and
(V)
community development funds in the form of an obligation guaranteed under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308); and
(ii)
any assistance that is provided or otherwise made available by the Secretary of Agriculture under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.).
II

21st Century Sustainable and Equitable Communities
201.

Community development block grant funding for affordable housing and infrastructure
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$1,735,000,000 for grants in accordance with sections 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301, 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2), 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 5321) to grantees under subsections (a)(2) and (4) and (d) of section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306(a)(2), (a)(4), and (d)), subject to subsection (b) of this section, except that for purposes of amounts made available by this paragraph, paragraph (2) of such section 106(a) shall be applied by substituting “$70,000,000” for “$7,000,000”;
(2)
$700,000,000 for grants in accordance with sections 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301, 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2), 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 5321) to community development block grant grantees, as determined by the Secretary, under subsections (a)(4) and (b) through (f) of section 106 of such Act (5306(a)(4) and 5306(b)–(f)), only for colonias, to address the community and housing infrastructure needs of existing colonia residents based on a formula that takes into account persons in poverty in the colonia areas, except that grantees may use funds in colonias outside of the 150-mile border area upon approval of the Secretary;
(3)
$500,000,000 for grants in accordance with sections 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301, 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2), 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 5321), to eligible recipients under subsection (c) of this section for manufactured housing infrastructure improvements in eligible manufactured home communities;
(4)
$87,500,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section, the Community Development Block Grant program, and the manufactured home construction and safety standards program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs; and
(5)
$27,500,000 for providing technical assistance to recipients of or applicants for grants under this section.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033.
(b)

Housing construction
Expenditures on new construction of housing shall be an eligible expense for a recipient of funds made available under this section that is not a recipient of funds under section 40002 of this title.
(c)

Manufactured housing community improvement grant program
(1)

Establishment
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a competitive grant program to award funds appropriated under subsection (a)(3) to eligible recipients to carry out eligible projects for improvements in eligible manufactured home communities.
(2)

Eligible projects
Amounts from grants under this subsection shall be used to assist in carrying out a project for construction, reconstruction, repair, or clearance of housing, facilities and improvements in or serving a manufactured housing community that is necessary to protect the health and safety of the residents of the manufactured housing community and the long-term sustainability of the community.
(d)

Definitions
For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)

Colonia area
The term “colonia area” means any census tract that—
(A)
is an area of the United States within 150 miles of the contiguous border between the United States and Mexico, except as otherwise determined by the Secretary; and
(B)
lacks potable water supply, adequate sewage systems, or decent, safe, sanitary housing, or other objective criteria as approved by the Secretary.
(2)

Eligible manufactured home community
The term “eligible manufactured home community” means a community that—
(A)
is affordable to low- and moderate-income persons (as such term is defined in section 102(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a))); and
(B)
(i)
is owned by the residents of the manufactured housing community through a resident-controlled entity, as defined by the Secretary, in which at least two-thirds of residents are member-owners of the land-owning entity; or
(ii)
will be maintained as such a community, and remain affordable for low- and moderate-income families, to the maximum extent practicable and for the longest period feasible.
(3)

Eligible recipient
The term “eligible recipient” means a partnership of—
(A)
a grantee under paragraph (2) or (4) of section 106(a) or section 106(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(a)(2), (a)(4), and (d)); and
(B)
an eligible manufactured home community, a nonprofit entity, or a consortia of nonprofit entities working with an eligible manufactured home community.
(4)

Manufactured home community
The term “manufactured home community” means any community, court, or park equipped to accommodate manufactured homes for which pad sites, with or without existing manufactured homes or other allowed homes, or other suitable sites, are used primarily for residential purposes, with any additional requirements as determined by the Secretary, including any manufactured housing community as such term is used for purposes of the program of the Federal National Mortgage Association for multifamily loans for manufactured housing communities and the program of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation for loans for manufactured housing communities.
(e)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
202.

Lead-based paint hazard control and housing-related health and safety hazard mitigation in housing of families with lower incomes
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$3,425,000,000 for grants to States, units of general local government, Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entities, and nonprofit organizations for the activities under subsection (c) in target housing units that do not receive Federal housing assistance other than assistance provided under subsection 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), excluding paragraph (o)(13) of such section, and common areas servicing such units, where low-income families reside or are expected to reside;
(2)
$250,000,000 for grants to States or units of general local government or nonprofit entities for the activities in subsection (c) in target housing units, and common areas servicing such units, that are being assisted under the Weatherization Assistance Program authorized under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861–6872) but are not assisted under any other Federal housing program other than subsection 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), excluding paragraph 8(o)(13) of such section;
(3)
$1,000,000,000 for grants to owners of a property receiving project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), including under subsection (o)(13) of such section, that meets the definition of target housing and that has not received a grant for similar purposes under this Act, for the activities in subsection (c), except for abatement of lead-based paint by enclosure or encapsulation, or interim controls of lead-based paint hazards in target housing units receiving such assistance and common areas servicing such units;
(4)
$75,000,000 for costs related to training and technical assistance to support identification and mitigation of lead and housing-related health and safety hazards, research, and evaluation; and
(5)
$250,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section, and the Secretary’s lead hazard reduction and related programs generally including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033.
(b)

Terms and conditions
(1)

Income eligibility determinations
The Secretary may make income determinations of eligibility for enrollment of housing units for assistance under this section that are consistent with eligibility requirements for grants awarded under other Federal means-tested programs, provided such determination does not require additional action by other Federal agencies.
(2)

