123STA T . 3 078PUBLIC LA W 111 – 117 —DE C.1 6, 200 9mand a tory and v o lu ntary c onv e r si ons , and tenant p rotection assistance includin g replacement and relocation assistance or f or pro j ect b ased assistance to prevent t h e displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 20 2 properties financed bet w een 195 9and19 74 that are refinanced pursuant to P ublic L aw 10 6– 569, as amended, or under the authority as provided under this A ct
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d, T hat the S ec - retary shall provide replacement vouchers for all units that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds
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1,575,000,000 shall be for administrative and other e x penses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to $50,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to admin- ister their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, V eterans Affairs Supportive H ousing vouchers, and other incremental vouchers: Provided, That no less than $1,525,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2010 funding cycle based on section 8( q ) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Q uality Housing and W or kR esponsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Provided fu r th er, That if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this para- graph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, utili z e unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the D epartment of Housing and U rban Development under this heading, for fiscal year 2009 and prior fiscal years, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, including related development activities; (4) $60,000,000 shall be available for family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the Act; (5) $15,000,000 for incremental voucher assistance through the F amily Unification Program: Provided, That the assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for family unification upon turnover: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 (com- petition provision) of this title, to entities with demonstrated experience and resources for supportive services; (6) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Voucher e xt e nsi on . Vouchers.
