Housing Programs

Housing Programs annual contributions for assisted housing The additional amount of contracts for annual contributions provided under this heading in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1977 (Public Law 94–378), is hereby increased, subject to the limitations contained therein, by $413,143,000: Provided, That the total new budget authority provided under this heading in said Act is hereby increased by $13,112,405,000: Provided further, That $3,489,390,000 of such amount shall become available upon enactment into law of necessary authorizing legislation increasing the term of contracts permissible under said Act. 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 from the fund authorized by subsection (a) (4) of such section for the fiscal year 1977 is hereby increased by $100,000,000. housing payments For an additional amount for “Housing payments”, $411,500,000. payments for operation of low-income housing projects For an additional amount for “Payments for operation of low-income housing projects”, $20,000,000. federal housing administration fund For an additional amount for Federal Housing Administration Fund, $1,801,344,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,That $15,000,000 shall be available for reimbursement to the Federal Housing Administration Funds for losses incurred under the urban homesteading program (12 U.S.C. 1706e). emergency homeowners’ relief fund For emergency mortgage relief payments and for other expenses authorized by title I of the Emergency Housing Act of 1975 (Public Law 94–50), $1,000,000.