Housing families with young children
An owner of rental property that receives assistance under subsection (a)(3) shall give priority in renting units for which the lead-based paint has been abated pursuant to subsection (a)(3), for not less than 3 years following the completion of lead abatement activities, to families with a child under the age of 6 years.
(3)

Administrative expenses
A recipient of a grant under this section may use up to 10 percent of the grant for administrative expenses associated with the activities funded by this section.
(c)

Eligible activities
Grants awarded under this section shall be used for purposes of building capacity and conducting activities relating to testing, evaluating, and mitigating lead-based paint, lead-based paint hazards, and housing-related health and safety hazards; outreach, education, and engagement with community stakeholders, including stakeholders in disadvantaged communities; program evaluation and research; grant administration, and other activities that directly or indirectly support the work under this section, as applicable, that without which such activities could not be conducted.
(d)

Definitions
For purposes of this section, the following definitions, and definitions in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (10) through (17), and (20) through (27) of section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b(1)–(3), 42 U.S.C. 4851b(5)–(7), 42 U.S.C. 4851b(10)–(17), 42 U.S.C. 4851b(20)–(27), shall apply:
(1)

Nonprofit; nonprofit organization
The terms “nonprofit” and “nonprofit organization” mean a corporation, community chest, fund, or foundation not organized for profit, but organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes; or an organization not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare.
(2)

Public housing; public housing agency; low-income family
The terms “public housing”, “public housing agency”, and “low-income family” have the same meaning given such terms in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
(3)

State; unit of general local government
The terms “State” and “unit of general local government” have the same meaning given such terms in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302).
(e)

Grant compliance
For any grant of assistance under this section, a State or unit of general local government may assume responsibilities for elements of grant compliance, regardless of whether it is the grant recipient, if the State or unit of general local government is permitted to assume responsibility for the applicable element of grant compliance for grants for which it is the recipient under section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852).
(f)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have the authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
203.

Unlocking possibilities program
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$1,646,000,000 for awarding grants under section 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301, 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2), 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 5321) awarded on a competitive basis to eligible recipients to carry out grants under subsection (c) of this section;
(2)
$8,000,000 for research and evaluation related to housing planning and other associated costs;
(3)
$30,000,000 to provide technical assistance to grantees or applicants for grants made available by this section; and
(4)
$66,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and community and economic development programs overseen by the Secretary generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, and other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033.
(b)

Program establishment
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a competitive grant program for—
(1)
planning grants to develop and evaluate housing plans and substantially improve housing strategies;
(2)
streamlining regulatory requirements and shorten processes, reform zoning codes, increasing capacity to conduct housing inspections, or other initiatives that reduce barriers to housing supply elasticity and affordability;
(3)
developing and evaluating local or regional plans for community development to substantially improve community development strategies related to sustainability, fair housing, and location efficiency;
(4)
implementation and livable community investment grants; and
(5)
research and evaluation.
(c)

Grants
(1)

Planning grants
The Secretary shall, under selection criteria determined by the Secretary, award grants under this paragraph on a competitive basis to eligible entities to assist planning activities, including administration of such activities, engagement with community stakeholders and housing practitioners, to—
(A)
develop housing plans;
(B)
substantially improve State or local housing strategies;
(C)
develop new regulatory requirements and processes, reform zoning codes, increasing capacity to conduct housing inspections, or undertake other initiatives to reduce barriers to housing supply elasticity and affordability;
(D)
develop local or regional plans for community development; and
(E)
substantially improve community development strategies, including strategies to increase availability and access to affordable housing, to further access to public transportation or to advance other sustainable or location-efficient community development goals.
(2)

Implementation and livable community investment grants
The Secretary shall award implementation grants under this paragraph on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the purpose of implementing and administering—
(A)
completed housing strategies and housing plans and any planning to affirmatively further fair housing within the meaning of subsections (d) and (e) of section 808 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 608) and applicable regulations and for community investments that support the goals identified in such housing strategies or housing plans;
(B)
new regulatory requirements and processes, reformed zoning codes, increased capacity to conduct housing inspections, or other initiatives to reduce barriers to housing supply elasticity and affordability that are consistent with a plan under subparagraph (A);
(C)
completed local or regional plans for community development and any planning to increase availability and access to affordable housing, access to public transportation and other sustainable or location-efficient community development goals.
(d)

Coordination with FTA Administrator
To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Federal Transit Administrator in carrying out this section.
(e)

Definitions
For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)

Eligible entity
The term “eligible entity” means—
(A)
a State, insular area, metropolitan city, or urban county, as such terms are defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302); or
(B)
for purposes of grants under subsection (b)(1), a regional planning agency or consortia.
(2)

Housing plan; housing strategy
(A)

Housing plan
The term “housing plan” means a plan of an eligible entity to, with respect to the area within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity—
(i)
match the creation of housing supply to existing demand and projected demand growth in the area, with attention to preventing displacement of residents, reducing the concentration of poverty, and meaningfully reducing and not perpetuating housing segregation on the basis of race, color, religion, natural origin, sex, disability, or familial status;
(ii)
increase the affordability of housing in the area, increase the accessibility of housing in the area for people with disabilities, including location-efficient housing, and preserve or improve the quality of housing in the area;
(iii)
reduce barriers to housing development in the area, with consideration for location efficiency, affordability, and accessibility; and
(iv)
coordinate with the metropolitan transportation plan of the area under the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, or other regional plan.
(B)

Housing strategy
The term “housing strategy” means the housing strategy required under section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705).
(f)

Costs to grantees
Up to 15 percent of a recipient’s grant may be used for administrative costs.
(g)

Rules of construction
(1)

In general
Except as otherwise provided by this section, amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under this section shall be subject to the community development block grant program requirements under subsection (a)(1).
(2)

Exceptions
(A)

Housing Construction
Expenditures on new construction of housing shall be an eligible expense under this section.
(B)

Buildings for General Conduct of Government
Expenditures on building for the general conduct of government, other than the Federal Government, shall be eligible under this section when necessary and appropriate as a part of a natural hazard mitigation project.
(h)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have the authority to issue such regulations notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
204.

