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for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two result-
ing allocation amounts: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 
shall be contracted for assistance for a national organiza-
tion representing Native American housing interests for 
providing training and technical assistance to Indian hous-
ing authorities and tribally designated housing entities as 
authorized under NAHASDA; and $4,250,000 shall be to 
support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract 
expertise, training, and technical assistance in the train-
ing, oversight, and management of such Indian housing 
and tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for 
related travel: Provided further, That of the amount pro-
vided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for the cost of guaranteed 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 amend-
ed: Provided further, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize the total principal amount of any notes and other 
obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
exceed $18,000,000. 
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NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro-
gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native Amer-
ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $12,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of this amount, 
$300,000 shall be for training and technical assistance ac-
tivities, including up to $100,000 for related travel by Ha-
waii-based HUD employees. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $7,000,000, to re-
main 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 further, 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 management processes and systems to 
carry out the loan guarantee program. 
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NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184A of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), $1,044,000, 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 further, That these funds are avail-
able to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $41,504,255. 
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 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 
$350,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2012: 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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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For assistance to units of State and local govern-
ment, and to other entities, for economic and community 
development 
activities, 
and 
for 
other 
purposes, 
$4,598,607,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2012, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of the 
total amount provided, $4,166,607,000 is for carrying out 
the community development 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 (except for planning grants pro-
vided in the second paragraph and amounts made avail-
able under the third paragraph), not to exceed 20 percent 
of any grant made with funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be expended for planning and management 
development and administration: Provided further, That 
$65,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwith-
standing section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwith-
standing any other provision of law (including section 204 
of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emer-
gencies that constitute imminent threats to health and 
safety. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$151,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Eco-
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nomic Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety 
of targeted economic investments in accordance with the 
terms and conditions specified in the explanatory state-
ment accompanying this Act: Provided, That none of the 
funds provided under this paragraph may be used for pro-
gram operations: Provided further, That, for fiscal years 
2008, 2009 and 2010, no unobligated funds for EDI 
grants may be used for any purpose except acquisition, 
planning, design, purchase of equipment, revitalization, re-
development or construction. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$16,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives 
that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed 
and blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate invest-
ment, economic diversification, and community revitaliza-
tion in areas with population outmigration or a stagnating 
or declining economic base, or to determine whether hous-
ing benefits 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 explanatory 
statement accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available under this heading may 
be used for the construction and facility buildout of a 
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multi-purpose complex at Indiana University of Pennsyl-
vania. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading ‘‘Community Planning and Development’’ in title 
II of division K of Public Law 110–161 is deemed to be 
amended by striking ‘‘Custer County, ID for acquisition 
of an unused middle school building’’ and inserting ‘‘Cus-
ter County, ID, to construct a community center’’. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading ‘‘Community Planning and Development’’ in title 
II of division I of Public Law 111–8 is deemed to be 
amended by striking ‘‘Custer County, ID, to purchase a 
middle school building’’ and inserting ‘‘Custer County, ID, 
to construct a community center’’. 
Of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$150,000,000 shall be made available for a Sustainable 
Communities Initiative to stimulate improved regional 
planning efforts that integrate housing and transportation 
decisions, and to challenge communities to reform zoning 
and land use ordinances: Provided, That $100,000,000 
shall be for Regional Planning Grants to support the link-
ing of transportation and land use planning: Provided fur-
ther, That $40,000,000 shall be for Metropolitan Chal-
lenge Grants to foster reform and reduce barriers to 
achieve affordable, economically vital, and sustainable 
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communities: Provided further, That up to $10,000,000 
shall be for a joint Department of Housing and Urban 
Development and Department of Transportation research 
effort that shall include a rigorous evaluation of the Re-
gional Planning Grants and Metropolitan Challenge 
Grants programs: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be 
made available for the Rural Innovation Fund to address 
the problems of concentrated rural housing distress and 
community poverty: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be 
made available for the University Community Fund for 
grants to assist universities in revitalizing their sur-
rounding communities, with special attention to Histori-
cally Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and 
Universities, Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions, 
and Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the 
use of such competitive funds including, but not limited 
to, eligibility criteria, minimum grant amounts, and per-
formance metrics. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2011, as authorized 
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by section 108 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308): 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: Provided further, That these funds are available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, not to exceed $275,000,000, notwith-
standing any aggregate limitation on outstanding obliga-
tions guaranteed in section 108(k) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. 
