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 123STA T . 2 049PUBLIC LA W 111 –68—O CT. 1 , 2009 SEC.146 . Theaut h ori t yp ro v i d ed b y s e c tio n309(f) of the U nited States I nternationa lB roadcastin gA ctof1994( 2 2 U.S. C . 620 8 (f)) shall re m ain in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this j oint resolution. SEC. 14 7 . The authority provided by section 1334 of the F oreign Affairs R eform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6 5 53) shall remain in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. SEC. 148. The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the O mnibus D iplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831 (a)(3)) shall remain in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. SEC. 149. N ot w ithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution , other than section 106, the Secretary of H ousing and Urban Development shall obligate funds provided by section 101 at a rate the Secretary determines is necessary to renew or amend, in a timely manner, all section 8 project - based, section 202, and section 811, rental assistance contracts. In renewing or amending such contracts, the Secretary may provide for payments to be made beyond the period covered by this joint resolution. SEC. 150. Commitments to guarantee loans, as authori z ed by the National Housing Act and insured under the M utual Mortgage Insurance Fund, shall not e x ceed a loan principal of $ 1,500,000,000 multiplied by the number of days covered by this joint resolution. SEC. 151. Commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by section 306 of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed a loan principal of $2,500,000,000 multiplied by the number of days cov- ered by this joint resolution. SEC. 152. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z- 20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution, insure, and enter into commitments to insure mortgages under section 255 of such Act. During the period covered by this joint resolution, for new loans guaranteed pursuant to section 255 of the National Housing Act (12. U.S.C. 1715z-20), the Secretary shall adjust the factors used to calculate the principal limit (as such term is defined in HUD Handboo k 4235.1) that were assumed in the P resident ’ s Budget Re q uest for 2010 for such loans, as necessary to ensure that the program operates at a net zero subsidy rate. SEC. 153. Section 24(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for the date specified in such section 24(o). SEC. 154. Funds made available under section 101 for the National Transportation Safety Board shall include amounts nec- essary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 2010 only, on an obligation incurred in 2001 under a capital lease. SEC. 155. (a) Section 48103(6) of title 49, United States Code, shall be applied (1) by substituting the amount specified in such section with an amount that equals $3,820,000,000 multiplied by the ratio of the number of days covered by this joint resolution to 365 and (2) by substituting the fiscal year specified in such section with the period beginning October 1, 2009, through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. This sub- section shall be in effect through the earlier of the date of enactment Expirat i ond at e.A pp l i c a b ilit y . T i m e period. Applicability. M ort g age s . H o u sing. C ontracts. Extension date. Extension date.