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97 STAT. 320 PUBLIC LAW 98-63—JULY 30, 1983 RENT SUPPLEMENT (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND RESCISSION) Of the not more than $105,160,000 in uncommitted balances of authorizations provided in appropriation Acts for the maximum payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop- ment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) which may be reduced pursuant to the further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1983, Public Law 97-377 (96 Stat. 1830, 1908), such reduction shall not be made to the extent that such balances would otherwise be available as a result of conversions of contracts under such section 101 to assist- ance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 14370, and are made available to amend contracts for pay- ments authorized under such section 101 on behalf of qualified tenants, to provide for increased rent charges and changes of income of tenants: Provided, That any part of the foregoing balances may be transferred, added to and merged with balances of authority, includ- ing balances of authority available as a result of conversions of contracts, which otherwise may be made available for amendments to contracts for rental assistance payments pursuant to section 236(fK2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-l) on behalf of qualified tenants, to provide for increased rent charges and changes of income of tenants: Provided further, That up to $50,828,000 in authority under such section 101 and up to $63,365,000 in merged authority under such section 236(f)(2), respectively, shall be avail- able until obligated for amendments to contracts under those provi- sions in State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects: Provided further, That such amendments shall be for the term of the respec- tive contracts, and the amount of such amendments shall equal 90 per centum of the amount of respective authorities needed for increased rent charges and changes of income of tenants under such contract: Provided further, That of the amounts of authority not required for State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects under such sections 101 and 236(f)(2), up to $23,000,000 and up to $8,429,000, respectively, shall be available until obligated for amend- ments to contracts under such sections for rental housing projects other than State-aided, noninsured projects, to provide for increased rent charges and changes of income of tenants for less than the term of the contracts under the respective sections: Provided further, That upon the expiration of each contract under such sections 101 or 236(fK2) on behalf of qualified tenants on a State-aided, noninsured rental housing project, the balance of the authorization provided in appropriation Acts for such contract shall be rescinded: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other provision of law the 90 per centum limitation contained in the third proviso shall be imple- mented on October 1, 1983 and remain in effect thereafter. PAYMENTS FOR OPERATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS (DEFERRAL) Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appro- 96 Stat. 1161. priation Act (Public Law 97-272), $69,000,000 shall not become available for obligation until October 1, 1983, and shall remain