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 123STA T . 31 0 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 200 9SEC.2 2 3 . Publicho u s i nga g e ncies t hat o w nan d o p e r ate 40 0 or f ewer public housing units m a y elect to be e x empt from any asset management re q uirement imposed by the Secretary of H ousing and U rban D e v elopment in connection with the operating fund rule
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d ,T hat an agency see k ing a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. SEC. 224. W ith respect to the use of amounts provided in this A ct and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement and management of public housing as authori z ed by sections 9( d ) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1 93 7 (42 U.S. C . 1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Provided, That a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). SEC. 22 5 . N o official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the O ffice of the Chief F inancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control proce - dures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a trained allotment holder shall be designated for each HUD sub- account under the headings ‘ ‘ E xecutive Direction ’ ’ and heading ‘‘Administration, Operations, and M anagement’’ as well as each account receiving appropriations for ‘‘personnel compensation and benefits’’ within the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment. SEC. 22 6 . The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report quarterly to the House of R epresentatives and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 8 pro j ect- based housing, including the number of all project-based units by region as well as an analysis of all federally subsidized housing being refinanced under the Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall in the report identify all existing units maintained by region as section 8 project-based units and all project-based units that have opted out of section 8 or have otherwise been eliminated as section 8 project-based units. The Secretary shall identify in detail and by project all the efforts made by the Department to preserve all section 8 project-based housing units and all the reasons for any units which opted out or otherwise were lost as section 8 project-based units. Such analysis shall include a review of the impact of the loss of any subsidized units in that housing market- place, such as the impact of cost and the loss of available subsidized, low-income housing in areas with scarce housing resources for low- income families. SEC. 227. Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation must be paid from individual program office personnel benefits and compensation funding. The annual budget submission for pro- gram office personnel benefit and compensation funding must include program-related litigation costs for attorney fees as a sepa- rate line item request. Reports.D e adlin es. Deadline. Desi g nation. A llot m ent h older. Determination. 42USC1 4 37 g note. Ex emption.