eligible activities of the new program component. (d) In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant, the funding recipient must have the consent of the Continuum of Care and meet standards determined by the Secretary. 234. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying out the final rule entitled Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the notice entitled Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool (79 Fed. Reg. 57949 (September 26, 2014)). 235. Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking “October 1, 2017” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof October 1, 2022 . 236. None of the funds made available under this Act for new guarantees of mortgages insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund may be used to guarantee or insure any mortgage on a property that is subject to a loan or other obligation, including those billed as taxes or assessments, for the purpose of financing any improvements under a Property Assessed Clean Energy or substantially similar program, if any portion of such loan or obligation is or has the potential to be in a lien position superior to the mortgage to be insured or guaranteed under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. 237. The matter under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f note), as amended, is amended— (1) in the 14th proviso— (A) by inserting or nonprofit before entity, then a capable entity,