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PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities and assistance for the provision of 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the 
Act’’), not otherwise provided for, $6,479,810,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the 
amounts made available under this heading are provided 
as follows: 
(1) Up to $6,239,122,000 for expiring or termi-
nating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (in-
cluding section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), 
for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy 
contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilita-
tion contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant 
to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of sec-
tion 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject 
to approved plans of action under the Emergency 
Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or 
the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative 
and other expenses associated with project-based ac-
tivities and assistance funded under this paragraph. 
(2) Not less than $238,728,000 but not to ex-
ceed $286,230,000 for performance-based contract 
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administrators for section 8 project-based assistance: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may also use such amounts for per-
formance-based contract administrators for: interest 
reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of 
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); 
rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 
(12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assist-
ance payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project 
rental assistance contracts for the elderly under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance contracts 
for supportive housing for persons with disabilities 
under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013(d)(2)); project assistance contracts pursuant to 
section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public 
Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86– 
372; 73 Stat. 667). 
(3) $1,960,000 shall be transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund. 
(4) Amounts recaptured under this heading, the 
heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Hous-
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ing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ 
may be used for renewals of or amendments to sec-
tion 8 project-based contracts or for performance- 
based contract administrators, notwithstanding the 
purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 
carry out capital and management activities for public 
housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) 
(the ‘‘Act’’) $2,438,964,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2011: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 
2008 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may not delegate to any Department official other than 
the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph 
(2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time peri-
ods under such section: Provided further, That for pur-
poses of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with 
respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 
binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately 
or in the future: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, up to $10,890,000 
shall be for carrying out activities under section 9(h) of 
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such Act; up to $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund; and up to $15,345,000 shall be 
to support the ongoing Public Housing Financial and 
Physical Assessment activities of the Real Estate Assess-
ment Center (REAC): Provided further, That no funds 
may be used under this heading for the purposes specified 
in section 9(k) of the Act: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, up to 
$17,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make 
grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public 
housing agencies for emergency capital needs resulting 
from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and nat-
ural disasters occurring in fiscal year 2008: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount provided under this head-
ing, $38,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service 
coordinators and congregate services as authorized by sec-
tion 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437z–6) and the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided under this heading up to 
$8,820,000 is to support the costs of administrative and 
judicial receiverships. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2008 payments to public housing agencies for the 
operation and management of public housing, as author-
ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 
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1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,200,000,000: Provided, 
That in fiscal year 2008 and all fiscal years hereafter, no 
amounts under this heading in any appropriations Act 
may be used for payments to public housing agencies for 
the costs of operation and management of public housing 
for any year prior to the current year of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That no funds may be used under this head-
ing for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937. 
REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC 
HOUSING (HOPE VI) 
For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, 
site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based 
assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437v) $120,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008, of which the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may use up to $2,400,000 for technical as-
sistance and contract expertise, to be provided directly or 
indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, 
including training and cost of necessary travel for partici-
pants in such training, by or to officials and employees 
of the department and of public housing agencies and to 
residents: Provided, That none of such funds shall be used 
directly or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in 
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