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2007: Provided, That if insufficient funds exist under these 
headings, any outstanding rescission shall be rescinded first 
from $10,000,000 under the heading ‘‘Office of Management 
and Budget’’ and then from $10,000,000 from under the 
heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ under the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That, 
if insufficient funds exist under these headings, the remain-
ing 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 speci-
fied above: Provided further, That any such balances gov-
erned by reallocation provisions under the statute author-
izing the program for which the funds were originally ap-
propriated 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 re-
captured from amounts appropriated in prior years under 
this heading or the heading ‘‘Annual contributions for as-
sisted housing’’ and no carryover of such appropriated 
amounts for project-based assistance shall be available for 
the calendar year 2007 funding cycle for activities provided 
for under the heading ‘‘Tenant-based rental assistance’’.
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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, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) 
(‘‘the 
Act’’ 
herein), 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
$5,675,700,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amounts made available under this heading 
are provided as follows: 
(1) $5,526,240,000 for expiring or terminating 
section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including 
section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for 
amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy con-
tracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation 
contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to sec-
tion 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 Emergency Low Income Housing Preserva-
tion Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preser-
vation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and 
for administrative and other expenses associated with 
project-based activities and assistance funded under 
this paragraph. 
(2) $145,500,000 for performance-based contract 
administrators for section 8 project-based assistance:
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Provided, That the Secretary may also use such 
amounts for performance-based contract administra-
tors for: interest reduction payments pursuant to sec-
tion 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) rent-
al 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 rent-
al assistance contracts for supportive housing for per-
sons 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 Hous-
ing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667). 
(3) $3,960,000 shall be transferred to the Work-
ing 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 amend-
ments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts or
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for performance-based contract administrators, not-
withstanding the purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated. 
(4) amounts recaptured under this heading, the 
heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Hous-
ing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ may 
be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 
project-based contracts, 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, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’) $2,460,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 
2007, 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 sub-
ject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, im-
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mediately 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 sec-
tion 9(h) of such Act: Provided further, That $14,850,000 
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, up to 
$19,800,000 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 emer-
gency capital needs resulting from unforeseen or unprevent-
able emergencies and natural disasters occurring in fiscal 
year 2007: Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for sup-
portive services, service coordinators and congregate services 
as authorized by section 34 of the Act and the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996: Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading up to $7,920,000 is to support the costs 
of administrative and judicial receiverships: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
up to $15,345,000 shall be to support the ongoing public
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housing financial and physical assessment activities of the 
Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC). 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2007 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)), $3,660,000,000: Pro-
vided, That, in fiscal year 2006 and all fiscal years here-
after, no amounts under this heading in any appropria-
tions Act may be used for payments to public housing agen-
cies 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: Provided 
further, That up to $30,000,000 shall be available to public 
housing agencies of less than 500 units to make adjustments 
to the new requirements of the public housing operating 
fund rule. 
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,
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2008, 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 em-
ployees 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 ad-
vantage in awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, un-
less expressly permitted herein. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, 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.), $625,680,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That, notwith-
standing 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 Cen-
sus data and with the need component based on multi-race 
Census data, and the amount of the allocation for each In-
dian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation 
amounts: Provided further, That of the amounts made
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available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be contracted 
through the Secretary as technical assistance and capacity 
building to be used by the National American Indian Hous-
ing Council in support of the implementation of 
NAHASDA; $3,465,000 shall be to support the inspection 
of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and 
technical assistance in the training, oversight, and manage-
ment of Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, in-
cluding 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 guaran-
teed 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 principal amount of any 
notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guar-
anteed, not to exceed $14,938,825: Provided further, That 
for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed 
loan program, up to $148,500 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 pro-
gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American
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Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $8,815,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $299,211 shall be for training and tech-
nical assistance activities. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $5,940,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing 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 available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, not to exceed $251,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, up to $247,500 from amounts 
in the first paragraph which shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act
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of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), $1,010,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing 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 available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, not to exceed $43,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 from amounts 
in the first paragraph which shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Hous-
ing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 
$295,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: 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:
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Provided further, That the Secretary may use up to 
$1,485,000 of the funds under this heading for training, 
oversight, and technical assistance activities. 
RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Devel-
opment in the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
which amount shall be competitively awarded by September 
1, 2007, to Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies, 
State community and/or economic development agencies, 
local rural nonprofits and community development cor-
porations to support innovative housing and economic de-
velopment 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 develop-
ment activities, and for other purposes, $4,215,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2009, unless otherwise 
specified: Provided, That of the amount provided, 
$3,877,000,000 is for carrying out the community develop-
ment block grant program under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the 
‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further, 
That unless explicitly provided for under this heading (ex-
cept for planning grants provided in the second paragraph
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and amounts made available under the third paragraph), 
not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds ap-
propriated under this heading shall be expended for plan-
ning and management development and administration: 
Provided further, That $58,000,000 shall be for grants to 
Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, 
of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (in-
cluding section 305 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be 
used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to 
health and safety. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$250,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic 
Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of tar-
geted economic investments in accordance with the terms 
and conditions specified in the report accompanying this 
Act: Provided, That none of the funds provided under this 
paragraph may be used for program operations: Provided 
further, That, for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, 
no unobligated funds for EDI grants may be used for any 
purpose except acquisition, planning, design, purchase of 
equipment, revitalization, redevelopment or construction. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$30,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives 
that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and 
blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment,
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economic diversification, and community revitalization in 
areas with population outmigration or a stagnating or de-
clining economic base, or to determine whether housing ben-
efits can be integrated more effectively with welfare reform 
initiatives: Provided, That amounts made available under 
this paragraph shall be provided in accordance with the 
terms and conditions specified in the report accompanying 
this Act. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $3,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2008, as authorized by section 
108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the 
cost 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 available to subsidize 
total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
not to exceed $137,500,000, notwithstanding any aggregate 
limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 
108(k) of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974, as amended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, $750,000 shall be transferred
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to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and 
expenses’’. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $1,916,640,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That 
of the total amount provided in this paragraph, up to 
$42,000,000 shall be available for housing counseling under 
section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1968, and $3,465,000 shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund: Provided further, That $9,000,000 shall be 
for technical assistance for CHDOs. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
under this heading, $25,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009, for assistance to homebuyers as author-
ized under title I of the American Dream Downpayment 
Act. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY 
PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, $66,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That of the total amount 
provided in this heading $23,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to the Self Help Homeownership Opportunity Program
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as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity 
Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That $35,000,000 shall be made available for capacity 
building, of which $31,000,000 shall be for capacity build-
ing for Community Development and affordable Housing 
for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation for activities au-
thorized by section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as in effect immediately before 
June 12, 1997, and $4,000,000 shall be made available for 
capacity building activities administered by Habitat for 
Humanity 
International: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$3,500,000 shall be made available to the Housing Assist-
ance Council; $2,500,000 shall be made available to the Na-
tional Council of La Raza; $2,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to the National American Indian Housing Council: 
Provided further, That, no funds under this heading may 
be used for lobbying activities. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the emergency shelter grants program as author-
ized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive hous-
ing program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of 
such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room 
occupancy program as authorized under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist homeless indi-
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viduals pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program 
as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act, 
$1,511,190,000, of which $1,491,190,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2009, and of which 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not less than 30 percent of funds made avail-
able, excluding amounts provided for renewals under the 
shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent hous-
ing: Provided further, That all funds awarded for services 
shall be matched by 25 percent in funding by each grantee: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall renew on an an-
nual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts 
funded under the shelter plus care program if the program 
is determined to be needed under the applicable continuum 
of care and meets appropriate program requirements and 
financial standards, as determined by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That all awards of assistance under this 
heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate home-
less programs with other mainstream health, social services, 
and employment programs for which homeless populations 
may be eligible, including Medicaid, State Children’s 
Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services funding 
through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block
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Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare-to-Work 
grant program: Provided further, That up to $10,395,000 
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be avail-
able for the national homeless data analysis project and 
technical assistance: Provided further, That $2,475,000 of 
the funds appropriated under this heading shall be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That 
all balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously fund-
ed from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and trans-
ferred to this account shall be available, if recaptured, for 
Shelter Plus Care renewals in fiscal year 2007. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For capital advances, including amendments to cap-
ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au-
thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 
amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly 
under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments 
to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring con-
tracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for 
supportive 
services 
associated 
with 
the 
housing, 
$750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, of which amount $59,400,000 shall be for service coor-
dinators and the continuation of existing congregate service 
grants for residents of assisted housing projects, and of
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which amount up to $24,750,000 shall be for grants under 
section 202b of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q– 
2) for conversion of eligible projects under such section to 
assisted living or related use and for emergency capital re-
pairs as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, $20,000,000 
shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development only for making competitive grants to private 
nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives for cov-
ering costs of architectural and engineering work, site con-
trol, and other planning relating to the development of sup-
portive housing for the elderly that is eligible for assistance 
under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
1701q): Provided further, That amounts under this heading 
shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspec-
tions and inspection-related activities associated with sec-
tion 202 capital advance projects: Provided further, That 
$1,980,000 of the total amount made available under this 
heading shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the provi-
sions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of 
project rental assistance, except that the initial contract 
term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in dura-
tion.
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HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For capital advance contracts, including amendments 
to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for per-
sons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, for 
project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons 
with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, in-
cluding amendments to contracts for such assistance and 
renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to 
a 1-year term, and for supportive services associated with 
the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by 
section 811(b)(1) of such Act, and for tenant-based rental 
assistance contracts entered into pursuant to section 811 
of such Act, $240,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That $990,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That, 
tenant-based assistance contracts entered into prior to fiscal 
year 2006 (only one amendment authorized for any such 
contract) shall be renewed under the Tenant-based Rental 
Assistance account: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, the Secretary may make avail-
able up to $5,000,000 for incremental tenant-based rental 
assistance, as authorized by section 811 of such Act (which 
assistance is 5 years in duration): Provided further, That 
all tenant-based assistance made available under this head-