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Administration’s ‘‘Research and University Research Centers’’ 
account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and 
Operations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors partici-
pating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 186. Funds provided or limited in this Act under the 
appropriate accounts within the Federal Highway Administration, 
the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit 
Administration shall be made available for the eligible programs, 
projects and activities at the level of 98 percent of the corresponding 
amounts identified in the explanatory statement accompanying this 
Act for the ‘‘Delta Regional Transportation Development Program’’, 
‘‘Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities’’, ‘‘Federal Lands’’, 
‘‘Interstate Maintenance Discretionary’’, ‘‘Transportation, Commu-
nity and System Preservation Program’’, ‘‘Rail Line Relocation and 
Improvement Program’’, ‘‘Rail-highway crossing hazard elimi-
nations’’, ‘‘Alternatives analysis’’, and ‘‘Bus and bus facilities’’: Pro-
vided, That amounts authorized within the Federal Highway 
Administration for fiscal year 2008 for the Interstate Maintenance 
Discretionary program under section 118(c) of title 23, United States 
Code, the Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities program under 
section 147 of title 23, United States Code (excluding the set- 
aside for projects on the National Highway System authorized by 
section 147(b) of such title), the Public Lands Highways Discre-
tionary program under section 202(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States 
Code, and the Transportation, Community and System Preservation 
program under section 1117 of Public Law 109–59 in excess of 
the amounts so set aside by the first clause of this section for 
such programs, projects and activities in the explanatory statement 
accompanying this Act are rescinded: Provided further, That 
amounts authorized within the Federal Railroad Administration 
for fiscal year 2008 for Rail-highway Crossing Hazard Eliminations 
under section 104(d)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code (excluding 
the set-aside for certain improvements authorized by section 
104(d)(2)(E) of such title), in excess of the amounts so set aside 
by the first clause of this section for such programs, projects and 
activities in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act are 
rescinded. 
SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, rule 
or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow 
the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department 
to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Depart-
ment of an amount determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 188. None of the funds in this Act to the Department 
of Transportation may be used to make a grant unless the Secretary 
of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any discre-
tionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agree-
ment totaling $500,000 or more is announced by the department 
or its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant pro-
gram of the Federal Highway Administration including the emer-
gency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program of the 
Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any program of the Federal 
Transit Administration other than the formula grants and fixed 
guideway modernization programs: Provided, That the Secretary 
gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees
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on Appropriations for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emer-
gency relief program: Provided further, That no notification shall 
involve funds that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 189. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees 
and other funds received by the Department of Transportation 
from travel management centers, charge card programs, the sub-
leasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be 
credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation 
and allocated to elements of the Department of Transportation 
using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available 
until expended. 
SEC. 190. Amounts made available in this or any other Act 
that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by 
the Department of Transportation to a third party contractor under 
a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, 
shall be available— 
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the 
Department of Transportation in recovering improper pay-
ments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering 
improper payments or contractor support in the implementation 
of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: Provided, 
That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) 
and (2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with the appropria-
tion from which the improper payments were made, and 
shall be available for the purposes and period for which 
such appropriations are available; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains available, shall 
be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 
Provided, That prior to the transfer of any such recovery 
to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall notify 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 
the amount and reasons for such transfer: Provided further, 
That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘improper pay-
ments’’, has the same meaning as that provided in section 
2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 
SEC. 191. (a) Funds provided in Public Law 102–143 in the 
item relating to ‘‘Highway Bypass Demonstration Project’’ shall 
be available for the improvement of Route 101 in the vicinity 
of Prunedale, Monterey County, California. 
(b) Funds provided under section 378 of the Department of 
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 
(Public Law 106–346, 114 Stat. 1356, 1356A–41), for the reconstruc-
tion of School Road East in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, shall 
be available for the Spring Valley Road Project in Marlboro Town-
ship, New Jersey. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the unex-
pended balance of funds made available in title I, chapter III, 
of Public Law 97–216 (96 Stat. 180, 187) under the heading ‘‘Fed-
eral-aid Highway Program’’ to execute contracts to replace or 
rehabilitate highway bridges, as designated on page 19 of House 
Report 97–632, $5,000,000 shall be made available for East Chicago 
Road Reconstruction, East Chicago, Indiana, and the remaining 
unexpended funds shall be made available for Calumet Avenue 
Grade Separation, Munster, Indiana.
