123STA T . 3 079PUBLIC LA W 111 – 117 —DE C.1 6, 2009 UrbanDev e lopm en tsh all ma k es uc h f un di n g available , not -w ithstanding section 204( competition provision ) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VAM edical C enters or other entities as designated b y the S ecretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency adminis- trative performance, and other factors as specified by the Sec- retary of H ousing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
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d fu r th er, T hat the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative re q uirements for (in consulta- tion with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (e x cept for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina- tion, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative require- ments are necessary for the effective delivery and administra- tion of such voucher assistance: Provided further, That assist- ance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over .HOUSINGCERT I F IC A TE FUN D Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading ‘ ‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing ’ ’ and the heading ‘‘ P ro j ect- B ased R ental Assistance’’, for fiscal year 20 1 0 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based con- tracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwith- standing the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1 97 4 and prior that have been terminated shall be cancelled: Provided further, That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from project-based Section 8 contracts from source years fiscal year 197 5 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available. P U BL IC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND F or the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authori z ed under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 19 3 7 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’) $ 2,500,000,000, to remain avail- able until September 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2010 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and I ndian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time periods under such section: Provided further, That for purposes Defin i t i o n .C ont rac t s . T er m ination. V o u c h er e x tension. W ai v er authorit y .
