118 STAT. 3298 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 of other housing assisted with funding made available under this title in this Act or any other Act. PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND For 2005 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, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $2,458,000,000, of which $10,000,000 in bonus funds shall be provided to public housing agencies that assist program partici pants in moving away from dependency on housing assistance pro grams: Provided, That of the total amount provided under this heading, $8,000,000 shall be for programs, as determined appro priate by the Attorney General, which assist in the investigation, prosecution, and prevention of violent crimes and drug offenses in public and federally assisted low income housing, including Indian housing, which shall be administered by the Department of Justice through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That any such 2005 payment shall be provided in an amount sufficient to cover only the period beginning with the start of a public housing agency’s fiscal year and ending on December 31, 2005: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2006 and all fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary shall provide assistance under this heading to public housing agencies on a calendar year basis: Provided further, That, in fiscal year 2005 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 manage ment 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, as amended. 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, as amended, $144,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006, of which the Secretary may use up to $4,000,000 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 department and of public housing agencies and to residents: Provided, That none of such funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly permitted herein. NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, 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.), $627,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $2,200,000 shall be contracted through the Secretary as technical 42 USC 1437g note.
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