110 STAT. 44 PUBLIC LAW 104-99 -^AN. 26, 1996 this subsection shall be applicable to all amounts made available for such fees during fiscal year 1996, as if in effect on October 1, 1995. (c) DELAY REISSUANCE OF VOUCHERS AND CERTIFICATES. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public housing agency administering ceri;ificate or voucher assistance provided under subsection (b) or (o) of section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, shall delay for 3 months, the use of any amounts of such assistance (or the certificate or voucher representing assistance amounts) made available by the termination during fiscal year 1996 of such assistance on behalf of any family for any reason, but not later than October 1, 1996; with the exception of any certificates assigned or committed to project-based assistance as permitted otherwise by the Act, accomplished prior to the effective date of this Act. 42 USC 12714. Effective date. 42 USC 12714 note. Effective date. 42 USC 1437f note. 42 USC 1437f note. 42 USC 1437f. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS REGARDING INCOME DISREGARDS SEC. 404. (a) MAXIMUM ANNUAL LIMITATION ON RENT INCREASES RESULTING FROM EMPLOYMENT.— Section 957 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is hereby repealed, retroactive to November 28, 1990, and shall be of no effect. (b) ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. —Section 923 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 is hereby repealed, retroactive to October 28, 1992, and shall be of no effect. SECTION 8 CONTRACT RENEWALS SEC. 405. (a) For fiscal year 1996 and henceforth, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use amounts available for the renewal of assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, upon termination or expiration of a contract for assistance under section 8 of such Act of 1937 (other than a contract for tenant-based assistance and notwithstanding section 8(v) of such Act for loan management assistance), to provide assistance under section 8 of such Act, subject to the Section 8 Existing Fair Market Rents, for the eligible families assisted under the contracts at expiration or termination, which assistance shall be in accordance with terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and except for projects assisted under section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as it existed immediately prior to October 1, 1991), at the request of the owner, the Secretary shall renew for a period of one year contracts for assistance under section 8 that expire or terminate during fiscal year 1996 at the current rent levels. (c) Section 8(v) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended to read as follows: "The Secretary may extend expiring contracts entered into under this section for project-based loan management assistance to the extent necessary to prevent displacement of low-income families receiving such assistance as of September 30, 1996.". (d) Section 236(f) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z- 1(f)) is amended: (1) by striking the second sentence in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The rental charge for each dwelling unit shall be at the basic rental charge or such
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