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 118 STAT. 3297 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 (3) $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund. PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’) $2,600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That not withstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2005, the Secretary may not delegate to any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time periods under such section: Provided further, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future: Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, up to $38,700,000 shall be for carrying out activities under section 9(h) of such Act, of which $12,500,000 shall be for the provision of remediation services to public housing agencies identified as ‘‘troubled’’ under the Section 8 Management Assessment Program and for surveys used to calculate local Fair Market Rents and assess housing condi tions in connection with rental assistance under section 8 of the Act: Provided further, That $10,150,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That no funds may be used under this heading for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, up to $30,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants, notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs resulting from unforeseen emergencies and natural disasters occurring in fiscal year 2005: Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, $53,500,000 shall be for sup portive services, service coordinators and congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the Act and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996: Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 is to support the costs of administra tive and judicial receiverships in effect prior to date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be for Neighborhood Networks grants for activities authorized in section 9(d)(1)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, of which up to $1,000,000 may be used for technical assistance in connection with such grants as authorized in section 9(h)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available in the previous proviso shall be awarded to public housing agencies on a competitive basis: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec tion 9(d)(1)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, any Neighborhood Networks computer center established with funding made available under this heading in this or any other Act, shall be available for use by residents of public housing and residents

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