Strengthening resilience under national flood insurance program
(a)

NFIP program activities
(1)

Cancellation
All indebtedness of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under any notes or other obligations issued pursuant to section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) and section 15(e) of the Federal Insurance Act of 1956 (42 U.S.C. 2414(e)), and outstanding as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is hereby cancelled, the Administrator and the National Flood Insurance Fund are relieved of all liability under any such notes or other obligations, including for any interest due, including capitalized interest, and any other fees and charges payable in connection with such notes and obligations.
(2)

Use of savings for flood mapping
In addition to amounts otherwise available, for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, an amount equal to the interest the National Flood Insurance Program would have accrued from servicing the canceled debt under paragraph (1) in that fiscal year, which shall be derived from offsetting amounts collected under section 1310(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017(d)) and shall remain available until expended for activities identified in section 100216 (b)(1)(A) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b(b)(1)(A)) and related salaries and administrative expenses.
(b)

Means-Tested assistance for National Flood Insurance Program policyholders
(1)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, to provide assistance to eligible policyholders in the form of graduated discounts for insurance costs with respect to covered properties.
(2)

Terms and conditions
(A)

Discounts
The Administrator shall use funds provided under this subsection to establish graduated discounts available to eligible policyholders under this subsection, with respect to covered properties, which may be based on the following factors:
(i)
The percentage by which the household income of the eligible policyholder is equal to, or less than, 120 percent of the area median income for the area in which the property to which the policy applies is located.
(ii)
The number of eligible policyholders participating in the program authorized under this subsection.
(iii)
The availability of funding.
(B)

Distribution of premium
With respect to the amount of the discounts provided under this subsection in a fiscal year, and any administrative expenses incurred in carrying out this subsection for that fiscal year, the Administrator shall, from amounts made available to carry out this subsection for that fiscal year, deposit in the National Flood Insurance Fund established under section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) an amount equal to those discounts and administrative expenses, except to the extent that section 1310A of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017a) applies to any portion of those discounts or administrative expenses, in which case the Administrator shall deposit an amount equal to those amounts to which such section 1310A applies in the National Flood Insurance Reserve Fund established under such section 1310A.
(C)

Requirement on timing
Not later than 21 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue interim guidance to implement this subsection which shall expire on the later of—
(i)
the date that is 60 months after the date of the enactment of this section; or
(ii)
the date on which a final rule issued to implement this subsection takes effect.
(3)

Definitions
In this subsection:
(A)

Administrator
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(B)

Covered property
The term “covered property” means—
(i)
a primary residential dwelling designed for the occupancy of from 1 to 4 families; or
(ii)
personal property relating to a dwelling described in clause (i) or personal property in the primary residential dwelling of a renter.
(C)

Eligible policyholder
The term “eligible policyholder” means a policyholder with a household income that is not more than 120 percent of the area median income for the area in which the property to which the policy applies is located.
(D)

Insurance costs
The term “insurance costs” means insurance premiums, fees, and surcharges charged under the National Flood Insurance Program, with respect to a covered property for a year.
205.

Community Restoration and Revitalization Fund
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Community Restoration and Revitalization Fund established under subsection (b) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2033—
(1)
$2,000,000,000 for awards of planning and implementation grants under section 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301, 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2), 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 5321), awarded on a competitive basis to eligible recipients, as defined under subsection (c)(2) of this section, to carry out community-led projects to create equitable civic infrastructure and create or preserve affordable, accessible housing, including creating, expanding, and maintaining community land trusts and shared equity homeownership programs;
(2)
$500,000,000 for planning and implementation grants under section 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301, 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2) 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 5321), awarded on a competitive basis to eligible recipients to create, expand, and maintain community land trusts and shared equity homeownership, including through the acquisition, rehabilitation, and new construction of affordable, accessible housing;
(3)
$400,000,000 for the Secretary to provide technical assistance, capacity building, and program support to applicants, potential applicants, and recipients of amounts appropriated for grants under this section; and
(4)
$100,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and community and economic development programs overseen by the Secretary generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, and other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
(b)

Establishment of Fund
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall establish a Community Restoration and Revitalization Fund (in this section referred to as the “Fund”) to award planning and implementation grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipients as defined in this section for activities authorized under subsections (a) through (g) of section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) and under this section for community-led affordable housing and civic infrastructure projects.
(c)

Eligible geographical areas, recipients, and applicants
(1)

