(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee of t United States unless (A) such certificate is accompanied by, or is part of voucher or abstract which describes the payee or payees ar the items or services for which such expenditure is bei made, or (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such certific tion, and without such a voucher or abstract, is specifical authorized by law; and (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the Gener Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from such audit. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Housing and Urb Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1977". Approved August 9, 1976. EXCERPTS FROM DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELO MENT-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1976 [Public Law 94-116, 89 Stat. 581] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban I velopment, and for sundry independent executive agencies, boards, burea commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19′ and the period ending September 30, 1976, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of t United States of America in Congress assembled, That the followin sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not othe wise appropriated, for the Department of Housing and Urban Deve opment, and for sundry independent executive agencies, board bureaus, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year en ing June 30, 1976, the period ending September 30, 1976, and for oth purposes, namely: TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN HOUSING PROGRAMS EMERGENCY HOMEOWNERS' RELIEF FUND For emergency mortgage relief payments and for other expens of the Emergency Homeowners' Relief Fund, as authorized by title of the Emergency Housing Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-50 $35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1976. STATE HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES For interest grant payments pursuant to section 802 (c) (2) of t Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 722 $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1976: Provide That the total of contracts for annual payments entered into under such section shall not exceed $15,000,000: Provided further, That the total new budget authority obligated under such contracts entered into after June 30, 1975, shall not exceed $600,000,000. ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING The additional amount of contracts for annual contributions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437c), entered into after June 30, 1975, shall not exceed $662,300,000, which amount shall be in addition to balances of authorization heretofore made available for such contracts: Provided, That the total new budget authority obligated under such contracts entered into after June 30, 1975, shall not exceed $17,000,000,000, which amount shall not include budget authority obligated under balances of authorization heretofore made available: Provided further, That at least $50,000,000 of the new contract authority herein made available shall be used only for contracts for annual contributions to assist in financing the development or acquisition of low-income housing projects to be owned by public housing agencies other than under section 8 of the above Act: Provided further, That not less than 50 per centum of the funds made available by this Act which are used pursuant to section 8 of the above Act shall be allocated to contracts to make assistance payments with respect to newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated housing: And prorided further, That in fiscal year 1976 and the period ending September 30, 1976, the fair market rent basis of contracts approved pursuant to section 8 of the above Act shall not exceed by more than 10 per centum in the aggregate, or 20 per centum in individual market areas, those published in the Federal Register through September 8, 1975. RENT SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 TS.C. 1701s) is increased by $20,000,000. HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED The limitation on the aggregate loans that may be made under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, from the fund authorized by subsection (a) (4) of such section, is hereby established for the fiscal year 1976 through the period ending September 30, 1976, at $375,000,000 in accordance with paragraph (C) of such subsection, which funds shall be available only to qualified nonprofit sponsors for the purpose of providing 100 per centum loans for the development of housing for the elderly or handicapped, with any cash equity or other financial commitments imposed as a condition of loan approval to be returned to the sponsor if sustaining occupancy is achieved in a reasonable period of time: Provided, That the full amount shall be Available for permanent financing (including construction financing) for housing projects for the elderly or handicapped. HOUSING PAYMENTS For the payment of annual contributions, not otherwise provi for, in accordance with section 5 of the United States Housing Ac 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437c); for payments authorized title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 174 seq.); for rent supplement payments authorized by section 101 of Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, as amended (12 U.S 1701s); and for payments as authorized by sections 235 and 236 the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z, 1715z$2,245,000,000. For "Housing payments" for the period July 1, 1976, through S temper 30, 1976, $600,000,000. PAYMENTS FOR OPERATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS For annual contributions to public housing agencies for the p ment of operating subsidies for low-income housing projects as thorized by section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $535,000,000: Provided, That the agg gate amount of contracts for annual contributions entered into such payments shall not exceed $535,000,000. For "Payments for operation of low-income housing projects” the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $80,000,00 Provided, That the aggregate amount of contracts for such payme shall not exceed $80,000,000. SALARIES AND EXPENSES, HOUSING PROGRAMS For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided f and for nonadministrative expenses as classified by section 1 of t National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701), in carrying o programs of housing production and mortgage credit and housi management, $199,000,000, of which $158,650,000 shall be provided transfer from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administ tion: Provided, That administrative expenses in connection with t Revolving fund (liquidating programs) shall be exclusive of expens necessary in the case of defaulted obligations to protect the interes of the Government. For "Salaries and expenses, housing programs" for the peri July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $49,800,000, of whi $39,850,000 shall be provided by transfer from the various funds the Federal Housing Administration. GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGATE ASSOCIATION EMERGENCY MORTGATE PURCHASE ASSISTANCE The total amount of purchases and commitments authorized be made pursuant to section 313 of the National Housing Act, amended (12 U.S.C. 1723e; 88 Stat. 1364; Public Law 94-50), sha not exceed $5,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time, which amou shall be in addition to balances of authorization heretofore made available for purchases and commitments pursuant to said section and which shall continue available after October 18, 1975: Provided, That the Association may borrow from the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with said section, in such amounts as are necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of said section as authorized herein. PAYMENT OF PARTICIPATION SALES INSUFFICIENCIES For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the Government National Mortgage Association, as trustee, on account of outstanding beneficial interests or participations in assets of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (including the Government National Mortgage Association) authorized by the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended, $20.935,000. For "Payment of participation sales insufficiencies" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $5,291,000. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REHABILITATION LOAN FUND For the revolving fund established pursuant to section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452b), $50,000,000, to remain available until August 22, 1976. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND TRANSFER OF UNEXPENDED BALANCE For contracts with and payments to States and units of general local government and for related expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out a community development grant program as authorized by Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383, 88 Stat. 633), $2,700,000,000, of which $64,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unexpended balance of budget authority provided by section 401(d) (1) of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1749 (d) (1)), which shall be treated the same as other budget authority provided by this paragraph, to remain available until September 30, 1978. For grants to States and units of general local government, to be used only for expenses necessary for carrying out a community development grant program authorized by Section 106(d) (2) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, $52,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1978. For grants to units of general local government for urgent community development needs pursuant to section 103 (b) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1978. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANTS For comprehensive planning grants as authorized by section 701 the Housing Act of 1954, as amended (40 U.S.C. 461), $75,000,00 to remain available until expended. SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMEN PROGRAMS For necessary administrative expenses of programs of communi planning and development, not otherwise provided for, $41,740,00 For "Salaries and expenses, community planning and developme programs" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 197 $10,500,000. FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION FLOOD INSURANCE For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided fo in carrying out the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amende (42 U.S.C. Chap. 50), $75,000,000. For "Flood insurance" for the period July 1, 1976, through Septen ber 30, 1976, $18,750,000. OFFICE OF INTERSTATE LAND SALES REGISTRATION INTERSTATE LAND SALES For necessary expenses of carrying out the Interstate Land Sal Full Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1720), not otherwise provided fo $2,726,000. For "Interstate land sales" for the period July 1, 1976, throug September 30, 1976, $645,000. POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not othe wise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urba Development Act of 1970, as amended, (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq. including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under sectio 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $53,000,000. remain available until September 30, 1977: Provided, That $400,00 of the foregoing amount shall be used only for a grant to the Housin Assistance Council: Provided further, That $1,000,000 of the foregoin amount shall be used only for mobile home construction and safet standard activities. For "Research and technology" for the period July 1, 1976, throug September 30, 1976, $15,500,000, to remain available until Septem ber 30, 1977. |