Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ). (h) Regulations Not later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue regulations that establish minimum standards for the training of testers of organizations conducting testing required under subsection (a). Such regulations shall serve as the basis of an evaluation of such testers, which shall be developed by the Secretary, and such regulations shall be issued after notice and an opportunity for public comment in accordance with the procedure under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, applicable to substantive rules (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(3)(B), and (d)(3) of such section). (i) Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. 3. Increase in funding for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (a) In general Section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 ( 42 U.S.C. 3616a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting qualified before private nonprofit fair housing enforcement organizations,