Geographical areas
The Secretary shall award grants from the Fund to eligible recipients within geographical areas at the neighborhood, county, or census tract level, including census tracts adjacent to the project area that are areas in need of investment, as demonstrated by two or more of the following factors:
(A)
High and persistent rates of poverty.
(B)
Population at risk of displacement due to rising housing costs.
(C)
Dwelling unit sales prices that are lower than the cost to acquire and rehabilitate, or build, a new dwelling unit.
(D)
High proportions of residential and commercial properties that are vacant due to foreclosure, eviction, abandonment, or other causes.
(E)
Low rates of homeownership by race and ethnicity, relative to the national homeownership rate.
(2)

Eligible recipient
An eligible recipient of a planning or implementation grant under subsection (a)(1) or an implementation grant under subsection (a)(2) shall be a local partnership of a lead applicant and one or more joint applicants with the ability to administer the grant. An eligible recipient of a planning grant under subsection (b)(1) shall be a lead applicant with the ability to administer the grant, including a regional, State, or national nonprofit.
(d)

Eligible recipients and applicants
(1)

Lead applicant
An eligible lead applicant for a grant awarded under this section shall be an entity that is located within or serves the geographic area of the project, or derives its mission and operational priorities from the needs of the geographic area of the project, demonstrates a commitment to anti-displacement efforts, and that is—
(A)
a nonprofit organization that has expertise in community planning, engagement, organizing, housing and community development;
(B)
a community development corporation;
(C)
a community housing development organization;
(D)
a community-based development organization; or
(E)
a community development financial institution, as defined by section 103 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702).
(2)

Joint applicants
A joint applicant shall be an entity eligible to be a lead applicant in paragraph (1), or a local, regional, or national—
(A)
nonprofit organization;
(B)
community development financial institution;
(C)
unit of general local government;
(D)
Indian tribe;
(E)
State housing finance agency;
(F)
land bank;
(G)
fair housing enforcement organization (as such term is defined in section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a));
(H)
public housing agency;
(I)
tribally designated housing entity; or
(J)
philanthropic organization.
(3)

Lack of local entity
A regional, State, or national nonprofit organization may serve as a lead entity if there is no local entity that meets the geographic requirements in paragraph (1).
(e)

Uses of funds
(1)

In general
Planning and implementation grants awarded under this section shall be used to support civic infrastructure and housing-related activities.
(2)

Implementation grants
Implementation grants awarded under this section may be used for activities eligible under subsections (a) through (g) of section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) and other activities to support civic infrastructure and housing-related activities, including—
(A)
new construction of housing;
(B)
demolition of abandoned or distressed structures, but only if such activity is part of a strategy that incorporates rehabilitation or new construction, anti-displacement efforts such as tenants’ right to return and right of first refusal to purchase, and efforts to increase affordable, accessible housing and homeownership, except that not more than 10 percent of any grant made under this section may be used for activities under this subparagraph unless the Secretary determines that such use is to the benefit of existing residents;
(C)
facilitating the creation, maintenance, or availability of rental units, including units in mixed-use properties, affordable and accessible to a household whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary, for a period of not less than 30 years;
(D)
facilitating the creation, maintenance, or availability of homeownership units affordable and accessible to households whose incomes do not exceed 120 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary;
(E)
establishing or operating land banks; and
(F)
providing assistance to existing residents experiencing economic distress or at risk of displacement, including purchasing nonperforming mortgages and clearing and obtaining formal title.
(3)

Community Land Trust grants and shared equity homeownership grants
An eligible recipient of a community land trust grant awarded for establishing and operating a community land trust or shared equity homeownership program; creation, subsidization, construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of housing in a community land trust or shared equity homeownership program, and expanding the capacity of the recipient to carry out the grant.
(f)

Definitions
For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)

Community land trust
The term “community land trust”’ means a nonprofit organization or State or local governments or instrumentalities that—
(A)
use a ground lease or deed covenant with an affordability period of at least 30 years or more to—
(i)
make rental and homeownership units affordable to households; and
(ii)
stipulate a preemptive option to purchase the affordable rentals or homeownership units so that the affordability of the units is preserved for successive income-eligible households; and
(B)
monitor properties to ensure affordability is preserved.
(2)

Land bank
The term “land bank” means a government entity, agency, or program, or a special purpose nonprofit entity formed by one or more units of government in accordance with State or local land bank enabling law, that has been designated by one or more State or local governments to acquire, steward, and dispose of vacant, abandoned, or other problem properties in accordance with locally-determined priorities and goals.
(3)

Shared equity homeownership program
The term “shared equity homeownership program” means a program to facilitate affordable homeownership preservation through a resale restriction program administered by a community land trust, other nonprofit organization, or State or local government or instrumentalities and that utilizes a ground lease, deed restriction, subordinate loan, or similar mechanism that includes provisions ensuring that the program shall—
(A)
maintain the home as affordable for subsequent very low-, low-, or moderate-income families for an affordability term of at least 30 years after recordation;
(B)
apply a resale formula that limits the homeowner’s proceeds upon resale; and
(C)
provide the program administrator or such administrator’s assignee a preemptive option to purchase the homeownership unit from the homeowner at resale.
(g)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
206.

Fair housing activities and investigations
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$540,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program under section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a) to ensure existing and new fair housing organizations have expanded and strengthened capacity to address fair housing inquiries and complaints, conduct local, regional, and national testing and investigations, conduct education and outreach activities, and address costs of delivering or adapting services to meet increased housing market activity and evolving business practices in the housing, housing-related, and lending markets. Amounts made available under this section shall support greater organizational continuity and capacity, including through up to 10-year grants; and
(2)
$160,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Fair Housing Initiatives and Fair Housing Assistance Programs generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
(b)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
207.

