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Ill STAT. 1352 PUBLIC LAW 105-65—OCT. 27, 1997 under the fifth proviso under the heading "Prevention of Resident Displacement" in title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, Public Law 104-204, shall also be made available to nonelderly disabled families affected by the restriction of occupancy to elderly families in accordance with section 658 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992: Provided further, That to the extent the Secretary determines that the amount made available under the fifth proviso under the heading "Prevention of Resident Displacement" in title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, Public Law 104- 204, is not needed to fund applications for affected families described in the fifth proviso, or in the preceding proviso under this heading in this Act, the amount not needed shall be made available to other nonelderly disabled families: Provided further. That all balances, as of September 30, 1997, remaining in the "Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing" account and the "Prevention of Resident Displacement" account for use in connection with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts and for amendments to section 8 contracts other than contracts for projects developed under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, shall be transferred to and merged with the amounts provided for those purposes under this heading. SECTION 8 RESERVE PRESERVATION ACCOUNT The amounts recaptured during fiscal year 1998 that were heretofore made available to public housing agencies for tenantbased assistance under the section 8 existing housing certificate and housing voucher programs from the Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing account shall be collected in the account under this heading, for use as provided for under this heading, as set forth under the Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing heading in chapter 11 of Public Law 105-18, approved June 12, 1997. ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING (INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amounts recaptured under this heading during fiscal year 1998 and prior years, $550,000,000, heretofore maintained as section 8 reserves made available to housing agencies for tenant-based assistance under the section 8 existing housing certificate and housing voucher programs, are rescinded. Ail balances outstanding as of September 30, 1997, in the Preserving Existing Housing Investment Account for the Preservation program shall be transferred to and merged with the amounts previously provided for those purposes under this heading. PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program for modernization of existing public housing projects as authorized under section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), $2,500,000,000, to remain available until expended: