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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-103—NOV. 5, 1979

Public Law 96-108 96th Congress

93 STAT. 771

An Act

Making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING

The amount of contracts for annual contributions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437c), and heretofore approved in annual appropriations acts, is increased by $1,140,661,000 of which not less than nor more than $50,000,000 shall be for the modernization of existing low-income housing projects: Provided, That budget authority obligated under such contracts shall be increased above amounts heretofore provided in annual appropriations acts by $26,680,128,000: Provided further, That any balances of authorities remaining at the end of fiscal year 1979 shall be added to and merged with the authority provided herein and made subject only to terms and conditions of law applicable to authorizations becoming available in fiscal year 1980. RENT SUPPLEMENT

The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s), is reduced in fiscal year 1980 by the uncommitted balances of authorizations provided for this purpose in Appropriation Acts. HOUSING PAYMENTS

For the payment of annual contributions, not otherwise provided for, in accordance with section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437c); for payments authorized by title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1749 et seq.); for rent supplement payments authorized by section 101 of the Housing

Nov. 5, 1979 [H.R. 4394]

Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentIndependent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1980.