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(d) Of the unobligated balance appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Highway Demonstration Projects’’ in title I of Public Law 102– 
143 (105 Stat. 929) that was allocated for Routes 70/38 Circle 
Elimination, New Jersey, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to, and 
made available for, the Delaware Street Bridge Replacement 
Project, (CR640) Bridge over Mathews Branch in West Deptford 
Township, New Jersey. 
SEC. 192. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any 
funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogram-
ming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations, said reprogramming action 
shall be approved or denied solely by the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided, That the Secretary may provide notice to other 
congressional committees of the action of the Committees on Appro-
priations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days 
following the date on which the reprogramming action has been 
approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations. 
SEC. 193. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act to the Surface Transportation Board 
of the Department of Transportation may be used to take any 
action to allow any activity described in subsection (b) in a case, 
matter, or declaratory order involving a railroad, or an entity 
claiming or seeking authority to operate as a railroad, unless the 
Board receives written assurance from the Governor, or the Gov-
ernor’s designee, of the State in which such activity will occur 
that such railroad or entity has agreed to comply with State and 
local regulations that establish public health, safety, and environ-
mental standards for the activities described in subsection (b), 
other than zoning laws or regulations. 
(b) Activities referred to in subsection (a) are activities that 
occur at a solid waste rail transfer facility involving— 
(1) the collection, storage, or transfer of solid waste (as 
defined in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6903)) outside of original shipping containers; or 
(2) the separation or processing of solid waste (including 
baling, crushing, compacting, and shredding). 
SEC. 194. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation 
Board of the Department of Transportation to charge or collect 
any filing fee for rate complaints filed with the Board in an amount 
in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit 
filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 195. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and 
maintain on the homepage of the Internet website of the Depart-
ment of Transportation— 
(1) a direct link to the Internet website of the Office of 
Inspector General of the Department of Transportation; and 
(2) a mechanism by which individuals may anonymously 
report cases of waste, fraud, or abuse with respect to the 
Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 196. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be obligated or expended by the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration to displace, reassign, 
reduce the salary of, or subject to a reduction in force any employee 
at the Academy or discontinue the use of the FAA Academy as
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the primary training facility for air traffic controller training as 
a result of implementing the Air Traffic Control Optimum Training 
Solution in its entirety, prior to September 30, 2008. 
SEC. 197. PROHIBITION
ON IMPOSITION
AND COLLECTION
OF 
TOLLS
ON
CERTAIN
HIGHWAYS
CONSTRUCTED
USING
FEDERAL 
FUNDS. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL HIGHWAY FACILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal highway facility’’ 
means— 
(i) any highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate 
System that is constructed using Federal funds; or 
(ii) any United States highway. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Federal highway facility’’ 
does not include any right-of-way for any highway, bridge, 
or tunnel described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) TOLLING
PROVISION.—The term ‘‘tolling provision’’ 
means section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 112 Stat. 212); 
(b) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made available by 
this Act shall be used to consider or approve an application 
to permit the imposition or collection of any toll on any portion 
of a Federal highway facility in the State of Texas— 
(A)(i) that is in existence on the date of enactment 
of this Act; and 
(ii) on which no toll is imposed or collected under 
a tolling provision on that date of enactment; or 
(B) that would result in the Federal highway facility 
having fewer non-toll lanes than before the date on which 
the toll was first imposed or collected. 
(2) EXEMPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
imposition or collection of a toll on a Federal highway facility— 
(A) on which a toll is imposed or collected under a 
tolling provision on the date of enactment of this Act; 
or 
(B) that is constructed, under construction, or the sub-
ject of an application for construction submitted to the 
Secretary, after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) STATE BUY-BACK.—None of the funds made available by 
this Act shall be used to impose or collect a toll on a Federal 
highway facility in the State of Texas that is purchased by the 
State of Texas on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 198. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
funding made available for the Schuylkill Valley Metro project 
through the Department of Transportation Appropriations Acts for 
Federal Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 shall remain available for 
that project during fiscal year 2008. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Transportation 
Appropriations Act, 2008’’.