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT 
For competitive economic development grants, as au-
thorized by section 108(q) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended, for Brownfields 
redevelopment projects, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2011: Provided, That no funds made 
available under this heading may be used to establish loan 
loss reserves for the section 108 Community Development 
Loan Guarantee program. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
12721 et seq.), $2,000,000,000 (reduced by $5,000,000), 
to remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, 
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That funds provided in prior appropriations Acts for tech-
nical assistance, that were made available for Community 
Housing Development Organizations technical assistance, 
and that still remain available, may be used for HOME 
technical assistance notwithstanding the purposes for 
which such amounts were appropriated. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 12805 note), $85,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, $27,000,000 
shall be made available to the Self-Help and Assisted 
Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized 
under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program 
Extension Act of 1996, as amended: Provided further, 
That $53,000,000 shall be made available for the second, 
third and fourth capacity building activities authorized 
under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than 
$10,000,000 may be made available for rural capacity 
building activities: Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall 
be made available for capacity building activities as au-
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thorized in sections 6301 through 6305 of Public Law 
110–246. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
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 
housing program as authorized under subtitle C of title 
IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation sin-
gle room occupancy program as authorized under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist 
homeless individuals 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, $1,850,000,000, of which $1,845,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2012, and of 
which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant terms: 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 
housing for individuals and families: Provided further, 
That all funds awarded for services shall be matched by 
not less than 25 percent in funding by each grantee: Pro-
vided further, That for all match requirements applicable 
to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal 
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year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could have 
used) as a source of match funds other funds administered 
by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there 
is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such 
use of any such funds: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall renew on an annual 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 appro-
priate program requirements and financial standards, as 
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That all 
awards of assistance under this heading shall be required 
to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other 
mainstream health, social services, and employment pro-
grams for which homeless populations may be eligible, in-
cluding Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Pro-
gram, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food 
Stamps, and services funding through the Mental Health 
and Substance Abuse Block Grant, Workforce Investment 
Act, and the Welfare-to-Work grant program: Provided 
further, That up to $8,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for the national 
homeless data analysis project and technical assistance: 
Provided further, That all balances for Shelter Plus Care 
renewals previously funded from the Shelter Plus Care Re-
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newal account and transferred to this account shall be 
available, if recaptured, for Shelter Plus Care renewals in 
fiscal year 2010. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities and assistance for the provision of 
project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the 
Act’’), not otherwise provided for, $8,306,328,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be available on Octo-
ber 1, 2009, and $393,672,000, 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) Up to $8,474,328,000 shall be available for 
expiring or terminating section 8 project-based sub-
sidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabili-
tation contracts), for amendments to section 8 
project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 
moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts en-
tered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), 
for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in 
projects that are subject to approved plans of action 
under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preser-
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vation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing 
Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 
1990, and for administrative and other expenses as-
sociated with project-based activities and assistance 
funded under this paragraph. 
(2) Not less than $232,000,000 but not to ex-
ceed $258,000,000 shall be available for perform-
ance-based contract administrators for section 8 
project-based assistance: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development may also 
use such amounts for performance-based contract 
administrators for the administration of: interest re-
duction payments pursuant to section 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) 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(c)(2)); project rental assistance contracts for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities 
under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013(d)(2)); project assistance contracts pursuant to 
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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) 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 sec-
tion 8 project-based contracts or for performance- 
based contract administrators, notwithstanding the 
purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY 
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 (12 
U.S.C. 1701(q)), as amended, and for project rental as-
sistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such 
Act, including amendments to contracts for such assist-
ance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance 
for up to a 1-year term, and for supportive services associ-
ated with the housing, $1,000,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2013, of which up to 
$872,000,000 shall be for capital advance and project- 
based rental assistance awards: Provided, That, of the 
amount provided under this heading, up to $90,000,000 
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shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of 
existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted 
housing projects, and of which up to $25,000,000 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 substantial and emergency capital repairs as 
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 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 pri-
vate nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives 
for covering costs of architectural and engineering work, 
site control, and other planning relating to the develop-
ment of supportive 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 As-
sessment Center inspections and inspection-related activi-
ties associated with section 202 capital advance projects: 
Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 of the total 
amount made available under this heading shall be for 
technical assistance to improve grant applications and to 
facilitate the development of housing for the elderly under 
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, and supportive 
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housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 of 
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act: 
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. 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
For capital advance contracts, including amendments 
to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of 
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance for sup-
portive housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of such Act, including 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 dis-
abilities 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, $350,000,000, 
of which up to $214,000,000 shall be for capital advances 
and project-based rental assistance contracts, to remain 
available until September 30, 2013: Provided further, 
That, of the amount provided under this heading, 
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$87,100,000 shall be for amendments or renewal of ten-
ant-based assistance contracts entered into prior to fiscal 
year 2005 (only one amendment authorized for any such 
contract): Provided further, That all tenant-based assist-
ance made available under this heading shall continue to 
remain available only to persons with disabilities: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of 
section 811 governing the terms and conditions of project 
rental assistance and tenant-based assistance, except that 
the initial contract term for such assistance shall not ex-
ceed 5 years in duration: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this heading shall be available for 
Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspec-
tion-related activities associated with section 811 Capital 
Advance Projects. 
