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123STA T .967PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 09 insured under su chA c t.Fo r a d m inistrati v e contract e xp enses nec - essar y to carry out the g uaranteed and direct l oan programs ,$48 ,8 71 , 0 00, o fw hich at least $47,871,000 shall b e for administra- tive contracts and up to $1,000,000 shall be for consumer education and outreach for F H A loan products. GOVERNM EN TNA T I ONA LM ORT G AGE A S SO C IATION G U ARANTEES O F MORTGAGE- B AC K E D SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE P ROGRAM ACCOUNT New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 3 0 6 of the National Housing Act, as amended ( 1 2U . S . C . 1721(g ) ), shall not exceed $300,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010

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d, T hat to the extent new guaran- tees of mortgage-bac k ed securities exceed $7 5 ,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 200 9 , an additional $1,000 for administrative con- tract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000) but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $14,000,000. P OLIC YD EVELOPMENT AND R ESEARC H RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authori z ed by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z – 1etse q .), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $58,000,000, to remain available until Sep- tember 30, 2010: Provided , That of the funds made available under this heading, $23,000,000 is for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307): Provided fu r th er, That at least $1,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to conduct a comprehensive study to be managed by the O ffice of Policy Development and Research, to analyze the administrative costs necessary to carry-out the tenant-based voucher program: Provided further, That of the total amount made available, $2,000,000 may be made available for technology directly related to disaster prone areas. FAIR HOUSING AND EQ UAL OPPORTUNITY FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise pro- vided for, as authorized by title V I II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, $53,500,000, to remain available until Sep- tember 30, 2010, of which $27,500,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 561 of which up to $2,000,000 shall be made available to carryout authorized activities to protect the public from mortgage rescue scams: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use