Intergovernmental fair housing activities and investigations
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$75,000,000 for support for cooperative efforts with State and local agencies administering fair housing laws under section 817 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3616) to assist the Secretary to affirmatively further fair housing, and for Fair Housing Assistance Program cooperative agreements with interim certified and certified State and local agencies, under the requirements of subpart C of part 115 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure expanded and strengthened capacity of substantially equivalent agencies to assume a greater share of the responsibility for the administration and enforcement of fair housing laws; and
(2)
$25,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Fair Housing Assistance and Fair Housing Initiatives Programs generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
III

Homeownership Investments
301.

First-Generation Downpayment Assistance
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the First Generation Downpayment Fund to increase equal access to homeownership, established under subsection (b) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$6,825,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the First-Generation Downpayment Assistance Fund under this section for allocation to each State in accordance with a formula established by the Secretary, which shall take into consideration best available data to approximate the number of potential qualified homebuyers as defined in subsection (e)(7) as well as median area home prices, to carry out the eligible uses of the Fund as described in subsection (d);
(2)
$2,275,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the First-Generation Downpayment Assistance Program under this section for competitive grants to eligible entities to carry out the eligible uses of the Fund as described in subsection (d);
(3)
$500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for the costs of providing housing counseling required under the First-Generation Downpayment Assistance Program under subsection (d)(1); and
(4)
$400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for the costs to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of administering and overseeing the implementation of the First-Generation Downpayment Assistance Program, including information technology, financial reporting, programmatic reporting, research and evaluations, which shall include the program’s impact on racial and ethnic disparities in homeownership rates, technical assistance to recipients of amounts under this section, and other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this Act, and other costs.
(b)

Establishment
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish and manage a fund to be known as the First Generation Downpayment Fund (in this section referred to as the “Fund”) for the uses set forth in subsection (d).
(c)

Allocation of Funds
(1)

Initial allocation
The Secretary shall allocate and award funding provided by subsection (a) as provided under such subsection not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this section.
(2)

Reallocation
If a State or eligible entity does not demonstrate the capacity to expend grant funds provided under this section, the Secretary may recapture amounts remaining available to a grantee that has not demonstrated the capacity to expend such funds in a manner that furthers the purposes of this section and shall reallocate such amounts among any other States or eligible entities that have demonstrated to the Secretary the capacity to expend such amounts in a manner that furthers the purposes of this section.
(d)

Terms and conditions of grants allocated or awarded from Fund
(1)

Uses of funds
States and eligible entities receiving grants from the Fund shall use such grants to provide assistance to or on behalf of a qualified homebuyer who has completed a program of housing counseling provided through a housing counseling agency approved by the Secretary or other adequate homebuyer education before entering into a sales purchase agreement for—
(A)
costs in connection with the acquisition, involving an eligible mortgage loan, of an eligible home, including downpayment costs, closing costs, and costs to reduce the rates of interest on eligible mortgage loans;
(B)
subsidies to make shared equity homes affordable to eligible homebuyers; and
(C)
pre-occupancy home modifications to accommodate qualified homebuyers or members of their household with disabilities;
(2)

Amount of assistance
Assistance under this section—
(A)
may be provided to or on behalf of any qualified homebuyer;
(B)
may be provided to or on behalf of any qualified homebuyer only once in the form of grants or forgivable, non-amortizing, non-interest-bearing loans that may only be required to be repaid pursuant to paragraph (d)(4); and
(C)
may not exceed the greater of $20,000 or 10 percent of the purchase price in the case of a qualified homebuyer, not to include assistance received under subsection (d)(1)(C) for disability related home modifications, except that the Secretary may increase such maximum limitation amounts for qualified homebuyers who are economically disadvantaged.
(3)

Prohibition of priority or recoupment of funds
In selecting qualified homebuyers for assistance with grant amounts under this section, a State or eligible entity may not provide any priority or preference for homebuyers who are acquiring eligible homes with a mortgage loan made, insured, guaranteed, or otherwise assisted by the State housing finance agency for the State, any other housing agency of the State, or an eligible entity when applicable, nor may the State or eligible entity seek to recoup any funds associated with the provision of downpayment assistance to the qualified homebuyer, whether through premium pricing or otherwise, except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection or otherwise authorized by the Secretary.
(4)

Repayment of assistance
(A)

Requirement
The Secretary shall require that, if a homebuyer to or on behalf of whom assistance is provided from grant amounts under this section fails or ceases to occupy the property acquired using such assistance as the primary residence of the homebuyer, except in the case of assistance provided in connection with the purchase of a principal residence through a shared equity homeownership program, the homebuyer shall repay to the State or eligible entity, as applicable, in a proportional amount of the assistance the homebuyer receives based on the number of years they have occupied the eligible home up to 5 years, except that no assistance shall be repaid if the qualified homebuyer occupies the eligible home as a primary residence for 5 years or more.
(B)

Limitation
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a homebuyer to or on behalf of whom assistance is provided from grant amounts under this section shall not be liable to the State or eligible entity for the repayment of the amount of such shortage if the homebuyer fails or ceases to occupy the property acquired using such assistance as the principal residence of the homebuyer at least in part because of a hardship, or sells the property acquired with such assistance before the expiration of the 60-month period beginning on such date of acquisition and the capital gains from such sale to a bona fide purchaser in an arm’s length transaction are less than the amount the homebuyer is required to repay the State or eligible entity under subparagraph (A).
(5)

