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ing Public Housing Financial and Physical Assessment ac-
tivities of the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC): Pro-
vided further, That no funds may be used under this head-
ing for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading, not to exceed $18,500,000 shall be available for the 
Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of 
this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency capital 
needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emer-
gencies and natural disasters occurring in fiscal year 2008: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $40,000,000 shall be for supportive services, 
service coordinators and congregate services as authorized 
by section 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437z–6) and the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided under this heading up to 
$8,820,000 is to support the costs of administrative and ju-
dicial receiverships: Provided further, That from the funds 
made available under this heading, the Secretary shall pro-
vide bonus awards in fiscal year 2008 to public housing 
agencies that are designated high performers. 
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For 2008 payments to public housing agencies for the 
operation and management of public housing, as authorized 
by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
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(42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,200,000,000; of which $5,940,000 
shall be for competitive grants and contracts to third par-
ties for the provision of technical assistance to public hous-
ing agencies related to the transition and implementation 
of asset-based management in public housing: Provided, 
That, in fiscal year 2008 and all fiscal years hereafter, no 
amounts under this heading in any appropriations Act 
may be used for payments to public housing agencies for 
the costs of operation and management of public housing 
for any year prior to the current year of such Act: Provided 
further, That no funds may be used under this heading for 
the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937. 
REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC 
HOUSING (HOPE VI) 
For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, 
site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based 
assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008, of which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment shall use $2,400,000 for technical assistance and 
contract expertise, to be provided directly or indirectly by 
grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including 
training and cost of necessary travel for participants in 
such training, by or to officials and employees of the depart-
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ment and of public housing agencies and to residents: Pro-
vided, That none of such funds shall be used directly or in-
directly by granting competitive advantage in awards to 
settle litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly per-
mitted herein. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $630,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That, notwith-
standing the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the 
allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, 
the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of 
such Act with the need component based on single-race Cen-
sus data and with the need component based on multi-race 
Census data, and the amount of the allocation for each In-
dian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation 
amounts: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be contracted 
for assistance for a national organization representing Na-
tive American Housing interests for providing training and 
technical assistance to Indian Housing authorities and 
tribally designated housing entities as authorized under 
NAHASDA; and $4,250,000 shall be to support the inspec-
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tion of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, 
and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and 
management of such Indian housing and tenant-based as-
sistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this head-
ing, $1,980,000 shall be made available for the cost of guar-
anteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title 
VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount 
of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is 
to be guaranteed, not to exceed $17,000,000. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT 
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro-
gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $9,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $300,000 shall be for training and tech-
nical assistance activities. 
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $7,450,000, to remain
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available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
up to $367,000,000. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), $1,044,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are available 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 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Hous-
ing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 
$300,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 
854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2010: 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: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may use not to exceed 
$1,485,000 of the funds under this heading for training, 
oversight, and technical assistance activities; and not to ex-
ceed $1,485,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund. 
RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Devel-
opment in the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
which amount shall be competitively awarded by September 
1, 2008, to Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies, 
State community and/or economic development agencies, 
local rural nonprofits and community development cor-
porations to support innovative housing and economic de-
velopment activities in rural areas. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For assistance to units of State and local government, 
and to other entities, for economic and community develop-
ment activities, and for other purposes, $3,865,800,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2010, unless otherwise