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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of the Government National Mortgage Association, 
$10,000,000, to be derived from the GNMA guarantees of mortgage 
backed securities guaranteed loan receipt account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Policy Development and Research, $18,070,850. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $69,020,990. 
OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD CONTROL 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses 
of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, 
$6,727,950. 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based 
rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act 
of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), 
not otherwise provided for, $16,817,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $12,817,000,000 shall be available on 
October 1, 2008, and $4,000,000,000 shall be available on October 
1, 2009: Provided, That the amounts made available under this 
heading are provided as follows: 
(1) $15,034,071,000 shall be available for renewals of 
expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts 
(including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision 
of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the 
Act) and including renewal of other designated housing 
vouchers initially funded in fiscal year 2008 (such as Family 
Unification, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers and 
Non-elderly Disabled Vouchers): Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, from amounts provided 
under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for 
the calendar year 2009 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 2009 Annual 
Adjustment Factor as established by the Secretary, and by 
making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated 
with deposits to family self-sufficiency program escrow accounts 
or first-time renewals including tenant protection or HOPE 
VI vouchers: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number 
of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing
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agency’s authorized level of units under contract: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay 
within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as 
otherwise modified under this Act), pro rate each public housing 
agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to this para-
graph: 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 obligated 
to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and 
pro rata method described above and the Secretary shall notify 
public housing agencies of their annual budget not later than 
60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may extend the 60-day notification period with 
the written approval of the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That public housing agen-
cies participating in the Moving to Work demonstration shall 
be funded pursuant to their Moving to Work agreements and 
shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the 
previous provisos: Provided further, That up to $100,000,000 
shall be available only: (1) to adjust the allocations for public 
housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a 
public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, 
as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of tenant- 
based 
rental 
assistance 
resulting 
from 
unforeseen 
cir-
cumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; 
(2) for adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher 
leasing rates at the end of the calendar year that exceed the 
average leasing for the 12-month period used to establish the 
allocation; (3) for adjustments for the costs associated with 
VASH vouchers; and (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) $150,000,000 for section 8 rental assistance for reloca-
tion and replacement of housing units that are demolished 
or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated Rescis-
sions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–134), 
conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 
8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the 
Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat 
crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request 
from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced 
vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance 
under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI vouchers, mandatory 
and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance 
including replacement and relocation assistance or for project 
based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted 
elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties 
financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant 
to Public Law 106–569, as amended or under the authority 
as provided under this Act: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
provide replacement vouchers for all units that were occupied 
within the previous 24 months that cease to be available as 
assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds. 
(3) Not to exceed $7,929,000 provided under this heading 
may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided, 
That funding made available under this section shall not be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund until the voucher
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management system leasing and cost data is made available 
to the public on the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment website. 
(4) $1,500,000,000 for administrative and other expenses 
of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant- 
based rental assistance program and which up to $50,000,000 
shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing 
agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 
8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant 
protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster 
related 
vouchers, 
Veterans 
Affairs 
Supportive 
Housing 
vouchers, and other incremental vouchers: Provided, That no 
less than $1,400,000,000 of the amount provided in this para-
graph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the 
calendar year 2009 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the 
Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect 
immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and 
Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Provided 
further, That if the amounts made available under this para-
graph 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 bal-
ances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from 
funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development under this heading, for fiscal year 2008 and prior 
fiscal years, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 
amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That amounts 
provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities 
related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance 
authorized under section 8, including related development 
activities: Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
under this paragraph, $50,000,000 shall be made available 
for family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the 
Act. 
(5) $20,000,000 for incremental voucher assistance through 
the Family Unification Program: Provided, That the assistance 
made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain 
available for family unification upon turnover: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 (com-
petition provision) of this title, to entities with demonstrated 
experience and resources for supportive services. 
(6) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance 
for use through a supported housing program administered 
in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as 
authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and 
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