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Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation 
as offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized 
expenses under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar- 
for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during 
fiscal year 2010, to result in a final appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at no more than $27,816,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year applicable appropria-
tions to the Department of Transportation shall be available for 
maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor 
vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department busi-
ness; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Depart-
ment of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 
per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential 
appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, That 
none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned 
on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 183. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 184. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this 
Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 
2725(3)) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connec-
tion with a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), 
except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 
18 U.S.C. 2721. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not with-
hold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in 
noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 185. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad 
Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training 
may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administra-
tion’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit 
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 for the eligible programs, projects and 
activities in the corresponding amounts identified in the committee 
report accompanying this Act for ‘‘Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal 
Facilities’’, ‘‘Federal Lands’’, ‘‘Interstate Maintenance Discre-
tionary’’, ‘‘Transportation, Community and System Preservation 
Program’’, ‘‘Delta Region Transportation Development Program’’, 
‘‘Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program’’, ‘‘Rail-highway
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crossing hazard eliminations’’, ‘‘Capital Investment Grants’’, ‘‘Alter-
natives analysis’’, and ‘‘Bus and bus facilities’’. 
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 $1,000,000 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; (3) any grant from the Federal 
Railroad Administration; or (4) any program of the Federal Transit 
Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway 
modernization programs: Provided, That the Secretary gives concur-
rent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency 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 further, That prior to the transfer of any such 
recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall 
notify to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions of the amount and reasons for such transfer: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this section, the term
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‘‘improper payments’’, has the same meaning as that pro-
vided in section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 
SEC. 191. 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. 192. 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. 193. Notwithstanding section 3324 of Title 31, United 
States Code, in addition to authority provided by section 327 of 
title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Working Capital 
fund is hereby authorized to provide payments in advance to ven-
dors that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass 
transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order 13150 
and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, that the Depart-
ment shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with the 
vendors to ensure timely and high quality performance under the 
contract. 
SEC. 194. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 127(a)(11) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘that portion of the Maine 
Turnpike designated Route 95 and 495, and that portion of Inter-
state Route 95 from the southern terminus of the Maine Turnpike 
to the New Hampshire State line, laws (including regulations)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘all portions of the Interstate Highway System in 
the State, laws (including regulations)’’. 
(b) PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be in effect during the 1-year period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) REVERSION.—Effective as of the date that is 366 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, section 127(a)(11) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘all portions of the 
Interstate Highway System in the State, laws (including regula-
tions)’’ and inserting ‘‘that portion of the Maine Turnpike designated 
Route 95 and 495, and that portion of Interstate Route 95 from 
the southern terminus of the Maine Turnpike to the New Hamp-
shire State line, laws (including regulations)’’. 
(d) VERMONT PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 127(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) VERMONT PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to Interstate Routes 
89, 91, and 93 in the State of Vermont, laws (including 
regulations) of that State concerning vehicle weight limita-
tions applicable to State highways other than the Interstate 
system shall be applicable in lieu of the requirements of 
this subsection.’’.
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(e) PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE VERMONT PILOT PRO-
GRAM.—The amendment made by subsection (d) shall be in effect 
during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(f) REVERSION FOR THE VERMONT PILOT PROGRAM.—Effective 
as of the date that is 366 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraph (13). 
(g) REPORT ON THE VERMONT PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall complete and submit to Congress a report on the effects 
of the pilot program under this paragraph on highway safety, bridge 
and road durability, commerce, truck volumes, and energy use 
within the State of Vermont. 
SEC. 195. The Secretary shall initiate an independent and 
comprehensive study and analysis to supplement that authorized 
under section 108, division C, of Public Law 111–8: Provided, That 
the Department of Transportation shall work with and coordinate 
with the Departments of Energy, Commerce and Agriculture to 
develop a comprehensive understanding of the full value of river 
flow support to users in the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers: Pro-
vided further, That subjects of analysis shall include energy 
(including hydropower and generation cooling), and water transport 
(including water-compelled rates, projected total transportation 
congestion considerations, transportation energy efficiency, air 
quality and carbon emissions) and water users (including the 
number and distribution of people, households, municipalities, and 
business throughout the Missouri and Mississippi River basins who 
use river water for multiple purposes): Provided further, That in 
addition to understanding current value, the Department is directed 
to work with appropriate Federal partners to develop recommenda-
tions on how to minimize impediments to growth and maximize 
water value of benefits related to energy production and efficiency, 
congestion relief, trade and transport efficiency, and air quality: 
Provided further, That the Department of Transportation shall pro-
vide its analysis and recommendations to the U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, the White House, and the Congress: Provided further, 
That $2,000,000 is available until expended for such purposes. 
