This final rule implements Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, as amended. Section 214 prohibits the Secretary of HUD from making financial assistance available to persons other than United States citizens, nationals, or certain categories of eligible noncitizens in HUD's Public Housing and Indian Housing programs (including homeownership), the Section 8 housing assistance payments programs, the Housing Development Grants program, the Section 236 interest reduction and rental assistance programs, the Rent Supplement program, and the Section 235 homeownership program. This final rule follows a proposed rule published on August 25, 1994, and takes into consideration the public comment received on the August 25, 1994 proposed rule.