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTION 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Direction, 
$24,980,000, of which not to exceed $3,930,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary; 
not to exceed $1,580,000 shall be available for the Office of Hearings 
and Appeals; not to exceed $510,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, not to 
exceed $725,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of 
the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $1,155,000 shall be avail-
able for the immediate Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed 
$2,670,000 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations; not to exceed 
$2,520,000 shall be for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,630,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 
$1,620,000 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing; not to exceed $1,520,000 shall be 
available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development; not to exceed $3,600,000 shall be avail-
able to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal 
Housing Commissioner; not to exceed $1,570,000 shall be available 
to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 
and Research; and not to exceed $1,950,000 shall be available 
to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity: Provided, That the Secretary of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer funds 
appropriated for any office funded under this heading to any other 
office funded under this heading following the written notification 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased 
or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Provided 
further, That notice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent 
shall be submitted for prior approval to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall provide the Committees on Appropriations quarterly written 
notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made 
available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the 
Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses as the Secretary may determine. 
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses for administration, oper-
ations and management for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, $493,630,000, of which not to exceed $69,070,000 
shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits 
of the Office of Administration; not to exceed $10,630,000 shall 
be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the 
Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination; not to exceed 
$51,300,000 shall be available for the personnel compensation and 
benefits of the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to exceed 
$12,370,000 shall be available for the personnel compensation and
H. R. 2764—568 
benefits of the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to 
exceed $31,600,000 shall be available for the personnel compensa-
tion and benefits of the remaining staff in the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer; not to exceed $80,670,000 shall be available for 
the personnel compensation and benefits of the remaining staff 
of the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $2,810,000 
shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits 
of the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not 
to exceed $1,160,000 shall be available for the personnel compensa-
tion and benefits for the Center for Faith-Based and Community 
Initiatives; not to exceed $234,020,000 shall be available for non- 
personnel expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development: Provided, That, funds provided under the heading 
may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising 
and promotional activities that support the housing mission area: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office 
included in Administration, Operations and Management to any 
other office included in Administration, Operations and Manage-
ment only after such transfer has been submitted to, and received 
prior written approval by, the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That no appropriation for any 
office shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent 
by all such transfers. 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, $173,310,000. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PERSONNEL 
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Community Planning and Development mission 
area, $90,310,000. 
HOUSING PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Housing, $334,450,000. 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of the Government National Mortgage Association, 
$8,250,000.
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POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH PERSONNEL COMPENSATION 
AND BENEFITS 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Policy Development and Research, $16,950,000. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PERSONNEL COMPENSATION 
AND BENEFITS 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $63,140,000. 
OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD CONTROL 
PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, 
$6,980,000. 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based 
rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act 
of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), 
not otherwise provided for, $16,391,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $12,233,000,000 shall be available on 
October 1, 2007, and $4,158,000,000 shall be available on October 
1, 2008: Provided, That the amounts made available under this 
heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $14,694,506,000 for renewals of expiring section 8 ten-
ant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals 
of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing 
such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act): Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts pro-
vided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary 
for the calendar year 2008 funding cycle shall provide renewal 
funding for each public housing agency based on voucher 
management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the most 
recent Federal fiscal year and by applying the 2008 Annual 
Adjustment Factor as established by the Secretary, and by 
making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated 
with deposits to family self-sufficiency program escrow accounts 
or the first-time renewal of tenant protection or HOPE VI 
vouchers or vouchers that were not in use during the 12- 
month period in order to be available to meet a commitment 
pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding the first proviso, except for applying the 2008 
Annual Adjustment Factor and making any other specified 
adjustments, public housing agencies specified in category 1 
below shall receive funding for calendar year 2008 based on 
the higher of the amounts the agencies would receive under 
the first proviso or the amounts the agencies received in cal-
endar year 2007, and public housing agencies specified in cat-
egories 2 and 3 below shall receive funding for calendar year
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2008 equal to the amounts the agencies received in calendar 
year 2007, except that public housing agencies specified in 
categories 1 and 2 below shall receive funding under this pro-