SEC. 196. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available under section 330 of the Fiscal Year 2002 Depart-
ment of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 
(Public Law 107–87) for the Las Vegas, Nevada Monorail Project, 
funds made available under section 115 of the Fiscal Year 2004 
Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act (Public Law 108–199) for the North Las Vegas Intermodal 
Transit Hub, and funds made available for the CATRAIL RTC 
Rail Project, Nevada in the Fiscal Year 2005 Transportation, 
Treasury, Independent Agencies and General Government Appro-
priations Act (Public Law 108–447), as well as any unexpended 
funds in the Federal Transit Administration grant numbers NV– 
03–0024 and NV–03–0027, shall be made available until expended 
to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada 
for bus and bus-related projects and bus rapid transit projects: 
Provided, That the funds made available for a project in accordance 
with this section shall be administered under the terms and condi-
tions set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5307, to the extent applicable.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Transportation 
Appropriations Act, 2010’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTION 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Direction, 
$26,855,000, of which not to exceed $4,619,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary; 
not to exceed $1,703,000 shall be available for the Office of Hearings 
and Appeals; not to exceed $778,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to 
exceed $727,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of 
the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $1,474,000 shall be avail-
able for the immediate Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed 
$2,912,000 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations; not to exceed 
$3,996,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,218,000 shall be available 
for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not 
to exceed $2,125,000 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; not to exceed $1,781,000 
shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development; not to exceed $3,497,000 
shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner; not to exceed $1,097,000 
shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy 
Development and Research; and not to exceed $928,000 shall be 
available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing 
and Equal Opportunity: Provided, That the Secretary of the Depart-
ment 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 quar-
terly written notification regarding the status of pending congres-
sional reports: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
all signed reports required by Congress electronically: 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, $537,011,000, of which not to exceed $76,958,000
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HOUSING 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Housing, $374,887,000. 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of the Government National Mortgage Association, 
$11,095,000, to be derived from the GNMA guarantees of mortgage 
backed securities guaranteed loan receipt account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Policy Development and Research, $21,138,000. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $71,800,000. 
OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD CONTROL 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, 
$7,151,000. 
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, $14,184,200,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2009 (in addition 
to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading 
that will become available on October 1, 2009), and $4,000,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 
1, 2010: Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $16,339,200,000 shall be available for renewals of 
expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts 
(including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision 
of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the 
Act) and including renewal of other special purpose vouchers 
initially funded in fiscal year 2008 and 2009 such as Family 
Unification, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers and 
Non-elderly Disabled Vouchers): Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, from amounts provided 
under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for 
the calendar year 2010 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 most recent 
Annual Adjustment Factor as established by the Secretary,
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and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associ-
ated with deposits to family self-sufficiency program escrow 
accounts or first-time renewals including tenant protection or 
HOPE VI vouchers: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total 
number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public 
housing agency’s authorized level of units under contract, except 
for public housing agencies participating in the Moving to Work 
demonstration, which are instead governed by the terms and 
conditions of their MTW agreements: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within 
the amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise 
modified under this Act), pro rate each public housing agency’s 
allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: 
Provided further, That except as provided in the last two pro-
visos, the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except 
as otherwise modified under this Act) 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 prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That public housing agen-
cies 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 provisos: Provided further, That up to $150,000,000 
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 Secretary, in renewal costs of tenant- 
based 
rental 
assistance 
resulting 
from 
unforeseen 
cir-
cumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; 
(2) for adjustments 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; (3) for adjustments for the costs associated with 
VASH vouchers; or (4) for vouchers that were not in use during 
the 12-month period in order to be available to meet a commit-
ment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the previous 
proviso based on need as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this para-
graph, up to $100,000,000 may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Transformation Initiative’’; 
(2) $120,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance 
for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demol-
ished or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated 
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 
134), conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under sec-
tion 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,
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mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection 
assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or 
for project based assistance to prevent the displacement of 
unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 
properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced 
pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amended, or under the 
authority as provided under this Act: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall provide replacement vouchers for all units that 
were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to 
be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability 
of funds; 
(3) $1,575,000,000 shall be for administrative and other 
expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 
8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to 
$50,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to 
public housing agencies that need additional funds to admin-
ister their section 8 programs, including fees associated with 
section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration 
of disaster related vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive 
Housing vouchers, and other incremental vouchers: Provided, 
That no less than $1,525,000,000 of the amount provided in 
this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies 
for the calendar year 2010 funding cycle based on section 8(q) 
of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in 
effect immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing 
and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): 
Provided further, That if the amounts made available under 
this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined 
under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the 
amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage 
applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this para-
graph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment 
of amounts determined under the previous proviso, utilize 
unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, 
remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development under this heading, for fiscal 
year 2009 and prior fiscal years, notwithstanding the purposes 
for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 
That 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; 
(4) $60,000,000 shall be available for family self-sufficiency 
coordinators under section 23 of the Act; 
(5) $15,000,000 for incremental voucher assistance through 
the Family Unification Program: Provided, 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 Development shall 
make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 (com-
petition provision) of this title, to entities with demonstrated 
experience and resources for supportive services; 
(6) $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
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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 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. 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual 
Contributions for Assisted Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based 
Rental Assistance’’, for fiscal year 2010 and prior years may be 
used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based con-
tracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwith-
standing the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: 
Provided, That any obligated balances of contract authority from 
fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be 
cancelled: Provided further, That amounts heretofore recaptured, 
or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from project-based 
Section 8 contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through 
fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional 
new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby 
appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes 
set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available. 
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 avail-
able until September 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2010 
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