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agencies based on the amount public housing agencies were 
eligible to receive in calendar year 2005: Provided further, 
That all amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only 
for activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental 
assistance authorized under section 8, including related 
development activities. 
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 2005 and prior years, $2,050,000,000 
is rescinded, to be effected by the Secretary no later than September 
30, 2006: 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 re-
allocation provisions under the statute authorizing the program 
for which the funds were originally appropriated shall be available 
for the rescission: Provided further, That any obligated balances 
of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have 
been terminated shall be cancelled: Provided further, That no 
amounts recaptured from amounts appropriated in prior years 
under this heading or the heading ‘‘Annual contributions for 
assisted housing’’ and no carryover of such appropriated amounts 
for project-based assistance shall be available for the calendar year 
2006 funding cycle for activities provided for under the heading 
‘‘Tenant-based rental assistance’’. 
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, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise 
provided for, $5,088,300,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading 
are provided as follows: 
(1) $4,939,700,000 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, for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects 
that are subject to approved plans of action under the Emer-
gency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the 
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeowner-
ship Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 
associated with project-based activities and assistance funded 
under this paragraph.
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(2) $147,200,000 for performance-based contract adminis-
trators for section 8 project-based assistance: Provided, That 
the Secretary 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 sec-
tion 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, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701q, 1701q–1); project rental 
assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with 
disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act; 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) $1,400,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund: Provided further, That amounts recaptured under this 
heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 
Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, for 
project-based section 8 activities may be used for renewals 
of or amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts 
or for performance-based contract administrators, notwith-
standing the purposes for which such amounts were appro-
priated. 
(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, notwith-
standing the purposes for which such amounts were appro-
priated. 
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, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’) $2,463,600,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal 
year 2006, the Secretary 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 $11,000,000 
shall be for carrying out activities under section 9(h) of such Act: 
Provided further, That $11,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund: 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, as amended: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided under this heading,
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up to $17,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development to make grants, notwithstanding section 
305 of this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency capital 
needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and 
natural disasters occurring in fiscal year 2006: Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided under this heading, $38,000,000 
shall be for supportive services, service coordinators and congregate 
services as authorized by section 34 of the Act and the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: 
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: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be for 
Neighborhood Networks grants for activities authorized in section 
9(d)(1)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
amounts made available in the previous proviso shall be awarded 
to public housing agencies on a competitive basis: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 9(d)(1)(E) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, any Neighborhood Networks computer center 
established with funding made available under this heading in 
this or any other Act, shall be available for use by residents of 
public housing and residents of other housing assisted with funding 
made available under this title in this Act or any other Act. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2006 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, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(e)), $3,600,000,000: Provided, That, in fiscal year 2006 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, as amended. 
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, as amended, $100,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007, of which the Secretary may use up 
to $2,000,000 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 judgments, unless expressly permitted herein.
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NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, $1,000,000 
shall be contracted through the Secretary as technical assistance 
and capacity building to be used by the National American Indian 
Housing Council in support of the implementation of NAHASDA; 
$4,500,000 shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing 
units, contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the 
training, oversight, and management of Indian housing and tenant-
based assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel; up 
to $4,000,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent 
threats to health and safety, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law (including section 305 of this Act): Provided further, That 
of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be 
made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obliga-
tions, 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 Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount 
of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $17,926,000: Provided further, That for 
administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, 
up to $150,000 from amounts in the third proviso, which shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
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.), 
$8,815,000, to remain available until expended, of which $352,606 
shall be for training and technical assistance activities. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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), $4,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
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, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are