Reliance on borrower attestations
No additional documentation beyond the borrower’s attestation shall be required to demonstrate eligibility under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (e)(7) and no State, eligible entity, or creditor shall be subject to liability based on the accuracy of such attestation.
(6)

Costs to grantee
States and eligible entities receiving grants from the Fund may use a portion of such grants for administrative costs up to the limit specified by the Secretary.
(e)

Definitions
For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)

Eligible entity
The term “eligible entity” means—
(A)
a minority depository institution, as such term is defined in section 308 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1463 note);
(B)
a community development financial institution, as such term is defined in section 103 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702), that is certified by the Secretary of the Treasury and targets services to minority and low-income populations or provides services in neighborhoods having high concentrations of minority and low-income populations;
(C)
any other nonprofit entity that the Secretary finds has a track record of providing assistance to homeowners, targets services to minority and low-income or provides services in neighborhoods having high concentrations of minority and low-income populations; and
(D)
a unit of general local government, as such term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302).
(2)

Eligible home
The term “eligible home” means a residential dwelling that—
(A)
consists of 1 to 4 dwelling units; and
(B)
will be occupied by the qualified homebuyer as the primary residence of the homebuyer.
(3)

Eligible mortgage loan
The term “eligible mortgage loan” means a single-family residential mortgage loan that—
(A)
meets the underwriting requirements and dollar amount limitations for acquisition by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation;
(B)
is made, insured, or guaranteed under any program administered by the Secretary;
(C)
is made, insured, or guaranteed by the Rural Housing Administrator of the Department of Agriculture;
(D)
is a qualified mortgage, as such term is defined in section 129C(b)(2) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639c(b)(2)); or
(E)
is made, insured, or guaranteed for the benefit of a veteran.
(4)

First-generation homebuyer
The term “first-generation homebuyer” means a homebuyer that is, as attested by the homebuyer—
(A)
an individual—
(i)
whose parents or legal guardians do not, or did not at the time of their death, to the best of the individual’s knowledge, have any present ownership interest in a residence in any State, excluding ownership of heir property or ownership of chattel; and
(ii)
whose spouse or domestic partner has not, during the 3-year period ending upon acquisition of the eligible home to be acquired using such assistance, had any present ownership interest in a residence in any State, excluding ownership of heir property or ownership of chattel, whether the individual is a co-borrower on the loan or not; or
(B)
an individual who has at any time been placed in foster care or institutional care whose spouse or domestic partner has not, during the 3-year period ending upon acquisition of the eligible home to be acquired using such assistance, had any ownership interest in a residence in any State, excluding ownership of heir property or ownership of chattel, whether such individuals are co-borrowers on the loan or not.
(5)

Heir property
The term “heir property” means residential property for which title passed by operation of law through intestacy and is held by two or more heirs as tenants in common.
(6)

Ownership interest
The term “ownership interest” means any ownership, excluding any interest in heir property, in—
(A)
real estate in fee simple;
(B)
a leasehold on real estate under a lease for not less than ninety-nine years which is renewable; or
(C)
a fee interest in, or long-term leasehold interest in, real estate consisting of a one-family unit in a multifamily project, including a project in which the dwelling units are attached, or are manufactured housing units, semi-detached, or detached, and an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities which serve the project.
(7)

Qualified homebuyer
The term “qualified homebuyer” means a homebuyer—
(A)
having an annual household income that is less than or equal to—
(i)
120 percent of median income, as determined by the Secretary, for—
(I)
the area in which the home to be acquired using such assistance is located; or
(II)
the area in which the place of residence of the homebuyer is located; or
(ii)
140 percent of the median income, as determined by the Secretary, for the area within which the eligible home to be acquired using such assistance is located if the homebuyer is acquiring an eligible home located in a high-cost area;
(B)
who is a first-time homebuyer, as such term is defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704), except that for the purposes of this section the reference in such section 104 to title II shall be considered to refer to this section, and except that ownership of heir property shall not be treated as owning a home for purposes of determining whether a borrower qualifies as a first-time homebuyer; and
(C)
who is a first-generation homebuyer.
(8)

Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(9)

Shared equity homeownership program
(A)

In general
The term “shared equity homeownership program” means affordable homeownership preservation through a resale restriction program administered by a community land trust, other nonprofit organization, or State or local government or instrumentalities.
(B)

Affordability requirements
Any such program under subparagraph (A) shall—
(i)
provide affordable homeownership opportunities to households; and
(ii)
utilize a ground lease, deed restriction, subordinate loan, or similar mechanism that includes provisions ensuring that the program shall—
(I)
maintain the homeownership unit as affordable for subsequent very low-, low-, or moderate-income families for an affordability term of at least 30 years after recordation;
(II)
apply a resale formula that limits the homeowner’s proceeds upon resale; and
(III)
provide the program administrator or such administrator’s assignee a preemptive option to purchase the homeownership unit from the homeowner at resale.
(10)

State
The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
(f)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
302.

