Secretary shall pay into the General Fund of the
Treasury, from amounts available for medical care,
an amount equal to the difference between the
amount actually recovered and the amount so esti-
mated (but not in excess of the amount of the de-
posit under subsection (b) pursuant to such certifi-
cation); or
(2) is less than the amount estimated by the
Secretary that was used for purposes of the certifi-
cation by the Secretary under subsection (b), the
Secretary shall promptly certify to the Secretary of
the Treasury the amount of the shortfall.
(d) Upon receipt of a certification from the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary
of the Treasury shall, not later than 30 days after receiv-
ing the certification, deposit in the Medical Collections
Fund, from any unobligated amounts in the Treasury, an
amount equal to the amount certified by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND
For activities and assistance to prevent the involun-
tary displacement of low-income families, the elderly and
the disabled because of the loss of affordable housing
stock, expiration of subsidy contracts (other than con-
tracts for which amounts are provided under the head
‘‘Preserving Existing Housing Investment’’) or expiration
of use restrictions, or other changes in housing assistance
arrangements, and for other purposes, $10,393,000,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
total amount provided under this heading, $9,200,000,000
shall be for assistance under the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) for use in connection with
expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may determine not to
apply section 8(o)(6)(B) of the Act to housing vouchers
during fiscal year 1998: Provided further, That of the total
amount provided under this heading, $850,000,000 shall
be for amendments to section 8 contracts other than con-
tracts for projects developed under section 202 of the
Housing Act of 1959, as amended: Provided further, That
of the total amount provided under this heading,
$343,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance
under the United States Housing Act including assistance
to relocate residents of properties (1) that are owned by
the Secretary and being disposed of or (2) that are dis-
continuing section 8 project-based assistance; for the con-
version of section 23 projects to assistance under section
8; for funds to carry out the family unification program;
and for the relocation of witnesses in connection with ef-
forts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pur-
suant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution
agency: Provided further, That of the total amount made
available in the preceding proviso, $50,000,000 shall be
made available to nonelderly disabled families affected by
the designation of a public housing development under sec-
tion 7 of such Act or the establishment of preferences in
accordance with section 651 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1361l).
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the
amounts recaptured under this heading during fiscal year
1998 and prior years, $565,000,000, heretofore main-
tained as section 8 reserves made available to housing
agencies for tenant-based assistance under the section 8
existing housing certificate and housing voucher pro-
grams, are rescinded.
All balances remaining in the Preserving Existing
Housing Investment Account for Preservation shall be
transferred to and merged with the amounts previously
provided for those purposes under this head.
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program under
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1437), $2,500,000,000, to remain available until
expended for modernization of existing public housing
projects as authorized under section 14 of such Act: Pro-
vided, That of the total amount, $30,000,000 shall be for
carrying out activities under section 6(j) of such Act and
technical assistance for the inspection of public housing
units, contract expertise, and training and technical assist-
ance directly or indirectly, under grants, contracts, or co-
operative agreements, to assist in the oversight and man-
agement of public housing (whether or not the housing
is being modernized with assistance under this proviso)
or tenant-based assistance, including, but not limited to,
an annual resident survey, data collection and analysis,
training and technical assistance by or to officials and em-
ployees of the Department and of public housing agencies
and to residents in connection with the public housing pro-
gram and for lease adjustments to section 23 projects:
Provided further, That of the amount available under this
heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the Tenant Opportunity
Program: Provided further, That all balances, as of Sep-
tember 30, 1997, of funds heretofore provided (other than
for Indian families) for the development or acquisition
costs of public housing, for modernization of existing pub-
lic housing projects, for public housing amendments, for
public housing modernization and development technical
assistance, for lease adjustments under the section 23 pro-
gram, and for the Family Investment Centers program,
shall be transferred to and merged with amounts made
available under this heading.
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For payments to public housing agencies for operat-
ing subsidies for low-income housing projects as author-
ized by section 9 of the United States Housing Act of
1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $2,900,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That all bal-
ances outstanding, as of September 30, 1997, of funds
heretofore provided (other than for Indian families) for
payments to public housing agencies for operating sub-
sidies for low-income housing projects, shall be transferred
to and merged with amounts made available under this
heading.
DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For grants to public and Indian housing agencies for
use in eliminating crime in public housing projects author-
ized by 42 U.S.C. 11901–11908, for grants for federally
assisted low-income housing authorized by 42 U.S.C.
11909, and for drug information clearinghouse services
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11921–11925, $290,000,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000
shall be for grants, technical assistance, contracts and
other assistance training, program assessment, and execu-
tion for or on behalf of public housing agencies, resident
organizations, and Indian Tribes and their Tribally des-
ignated housing entities (including the cost of necessary
travel for participants in such training); $10,000,000 shall
be used in connection with efforts to combat violent crime
in public and assisted housing under the Operation Safe
Home Program administered by the Inspector General of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
$10,000,000 shall be provided to the Office of Inspector
General for Operation Safe Home: Provided, That the
term ‘‘drug-related crime’’, as defined in 42 U.S.C.
11905(2), shall also include other types of crime as deter-
mined by the Secretary: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 5130(c) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
1988 (42 U.S.C. 11909(c)), the Secretary may determine