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ing under this paragraph or may, to the extent nec-
essary to provide full payment of amounts determined 
under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated bal-
ances, including recaptures and carryovers, remain-
ing from funds appropriated to the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development under this heading, 
for fiscal year 2009 and prior fiscal years, notwith-
standing the purposes for which such amounts were 
appropriated: Provided further, That amounts pro-
vided under this paragraph shall be only for activities 
related to the provision of tenant-based rental assist-
ance authorized under section 8, including related de-
velopment activities; 
(4) $50,000,000 shall be available for family self- 
sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the Act; 
(5) $20,000,000 for incremental voucher assist-
ance through the Family Unification Program: Pro-
vided, That the assistance made available under this 
paragraph shall continue to remain available for 
family unification upon turnover: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall make such funding available, notwith-
standing section 204 (competition provision) of this 
title, to entities with demonstrated experience and re-
sources for supportive services; 
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(6) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher 
assistance for use through a supported housing pro-
gram administered in conjunction with the Depart-
ment 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, to public housing agencies that partner with 
eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as des-
ignated by the Secretary of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, based on geographical need for such as-
sistance as identified by the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency ad-
ministrative performance, and other factors as speci-
fied by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment in consultation with the Secretary of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or reg-
ulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment administers in connection with the use of 
funds made available under this paragraph (except 
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for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such 
waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for 
the effective delivery and administration of such 
voucher assistance: Provided further, That assistance 
made available under this paragraph shall continue 
to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn- 
over; and 
(7) up to $50,000,000 provided under this head-
ing maybe transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘Transformation Initiative’’. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carry-
over, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development under this head-
ing, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Hous-
ing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’, 
for fiscal year 2010 and prior years may be used for re-
newal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts 
and for performance-based contract administrators, not-
withstanding the purposes for which such funds were appro-
priated: Provided, That any obligated balances of contract 
authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been 
terminated shall be permanently cancelled. 
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PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
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’’) $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2010 the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development may not dele-
gate to any Department official other than the Deputy Sec-
retary 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 sec-
tion: 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: Pro-
vided further, That up to $15,345,000 shall be to support 
the ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical Assess-
ment 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 pro-
vided under this heading, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 
be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwith-
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standing section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies 
for emergency capital needs including safety and security 
measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activ-
ity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unprevent-
able emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presi-
dentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2010: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading $50,000,000 shall be for grants to be competitively 
awarded to public housing agencies for the construction, re-
habilitation or purchase of facilities to be used to provide 
early education, adult education, job training or other ap-
propriate services to public housing residents: Provided fur-
ther, That grantees shall demonstrate an ability to leverage 
other Federal, State, local or private resources for the con-
struction, rehabilitation or acquisition of such facilities, 
and that selected grantees shall demonstrate a capacity to 
pay the long-term costs of operating such facilities: Pro-
vided 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 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 
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of the total amount provided under this heading up to 
$8,820,000 is to support the costs of administrative and ju-
dicial receiverships: Provided further, That from the funds 
made available under this heading, the Secretary shall pro-
vide bonus awards in fiscal year 2010 to public housing 
agencies that are designated high performers. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2010 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)), $4,750,000,000: Provided, That, in 
fiscal year 2009 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 op-
eration and management of public housing for any year 
prior to the current year of such Act: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading, up to 
$15,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the ap-
propriation for ‘‘Transformation Initiative’’. 
CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS 
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods 
Initiative for transformation, rehabilitation and replace-
ment housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted hous-
ing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into func-
tioning, sustainable mixed income neighborhoods with ap-
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propriate services, public assets, transportation and access 
to jobs, and schools, including public schools, community 
schools, and charter schools, $250,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2013: Provided, That grant funds 
may be used for resident and community services, commu-
nity development and affordable housing needs in the com-
munity, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed prop-
erties to affordable housing: Provided further, That grantees 
shall undertake comprehensive local planning with input 
from residents and the community, and that grantees shall 
provide a match in State, local, other Federal or private 
funds: Provided further, That grantees may include local 
governments, public housing authorities, and nonprofits: 
Provided further, That for-profit developers may apply 
jointly with a public entity: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided, not less than $165,000,000 shall be 
awarded to public housing authorities: Provided further, 
That such grantees shall create partnerships with other 
local organizations including assisted housing owners, serv-
ice agencies and resident organizations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of 
Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human 
Services, Agriculture, and Commerce and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordi-
nate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources: Pro-
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vided further, That within 60 days of the enactment of this 
Act, HUD shall submit a plan to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations, for approval, describing an 
array of performance measures that HUD will use in iden-
tifying functioning, sustainable, mixed-income neighbor-
hoods and a plan for how HUD will work with other agen-
cies: Provided further, That no more than ten percent of 
funds made available under this heading may be provided 
for planning grants to assist communities in developing 
comprehensive strategies for implementing this program in 
conjunction with community notice and input: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall develop and publish guide-
lines for the use of such competitive funds, including but 
not limited to eligible activities, program requirements, 
protections and services for affected residents, and perform-
ance metrics. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
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.), $670,000,000, 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, 
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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 
available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall be contracted 
for assistance for a national organization representing Na-
tive American housing interests for providing training and 
technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and trib-
ally designated housing entities as authorized under 
NAHASDA; and $4,250,000 shall be to support the inspec-
tion of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, 
and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and 
management of such Indian housing and tenant-based as-
sistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this head-
ing, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guar-
anteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title 
VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount 
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of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is 
to be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,000,000. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro-
gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $13,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of this amount, $300,000 shall be 
for training and technical assistance activities, including 
up to $100,000 for related travel by Hawaii-based HUD 
employees. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
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), $7,000,000, 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: Provided fur-
ther, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan 
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to 
$919,000,000: Provided further, That up to $750,000 shall 
be for administrative contract expenses including manage-
ment processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee 
program. 
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ministration of: interest reduction payments pursuant 
to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement payments pur-
suant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Devel-
opment 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 
contracts for supportive housing for persons with dis-
abilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez 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 $20,000,000 provided under 
this heading may be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ‘‘Transformation Initiative’’. 
(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 or for performance-based con-
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