SEC. 164. During fiscal year 2010, each Federal 
Transit Administration grant for a project that involves 
the acquisition or rehabilitation of a bus to be used in pub-
lic transportation shall be funded for 90 percent of the 
net capital costs of a biodiesel bus or a factory-installed 
or retrofitted hybrid electric propulsion system and any 
equipment related to such a system: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall have the discretion to determine, through 
practicable administrative procedures, the costs attrib-
utable to the system and related-equipment. 
SEC. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, unobligated funds or recoveries under section 5309 
of title 49, United States Code, that are available to the 
Secretary of Transportation for reallocation shall be di-
rected to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes 
for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 166. (a) In the explanatory statement ref-
erenced in section 186 of title I of division K of Public 
Law 110-161 (121 Stat. 2406), the item relating to 
‘‘Broward County Southwest Transit Facility’’ in the table 
of projects under the heading ‘‘Bus and Bus Facilities’’ 
is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Southwest’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Ravenswood’’. 
(b) The explanatory statement referenced in section 
186 of title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 for ‘‘Alter-
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natives analysis’’ under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration– 
Formula and Bus Grants’’ is deemed to be amended by 
striking ‘‘Hudson–Bergen Light Rail Extension Route 
440, North Bergen, NJ’’ and inserting ‘‘Hudson–Bergen 
Light Rail Extension Route 440, Jersey City, NJ’’. 
(c) Funds made available for the Phoenix Heavy 
Maintenance Facility, Phoenix Dial-a-Ride facility, and 
the Phoenix Regional Heavy Bus Maintenance Facility in 
Arizona through the Department of Transportation Ap-
propriations Acts for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2008 that 
remain unobligated or unexpended shall be made available 
to the East Baseline Park-and-Ride Facility in Phoenix, 
Arizona. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
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OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for operations, maintenance, 
and capital asset renewal of those portions of the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the 
Saint 
Lawrence 
Seaway 
Development 
Corporation, 
$32,324,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
United States flag merchant fleet to serve the national se-
curity needs of the United States, $174,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $140,900,000, of which 
$31,677,000 shall remain avaialble until September 30, 
2010, for salaries and benefits of employees of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy; of which $15,391,000 
shall remain available until expended for capital improve-
ments at the United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
and of which $11,240,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for maintenance and repair of training ships at 
State maritime academies. 
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SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 
Maritime Administration, $15,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, not to exceed $3,630,000, which shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘Operations and Training’’, Maritime Administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 175. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Maritime Administration may furnish utili-
ties and services and make necessary repairs in connection 
with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Govern-
ment property under the control of the Maritime Adminis-
tration, and payments received therefor shall be credited 
to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Pro-
vided, That rental payments under any such lease, con-
tract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, 
services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts. 
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SEC. 176. Section 51314 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended in subsection (b) by inserting at the end 
‘‘Such fees shall be credited to the Maritime Administra-
tion’s Operations and Training appropriation, to remain 
available until expended, for those expenses directly re-
lated to the purposes of the fees. Fees collected in excess 
of actual expenses may be refunded to the Midshipmen 
through a mechanism approved by the Secretary. The 
Academy shall maintain a separate and detailed account-
ing of fee revenue and all associated expenses.’’. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration, 
$19,968,000, of which $639,000 shall be derived from the 
Pipeline Safety Fund: Provided, That $1,000,000 shall be 
transferred to ‘‘Pipeline Safety’’ in order to fund ‘‘Pipeline 
Safety Information Grants to Communities’’ as authorized 
under section 60130 of title 49, United States Code. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 
materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, $36,500,000, of which 
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$2,699,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2012: Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected 
under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
be available until expended, funds received from states, 
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports 
publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses in-
curred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions 
and approvals functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of 
the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out 
a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 
60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibil-
ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $105,239,000, of 
which $18,905,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2012; and of which $86,334,000 shall be de-
rived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which 
$47,332,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2012. 
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 
5128(b), $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency 
Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 
30, 2011: Provided, That not more than $28,318,000 shall 
be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2010 from 
amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 
5128(b)–(c): Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i), 5128(b), or 5128(c) 
shall be made available for obligation by individuals other 
than the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her des-
ignee. 
RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY 
ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Research and Innova-
tive Technology Administration, $12,834,000, of which 
$6,036,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2012: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation, to be available until expended, funds received 
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred for train-
ing. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $74,839,000: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au-
thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec-
tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 
that is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided 
further, That the funds made available under this heading 
shall be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of 
title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive prac-
tices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and 
foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compli-
ance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to 
item (1) of this proviso. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $29,800,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees 
established by the Chairman of the Surface Transpor-
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tation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as off-
setting 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 col-
lections are received during fiscal year 2010, to result in 
a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at 
no more than $28,550,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year applicable 
appropriations 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 business; and uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902). 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 
the Department 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 avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political 
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and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered 
by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail out-
side 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 de-
fined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State depart-
ment of motor vehicles in connection 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 withhold 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 
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Fed-
eral Railroad Administration from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
for expenses incurred for training may be credited respec-
tively to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal- 
Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion’s ‘‘Research and University Research Centers’’ ac-
count, and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s 
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‘‘Safety and Operations’’ account, except for State rail 
safety inspectors participating 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 High-
way Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration 
and the Federal Transit Administration shall be for the 
eligible programs, projects and activities in the cor-
responding amounts identified in the explanatory state-
ment accompanying this Act for ‘‘Ferry Boats and Ferry 
Terminal Facilities’’, ‘‘Federal Lands’’, ‘‘Interstate Main-
tenance Discretionary’’, ‘‘Transportation, Community and 
System Preservation Program’’, ‘‘Delta Region Transpor-
tation Development Program’’, ‘‘Rail Line Relocation and 
Improvement Program’’, ‘‘Rail-highway crossing hazard 
eliminations’’, ‘‘Alternatives 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 repur-
chase such stock upon the payment to the Department of 
an amount determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 188. None of the funds in this Act to the De-
partment of Transportation may be used to make a grant 
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unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
3 full business days before any discretionary grant award, 
letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling 
$500,000 or more is announced by the department or its 
modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant 
program of the Federal Highway Administration including 
the emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement 
program of the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) any 
grant or cooperative agreement 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 concurrent notification to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations for any ‘‘quick re-
lease’’ of funds from the emergency relief program: Pro-
vided 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 subleasing of building space, 
and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria-
tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 
to elements of the Department of Transportation using 
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fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 190. Amounts made available in this or any 
other Act that the Secretary determines represent im-
proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 
a third party contractor under a financial assistance 
award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail-
able— 
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 
by the Department of Transportation in recovering 
improper payments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in 
recovering improper payments or contractor support 
in the implementation of the Improper Payments In-
formation 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 appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 
to the transfer of any such recovery to an ap-
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propriations account, the Secretary shall notify 
the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations the amount and reasons for such 
transfer: Provided further, That for purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’, 
has the same meaning as that provided in sec-
tion 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 reprogramming action that requires notice to 
be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations, said reprogramming action shall be approved 
or denied solely by the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That the Secretary may provide notice to other 
congressional committees of the action of the Committees 
on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner 
than 30 days following the date on which the reprogram-
ming action has been approved or denied by the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 192. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise 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 
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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 Depart-
ment’s Working Capital fund is hereby authorized to pro-
vide payments in advance to vendors 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 per-
formance under the contract. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2010’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTION 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Di-
rection, $25,969,000, 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 
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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 available for the immediate Office of the General Coun-
sel; not to exceed $2,912,000 shall be available to the Of-
fice of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Relations; not to exceed $3,110,000 
shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,218,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis-
tration; 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 Plan-
ning and Development; not to exceed $3,497,000 shall be 
available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Hous-
ing, 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 Oppor-
tunity: Provided, That the Secretary of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to 
transfer funds appropriated for any office funded under 
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this heading to any other office funded under this heading 
following written notification to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That no 
appropriation for any office shall be increased or de-
creased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Pro-
vided 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 quarterly written notifica-
tion regarding the status of pending congressional reports: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide all 
signed reports required by Congress electronically: Pro-
vided 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 recep-
tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine. 
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses for administra-
tion, operations and management for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, $537,897,000, of which 
not to exceed $76,958,000 shall be available for the per-
sonnel compensation and benefits of the Office of Adminis-
tration; not to exceed $11,277,000 shall be available for 
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the personnel compensation and benefits of the Office of 
Departmental Operations and Coordination; not to exceed 
$51,275,000 shall be available for the personnel com-
pensation and benefits of the Office of Field Policy and 
Management; not to exceed $14,649,000 shall be available 
for the personnel compensation and benefits of the Office 
of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to exceed 
$35,197,000 shall be available for the personnel com-
pensation and benefits of the remaining staff in the Office 
of the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $89,062,000 
shall be available for the personnel compensation and ben-
efits of the remaining staff in the Office of the General 
Counsel; not to exceed $3,296,000 shall be available for 
the personnel compensation and benefits of the Office of 
Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not to ex-
ceed $1,393,000 shall be available for the personnel com-
pensation and benefits for the Center for Faith-Based and 
Community Initiatives; not to exceed $2,400,000 shall be 
available for the personnel compensation and benefits for 
the Office of Sustainability; not to exceed $2,520,000 shall 
be available for the personnnel compensation and benefits 
for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management; and 
not to exceed $249,870,000 shall be available for non-per-
sonnel expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development: Provided, That, funds provided under this 
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heading may be used for necessary administrative and 
non-administrative expenses of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided for, 
including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, funds appropriated under this heading may 
be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
support the housing mission area: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is au-
thorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office in-
cluded in Administration, Operations and Management to 
any other office included in Administration, Operations 
and Management only after such transfer has been sub-
mitted to, and received prior written approval by, the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That no appropriation for any office shall 
be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent by all 
such transfers. 
PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits 
expenses of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
$197,074,000. 
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits 
expenses of the Office of Community Planning and Devel-
opment mission area, $98,989,000. 
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 Mort-
gage Association, $11,095,000, to be derived from the 
GNMA guarantees of mortgage backed securities guaran-
teed loan receipt account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits 
expenses of the Office of Policy Development and Re-
search, $21,138,000. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits 
expenses of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Oppor-
tunity, $71,800,000. 
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OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD 
CONTROL 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits 
expenses of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Haz-
ard Control, $7,151,000. 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of ten-
ant-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, 
$14,242,200,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2009 (in addition to the 
$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this head-
ing 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 the 
amounts made available under this heading are provided 
as follows: 
(1) $16,387,200,000 shall be available for re-
newals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual 
contributions contracts (including renewals of en-
hanced vouchers under any provision of law author-
izing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 
and including renewal of other special purpose 
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vouchers initially funded in fiscal year 2008 and 
2009 (such as Family Unification, Veterans Affairs 
Supportive Housing Vouchers and Non-elderly Dis-
abled Vouchers): Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, from amounts provided 
under this paragraph and any carryover, the Sec-
retary 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, 
and by making any necessary adjustments for the 
costs associated with deposits to family self-suffi-
ciency program escrow accounts or first-time renew-
als including tenant protection or HOPE VI vouch-
ers: Provided further, That none of the funds pro-
vided under this paragraph may be used to fund a 
total number of unit months under lease which ex-
ceeds a public housing agency’s authorized level of 
units under contract: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary 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 estab-
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lished pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further, 
That except as provided in the last two provisos, the 
entire amount specified under this paragraph (except 
as otherwise modified under this Act) shall be obli-
gated to the public housing agencies based on the al-
location and pro rata method described above, and 
the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of 
their annual budget not later than 60 days after en-
actment of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may extend the 60-day notification period 
with the written approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That public housing agencies participating in the 
Moving to Work demonstration shall be funded pur-
suant 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 ap-
plication for an adjustment by a public housing 
agency that experienced a significant increase, as de-
termined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of ten-
ant-based rental assistance resulting from unfore-
seen circumstances or from portability under section 
8(r) of the Act; (2) for adjustments for public hous-
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ing 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 commitment pursuant to section 
8(o)(13) of the Act. 
(2) $120,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 
assistance for relocation and replacement of housing 
units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 
the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appro-
priations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–134), con-
version of section 23 projects to assistance under 
section 8, the family unification program under sec-
tion 8(x) of the Act, relocation of witnesses in con-
nection with efforts to combat crime in public and 
assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law 
enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouch-
ers under any provision of law authorizing such as-
sistance under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI 
vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and 
tenant protection assistance including replacement 
and relocation assistance or for project based assist-
ance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elder-
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ly tenants currently residing in section 202 prop-
erties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refi-
nanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amend-
ed, or under the authority as provided under this 
Act: Provided, That the Secretary may provide re-
placement vouchers for all units that were occupied 
within the previous 24 months that cease to be avail-
able as assisted housing, subject to the availability 
of funds. 
(3) $1,600,000,000 shall be for administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
ance program, of which up to $50,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to admin-
ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ-
ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist-
ance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and 
other incremental vouchers: Provided, That no less 
than $1,550,000,000 of the amount provided in this 
paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agen-
cies for the calendar year 2010 funding cycle based 
on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropria-
tion Act provisions) as in effect immediately before 
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the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Re-
sponsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Pro-
vided 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 paragraph 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 Develop-
ment 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 para-
graph shall be only for activities related to the provi-
sion of tenant-based rental assistance authorized 
under section 8, including related development ac-
tivities. 
(4) $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 
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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 
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 administrative performance, and other fac-
tors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may waive, or specify alter-
native requirements for (in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), 
any provision of any statute or regulation that the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ad-
ministers in connection with the use of funds made 
available under this paragraph (except for require-
ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment), upon a find-
ing by the Secretary that any such waivers or alter-
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