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended(12 U.S.C. 
1701(x)), $70,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000), includ-
ing up to $2,500,000 for administrative contract services, 
to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, 
That funds shall be used for providing counseling and ad-
vice to tenants and homeowners, both current and pro-
spective, with respect to property maintenance, financial 
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management/literacy, and such other matters as may be 
appropriate to assist them in improving their housing con-
ditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the re-
sponsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program 
administration; and for housing counselor training. 
ENERGY INNOVATION FUND 
For an Energy Innovation Fund to enable the Fed-
eral Housing Administration and the new Office of Sus-
tainability to catalyze innovations in the residential energy 
efficiency sector that have promise of replicability and help 
create a standardized home energy efficient retrofit mar-
ket, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2013: Provided, That $25,000,000 shall be for the Energy 
Efficient Mortgage Innovation pilot program, directed at 
the single family housing market: Provided further, That 
$25,000,000 shall be for the Multifamily Energy Pilot, di-
rected at the multifamily housing market. 
OTHER ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 
U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, non-in-
sured rental housing projects, $40,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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RENT SUPPLEMENT 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts recaptured from terminated con-
tracts under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Devel-
opment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) 
$27,600,000 are rescinded. 
PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST 
FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand-
ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 
$16,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$7,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured Hous-
ing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed the 
total amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
available from the general fund of the Treasury to the ex-
tent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures 
pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant 
to section 620 of such Act: Provided further, That the 
amount made available under this heading from the gen-
eral fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 
during fiscal year 2010 so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2010 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $9,000,000 and fees pursuant to such 
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section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such 
a final fiscal year 2010 appropriation: Provided further, 
That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
assess and collect fees from any program participant: Pro-
vided further, That such collections shall be deposited into 
the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use 
such collections, as well as fees collected under section 
620, for necessary expenses of such Act: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of 
such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of 
the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved 
service providers that are paid directly by the recipients 
of their services. 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 2010, commitments to guarantee 
single family loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage In-
surance Fund shall not exceed a loan principal of 
$400,000,000,000: Provided, That for new loans guaran-
teed pursuant to section 255 of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–20), the Secretary shall adjust the fac-
tors used to calculate the principal limit (as such term 
is defined in HUD Handbook 4235.1) that were assumed 
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in the President’s Budget Request for 2010 for such 
loans, as necessary to ensure that the program operates 
at a net zero subsidy rate: Provided further, That during 
fiscal year 2010, obligations to make direct loans to carry 
out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Hous-
ing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $50,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That the foregoing amount shall be for loans 
to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with 
sales of single family real properties owned by the Sec-
retary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage 
Insurance Fund. For administrative contract expenses of 
the Federal Housing Administration, $188,900,000, of 
which up to $70,794,000 may be transferred to the Work-
ing Capital Fund, and of which up to $7,500,000 shall 
be for education and outreach of FHA single family loan 
products: Provided further, That to the extent guaranteed 
loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before 
April 1, 2010, an additional $1,400 for administrative 
contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 
in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a 
pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but 
in no case shall funds made available by this proviso ex-
ceed $30,000,000. 
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GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), including the cost of loan 
guarantee modifications, as that term is defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend-
ed, $8,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That commitments to guarantee loans shall not ex-
ceed $15,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed. 
Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 
519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed 
$20,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and 
governmental entities in connection with the sale of single- 
family real properties owned by the Secretary and for-
merly insured under such Act. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 
the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 
as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
$500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2011. 
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POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and 
urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 
by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying 
out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization 
Plan No. 2 of 1968, $50,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2011. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth-
erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing 
Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 
$72,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011, of which $42,500,000 shall be to carry out activities 
pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary may assess and 
collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training 
Academy, and may use such funds to provide such train-
ing: Provided further, That no funds made available under 
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this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legisla-
tive branches of the Federal Government in connection 
with a specific contract, grant or loan. 
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY 
HOMES 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $140,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2011, of which not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, 
pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include re-
search, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, includ-
ing education and outreach concerning lead-based paint 
poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards: 
Provided, That for purposes of environmental review, pur-
suant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of the law 
that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the 
Healthy Homes Initiative, Operation Lead Elimination 
Action Plan (LEAP), or the Lead Technical Studies pro-
gram under this heading or under prior appropriations 
Acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be consid-
ered to be funds for a special project for purposes of sec-
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tion 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposi-
tion Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this heading in this or prior appro-
priations Acts, and that still remain available, may be used 
for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the 
purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a 
program competition is undersubscribed and there are 
other program competitions under this heading that are 
oversubscribed. 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For additional capital for the Working Capital Fund 
(42 U.S.C. 3535) for the maintenance of infrastructure 
for Department-wide information technology systems, for 
the continuing operation and maintenance of both Depart-
ment-wide and program-specific information systems, and 
for program-related maintenance activities, $200,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, 
That any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts 
appropriated by previously enacted appropriations Acts or 
from within this Act may be used only for the purposes 
specified under this Fund, in addition to the purposes for 
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which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 
That up to $15,000,000 may be transferred to this ac-
count from all other accounts in this title (except for the 
Office of the Inspector General account) that make funds 
available for salaries and expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $120,000,000: Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have independent authority 
over all personnel issues within this office. 
TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE 
For necessary expenses for combating mortgage 
fraud, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
In addition, of the amounts made available in this 
Act under each of the following headings under this title, 
the Secretary may transfer to, and merge with, this ac-
count up to 1 percent from each such account, and such 
transferred amounts shall be available until September 30, 
2012, for: (1) research, evaluation, and program metrics; 
(2) program demonstrations; (3) technical assistance and 
capacity building; and (4) information technology: ‘‘Public 
Housing Capital Fund’’, ‘‘Energy Innovation Fund’’, 
‘‘Native American Housing Block Grants’’, ‘‘Native Ha-
waiian Housing Block Grants’’, ‘‘Revitalization of Severely 
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Distressed Public Housing’’, ‘‘Brownfields Redevelop-
ment’’, ‘‘Section 108 Loan Guarantees’’, ‘‘Housing Oppor-
tunities for Persons With AIDS’’, ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’, ‘‘HOME Investment Partnerships Pro-
gram’’, ‘‘Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Oppor-
tunity Program’’, ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’, ‘‘Hous-
ing for the Elderly’’, ‘‘Housing for Persons With Disabil-
ities’’, ‘‘Housing Counseling Assistance’’, ‘‘Payment to 
Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund’’, ‘‘Mutual Mort-
gage Insurance Program Account’’, ‘‘General and Special 
Risk Program Account’’, ‘‘Research and Technology’’, 
‘‘Lead Hazard Reduction’’, ‘‘Rental Housing Assistance’’, 
and ‘‘Fair Housing Activities’’: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall fund each of the four general purposes speci-
fied above at not less than 10 percent, and not more than 
50 percent, of the aggregate transferred amount. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded or in the 
case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 
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amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 
rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 
State housing finance agencies or local governments or 
local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set-
tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 
with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 
the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 
authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 
to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 
to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under 
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2010 to investigate 
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 
lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ-
ing the filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal ac-
tion, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving 
or preventing action by a Government official or entity, 
or a court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 203. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) 
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under 
this title for fiscal year 2010 that are allocated under such 
section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
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shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined 
under subsection (b), for any State that— 
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year 
under clause (ii) of such section; and 
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for 
fiscal year 2010 under such clause (ii) because the 
areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statis-
tical areas that qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year 
2010 do not have the number of cases of acquired 
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required under 
such clause. 
