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remain available, may be used for HOME technical assistance not-
withstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appro-
priated. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity 
Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity 
Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $64,000,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, $26,500,000 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 $34,000,000 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 $5,000,000 may be made available for rural 
capacity building activities: Provided further, That $3,500,000 shall 
be made available for capacity building activities as authorized 
in sections 6301 through 6305 of Public Law 110–246. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the emergency shelter grants program as authorized 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 single 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, 
$1,677,000,000, of which $1,672,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2011, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended for rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant terms: 
Provided, That of the amount provided, $10,000,000 shall be made 
available to conduct a demonstration program on the prevention 
of homelessness among the Nation’s veterans: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall work in coordination with the Department 
of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor to select a limited 
number of urban and rural sites in which to carry out this dem-
onstration: Provided further, That in selecting sites, the Secretary 
shall evaluate the rate of homelessness among veterans in the 
area, and the experience of the grantees in coordinating with 
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor to 
enable veterans to access mainstream programs: Provided further, 
That of the sites selected, up to three shall have a high number 
of service members separating from the military and transitioning 
into civilian life: Provided further, That the Secretary shall also 
select up to four sites located in rural areas to evaluate how to 
effectively serve veterans in rural areas, many of whom may have 
been part of the National Guard, may have limited access to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and may have 
dependent family members: Provided further, That funding made 
available under this demonstration shall be available for housing
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and appropriate services to prevent veterans and their families 
from becoming homeless or reduce the length of time veterans 
and their families are homeless: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, not to exceed $750,000 
may be available for an evaluation of this demonstration: Provided 
further, That not less than 30 percent of funds made available, 
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: Provided further, That for all match requirements 
applicable to funds made available under this heading for this 
fiscal 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 Secretary 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 deter-
mined by the Secretary: Provided further, That all awards of assist-
ance under this heading shall be required to coordinate and 
integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, social 
services, and employment programs for which homeless populations 
may be eligible, including Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insur-
ance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food 
Stamps, and services funding through the Mental Health and Sub-
stance 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 tech-
nical assistance: Provided further, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, not to exceed $2,675,000 may be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That 
$3,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
used to conduct research on homeless issues, including homeless 
prevention and youth homelessness: Provided further, That all bal-
ances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously funded from the 
Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and transferred to this account 
shall be available, if recaptured, for Shelter Plus Care renewals 
in fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That this heading in the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations 
Act, 2008 is amended by inserting the following new proviso after 
the third proviso: ‘‘Provided further, That the Secretary may renew 
grants made under this demonstration program and may treat 
such original grants and any such renewal grants as if these grants 
were made under the supportive housing program:’’. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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,