COMMUNITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANTS For comprehensive planning grants as authorized by section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended (40 U.S.C. 461), $75,000,000, to remain available until expended. SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS For necessary administrative expenses of programs of community planning and management, not otherwise provided for, $10,134,000. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MODEL CITIES PROGRAMS For financial assistance in connection with planning and carrying out comprehensive city demonstration programs, as authorized by title I of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3301), $150,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1975. URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAMS For grants for urban renewal, fiscal year 1974, as an additional amount for urban renewal programs, as authorized by title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), and section 314 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452a), $600,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of any appropriation in this Act shall be used for administrative expenses in connection with commitments for grants aggregating more than the total of amounts available in the current year from the amounts authorized for making such commitments through June 30, 1967, plus the additional amounts appropriated therefor. OPEN SPACE LAND PROGRAMS For grants as authorized by title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1500-1500e), and the provision of technical assistance to State and local public bodies, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation may be used for financing a grant in excess of 50 per centum of the cost of any activity or project, except that grants made pursuant to section 706 of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1500), may be made in an amount not to exceed 75 per centum. SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS For necessary administrative expenses of programs of community development, not otherwise provided for, $22,413,000. FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION FLOOD INSURANCE For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrving out the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. Chap. 50), $20,000,000. RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY For contracts, grants and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $65,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1975: Provided, That not to exceed $3,925,000 of the foregoing amount shall be available for administrative expenses. FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary pursuant to title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.Č. 3601), section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u), title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d), and Executive Orders 11063 (27 Fed. Reg. 11527), 11246, as amended (30 Fed. Reg. 12319, 32 Fed. Reg. 14303), 11625 (36 Fed. Reg. 19967), and 11478 (34 Fed. Reg. 12985), $9,546,000. DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT For necessary administrative expenses of the Secretary, not otherwise provided for, in overall program planning and direction in the Department, including not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $6,042,000. SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL For necessary expenses of the Office of General Counsel, not otherwise provided for, $3,166,000. SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, not otherwise provided for, $6,534,000. ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF SERVICES For administrative expenses necessary in providing general administration and staff services within the Department, not otherwise provided for, $11,460,000. REGIONAL MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES For necessary administrative expenses, not otherwise provided for, of management and program coordination in the regional offices of the Department, $19,780,000. TITLE II-SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 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 Direct loan revolving fund assets or Loan guaranty revolving fund assets, 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 (12 U.S.C. 1717 (c)), $4,400,000. * TITLE III-CORPORATIONS The following corporations and agencies, respectively, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION For administrative expenses in carrying out duties imposed by or pursuant to law, not to exceed $15,080,000 of the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration shall be available, in accordance with the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701): Provided, The funds shall be available for contract actuarial services (not to exceed $1,500): Provided further, That nonadministrative expenses classified by section 2 of Public Law 387, approved October 25, 1949, shall not exceed $175,851,000. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis, and shall be exclusive of interest paid, expenses (including expenses for fiscal agency services performed on a contract or fee basis) in connection with the issuance and servicing of securities, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, fees for servicing mortgages, expenses (including services performed on a force account, contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, protection, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to said Association or in which it has an interest, cost of salaries, wages, travel, and other expenses of persons employed outside of the continental United States, and all administrative expenses reimbursable from other Government agencies and from the Federal National Mortgage Association: Provided, That the distribution of administrative expenses to the accounts of the Association shall be made in accordance with generally recognized accounting principles and practices. TITLE IV-GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 401. Where appropriations in titles I and II of this Act are expendable for travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation. has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not apply to travel performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration; or to payments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the budget schedules. SEC. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Selective Service System shall be available in the current fiscal year for purchase of uniforms, or allowances thereof, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. SEC. 403. Funds made available for the Department of Housing and Urban Development under title III of this Act shall be available without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association or Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal home loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). SEC. 404. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do not share in the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals for projects. not specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, That the extent of cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest of the grantee or contractor and the Government in the research. SEC. 405. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, not to exceed $425,000 of the amount herein made available for the Federal Communications Commission may be used for land and structures. SEC. 406. No part of any appropriations contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Housing and Urban Development; Space, Science, Veterans, and Certain Other Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1974". Approved October 26, 1973. EXCERPTS FROM AGRICULTURE-ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER PROTECTION APPROPRIATION ACT, 1974 PAYMENT OF PARTICIPATION SALES INSUFFICIENCIES For payment to the Government National Mortgage Association, as trustee, such insufficiencies as may be required by the trustee on account of outstanding beneficial interests or participations authorized by Title II, Public Law 90-113, issued pursuant to section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1717 (c)), such sums as may be necessary, to be available without fiscal year limitations. GRANTS FOR BASIC WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES For grants authorized by section 702 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3102), $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be derived from the unexpended balance of amounts appropriated under this head in Public Law 92–73 and continued to be available by Public Law 92-399: Provided, That $100,000,000 of these funds shall be available for transfer to the Environmental Protection Agency to fund storm and combined sewer projects for the Great Lakes area. Approved October 24, 1973. EXCERPTS FROM DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACT, 1973 [Public Law 92-383, 86 Stat. 540] RENT SUPPLEMENT 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 U.S.C. 1701s) is increased by $48,000,000: Provided, That no part of the foregoing contract authority shall be used for incurring any obligation in connection with any dwelling unit or project which is not either part of a workable program for community improvement meeting the requirements of section 101 (c) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1451 (c)), or which is without local official approval for participation in this program. SEC. 406. 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