viso only if, and to the extent that, any such public housing 
agency submits a plan, approved by the Secretary, that dem-
onstrates that the agency can effectively use within 12 months 
the funding that the agency would receive under this proviso 
that is in addition to the funding that the agency would receive 
under the first proviso: (1) public housing agencies that are 
eligible for assistance under section 901 in Public Law 109– 
148 (119 Stat. 2781) or are located in the same counties as 
those eligible under section 901 and operate voucher programs 
under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
but do not operate public housing under section 9 of such 
Act, and any public housing agency that otherwise qualifies 
under this category must demonstrate that they have experi-
enced a loss of rental housing stock as a result of the 2005 
hurricanes; (2) public housing agencies that would receive less 
funding under the first proviso than they would receive under 
this proviso and that have been placed in receivership within 
the 24 months preceding the date of enactment of this Act; 
and (3) public housing agencies that spent more in calendar 
year 2007 than the total of the amounts of any such public 
housing agency’s allocation amount for calendar year 2007 and 
the amount of any such public housing agency’s available 
housing assistance payments undesignated funds balance from 
calendar year 2006 and the amount of any such public housing 
agency’s available administrative fees undesignated funds bal-
ance through calendar year 2007: Provided further, That not-
withstanding the first two provisos under this paragraph, the 
amount of calendar year 2008 renewal funding for any agency 
otherwise authorized under such provisos shall be reduced by 
the amount of any unusable amount (as determined by the 
Secretary, due to limits in this paragraph with respect to an 
agency’s authorized level of units under contract) in such 
agency’s net restricted assets account, in accordance with the 
most recent VMS data in calendar year 2007 that is verifiable 
and complete, which exceeds 7 percent of the amount of renewal 
funding allocated to the agency for the calendar year 2007 
funding cycle pursuant to section 21033 of Public Law 110– 
5, as amended by section 4802 of Public Law 110–28: Provided 
further, That up to $50,000,000 shall be available only: (1) 
to adjust the allocations for public housing agencies, after 
application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that 
experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Sec-
retary, in renewal costs from portability under section 8(r) 
of the Act of tenant-based rental assistance; and (2) for adjust-
ments for public housing agencies with voucher leasing rates 
at the end of the calendar year that exceed the average leasing 
for the 12-month period used to establish the allocation: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
paragraph may be used to support a total number of unit 
months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency’s 
authorized level of units under contract: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within 
the amount specified under this paragraph, after subtracting 
$723,257,000 from such amount, pro rate each public housing
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agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to this para-
graph: Provided further, That except as provided in the last 
proviso, the entire amount specified under this paragraph, 
except for $723,257,000 shall be obligated to the public housing 
agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described 
above and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies 
of their annual budget not later than 60 days after enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may extend 
the 60 day notification period with the written approval of 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That public housing agencies participating in the 
Moving to Work demonstration shall be funded pursuant to 
their Moving to Work agreements and shall be subject to the 
same pro rata adjustments under the previous proviso. 
(2) $200,000,000 for section 8 rental assistance for reloca-
tion and replacement of housing units that are demolished 
or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated Rescis-
sions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–134), 
conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 
8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the 
Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat 
crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request 
from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced 
vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance 
under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI vouchers, mandatory 
and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance 
including replacement and relocation assistance: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall provide replacement vouchers for all units 
that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease 
to be available as assisted housing due to demolition, disposi-
tion, or conversion, subject only to the availability of funds. 
(3) $49,000,000 for family self-sufficiency coordinators 
under section 23 of the Act. 
(4) up to $6,494,000 may be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund. 
(5) $1,351,000,000 for administrative and other expenses 
of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant- 
based rental assistance program and which up to $35,000,000 
shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing 
agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 
8 programs, with up to $30,000,000 to be for fees associated 
with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance: Provided, 
That no less than $1,316,000,000 of the amount provided in 
this paragraph shall be allocated for the calendar year 2008 
funding cycle on a basis to public housing agencies as provided 
in section 8(q) of the Act as in effect immediately before the 
enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276). 
(6) $20,000,000 for incremental voucher assistance through 
the Family Unification Program. 
(7) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance 
for use through a supported housing program administered 
in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as 
authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall make such funding available, not-
withstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this title,
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to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical 
Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical 
need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency adminis-
trative performance, and other factors as specified by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), 
any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection 
with the use of funds made available under this paragraph 
(except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding 
by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative require-
ments are necessary for the effective delivery and administra-
tion of such voucher assistance: Provided further, That assist-
ance made available under this paragraph shall continue to 
remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over. 
