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tection and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided under 
this paragraph may be used to fund a total number 
of unit months under lease that exceeds a public 
housing agency’s authorized level of units under con-
tract, except for public housing agencies partici-
pating in the Moving to Work (in this title ‘‘MTW’’) 
demonstration, which shall instead be governed by 
the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the ex-
tent necessary not to exceed the amount specified 
under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified 
under this paragraph), prorate each public housing 
agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to 
this paragraph: Provided further, That except as 
provided in the succeeding provisos, the entire 
amount specified under this paragraph (except as 
otherwise modified under this paragraph) 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 budgets by the latter of 60 days after 
enactment of this Act or March 1, 2021: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may extend the notifica-
tion period under the preceding proviso with the 
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prior written approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That public housing agencies participating in the 
MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to 
their MTW agreements and shall be subject to the 
same pro rata adjustments under the preceding pro-
visos: Provided further, That the Secretary may off-
set public housing agencies’ calendar year 2021 allo-
cations based on the excess amounts of public hous-
ing agencies’ net restricted assets accounts, includ-
ing HUD-held programmatic reserves (in accordance 
with VMS data in calendar year 2020 that is 
verifiable and complete), as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That public housing agen-
cies participating in the MTW demonstration shall 
also be subject to the offset, as determined by the 
Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single 
fund budget authority provisions of their MTW 
agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2021 
MTW funding allocation: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the pre-
ceding two provisos throughout the calendar year to 
prevent the termination of rental assistance for fam-
ilies as the result of insufficient funding, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 
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proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided 
further, That up to $100,000,000 shall be available 
only: (A) for adjustments in the allocations for pub-
lic housing agencies, after application for an adjust-
ment by a public housing agency that experienced a 
significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, 
in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unfore-
seen circumstances or from portability under section 
8(r) of the Act; (B) for vouchers that were not in 
use during the previous 12-month period in order to 
be available to meet a commitment pursuant to sec-
tion 8(o)(13) of the Act; (C) for adjustments for 
costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Sup-
portive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers under sec-
tion 8(o)(19) of the Act; (D) for public housing 
agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings 
measures, as determined by the Secretary, would 
otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance 
for families as a result of insufficient funding; (E) 
for adjustments in the allocations for public housing 
agencies that (i) are leasing a lower-than-average 
percentage of their authorized vouchers, (ii) have low 
amounts of budget authority in their net restricted 
assets accounts and HUD-held programmatic re-
serves, relative to other agencies, and (iii) are not 
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participating in the Moving to Work demonstration, 
to enable such agencies to lease more vouchers; and 
(F) for public housing agencies that have experi-
enced increased costs or loss of units in an area for 
which the President declared a disaster under title 
IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.): 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, 
as determined by the Secretary; 
(2) $125,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 
assistance for relocation and replacement of housing 
units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 
section 18 of the Act, 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 pursu-
ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu-
tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 
of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 
of the Act, Choice Neighborhood vouchers, manda-
tory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protec-
tion assistance including replacement and relocation 
assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent 
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the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants cur-
rently residing in properties financed under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) 
between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursu-
ant to Public Law 106–569 or under the authority 
as provided under this Act: Provided, That when a 
public housing development is submitted for demoli-
tion or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the 
Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance 
when the units pose an imminent health and safety 
risk to residents: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may only provide replacement vouchers for 
units that were occupied within the previous 24 
months that cease to be available as assisted hous-
ing, subject only to the availability of funds: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided in this 
paragraph, at least $5,000,000 may be available to 
provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise 
provided under this paragraph, to residents residing 
in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents 
greater than 30 percent of household income, as the 
result of: (A) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD- 
held, or section 202 loan that requires the permis-
sion of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) 
the expiration of a rental assistance contract for 
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