Home loan program
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2024, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2033—
(1)
$4,000,000,000 to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the cost of guaranteed or insured loans and other obligations, including the cost of modifying such loans, under subsection (e)(1)(A);
(2)
$500,000,000 to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for costs of carrying out the program under paragraph (1) and programs of the Federal Housing Administration and the Government National Mortgage Association generally, including information technology, financial reporting, and other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs;
(3)
$150,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture for the cost of guaranteed and insured loans and other obligations, including the cost of modifying such loans, under subsection (e)(1)(B);
(4)
$50,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture for the costs of carrying out the program under paragraph (3) and programs of the Rural Housing Service generally, including information technology and financial reporting in support of the Program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in this title; and
(5)
$300,000,000 to the Secretary of Treasury for the costs of carrying out the program under this section.
(b)

Use of funds
(1)

In general
(A)
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall use the funds provided under subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), and (a)(4) to carry out the programs under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) to make covered mortgage loans.
(B)
The Secretary of the Treasury shall use the funds provided under subsections (a)(5) and (b)(2) to—
(i)
purchase, on behalf of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, securities that are secured by covered mortgage loans, and sell, manage, and exercise any rights received in connection with, any financial instruments or assets acquired pursuant to the authorities granted under this section, including, as appropriate, establishing and using vehicles to purchase, hold, and sell such financial instruments or assets;
(ii)
designate one or more banks, security brokers or dealers, asset managers, or investment advisers, as a financial agent of the Federal Government to perform duties related to authorities granted under this section; and
(iii)
use the services of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on a reimbursable basis, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide services as requested by the Secretary of Treasury using all authorities vested in or delegated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(2)

Transfer of amounts to Treasury
Such portions of the appropriation to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall be transferred by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to the Department of the Treasury from time-to-time in an amount equal to, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the amount necessary for the purchase of securities under the Program during the period for which the funds are intended to be available.
(3)

Use of proceeds
Revenues of and proceeds from the sale, exercise, or surrender of assets purchased or acquired under the Program under this section shall be available to the Secretary of the Treasury through September 30, 2033, for purposes of purchases under subsection (b)(1)(B)(i).
(c)

Limitation on aggregate loan insurance or guarantee authority
The aggregate original principal obligation of all covered mortgage loans insured or guaranteed under subsection (e)(1)(A) of this section may not exceed $48,000,000,000, and under section (e)(1)(B) may not exceed $12,000,000,000.
(d)

GNMA guarantee authority and fee
To carry out the purposes of this section, the Government National Mortgage Association may enter into new commitments to issue guarantees of securities based on or backed by mortgages insured or guaranteed under this section, not exceeding $60,000,000,000, and shall collect guaranty fees consistent with section 306(g)(1) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)(1)) that are paid at securitization.
(e)

Definitions
In this section:
(1)

Covered mortgage loan
(A)

In general
The term “covered mortgage loan” means, for purposes of the Program established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, a mortgage loan that—
(i)
is insured by the Federal Housing Administration pursuant to section 203(b) of the National Housing Act, subject to the eligibility criteria set forth in this subsection, and has a case number issued on or before December 31, 2031;
(ii)
is made for an original term of 20 years with a monthly mortgage payment of principal and interest that is not more than 110 percent and not less than 100 percent of the monthly payment of principal, interest, and periodic mortgage insurance premium associated with a newly originated 30-year mortgage loan with the same loan balance insured by the agency as determined by the Secretary;
(iii)
subject to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph and notwithstanding section 203(c)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(c)(2)), has a mortgage insurance premium of not more than 4 percent of the loan balance that is paid at closing, financed into the principal balance of the loan, paid through an annual premium, or a combination thereof;
(iv)
involves a rate of interest that is fixed over the term of the mortgage loan; and
(v)
is secured by a single-family residence that is the principal residence of an eligible homebuyer.
(B)
The term “covered mortgage loan” means, for purposes of the Program established by the Secretary of Agriculture, a loan guaranteed under section 502(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)) that—
(i)
notwithstanding section 502(h)(7)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(7)(A)), is made for an original term of 20 years with a monthly mortgage payment of principal and interest that is not more than 110 percent and not less than 100 percent of the monthly payment of principal, interest, and loan guarantee fee associated with a newly originated 30-year mortgage loan with the same loan balance guaranteed by the agency as determined by the Secretary; and
(ii)
subject to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph and notwithstanding section 502(h)(8)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(8)(A)), has a loan guarantee fee of not more than 4 percent of the principal obligation of the loan.
(2)

Eligible homebuyer
The term “eligible homebuyer” means an individual who—
(A)
for purposes of the Program established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development—
(i)
has an annual household income that is less than or equal to—
(I)
120 percent of median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for—
- (aa)
the area in which the home to be acquired using such assistance is located; or
- (bb)
the area in which the place of residence of the homebuyer is located; or
(II)
if the homebuyer is acquiring an eligible home that is located in a high-cost area, 140 percent of the median income, as determined by the Secretary, for the area within which the eligible home to be acquired using assistance provided under this section is located;
(ii)
is a first-time homebuyer, as defined in paragraph (4) of this subsection; and
(iii)
is a first-generation homebuyer as defined in paragraph (3) of this subsection;
(B)
for purposes of the Program established by the Secretary of Agriculture—
(i)
meets the applicable requirements in section 502(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)); and
(ii)
is a first-time homebuyer as defined in paragraph (4) of this subsection and a first-generation homebuyer as defined in paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(3)

