Department of Housing and Urban Development—Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1978

(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Appropriations with amendment, S. Rept. 95-280)

Department of Housing and Urban Development - Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1978 - =Title I: Department of Housing and Urban Development= - Makes the following appropriations for fiscal year 1978: (1) Housing Programs: (a) for annual contributions for assisted housing, (b) for housing for the elderly or handicapped, (c) for housing payments (appropriation to liquidate contract authority), (d) for payments for operation of low-income housing projects, and (e) for the Federal Housing Administration Fund; (2) Government National Mortgage Association: for payment of participation sales insufficiencies; (3) Community Planning and Development: (a) for community development grants, (b) for urban development action grants, (c) for comprehensive planning grants; (4) Federal Insurance Administration: for flood insurance; (5) Neighborhoods, Voluntary Associations and Consumer Protection: for housing counseling assistance; (6) Policy Development and Research; (7) Management and Administration: (a) for Salaries and expenses, Department of Housing and Urban Development, (b) for Federal Housing Administration funds by transfer; and (8) Funds Appropriated to the President: Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (disaster relief).

=Title II: Independent Agencies= - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1978 to the following: American Battle Monuments Commission, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Cemeterial expenses (Army), Environmental Protection Agency, Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Consumer Information Center, Office of Consumer Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of Building Sciences, National Science Foundation, Selective Service System, Treasury Department, and Veterans' Administration.

=Title III: Corporations= - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1978 within the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to the following: for the limitation on the administrative expenses; for the limitation on nonadministrative expenses; and Loan Insurance Corporation.

=Title IV: General Provisions= - Sets forth limitations on appropriations including: (1) those for travel expenses which shall be limited to budget estimates without express authorization to the contrary; (2) no funding may be utilized for payment of consultants at more than the maximum rate for GS-18 unless authorized by law; and (3) no funding may be utilized for transportation of department or agency officers or employees between a domicile and place of employment, with the exception of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.