123STA T . 3 08 1 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 200 9HousingAct o f1937(42U.S . C . 1437 v),$ 2 0 0,000,000, to rema in avai l a b le until Se p tember 30, 2011, of wh ich the Secretar y of Housing an d Urban D evelopment may use up to $10,000,000 for technical assistance and contract e x pertise, to be provided directly or indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including training and cost of necessary travel for participants in such training, by or to officials and employees of the department and of public housing agencies and to residents
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d, T hat none of such funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in awards to settle litigation or pay j udg - ments, unless expressly permitted herein: Provided fu r th er, That of the amounts provided under this heading, up to $ 65 ,000,000 may be available for a demonstration of the Choice N eighborhoods I nitiative (subject to such section 24 except as otherwise specified under the provisos for this demonstration under this heading) for the transformation, rehabilitation and replacement housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighbor- hoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neighborhoods with appropriate services, public assets, transpor- tation and access to jobs, and schools, including public schools, community schools, and charter schools: Provided further, That for this demonstration, funding may also be used for the conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided further, That use of funds made available for this demonstration under this heading shall not be deemed to be public housing not- withstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability deter- mined by the Secretary, but not fewer than 20 years: Provided further, That grantees shall underta k e comprehensive local plan- ning with input from residents and the community: Provided fur - ther, That for the purposes of this demonstration, applicants may include local governments, public housing authorities, nonprofits, and for-profit developers that apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further, That such grantees shall create partnerships with other local organi z ations including assisted housing owners, service agencies and resident organizations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall develop and publish a Notice of F unding Availability for the allocation and use of such competitive funds in this dem- onstration, including but not limited to eligible activities, program re q uirements, protections and services for affected residents, and performance metrics. NATIVE A M E R I C AN HOUS IN GBL OC K GRANTS For the Native American Housing B lock G rants program, as authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $700,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component based on single-race Census data and with the need component based on multi-race Census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 Contrac t s.Publi cation. N otic e .