First-generation homebuyer
The term “first-generation homebuyer” means a homebuyer that, as attested by the homebuyer, is—
(A)
an individual—
(i)
whose parents or legal guardians do not, or did not at the time of their death, to the best of the individual’s knowledge, have any present ownership interest in a residence in any State or ownership of chattel, excluding ownership of heir property; and
(ii)
whose spouse, or domestic partner has not, during the 3-year period ending upon acquisition of the eligible home to be acquired using such assistance, have any present ownership interest in a residence in any State, excluding ownership of heir property or ownership of chattel, whether the individual is a co-borrower on the loan or not; or
(B)
an individual who has at any time been placed in foster care or institutional care whose spouse or domestic partner has not, during the 3-year period ending upon acquisition of the eligible home to be acquired using such assistance, had any ownership interest in a residence in any State, excluding ownership of heir property or ownership of chattel, whether such individuals are co-borrowers on the loan or not.
(4)

First-time homebuyer
The term “first-time homebuyer” means a homebuyer as defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704), except that for the purposes of this section the reference in such section 12704(14) to title II shall be considered to refer to this section, and except that ownership of heir property shall not be treated as owning a home for purposes of determining whether a borrower qualifies as a first-time homebuyer.
(5)

Heir property
The term “heir property” means residential property for which title passed by operation of law through intestacy and is held by two or more heirs as tenants in common.
(6)

Ownership interest
The term “ownership interest” means any ownership, excluding any interest in heir property, in—
(A)
real estate in fee simple;
(B)
a leasehold on real estate under a lease for not less than ninety-nine years which is renewable; or
(C)
a fee interest in, or long-term leasehold interest in, real estate consisting of a one-family unit in a multifamily project, including a project in which the dwelling units are attached, or are manufactured housing units, semi-detached, or detached, and an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities which serve the project.
(7)

State
The term “State” means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(f)

Reliance on borrower attestations
No additional documentation beyond the borrower’s attestation shall be required to demonstrate eligibility under clauses (ii) and (iii) of subsection (e)(2)(A) and clause (ii) of subsection (e)(2)(B) and no State, eligible entity, or creditor shall be subject to liability based on the accuracy of such attestation.
(g)

Implementation
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Treasury shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
303.

HUD-insured small dollar mortgage demonstration program
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2033—
(1)
$76,000,000 for a program to increase access to small-dollar mortgages, as defined in subsection (b), which may include payment of incentives to lenders, adjustments to terms and costs, individual financial assistance, technical assistance to lenders and certain financial institutions to help originate loans, lender and borrower outreach, and other activities;
(2)
$10,000,000 for the cost of insured or guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans; and
(3)
$14,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and programs in the Office of Housing generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, fair housing and fair lending compliance, and other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs.
(b)

Small-Dollar mortgage
For purposes of this section, the term “small-dollar mortgage” means a forward mortgage that—
(1)
has an original principal balance of $100,000 or less;
(2)
is secured by a one- to four-unit property that is the mortgagor’s principal residence; and
(3)
is insured or guaranteed by the Secretary.
(c)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
304.

Investments in rural homeownership
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until expended—
(1)
$90,000,000 for providing single family housing repair grants under section 504(a) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474(a)), subject to the terms and conditions in subsection (b) of this section;
(2)
$10,000,000 for administrative expenses of the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture that in whole or in part support activities funded by this section and related activities.
(b)

Terms and conditions
(1)

Eligibility
Eligibility for grants from amounts made available by subsection (a)(1) shall not be subject to the limitations in section 3550.103(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)

Uses
Notwithstanding the limitations in section 3550.102(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, grants from amounts made available by subsection (a)(2) shall be available for the eligible purposes in section 3550.102(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
(c)

Implementation
The Administrator of the Rural Housing Service shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
IV

HUD Administration, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, and Agency Oversight
401.

Program administration, training, technical assistance, capacity building, and oversight
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,—
(1)
$949,250,000 to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for—
(A)
the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this title and the Department’s programs generally, including information technology, inspections of housing units, research and evaluation, financial reporting, and other costs; and
(B)
new awards or increasing prior awards to provide training, technical assistance, and capacity building related to the Department’s programs, including direct program support to program recipients throughout the country, including insular areas, that require such assistance with daily operations;
(2)
$43,250,000 to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for necessary salaries and expenses for conducting oversight of amounts provided by this title;
(3)
$5,000,000 to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury for necessary salaries and expenses for conducting oversight of amounts provided by this title; and
(4)
$2,500,000 to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Agriculture for necessary salaries and expenses for conducting oversight of amounts provided by this title.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033.
(b)

Implementation
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
402.

Community-led capacity building
(a)

Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1)
$90,000,000 for competitively awarded funds for technical assistance and capacity building to non-Federal entities, including grants awarded to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance activities to community development corporations, community housing development organizations, community land trusts, nonprofit organizations in insular areas, and other mission-driven and nonprofit organizations that target services to low-income and socially disadvantaged populations, and provide services in neighborhoods having high concentrations of minority, low-income, or socially disadvantaged populations to—
(A)
provide training, education, support, and advice to enhance the technical and administrative capabilities of community development corporations, community housing development organizations, community land trusts, and other mission-driven and nonprofit organizations undertaking affordable housing development, acquisition, preservation, or rehabilitation activities;
(B)
provide predevelopment assistance to community development corporations, community housing development organizations, and other mission-driven and nonprofit organizations undertaking affordable housing development, acquisition, preservation, or rehabilitation activities; and
(C)
carry out such other activities as may be determined by the grantees in consultation with the Secretary; and
(2)
$10,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Department’s technical assistance programs generally, including information technology, research and evaluations, financial reporting, and other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title and other costs.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033.
(b)

Implementation
The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.