PUBLIC LAW 103-124 —OCT. 28, 1993 107 STAT. 1285 of mortgages subsidized under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715Z-1) shall be rescinded in fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That to the extent that the recaptures and rescission during fiscal year 1994 are less than $45,515,000, the total funding provided under the head "Annual contributions for assisted housing*^ and the budget authority provided under that head for assistance in connection with mortgage prepayments shall be reduced accordingly. RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM (RESCISSION) The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that may be required in any nscal year by all contracts entered into under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s), is reduced in fiscal year 1994 by not more than $1,544,646 of uncommitted balances of authorizations provided for this purpose in appropriations Acts. CONGREGATE SERVICES For contracts with and pa3mients to public housing agencies and nonprofit corporations for congregate services programs, $6,267,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995, in accordance with the provisions of the Congregate Services Act of 1978, as amended. For contracts with and payments to public housing agencies and nonprofit corporations for congregate services programs under section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625), $18,733,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995. PAYMENTS FOR OPERATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS For payments to public housing agencies and Indian housing authorities for operating subsidies for low-income housing projects as authorized by section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $2,620,808,000. SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS 42 USC 1437/ note. For the urban revitalization demonstration program under the third paragraph under the head "Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere grants (HOPE crants)" in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102- 389, 106 Stat. 1571, 1579, $778,240,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding the first proviso in such third paragraph, the Secretary shall have discretion to approve funding for more than fifteen applicants: Provided further, That no part of the foregoing amount that is used for the urban revitalization demonstration program shall be made available for an application that was not submitted to the Secretary by May 26, 1993: Provided fuHher, That of the foregoing $778,240,000, the Secretary may use up to $2,500,000 for technical assistance under such urban revitalization demonstration, to be made available directly, or indirectly under contracts or grants, as appropriate: Provided further. That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the Secretary
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