Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further , That any balances available for the rural housing voucher program in the Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account shall be transferred to and merged with this account and shall be available for the rural housing voucher program: Provided further , That if the Secretary determines that the amount made available for vouchers or rental assistance in this Act is not needed for vouchers or rental assistance, the Secretary may use such funds for any of the programs described under this heading. Mutual and self-help housing grants For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490c ), $31,000,000, to remain available until expended. Rural housing assistance grants For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474 and 1490m, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended. Rural community facilities program account (including transfers of funds) For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for direct loans and $500,000,000 for guaranteed loans. For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $49,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $6,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided further , That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based