123STA T . 3 07 7 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 117 —DE C.1 6, 200 9andbym a ki n g any n ec e s sa r yad ju s t ments fo rt h e costs associ - ated w ith de p osits to fami l y self-sufficiency program escrow accounts or first-time renewals including tenant protection or HOPEVIv ouchers
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d fu r th er ,T hat none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which e x ceeds a public housing agency ’ s authori z ed level of units under contract, except for public housing agencies participating in the M oving to W ork demonstration, which are instead governed by the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: Provided further, That the S ecretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph ( except as otherwise modified under this A ct ) , pro rate each public housing agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further, That except as provided in the last two pro- visos, 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 prior written approval of the House and Senate C ommittees 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 $15 0,000,000 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; or ( 4 ) for vouchers that were not in use during the 12-month period in order to be available to meet a commit- ment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the previous proviso based on need as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this para- graph, up to $100,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘ ‘Transformation Initiative’’; (2) $120,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demol- ished or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated R escissions and Appropriations Act of 1 9 96 (Public L aw 104 – 134), conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under sec- tion 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 re q uest 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, Notif i ca tio n.De a dl ine.