(b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any 
State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based 
on the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of 
that State that are outside of metropolitan statistical 
areas that qualify under clause (i) of such section 
854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2010, in proportion to AIDS 
cases among cities and States that qualify under clauses 
(i) and (ii) of such section and States deemed eligible 
under subsection (a). 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount allocated for fiscal year 2010 under section 854(c) 
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12903(c)), to the City of New York, New York, on behalf 
of the New York-Wayne-White Plains, New York-New 
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Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan di-
vision’’) of the New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA 
Metropolitan Statistical Area, shall be adjusted by the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by: (1) allo-
cating to the City of Jersey City, New Jersey, the propor-
tion of the metropolitan area’s or division’s amount that 
is based on the number of cases of AIDS reported in the 
portion of the metropolitan area or division that is located 
in Hudson County, New Jersey, and adjusting for the pro-
portion of the metropolitan division’s high incidence bonus 
if this area in New Jersey also has a higher than average 
per capita incidence of AIDS; and (2) allocating to the 
City of Paterson, New Jersey, the proportion of the metro-
politan area’s or division’s amount that is based on the 
number of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the 
metropolitan area or division that is located in Bergen 
County and Passaic County, New Jersey, and adjusting 
for the proportion of the metropolitan division’s high inci-
dence bonus if this area in New Jersey also has a higher 
than average per capita incidence of AIDS. The recipient 
cities shall use amounts allocated under this subsection 
to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of the 
AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) in 
their respective portions of the metropolitan division that 
is located in New Jersey. 
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount allocated for fiscal year 2010 under section 854(c) 
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12903(c)) to areas with a higher than average per capita 
incidence of AIDS, shall be adjusted by the Secretary on 
the basis of area incidence reported over a 3-year period. 
SEC. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 
pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi-
tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 
of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
SEC. 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 
1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 
on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 
or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 
services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association, Government National Mortgage Association, 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi-
nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 
thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 
within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811—1). 
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SEC. 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap-
propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development shall be available for any program, project 
or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
estimates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub-
ject to the Government Corporation Control Act, are here-
by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available to each such 
corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to 
make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 
Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the budget for 2010 for such corporation or agen-
cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collec-
tions of these corporations and agencies may be used for 
new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the 
extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans 
are in support of other forms of assistance provided for 
in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro-
viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
operations of these corporations, or where loans or mort-
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gage purchases are necessary to protect the financial in-
terest of the United States Government. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds provided in this title 
for technical assistance, training, or management improve-
ments may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development provides to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations a description of each proposed 
activity and a detailed budget estimate of the costs associ-
ated with each program, project or activity as part of the 
Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2010, the Secretary 
shall transmit this information to the Committees by No-
vember 15, 2009, for 30 days of review. 
SEC. 209. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall provide quarterly reports to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all 
uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in 
each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the 
Department and shall submit additional, updated budget 
information to these Committees upon request. 
SEC. 210. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the amount allocated for fiscal year 2010 under 
section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 
U.S.C. 12903(c)), to the City of Wilmington, Delaware, 
on behalf of the Wilmington, Delaware-Maryland-New 
Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan di-
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vision’’), shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development by allocating to the State of New 
Jersey the proportion of the metropolitan division’s 
amount that is based on the number of cases of AIDS 
reported in the portion of the metropolitan division that 
is located in New Jersey, and adjusting for the proportion 
of the metropolitan division’s high incidence bonus if this 
area in New Jersey also has a higher than average per 
capita incidence of AIDS. The State of New Jersey shall 
use amounts allocated to the State under this subsection 
to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of the 
AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) in the 
portion of the metropolitan division that is located in New 
Jersey. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allo-
cate to Wake County, North Carolina, the amounts that 
otherwise would be allocated for fiscal year 2010 under 
section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 
U.S.C. 12903(c)) to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, 
on behalf of the Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Metropoli-
tan Statistical Area. Any amounts allocated to Wake 
County shall be used to carry out eligible activities under 
section 855 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) within such 
metropolitan statistical area. 
