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retary by notice, when the initial family that re-
ceived any such voucher no longer receives such 
voucher, and the authority for any public housing 
agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may only pro-
vide replacement vouchers for units that were occu-
pied within the previous 24 months that cease to be 
available as assisted housing, subject only to the 
availability of funds; 
(3) $2,469,535,000 shall be for administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
ance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to admin-
ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ-
ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist-
ance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 
HUD–VASH vouchers, and other special purpose in-
cremental vouchers: Provided, That no less than 
$2,459,535,000 of the amount provided in this para-
graph shall be allocated to public housing agencies 
for the calendar year 2022 funding cycle based on 
section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation 
Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the 
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enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Re-
sponsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Pro-
vided further, That if the amounts made available 
under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the 
amounts determined under the previous proviso, the 
Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to 
agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all 
agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or 
may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment 
of amounts determined under the previous proviso, 
utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures 
and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding 
special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the pur-
poses for which such amounts were appropriated: 
Provided further, That all public housing agencies 
participating in the MTW demonstration shall be 
funded in accordance with the requirements of the 
MTW demonstration program or their MTW agree-
ments, if any, and shall be subject to the same uni-
form percentage decrease as under the previous pro-
viso: Provided further, That amounts provided under 
this paragraph shall be only for activities related to 
the provision of tenant-based rental assistance au-
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thorized under section 8, including related develop-
ment activities; 
(4) $500,253,000 shall be for the renewal of 
tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary ad-
ministrative expenses: Provided, That administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the special purpose vouchers in this 
paragraph shall be funded under the same terms 
and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the 
percent decrease for administrative and other ex-
penses to public housing agencies under paragraph 
(3) of this heading: Provided further, That up to 
$10,000,000 shall be available only for (1) adjust-
ments in the allocation for public housing agencies, 
after applications for an adjustment by a public 
housing agency that experienced a significant in-
crease, as determined by the Secretary, in Main-
stream renewal costs resulting from unforeseen cir-
cumstances, and (2) public housing agencies that de-
spite taking reasonable cost saving measures, as de-
termined by the Secretary, would otherwise be re-
quired to terminate the rental assistance for Main-
stream families as a result of insufficient funding: 
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Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts under the previous proviso based on need, 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this para-
graph, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for a pilot 
program for public housing agencies that partner 
with administering entities under the Projects for 
Assistance 
in 
Transition 
from 
Homelessness 
(PATH) program as authorized by the Stewart B. 
McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1990 or other eligible entities, as determined by the 
Secretary, to assist persons with serious mental ill-
ness: Provided further, That the amounts made 
available in the previous proviso shall be for incre-
mental rental voucher assistance, including project- 
based vouchers, under such section 811 for non-el-
derly persons with serious mental illness, and for ad-
ministrative and other expenses of public housing 
agencies: Provided further, That in awarding assist-
ance under such pilot program the Secretary may 
give bonus points to public housing agencies giving 
preference to individuals referred from the Coordi-
nated Entry System (CES) or operating a Family 
Self-Sufficiency program: Provided further, That in 
administering such pilot program, the Secretary may 
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waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec-
retary administers in connection with the use of 
funds made available under such pilot (except for re-
quirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment), upon a 
finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or al-
ternative requirements are necessary for the effective 
delivery and administration of such voucher assist-
ance: Provided further, That upon turnover, section 
811 special purpose vouchers funded under this 
heading in this or prior Acts, or under any other 
heading in prior Acts, shall be provided to non-elder-
ly persons with disabilities; 
(5) Of the amounts provided under paragraph 
(1) up to $5,000,000 shall be for rental assistance 
and associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD– 
VASH to serve Native American veterans that are 
homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near 
a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided, That 
such amount shall be made available for renewal 
grants to recipients that received assistance under 
prior Acts under the Tribal HUD–VASH program: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall be author-
ized to specify criteria for renewal grants, including 
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