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 123STA T .96 1 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11, 2 0 09 remain a v ai l a b le , ma y be us e dfo r HOMEt e ch nical assistance not -w ithstandin g the p urposes for which such amounts were appro- priated .SELF - H EL PAND ASS I S T EDH OM EO W NE R SHIP OPPORT U NIT Y PRO G RAM F or the S elf-Help and A ssisted Homeownership Opportunity P rogram, as authori z ed under section 1 1 of the Housing Opportunity Program E x tension Act of 1 9 9 6, as amended, $ 6 4, 0 00,000 to remain available until September 3 0, 2 011
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d ,T hat of the total amount provided under this heading, $26, 5 00,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: Provided fu r th er, That $34,000,000 shall be made available for the second, third and fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4 ( a ) oftheH UD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S. C .9 8 16 note), of which not less than $5,000,000 may be made available for rural capacity building activities: Provided further, That $3,500,000 shall be made available for capacity building activities as authorized in sections 6301 through 6305 of Public L aw 110 – 246. HOMELESS ASSISTAN C E GRANTS ( INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS ) For the emergency shelter grants program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the Mc K inney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended the supportive housing program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program as authorized under the United States Housing Act of 193 7, as amended, to assist homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act, $1,677,000,000, of which $1,672,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for rehabilitation pro j ects with 10-year grant terms: Provided, That of the amount provided, $10,000,000 shall be made available to conduct a demonstration program on the prevention of homelessness among the N ation ’ s veterans: Provided further, That the Secretary shall wor k in coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor to select a limited number of urban and rural sites in which to carry out this dem- onstration: Provided further, That in selecting sites, the Secretary shall evaluate the rate of homelessness among veterans in the area, and the experience of the grantees in coordinating with Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor to enable veterans to access mainstream programs: Provided further, That of the sites selected, up to three shall have a high number of service members separating from the military and transitioning into civilian life: Provided further, That the Secretary shall also select up to four sites located in rural areas to evaluate how to effectively serve veterans in rural areas, many of whom may have been part of the National G uard, may have limited access to the Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and may have dependent family members: Provided further, That funding made available under this demonstration shall be available for housing