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(c) Notwithstanding section 854(c) of the AIDS 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)), the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development may adjust the 
allocation of the amounts that otherwise would be allo-
cated for fiscal year 2010 under section 854(c) of such 
Act, upon the written request of an applicant, in conjunc-
tion with the State(s), for a formula allocation on behalf 
of a metropolitan statistical area, to designate the State 
or States in which the metropolitan statistical area is lo-
cated as the eligible grantee(s) of the allocation. In the 
case that a metropolitan statistical area involves more 
than one State, such amounts allocated to each State shall 
be in proportion to the number of cases of AIDS reported 
in the portion of the metropolitan statistical area located 
in that State. Any amounts allocated to a State under this 
section shall be used to carry out eligible activities within 
the portion of the metropolitan statistical area located in 
that State. 
SEC. 211. The President’s formal budget request for 
fiscal year 2010, as well as the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifica-
tions to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use 
the identical account and sub-account structure provided 
under this Act. 
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SEC. 212. A public housing agency or such other enti-
ty that administers Federal housing assistance for the 
Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall 
not be required to include a resident of public housing or 
a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of direc-
tors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity 
as required under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public 
housing agency or other entity that administers Federal 
housing assistance under section 8 for the Housing Au-
thority of the county of Los Angeles, California and the 
States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi that chooses not 
to include a resident of Public Housing or a recipient of 
section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar 
governing board shall establish an advisory board of not 
less than six residents of public housing or recipients of 
section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the 
public housing agency or other administering entity on 
issues related to public housing and section 8. Such advi-
sory board shall meet not less than quarterly. 
SEC. 213. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to the conditions listed in subsection (b), 
for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of 
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some or all project-based assistance, debt and statutorily 
required low-income and very low-income use restrictions, 
associated with one or more multifamily housing project 
to another multifamily housing project or projects. 
(b) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub-
ject to the following conditions: 
(1) The number of low-income and very low-in-
come units and the net dollar amount of Federal as-
sistance provided by the transferring project shall 
remain the same in the receiving project or projects. 
(2) The transferring project shall, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 
or economically non-viable. 
(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 
or exceed applicable physical standards established 
by the Secretary. 
(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 
project shall notify and consult with the tenants re-
siding in the transferring project and provide a cer-
tification of approval by all appropriate local govern-
mental officials. 
(5) The tenants of the transferring project who 
remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 
receiving project or projects shall not be required to 
vacate their units in the transferring project or 
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projects until new units in the receiving project are 
available for occupancy. 
(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer 
is in the best interest of the tenants. 
(7) If either the transferring project or the re-
ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci-
fied in subsection (c)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving 
project resulting from additional financing obtained 
by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-in-
sured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, 
such project by the Secretary. 
(8) If the transferring project meets the re-
quirements of subsection (c)(2)(E), the owner or 
mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall 
execute and record either a continuation of the exist-
ing use agreement or a new use agreement for the 
project where, in either case, any use restrictions in 
such agreement are of no lesser duration than the 
existing use restrictions. 
(9) Any financial risk to the FHA General and 
Special Risk Insurance Fund, as determined by the 
Secretary, would be reduced as a result of a transfer 
completed under this section. 
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(10) The Secretary determines that Federal li-
ability with regard to this project will not be in-
creased. 
(c) For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in-
come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat-
ute and/or regulations governing the program under 
which the project is insured or assisted; 
(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 
means housing that meets one of the following con-
ditions— 
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 
insured under the National Housing Act; 
(B) housing that has project-based assist-
ance attached to the structure including 
projects undergoing mark to market debt re-
structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 
(C) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 as amended by 
section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act; 
(D) housing that is assisted under section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such sec-
tion existed before the enactment of the Cran-
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ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; 
or 
(E) housing or vacant land that is subject 
to a use agreement; 
(3) 
the 
term 
‘‘project-based 
assistance’’ 
means— 
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937; 
(B) assistance for housing constructed or 
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist-
ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 
(as such section existed immediately before Oc-
tober 1, 1983); 
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1965; 
(D) interest reduction payments under sec-
tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 
under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous-
ing Act; and 
(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; 
(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 
means the multifamily housing project or projects to 
which some or all of the project-based assistance, 
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antee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other 
obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitle-
ment communities in the State in accordance with the re-
quirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974: Provided, That, any State re-
ceiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute 
all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general 
local government in non-entitlement areas that received 
the commitment. 
(b) Not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall promulgate regulations governing the 
administration of the funds described under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 223. Section 24 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2010.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘September’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010.’’. 
SEC. 224. Public housing agencies that own and oper-
ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex-
empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 
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