(8) $30,000,000 for incremental vouchers under section 8 
of the Act for nonelderly disabled families affected by the des-
ignation of a public housing development under section 7 of 
the Act, the establishment of preferences in accordance with 
section 651 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13611), or the restriction of occupancy to 
elderly families in accordance with section 658 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 13618), and to the extent the Secretary determines 
that such amount is not needed to fund applications for such 
affected families, for other nonelderly disabled families. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-
over, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading 
‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, the heading ‘‘Tenant- 
Based Rental Assistance’’, and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental 
Assistance’’, for fiscal year 2007 and prior years, $1,250,000,000 
are rescinded, to be effected by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development no later than September 30, 2008: Provided, That 
if insufficient funds exist under these headings, the remaining 
balance may be derived from any other heading under this title: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations 30 days in advance of the rescission of any 
funds derived from the headings specified above: Provided further, 
That any such balances governed by reallocation provisions under 
the statute authorizing the program for which the funds were 
originally appropriated shall be available for the rescission: Pro-
vided further, That any obligated balances of contract authority 
from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall 
be cancelled.
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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, 
$6,381,810,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the amounts made available under this heading are provided as 
follows: 
(1) Up to $6,139,122,000 for expiring or terminating section 
8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate 
rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project- 
based 
subsidy 
contracts 
(including 
section 
moderate 
rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant 
to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 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 activities and assistance 
funded under this paragraph. 
(2) Not less than $238,728,000 but not to exceed 
$286,230,000 for performance-based contract administrators for 
section 8 project-based assistance: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development may also use such amounts 
for performance-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 assistance 
payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project rental assistance 
contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance con-
tracts 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) Not to exceed $3,960,000 may be transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund. 
(4) Amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading 
‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or the heading 
‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ may be used for renewals of or 
amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for perform-
ance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the pur-
poses 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
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1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’) $2,438,964,000, to remain avail-
able 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 periods under such section: Provided further, That for purposes 
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 $12,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities under section 
9(h) of such Act; not to exceed $16,847,000 may 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 Assessment 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, not to exceed 
$18,500,000 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 unprevent-
able emergencies and natural disasters occurring in fiscal year 
2008: Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $40,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service 
coordinators and congregate services as authorized by section 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 administra-
tive and judicial receiverships: Provided further, That from the 
funds made available under this heading, the Secretary shall pro-
vide bonus awards in fiscal year 2008 to public housing agencies 
that are designated high performers. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2008 payments to public housing agencies for the operation 
and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), 
$4,200,000,000; of which $5,940,000 shall be for competitive grants 
and contracts to third parties for the provision of technical assist-
ance to public housing agencies related to the transition and 
implementation of asset-based management in public housing: Pro-
vided, 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: Provided further, That no funds 
may be used under this heading 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
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Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), $100,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2008, of which the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall use $2,400,000 for technical 
assistance and contract expertise, to be provided directly or 
indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including 
training and cost of necessary travel for participants 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 awards to settle litigation or pay judg-
ments, unless expressly permitted herein. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 
et seq.), $630,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of 
the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the 
Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act 
with the need component based on single-race Census data and 
with the need component based on multi-race Census data, and 
the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the 
greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 
shall be contracted for assistance for a national organization rep-
resenting Native American Housing interests for providing training 
and technical assistance to Indian Housing authorities and tribally 
designated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA; and 
$4,250,000 shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing 
units, contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the 
training, oversight, and management of such Indian housing and 
tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: 
Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$1,980,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes 
and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: 
Provided further, That such costs, including the costs of modifying 
such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize the total prin-
cipal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $17,000,000. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as 
authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), 
$9,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $300,000 
shall be for training and technical assistance activities. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $7,450,000, to remain available until expended:
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Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
up to $367,000,000. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), $1,044,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modi-
fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds 
are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $41,504,255. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $300,100,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009, except that amounts allocated pursuant 
to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all 
expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that were 
funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all program 
requirements before awarding funds for new contracts and activities 
authorized under this section: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may use not to exceed $1,485,000 of the funds under this heading 
for training, oversight, and technical assistance activities; and not 
to exceed $1,485,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund. 
RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development 
in 
the 
Department 
of 
Housing 
and 
Urban 
Development, 
$17,000,000, to remain available until expended, which amount 
shall be competitively awarded by September 1, 2008, to Indian 
tribes, State housing finance agencies, State community and/or 
economic development agencies, local rural nonprofits and commu-
nity development corporations to support innovative housing and 
economic development activities in rural areas. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For assistance to units of State and local government, and 
to other entities, for economic and community development activi-
ties, and for other purposes, $3,865,800,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010, unless otherwise specified: Provided, 
That of the amount provided, $3,593,430,000 is for carrying out